received and accepted dates provided by the publisher other relevant dates provided by the publisher PACS 72.15.Gd -Galvanomagnetic and other magnetotransport effects PACS 78.70.Bj -Positron annihilation Abstract -Magneto resistance measurements coupled with positron lifetime measurements, to characterize the vacancy type defects, have been carried out on the topological insulator (TI) system Bi 2 Se 3, of varying Se/Bi ratio. Pronounced Shubnikov de Haas (SdH) oscillations are seen in nominal Bi 2 Se 3.1 crystals for measurements performed in magnetic fields up to 15 T in the 4 K to 10 K temperature range, with field applied perpendicular to the (001) plane of the crystal. The quantum oscillations, characteristic of 2D electronic structure, are seen only in the crystals that have a lower concentration of Se vacancies, as inferred from positron annihilation spectroscopy.