Admission

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics currently offers three highly rated programmes:

1.  Integrated M.Sc. (Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics - Operations Research

2.  M.Sc (Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics-Operations Research

3.  Ph.D.  (Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, and Operations Research)

Admissions to I.M.Sc.,M.Sc., Ph.D. programmes are based on the entrance examination and interview conducted by the University. The duration of the written test for all courses will be two hours.

Please click on the programme name to see eligibility criterion and other admission related information for each programme.

Our programmes lay emphasis on current developments in mathematical sciences including those in interdisciplinary areas. Every year at least 3 to 4 students from the Department secure ranks in the top 10 ranks in the GATE. In the last 5 years, more than 50 students have qualified for the CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship/NET. Most of these students join the Ph.D. programme either at our University or at institutions like TIFR, CMI, IMSc, ISI's and IIT's. The Department runs a very successful and rigorous Ph.D. programme. In the last 20 years all our Ph.D. students have held CSIR-UGC/NBHM fellowships.

 
All students joining the University of Hyderabad are given financial support for the duration of their course provided they pass all their courses. Please see the University site for more information.

Information from the University prospectus related to the courses (See the prospectus for complete information)

Admission to the University is open to all who fulfill the prescribed qualifications without any distinction of race, caste, creed, language or sex. The selection is made strictly on the basis of merit at the entrance examination and interview.

No student shall be eligible for admission to the M.Sc. course unless she/he has successfully completed a three year Undergraduate Degree through an examination conducted by a University/ Autonomous College. However, as a transitory measure, a candidate who has passed a two year degree course may also be considered for admission provided she/he has undergone a further one year bridge course and passed the same.

Candidates whose result of the qualifying degree/ other examination is not declared may also apply for admission. But they may have to produce the results of the qualifying degree to the University within a time specified by the University. (See the University Prospectus for exact details)

All courses at the Master's Degree level, 5-Year Integrated Master's Degree, Ph.D. are full time regular courses.

For Ph.D. programmes, the candidates are encouraged to join as regular students. However, for those who are not in a position to do research on full time basis, a limited provision exists for part time.

A candidate is free to apply for admission to as many courses as she/he wishes after ensuring from the schedule for the Entrance examination that there is no clash in the subjects of her/his choice. The University has made the best possible efforts to avoid overlap in the schedule of examinations of related subjects. The candidates are advised to study the examination schedule carefully before deciding on their choice of subjects.

Admission notification to Integrated M.Sc. / MSc / PhD courses will be issued normally in the first week of April. The students are selected through a nation-wide entrance test + interview. Entrance examinations will take place in the first week of June. For more information about the Entrance examination centres and application procedure, please visit http://www.uohyd.ac.in