Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

The  Department of Mathematics was established in 1958 and it became functional under the able guidance of renowned mathematician Prof. R.S. Mishra in October 1958. In September 1963, Prof. R. P. Agarwal succeeded Prof. R.S. Mishra. Statistics as a full-fledged subject was introduced in the year 1970 at under-graduate level and the teaching of Statistics at postgraduate level was started in 1982.As a consequence, the department was renamed as the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Under the able guidance of Prof. R. P. Agarwal, the department developed into an important school of research in the fields of Theory of Relativity, Differential Geometry, Fluid Dynamics, Special Functions and Summability.

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics covers an area of 1632 square meters in Majithia Bhavan of the University named after Sir Surendra Singh Majithia, who made significant donation to the building through his family trust.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics has made great strides. The department offers researches besides under graduate and post-graduate courses in the subject Mathematics and Statistics.

Department has a rich Departmental Library containing about 10 thousand books and journals.Earlier about sixty National / International research journals were being subscribed in the department. Grant from the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) has enabled the department to acquire quality books on various modern branches of Mathematics. Some back-volume Journals have been purchased from NBHM grant. However, NBHM library grant has been revived again from 2019. Faculty members, staff,students and researchers are eligible to access e-resources through INFLIBNET.

In the year 1983, at the initiation of Prof. B.G. Verma, a society known as National Academy of Mathematics, India was founded to promote mathematical training and research. A research journal named 'Journal of the National Academy of Mathematics India, was initiated to publish research papers of Mathematics and Statistics. Earlier a departmental body ‘Gorakhpur University Mathematics Association’ has organized several talent contests and lectures by distinguished mathematicians of the country and abroad. The department has by now produced more than 300 Ph.D. scholars and 1 post-doctoral fellow. Also, about 2000 research papers and 100 texts books have been published by the faculty members of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Four International and various national conferences has been organized by the department for promoting Mathematical and Statistical theories and application

Government of Uttar Pradesh has declared the status of Center of Excellence in 2019 to the Department. Dr. Archana Singh Bhadauria and Dr. Rajesh Kumar have received Start-up grants from UGC.

At present, department is actively involved in research area of Functional Analysis, Differential Manifolds, Operations Research, Bio-Mathematics, Mathematical Modelling, Wavelet Analysis, Fixed Point Theory, Fourier Analysis and Approximation Theory, Statistical Inference, Bayesian Inference and Life Testing, Reliability Theory, Demography, Bio-Statistics and Computational Statistics.

Now-a-days the department is well equipped with six LCD Projectors which are being used by faculty members while teaching in the classrooms.

DEPARTMENTAL  PROFILE

1.      Name of the Department: Mathematics and Statistics

2.      Year of establishment : 1958

3.      Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university? Yes , Faculty of Science

4.      Names of Programmes / Courses offered

            Courses:U.G., P.G. and Ph. D. Programme in Mathematics

                          U.G., P.G. and Ph. D. Programme in Statistics

5.      Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved :

       i.  Bio-Mathematics:Department involved- Mathematics, Statistics, Bio-Technology, Zoology,Micro-Biology

     ii.  Gravitation and Cosmology: Department involved- Mathematics and Physics

   iii.  Populations Studies: Department involved- Statistics, Social Sciences

   iv.  Data Analysis: Department involved- Statistics, Computer Sciences

6.      Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions –Nil

7.      Details of programmes / courses discontinued, if any, with reasons – Nil

8.      Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System:

       i.           Graduation (B.A. / B.Sc.) - Annual System

      ii.           Post Graduation (M.A. / M.Sc.) CBCS System

9.      Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

10.  Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled.

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification,designation and specialization

(D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M. Phil., etc.)

12.  List of senior Visiting Fellows, faculty, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors: Nil

13.  Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information: Nil

14.   Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:

            U.G.(Mathematics) 50:1,                   U.G.(Statistics) 25:1

P.G.(Mathematics) 25:1,                    P.G.(Statistics) 10:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned

and filled

Technical : 01

Administrative staff : 01

16.  Research thrust areas recognized by funding agencies:

       i.  Gravitation and Cosmology: UGC- BSR Startup

     ii.  Gravitation and Cosmology: Center of Excellence Under UP Higher Education

   iii.  Mathematical Modelling: UGC- BSR Startup

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a)national b) international funding

agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies and

grants received project-wise. -02

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants received-Nil

a) All India collaboration        b) International

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS,DPE; DBT, ICSSR,

etc.; total grants received. :

20. Research facility / center with

· state recognition –Center of Excellence (COE), UP Higher Education

· national recognition

· international recognition

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by /created by industry or corporate bodies: Nil

22. Publications:

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)-114

* Monographs

* Chapters in Books

* Edited Books

* Books with ISBN with details of publishers

* Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,

Humanities International Complete, Dare Database -International Social

Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)

* Citation Index – range / average

* SNIP

* SJR

* Impact Factor – range / average

* h-index

23. Details of patents and income generated: Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories in India and

abroad: Nil

26. Faculty serving in: Nil

27. Faculty recharging strategies: Nil

28. Student projects: Nil

29. Awards / recognition received at the national and international level by:

· Faculty

· Doctoral / post doctoral fellows

· Students

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /

international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments :

32. Student profile course-wise (Current Year)

33. Diversity of students:

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services

examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details

category-wise.

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG -23.25%(Mathematics), 66.66%(Statistics)

PG to M.Phil. -Nil

PG to Ph.D. -

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil

Employed-

· Campus selection-Nil

· Other than campus recruitment-5 %

Entrepreneurs-Nil

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates-

of the same university : 53.84% (7 out of 13)

from other universities within the State: 46.15% (6 out of 13)

from universities from other States: 00

from universities outside the country: 00

37. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc.and D.Litt. during the

assessment period : 04

38. Present details of infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library : Yes

b) Internet facilities for staff and students:  Yes(Not Functioning)

c) Total number of class rooms : 11

d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 06

e) Student’s laboratories : 01

f) Research laboratories : 01

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host university : Nil (Current)

b) from other universities : Nil (Current)

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the

university:

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

Programme (s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from:

a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does

the department utilize the feedback?

b.students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does

the department utilize the feedback?

c.alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department

utilize the feedback?

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department(maximum 10)

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /

seminar) involving external experts:

By arranging faculty lecture from Dr. G. K. Goswami, Dr. Narsimhamurty S.K., Dr.A.K. Srivastava

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmers:

      Traditional as well as ICT method.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and

learning outcomes are monitored? : The department has organized health &hygienic camps for the betterment of students. A lecture on stress free life has been delivered by Prof. Sheela Mishra in 2019. A special lecture on YOGA was delivered by Dr. Arti Yadav in 2018.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Motivating the students for gardening for green and clean Department as well as university campus

48. Give details of ―beyond syllabus scholarly activities‖ of the department.

49. State whether the programme / department is accredited/ graded by other agencies?

If yes, give details. :  Nil

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied. :

51. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses,Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths

·    Well Qualified and long experienced faculties.

·    Regular& continuous updating of U.G. & P.G. Courses.

·    Laborious research’s to produce quality research.

·    Well disciplined students and non-teaching staff.

·    Regular teaching in the department.

·    Fully devoted faculties and non-teaching staff.

Opportunities

·    B+ Accredited by NAAC.

·    Good reputation in UP, Bihar, MP, Haryana & Nepal.

·    Availability of national resource persons as guest faculty.

·    Impressive alumni.

·    More scope for students of Mathematics & Statistics in the present scenario.

Weakness

·    Insufficient grants.

·    Insufficient teaching staff.

·    Poor supporting staff

·    Student’s ratio.

Challenges

·        Unavailability of placement services in university.

52. Future plans of the department:

 The department is planning to made an active research center of Bio-Mathematics and geometry.
In coming days department is planning to do interdisciplinary research in other field of Mathematical Sciences.

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