The Department of Mathematics is one of the oldest and prestigious departments of erstwhile Ravenshaw College, established in 1868 and now Ravenshaw University since 2006. It was established in 1925 with Prof. S.K. Ganguli as Professor and Head of the Department. At present, the department runs B.A./B.Sc. (Mathematics Honours), B.A./B.Sc. B.Ed. (Mathematics Honours), M.A./M.Sc., M. Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes. The current faculty (with a dedication to teaching, complement one another with diversified research interests in fields like Analysis, Algebra, Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Analysis, Approximation Theory, Probability and Reliability Theory). The current faculty’s qualitative publications (approximately 150 in number) are a milestone in research that enhances the scope for further research in the department. The department has a well-versed curriculum framed according to the U.G.C. guidelines. Every year, students are selected to participate in summer internship and training programmes like MTTS, TPM, etc. to enrich their knowledge and problem-solving skills in the subject. Our students also qualify for tests like GATE, CSIR-UGC (NET), NBHM and are admitted into reputed National research institutes like NISER, IISER, IITs, NITs, ISM Dhanbad, etc. They also succeed in getting good job opportunities in the state and national levels, respectively.

Established in 1964 as a part of Ravenshaw College and from 2006 as a regular department of Ravenshaw University, Department of Statistics has sanctioned teaching position of seven. The Department offers B.A. and B.Sc. in Statistics Honours, and M.Sc. in Statistics.