Department Of Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics invited various guests and alumni to deliver lectures and talks that foster academic rigour.

On 20 January 2026, in collaboration with the Students’ Union, LSR, we hosted Mr Nachiket Mor for a session titled ‘Beyond Access: Reimagining Inclusivity’ with 50 attendees. Drawing on his extensive experience in finance and healthcare, Mr Mor reflected on ground realities while emphasising the urgent need to restructure and reform existing systems.

On 30 January 2026, we hosted Professor Kiran R. Bhutani, Professor & Chair, Department of Mathematics, The Catholic University of America, for a session titled ‘Domination Related Graph Parameters and Their Application,’ attended by 50 students. The session introduced graph theory through real-world contexts, including mapping landmarks to vertices and edges before advancing to domination parameters, their significance and broad interdisciplinary applications beyond mathematics.

On 13 March 2026, in collaboration with the Department of Statistics, we hosted Mr Geet Maurya, Indian Staff Actuary and Mr Arindam Mookherjee, Advisor and Consultant, SOA, for a session titled ‘Actuarial Career Exploration.’ It explored the reasons behind choosing actuarial science, key role distinctions and the SOA pathway, outlining its structured phases, attended by 40 students across Economics, English, BAP and Statistics.

We organised a series of online sessions featuring accomplished alumni, offering students practical insights into careers and future prospects. On 24 August 2025 a session took place with Ms Mansi Kandwal on ‘Cracking the Code to On-Campus Placements’. Simmilarly, on 5 October 2025,Ms Yashi Garg took a session on Navigating CVs and Technical Interviews’.On 12 October 2025, Ms Nishtha Kamra enlightened students about ‘Cybersmartness and AI in the Corporate World’.A session was held on 9 January 2026 with Ms Aadhya Dhar titled ‘LSE Summer School Walkthrough’.An interesting session was held on 1 March 2026 with Ms Divya Kesarwani titled ’Cracking the CUET PG Exams’

These sessions enabled students to gain first-hand guidance and make more informed decisions about their careers and academic paths.

Academic Conference

Enigma, the annual academic conference of the Mathematics Department, was held on 13 November 2025 under the theme ‘STEMinism.’ It opened with an inaugural ceremony featuring a skit, followed by a keynote address by Professor Aparna Mehra (Department of Mathematics, IIT Delhi) on ‘Connecting Linear Algebra in Statistical Learning.’ The session bridged theory and practice, illustrating how matrices are basis of large datasets, enable pixel-based video formation and facilitate efficient data transmission through diagonalisation, attended by 120+ students.

Our panel discussion on ‘The Math Behind Markets: Modelling Economics and Finance,’ featuring Professor Rudrani Bhattacharya (Associate Professor, NIPFP), Dr Tarunika Jain Agrawal (Assistant Professor, FMS) and Dr Surabhi Gupta (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, LSR). The discussion explored how core mathematical principles shape financial markets and influence macro-level outcomes, highlighting their interdisciplinary relevance across AI, game theory and the stock market, met with 120 attendees.

Additionally, Sherlocked and Mathscape, our legacy games, received 306 and 225 registrations, respectively, from students across institutions, with 20 teams shortlisted for on-campus rounds, ending with a closing ceremony where winners were felicitated.

Association Highlights

Gurutsav 2025, held on 12 September 2025, in honour of Teachers’ Day, commenced with a welcome for the faculty, followed by games, performances and tributes.

On 19 February 2026, we organised the 32nd Anupama Dua Paper Presentation and Scholarship Programme in memory of alumna Anupama Dua. The event featured 11 student paper presentations by 20+ participants with 114 attendees, followed by the felicitation of scholars.

We celebrated Pi Day on 12 March 2026, with a quiz centred around ð and a team-based puzzle.