In 1987 the department began an M.Phil course in Statistics covering the areas of theoretical and applied Statistics at the specialization level. The department also offers Ph.D and D.Sc. programme in Statistics The main areas of research are sample surveys, design of experiment, statistical inference, Bayesian Inference, Population studies, Biostatistics, Econometric, Data mining, Operation research, marketing and business Statistics. The department has contributed pioneering work particularly in the field of Information Theory, Design of Experiments, Econometrics, Statistical Inference, Survey sampling, Stylometry and Social Mobility. The department has organized many an international seminars and conferences on Mathematical Statistics, Software Applications and Computational Techniques. A large numbers of pass outs of the department are holding key posts in government departments, private sectors, research institutes, Universities and College teaching in India and abroad as well.