Biostatistics

M.Sc. Biostatistics programme is an innovative porgramme by UGC initiated in 2005in the department of statistics. In 2015 Biostatistics became an independent department . Now the programme is offered as a self-financing programme with an intake of 20 students. St. Thomas College Palai is the only centre in the MG University Kottayam offering the course Biostatistics. it is an interdisciplinary programme involving Statistical Theory and Methods, Biostatistical Techniques, Epidemiology and computational Techniques using R,SAS,SPSS and Python. The students have to execute a Minor Project and one Major Project in reputed Research Institutions/Medical Colleges in India, as a part of their carriculum