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.