Admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (PGDAST) (for January 2015) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (PGDAST)
(for January 2015)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Programme : Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (PGDAST)
Programme Code : PGDAST
Name of School : School of Sciences (SOS)

Statistical Techniques deal with acquisition, representation, analysis and interpretation of data. Statistics is an emerging field and the demand for statistics professionals is increasing by the day due to its potential applications in several fields such as rural and urban planning, data monitoring, natural resources management, management of industrial and business problems and social and agricultural development etc. The PG Diploma in Applied Statistics Programme (PGDAST) has been developed to cater to the needs of working professionals and graduates aspiring for employment in industries (e.g., software, pharmaceutical industries) National Laboratories, R & D Organisations and Academic Institutions.

The programme aims to provide the knowledge and hands-on training in selected areas of statistics and to acquaint the learners with the use of statistical tools in the analysis of industrial, social and business data.

Programme Details :
The 32 credits programme comprises 9 courses (7 theory courses and two practical course) of which 6 courses are core (compulsory) and 3 courses are in the Industrial Statistics specialisation.

Sl. No.	Course Title	Core (Compulsory)	Credits	Code
1.	Foundation in Mathematics and Statistics	Core	4	MST-001
2	Descriptive Statistics	Core	4	MST-002
3	Probability Theory	Core	4	MST-003
4	Statistical Inference	Core	4	MST-004
5	Statistical Techniqus	Core	4	MST-005
6	Basic Statistics Lab	Core	2	MSTL-001
Courses For Industrial Statistics Specialisation
7	Industrial Statistics - I	Specialised Courses to be taken together	4	MSTE-001
8	Industrial Statistics - II		4	MSTE-002
9	Industrial Statistics Lab		2	MSTL-002

Programme Objectives :

• To provide learners with the core knowledge required for statistical applications
• To acquaint learners with the use of statistics in applied sciences and industries
• To provide hands-on training in selected areas of statistics and
• To equip learners with the skills of using appropriate softwares for statistical applications in various fields.

Eligibility :
Graduate in any discipline from a recognised university with minimum 50% aggregate marks.

Medium of Instruction : English

Duration :
Minimum 1 year and Maximum 3 years; offered in both January and July cycle of admissions.

Fee Structure : Rs. 6000/- for full programme.

Special Instructions, if any :
The following conditions apply in the first year when you enroll for the programme :
January Cycle : You will be allowed to appear in the TEE held in June of the same year for only the courses MST-001, MST-002, MST-003 and MST-004. You can appear in the exam for the remaining courses from MST-005 to MSTL-002 only in the month of December in the same year.

July Cycle : You will be allowed to appear in the TEE held in December of the same year for only the courses MST-001, MST-002, MST-003 and MST-004. You can appear in the exam for the remaining courses from MST-005 to MSTL-002 only in the month of June in the next year.

List of Study Centres :

Sl. No.	RC Code	Regional Centre	SC Code	SC Name	Name & Address
1.	48	Varanasi	2709	Dept. of Commerce DDU University Gorakhpur	Dr. Himanshu Pandey Department of Commerce, DDU University, Gorakhpur. Mob : 0 94152 82207 Res : 0551-2321613 Email : himanshu_pandey62@yahoo.com
2.	48	Varanasi	2708	U P College Varanasi	Dr. Padmakar Singh IGNOU Study Centre, Uday Pratap College, Varanasi Off : 228 4961 Res : 228 2037 Mob : 94153 53752
3.	39	Noida	2728	Meerut College Meerut	Dr. Mahesh Chandra IGNOU Study Centre, Meerut College, Meerut - 250 001. Mob. : 0 94122 00885
4.	39	Noida	2707	M M (PG) College Modinagar	Dr. Vinay Kumar Tyagi M M (PG) College, Modinagar Mob : 0 94125 74153 Email : vinaytyagi@gmail.com
5.	43	Madurai	43071	Saraswati Narayanan College, Madurai	Dr. P. Thangaraju Dept. of Statistics, Saraswati Narayanan College, Madurai - 625 022 Ph. : 0452-2690635 Mob : 94424 05823
6.	31	Dehradun	2705	D.A.V. (P.G.) College Dehradun	Dr. Peeyush Misra Dept. of Statistics, DAV (PG) College, Dehradun - 248 001 Mob. : 94157 65287, 99174 68797 Email : dr.pmisra.dav@gmail.com
7.	07	Delhi-1	0750P	Pioneer Institute of Education and Computer Studies, F-322/A, Adarsh House, Lado Sarai, New Delhi	Mr. Santosh Kumar Pioneer Institute of Education and Computer Studies, F-322/A, Adarsh House, Lado Sarai, New Delhi

Programme Coordinator :
Dr. Manish Trivedi
Email : manish_trivedi@ignou.ac.in
Phone : 011-29572825

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Source : ignou.ac.in