Total student enrollment in Ph.D programmes has registered continuous growth

New Delhi: The total student enrolment in Ph.D programmes during last three years in Universities & Colleges is as under:-

Year

No. of Students

2014-15

1,00,792

2015-16

1,09,552

2016-17

1,23,712

The number of students aspiring for pursuing Ph.D are on the rise in the country.

Universities are formed either by Central Act or State/UT Act and are independent to take any administrative decision for providing the requisite infrastructural facilities for research etc.

This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.