Alumni of M.Sc., Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore (1986 – 2021)

Year of Study
 Name of the students No of students University
Jun 1986 – Apr 1988 Anil C Mathew, S Muthurathnam 2 Madras University
Jun 1987 – Apr 1989 Cande V Ananth, BinuKuruvilla, K S Mani 3 Madras University
Jun 1988 – Apr 1990 Nisha Kurian, Alice Selvapandian, R P Singh 3 Madras University
Jun 1989 – Apr 1991 Mercy Manoranjini, Binita Sara Thomas 2 Madras University
Jun 1990 – Apr 1992 Nutheti Upendar, S Selvaraj 2 Madras University
Jun 1991 – Apr 1993 Eldho Paul, P J Parameshwari, T K Manimegalai 3 Madras University
Jun 1992 – Apr 1994 N Thomas John, S Joel, G Sadhana, K Krishnakumar 4 Madras University
Jun 1993 – Apr 1995 N Arun Kumar, S. Anitha, Grace Joshy 3 Madras University
Jun 1994 – Apr 1996 Nutheti Rishita, Sunila Varghese, K Jayakrishnan, V Shankar 4 Madras University
Jun 1995 – Apr 1997 Tinku Thomas, Mariyamma Philip, K J Gayathri, Rajesh Kumar John 4 Madras University
Jun 1997 – Apr 1999 R Hemalatha, M L Kavitha 2 Madras University
Jun 1998 – Apr 2000 R Karthiga, M Kalaivani, P Visalakshi, BasileaVasantharaj 4 Madras University
Jun 1999 – Apr 2001 J Sylvia 1 Madras University
Jun 2000 – Apr 2002 Pramod Thomas, N Nithiya 2 Madras University
Jun 2001 – Apr 2003 J Anitha Cecelia, H Gladius Jennifer, A Kanimozhi, S Sumithra 4 Madras University
Jun 2002 – Apr 2004 T Dhanalakshmi, R Gayathri, Geethalakshmi, R Gunasekaran 4 Madras University
Jun 2003 – Apr 2005 B Anand, K Ponmani, P Prasanna Samuel, Solomon Christopher 4 Madras University
Aug 2004 – Sep 2006 S Hemalatha, T Kaviarasu, I Nithya Jeyaseeli, PrabhuJonn 4 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2005 – Sep 2007 S Fakkrudeen, J Grace Rebekah, S Naseema, Regina M Verghees 4 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2007 – Sep 2009 S Devika, R Kavitha, K Reka, V Saravana Kumar 4 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2008 – Sep 2010 Bijesh Kumar Yadav, V Vasanth Kumar 2 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2009 – Sep 2011 P David Raj, V DivyaDharshini, M Iswarya, S Mahasampath Gowri 4 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2010 – Sep 2012 V Silambarasan 1 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2012 – Sep 2014 R Prakash, O Bharathkumar, John Michael Raj, S P Jothi Meenakshi 4 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2013 – Sep 2015 Sudhir Kumar Chindakindy 1 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2014 – Sep 2016 NishakarThakur, Sudharshana Biswas 2 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2015 – Sep 2017 Renuka V, Pulipati SMN Sairam, Kushala C, Rishav Mukherjee, Sangati Mukherjee, Priyanka Sen, Poornima K 7 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2016 – Sep 2018 Sudipta Paul, Meera Ravindran R J, Abirami A, Shalini N, Mukundan S 5 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2017 – Sep 2019 Aman Rastogi, Aratrika Ghosh, Dilshad Naseem Ara, Krishna S, Shivshankar S, Nivetha S, SivakamiSundari S 7 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2018 – Sep 2020 Anova Elizabeth Sebastian, Archan Chakraborty, Avinaba Banerjee, Bhavatharini S, N.Nathiya, Pratiksha Dutta, Ritu Sen 7 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2019 – Sep 2021 Gomathi, Ida Christobel, Monisha, Praveen kumar, Rishen Pramanik, Angana Ghoshal, Tatini Das, Manushree Banerjee 8 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2020 – Sep 2022 Divya, Muthu Nagai, Blesson Samuel, Indumathi, Anju Mariya Augustine, Nima Parvathy, Nagaraj, Metilda .I 8 The TN DR MGR Medical University
Aug 2021 – Sep 2023 Rajitha Triveni Koralla, Shilpa Jose, Gayathri Raju, K.Vanidha, Nivedhitha P, M. Nagadharshini, Ida Shekinah S, Aadarsh Lal 8 The TN DR MGR Medical University

List of candidates who completed PhD in the department

Sl. No. Name of the candidate Month & Year of completion University Title
1. Jeyaseelan L Jul 1988 Madras University A Multivariate Statistical Study on the variation and correlates of menstruation in South Indian Women
2. Antonisamy B Sep 1991 Madras University Biostatistical Approach to a study on Determinants of Birth weight
3 Selvaraj K G Feb 2000 Madras University Biostatistical aspects of prediction and assessment of fetal losses in human reporduction
4 Sivaram M Mar 1999 Madras University A Biostatistical study on recent trends in infant mortality and its components and their relationship
5 Nancy Sugirtham Mar 2001 Madras University Title
6 Antony Amalraj Dec 2002 Madras University Biostatistical approach to a study on socio-economic factors influencing sterilization among South Indian women
7 Visalakshi J Aug 2012 The TN Dr. MGR Medical University Estimation of Mean Transition Time using Markov Model and Comparison or risk factors of malnutrition
8 Prasanna Samuvel Dec 2012 The TN Dr. MGR Medical University  Statistical Analysis of Correlated Binary Response from Twin Gestation A Generalized Estimating Equations Approach
9 Tunny Sebastian May 2017 The TN Dr. MGR Medial University  Modelling of Health Data using Time Series Models
10 Thenmozhi M Jul 2018 Thiruvalluvar University  Modelling Recurrent and Clustered Events in Survival Analyses using Frailty Models
11 Saravana Kumar V Jul 2018 The TN Dr. MGR Medical University  Modeling of Spatial Distribution of Infant Mortality
12 Devika S Mar 2019 Thiruvalluvar University Advanced Statistical methods in the analysis of Gene Expression in Microarray and Sequence count Data
13 Grace Rebekah Apr 2019 The TN Dr. MGR Medical University Modelling of Recurrent Events in Survival Analysis
14 Mahasampath Gowri S Apr 2021 The TN Dr. MGR Medical University Identification of dietary pattern and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors:  A finite mixture model approach
15 Kavitha R Jul 2021 Thiruvalluvar University Modeling repeated measures count data using poisson, negative binomial and markov regression
16 Bijesh Kumar Yadav Jul 2021 Thiruvalluvar University Mixture count models for overdispersed epidemiological data
17 Karthikeyan R Aug 2021 Thiruvalluvar University Comparison of statistical models for count data with an application to malnutrition and childhood infections
18 Reka K Jan 2024 Thiruvalluvar University Modelling Longitudinal Child Growth data using functional data analysis

List of Head of the Department

Name Period
Dr P S S Sundar Rao Sep 24, 1964 – 1994
Dr. J Richard Sep 25, 1994 – Jan 23, 2000
Dr. L Jeyaseelan Jan 24, 2000 – Dec 31, 2003
Dr. B Antonisamy Jan 1, 2004 – Nov 30, 2008
Dr L Jeyaseelan Dec 1, 2008 – Nov 30, 2012
Dr B Antonisamy Dec 1, 2012 – Mar 14, 2017
Dr L Jeyaseelan Mar 15, 2017 – Apr 4, 2019
Dr B Antonisamy Apr 5, 2019 – Apr 19, 2020
Dr. Anna B.Pulimood Apr 20, 2020 – Jan 31, 2022
Dr. Solomon Sathishkumar Feb 1, 2022 – Till Date