The Department of Statistics was established in 1966 with under-graduate classes and later in 1986, the department earned affiliation for post-graduate classes. For last 39 years Department has been recognized also as research centre.  

The department also runs the Department of Computer Science (established in 1996) having approximately 250+ undergraduate students every year. The department has a working computer centre with 30+ computer systems. The department is gaining popularity as the number of students is increasing every year. 

The entire teaching faculty is well qualified having Ph.D. and experience in teaching and research. All the teachers have written text books/monographs/research papers published by reputed publishers.

Central to its mission, the department prioritizes instilling not only subject knowledge but also moral and ethical values in its students. It actively supports both current students and alumni in their pursuit of career opportunities, maintaining social media groups to facilitate jobs and placement information dissemination

 Vision:

To be recognized as centre of excellence in statistical education and research by producing and empowering a generation of statisticians who transform raw data into actionable insights for the betterment of humanity and society. 

 Mission:

To equip students with advanced statistical methodologies by bridging the gap between theoretical statistics and emerging data science technologies. Also to cultivate critical thinking and logical reasoning skills in every student by delivering a curriculum that responds to the evolving present needs.