What are the job opportunities a statistician can expect?
Sumutra Pillai In Hyderabad, the University of Hyderabad and Osmania University offer M.Sc. in statistics. Under Osmania University, you need to check the list of colleges offering the course. Admission to the post-graduate course is based on an entrance exam conducted by respective universities. Statisticians find job opportunities in a number of fields. Medicine, natural and social sciences, agriculture and forestry, education, technology, industry, communications, insurance, marketing and management as well as various other sectors that constitute some of those fields. Groups sponsored by research councils also employ statisticians. Qualified statisticians may also find employment with Government departments, public and private undertakings, industrial concerns, research institutions and establishments dedicated for promotion of higher education. The Indian Statistical Institute, with branches in many parts of the country, is a pioneering institute in the field of statistics. There
