M.Sc. in Applied Statistics 

at Symbiosis Statistical Institute, Symbiosis International, Pune, Senapati Bapat Road

Candidates who has completed Bachelor's degree are eligible to apply for Symbiosis Statistical Institute, Symbiosis International, Pune, MSc course. Candidate must have completed Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 50% or equivalent grade and 45% aggregate or equivalent grade for Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes.  Further, candidates must participate  in the selection rounds: Writing Aptitude Test (WAT) and Personal Interaction (PI). 

A total of 60 seats are available in Symbiosis Statistical Institute for MSc course. The seat allotment is done based on performance in the entrance admission delection rounds Writing Aptitude Test (WAT) and Personal Interaction (PI). Further, there are seats reserved for SC/ST/Kashmiri migrants and other reserved category candidates as well. It must be noted that the mentioned seat count is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is however, still subject to changes and hence, is indicative. 

BSc admission at Symbiosis Statistical Institute is subject to SET exam scores. Candidates must make sure to secure a valid SET scores to be eligible for the BSc course. Check out the table below to know what can be considered a good score in SET exam according to the previous years' analysis:

Symbiosis Statistical Institute MSc course curriuculum is spread across four semesters lasting for two years. As per the course curriculum, at the end of the first year students need to opt for any one of the folllowing mentioned specializations depending upon their area of interest, summer internship and academic ranks. The specialisations offered are: Data Science, Industrial Statistics, Biostatics & Data Analysis, and Acturial Statistics. 

Symbiosis Statistical Institute conducts personal interview rounds for the MSc cousre admission. The interview is scheduled ti be held in on online mode, a one-on-one interview with a panel of experts as per scheduled mentioned under Important Dates for admission process. The topics for the PI rounds will be based on the syllabus up to BSc (Statistics). 

The course fee for two years MSc in Symbiosis International Pune is around INR 5.1 lakh, inclusive of multiple other fee components. Some of these are one-time chargeable, while some have to be paid annually or semester-wise. It is inclusive of the course tuition fee offered by different schools of the deemed university. 

The SET application process 2025 started on December 6, 2024. The last date to register for the SET exam 2025 is April 16, 2025. The SET exam will be conducted on May 5, 2025, and May 11, 2025. The SET exam application schedule is announced online. The SET exam application process begins with filling out the SET exam application form and proceeding on to the fee payment. Candidates need to submit their SET application form 2025 before the deadline.

Yes, admission is open for the MSc course at Symbiosis Statistical Institute, Pune, for the academic session 2025. The institute started accepting the MSc application form from December 20, 2025, onwards. Candidates who are eligible can apply until June 21, 2025. Interested students must register and fill out the online application form in online mode. 

Symbiosis Statistical Institute MSc in Applied Statistics and Data Science course curriculum is curated in a way that it equips students with both theory and practical knowledge of the core topics. Find below few subjects offered across the six semesters of the MSc cousre:

• Ancillary Mathematics
• Distribution Theory
• Linear Models and Regression Analysis (Practical)
• Time Series Analysis (Theory and Practical)

SET is a national-level entrance exam conducted for admission to various undergraduate courses. SET 2026 will be conducted in the computer-based test mode. The difficulty level of the SET exam is usually easy to moderate. But, a few questions might trick your mind and can be time-consuming.

General Knowledge and Analytical and Logical Reasoning are easier than the Quantitative Aptitude section. In 2025, according to the students who appeared for the SET session 1 exam, the SET exam was moderate. The General English section was the easiest of all four sections. The Quantitative Aptitude section was the toughest, and the other two sections were moderate to easy. The overall difficulty level of the SET question paper was moderate. Students who appeared for the SET 2025 session 2 exam said that the overall difficulty level was easy. Again, the General English section was the easiest. In this session, the Analytical and Logical Reasoning section was also easy to moderate. The Quant section was easy to moderate, and the General Knowledge section was difficult.