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IIT Kanpur Course 2021: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has recently launched a new course in Statistics and Data Science for all interested candidates.
The newly introduced course in the data science and statistics domain will be offered under the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of IIT Kanpur. Admission for the same will be done through JEE Advanced 2021 scores;
Students who are now pursuing the four-year Bachelor’s program (BS or BTech) offered by the institute are now eligible to apply for a second major in IIT Kanpur Statistics and Data Science Course 2021.
My heartiest congratulations to all who have qualified in JEE Advanced 2021
— Abhay Karandikar (@karandi65) October 16, 2021
IITK has introduced new 4-year BS & 5-year BS-MS programs in "Statistics and Data Science" from the academic year 2021-22. All of you who have cleared #JEEAdvanced2021 will be eligible for these programs pic.twitter.com/LzyYQIShEe
While talking about the admission process, the institute said, “Students admitted to this program will have the option to earn a Master’s degree in “Statistics and Data Science” by spending one more year over and above the Bachelor’s program”.
Furthermore, no direct admission to dual-degree programs such as IIT Kanpur BS-MS or BTech-MS program in “Statistics and Data Science” will be offered to students in the academic session 2021-2022, the institute further added.
Candidates will have to add a year to their program in order to earn two majors (the normal duration to earn two majors is 4+1=5 years). Additionally, those who are doing any other four-year Bachelor’s program can apply for the major by choosing open elective courses.
IIT Kanpur officials said, “Students graduating with a degree in Statistics and Data Science will not only be well suited to build flourishing careers in analytics and the new entrepreneurial India, but also to pursue higher studies in classical and modern Statistics, and Data Science”.
This new IIT Kanpur BS Course 2021 will be an addition to the existing course of the institute, such as a Four-year BS program in Mathematics and Scientific Computing; a Two-year MSc program in Mathematics, and MSc program Statistics, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Ph.D. in Statistics.
Prof. Abhay Karandikar, IIT Kanpur said “The synergy of applications requires training specific to a unique set of skills, and the BS and BS-MS programs in Statistics and Data Science have been launched in response to this need of effective implementation in real-life situations”.
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