The department of Mathematics and Statistics established in 1978 has been in the main stream of academic life of Mercy. The charter head of this department was Rev Sr. Crisantha CMC. It has always shared the vision of the Institute, in striving for academic excellence and has succeeded in this endeavor to a large extent. It was further upgraded in 2005 to the postgraduate status.
The Department aims for academic excellence, personality development and to create an aptitude for higher studies. Students of MSc Mathematics generally take up teaching positions or opt for research. Our department motivates the study of mathematics which offers a unique and important way of interpreting the world around us, bringing accuracy and rigor to the quest for discovering patterns in observations both abstract and concrete. We nurture a mathematical point of view in all of our students: those embarking on a liberal education, those desiring skills for other endeavors, and those pursuing contemporary ideas in mathematics and computer science.
In brief the department has a vision to contribute to human excellence along with academic excellence .In the coming decade, apart from the existing areas; the department intends to develop areas related to mathematical aspects of computing science in all its manifestations.
