About the Department

             Nirmala College Muvattupuzha is a first grade college which has completed 59 years of glorious service. The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The Statistics department started functioning by bifurcating from the Department of Mathematics in 1984 with the introduction of M.Sc. Statistics course. Prof.(Late) P.C.Tharu was the first head of the department.  Ever since its inception, the department has always kept high standard in academic and co-curricular activities. The department has been clocking steady and meaningful progress thereafter. The department has faculty strength of 7 members with 4 Ph. D’sand 4 M.Phil holders. The department is an approved research centre in Statistics in the M.G.University from 2009 December onwards.Our students brought laurels to the institution by achieving good academic results and placements in various fields.

           Realizing the needs of skilled statistician and umpteen job opportunities for students, the department extends its service in data analysis using statistical packages. Advanced level training in C / C++ and Minitab is giving to the students to get more exposure in their career. Special training in SAS program is also giving to students.

The department celebrated the silver jubilee on 2009-10.  A number of academic programmes were organized in connection with the silver jubilee. The celebrations started with a three day U.G.C Sponsored seminar on 24-26 Feb 2009. Several resource persons including experts from ISI participated in the seminar.

A mega alumni meet was conducted in connection with the jubileecelebrations.

Three day workshop on Minitab was organized on Feb 11-13,  2010 as part of Silver Jubilee celebrations. 

A number of invited talks by eminent Professors were organized duringthis period. The celebrations concluded with a three day U.G.C. sponsored seminar along with the annual conference of the Kerala Statistical Association.

   Valedictory function of the silver  jubilee was organized as a Thanks Giving day.

         1.    PhD   in  Statistics

          Sanctioned strength -10

     2.     M. Sc. Statistics 

Sanctioned strength - 15  

Optional papers: Statistical decision theory,

Operation research, Econometrics, Statistical Quality Control

3    Complementary in B. Sc. Mathematics

        Sem I  :       Basic Statistics

        Sem II :         Theory of Random Variables

        Sem III :         Probability Distributions

        Sem IV :      Statistical Inference

4.   Core paper in B. A. Economics

        Sem V     :  Quantitative tools for Economic Analysis

        Sem VI    : Quantitatiive Economics

5.  M. A. Economics:  

       Sem I-Quantitative Tools for Economic Analysis I

       Sem II-Quantitative Tools for Economic Analysis II

1.      Books                                                  1506

2.      Journals                                                4

3.      Computers                                            28                                        

4.      LCD Projector                                         1

5.      Scanner                                                1                   

6.        Printers                                                2

7.      Spacious class rooms                               2

8.      Smart Class room

9.      Unlimited Board Band internet 

10.  Video conferencing facility

11.   Research room                                    

12.   Multimedia recording