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.
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.
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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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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