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    PhD Candidates At The Top Five State Universities In India

    By Atul Ade
    26 Dec'23  4 min read
    PhD Candidates At The Top Five State Universities In India
    Synopsis

    Only 455 PhD candidates out of over 3,773 from five states across the country, were awarded their PhD degrees in 2021-22.  For all aspiring PhD scholars, Careers360 in this article discusses stats on PhD scholars at India’s top five state universities.

    PhD Candidates At The Top Five State Universities In India
    Synopsis

    Only 455 PhD candidates out of over 3,773 from five states across the country, were awarded their PhD degrees in 2021-22.  For all aspiring PhD scholars, Careers360 in this article discusses stats on PhD scholars at India’s top five state universities.

    In 2021-22, 3,773 candidates and about 3,831 candidates in 2020-21 were pursuing PhD programmes at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Anna University, Chennai, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Delhi Technological University and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, which are top five state universities across the country. Only, 455 scholars were successful in completing the programme in 2021-22.

    The five state universities considered in the article are among the top National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 ranked engineering colleges in the country. Among the five state universities, Jadavpur University and Anna University had the highest number of candidates pursuing as well as the highest number of candidates who successfully completed the PhD programme (including Integrated PhD) over the last three years.

    Let’s look at what the research by Careers360 brings to the fore.

    Pursuing PhD Programme: Full-Time

    Overall the number of candidates pursuing the PhD programmes fluctuated in the top five state universities over the last three years since 2019-20. Delhi Technological University, Anna University and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur showed an overall increase in the same time period.

    Around 23 per cent of the admissions were decreased in Jadavpur University, Kolkata and ICT Mumbai in the last three years.

    Student Pursuing Full-time PhD In Top 5 State University over 3 Years

    Institutes Names

    2021-22

    2020-21

    2019-20

    Jadavpur University, Kolkata

    906

    903

    1175

    Anna University, Chennai

    1046

    1148

    846

    Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

    245

    278

    316

    Delhi Technological University

    747

    705

    526

    Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

    829

    797

    809

    Also Check | Analysis Of PhD Programmes At Private Universities

    PhD Candidates Course Completion

    Most universities had a very fluctuating number of graduates over the last three years. Among all the top five state universities, only ICT Mumbai and Delhi Technological University had an overall decrease in the number of candidates who successfully completed the programme over the last three years. Rest of the universities had increased the number of PhD scholars.

    Graduated Full-time PhD Student In Top 5 State University over 3 Years (including Integrated Ph.D)

    Institutes Names

    2021-22

    2020-21

    2019-20

    Jadavpur University, Kolkata

    136

    102

    113

    Anna University, Chennai

    153

    130

    79

    Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

    45

    111

    82

    Delhi Technological University

    28

    33

    30

    Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

    93

    116

    74

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    Average Pursuing vs Passed Candidates In Full Time PhD Programme

    For a detailed inspection, the data from 2019-20 to 2021-22 is considered for the analysis. The graduating average is taken from five years data from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

    Average PhD Students Graduated and Pursuing

    Institutes Names

    Average PhD Students Pursuing

    Average PhD Students Graduated

    Jadavpur University, Kolkata

    995

    128

    Anna University, Chennai

    1013

    113

    Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

    280

    87

    Delhi Technological University

    659

    33

    Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

    812

    90

    Also Read | PhD Programme Analysis At India’s Top Five NITs

    PhD Candidates In Part-time Programme

    Jadavpur University, Kolkata and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur have no part-time PhD programme offered to its candidates. Hence, they have been left out from the data on institutes offering a part-time PhD.

    Pursuing and Graduating PhD Candidates (Part-time) 2021-22

    Institutes Names

    Pursuing PhD

    Completed PhD

    Anna University, Chennai

    629

    117

    Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

    62

    3

    Delhi Technological University

    612

    24

    Also Read | Analysis Of PhD Candidates At India’s Top Five IITs

    Average Pursuing vs Passed Candidates In Part-Time PhD Programme

    The average candidates graduating the PhD programme from these three universities, is best in Anna University in comparison to the average number of candidates pursuing the programme over the years.

    Average PhD Students Graduated and Pursuing

    Institutes Names

    Average PhD Students Pursuing

    Average PhD Students Graduated

    Anna University, Chennai

    780

    95

    Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

    58

    5

    Delhi Technological University

    587

    27

    All the engineering aspirants who are willing to pursue the PhD programme are advised to check the previous articles of IIT and NIT. Careers360 had brought the series,which helped the students where they should pursue their PhD programme.

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