Lok Sabha Question No. 3194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Ph.D. Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3194 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Ph.D. Scheme

†3194. SHRI ANIL SHIROLE: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme;
- (b) the details regarding the number of students enrolled under the said scheme in the country till date, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  scholarship  provided  under  this  scheme  and  the  details  of  the research done, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is satisfied with its outcomes;
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  of  State/UT-wise  targets  set  and  achievements  made  under  the scheme so far along with the number of research done under this scheme; and
- f) the steps taken by the Government for making coverage of the area to increase the funds allocated under this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a)  to  (f):  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  has  initiated  'Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and Information Technology (IT)' with an objective to enhance the  number  of  PhDs  in  Electronics  System  Design  &  Manufacturing  (ESDM)  and  IT/IT Enabled  Services  (IT/ITES)  sectors  in  the  country  and  to  give  thrust  to  Research  & Development,  create  an  innovative  ecosystem  and  enhance  India's  competitiveness  in these  knowledge  intensive  sectors.  The  scheme  is  also  expected  to  encourage  working professionals  and  non-PhD  faculty  members  to  pursue  PhD.  The  salient  features  of  the scheme are as under:
-  This  Scheme  provides  25%  more  fellowship  amount  than  most  of  the  other  PhD Schemes.
-  Part-time PhD candidates get one time incentive on completion of the PhD.
-  Scheme also supports 200 Young Faculty Research Fellowships in the areas of ESDM and IT/ITES with  the  objective  to  retain  and  attract  bright young faculty  members  in these sectors

The details regarding the number of students enrolled under the said scheme in the country till date, State/UT-wise is at Annexure.

Fellowship  of  Rs.31,500/-  per  month  is  paid  to  Full  Time  Ph.D  candidates,(for  I  &  II year);  Rs.  35,0000/-  (III  to  V  year),  a  one  time  incentive  of  Rs.  2,50,000/-  would  be provided to Part Time Ph.D candidates on successful completion of Ph.D and a fellowship of  Rs.20,000/-  per  month  is  paid  to  Young  Faculty  Research  Fellows  in  addition  to  their regular income.

The research by PhD candidates is being done in various emerging technologies areas in the domain of Electronics & IT/ITES such as Internet of Things,  Cyber Security, VLSI Design,  Wireless  Communications,  Cloud  computing,  Photovoltaic,  Artificial  Intelligence, Big Data etc. An Academic Committee consisting of domain experts has been constituted to oversee the progress of the scheme and address various technical/ academic issues.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3194  FOR  06.08.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANIL  SHIROLE,  SHRI PARBHUBHAI  NAGARBHAI  VASAVA  AND  SHRI  GEORGE  BAKER  HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING PH.D. SCHEME.

The details of seats allocated and enrolment of PhD Candidate at various States/ UTs:

| Sr. No.   | State             |   Allocated Full Time PhDs |   Enrolled Full Time PhDs |   Allocated Part Time PhDs |   Enrolled Part Time PhDs |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                         10 |                        10 |                         20 |                        20 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                         11 |                        10 |                          8 |                         0 |
| 3         | Assam             |                         49 |                        42 |                         26 |                         1 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                         50 |                        46 |                         27 |                         2 |
| 5         | Chandigarh        |                         11 |                        11 |                          7 |                         0 |
| 6         | Delhi             |                        130 |                       113 |                         87 |                        47 |
| 7         | Goa               |                         20 |                        17 |                          7 |                         0 |
| 8         | Gujarat           |                         26 |                        21 |                         19 |                        10 |
| 9         | Haryana           |                          7 |                         7 |                          1 |                         0 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  |                         29 |                        23 |                         22 |                         0 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                          5 |                         5 |                          4 |                         1 |
| 12        | Jharkhand         |                          9 |                         3 |                          9 |                         2 |
| 13        | Karnataka         |                         99 |                        89 |                          3 |                         0 |
| 14        | Kerala            |                          8 |                         7 |                          2 |                         0 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    |                         45 |                        39 |                         32 |                         0 |
| 16        | Maharashtra       |                         86 |                        73 |                         80 |                        17 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                         11 |                        10 |                          3 |                         0 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                          0 |                         0 |                          1 |                         0 |
| 19        | Odisha            |                         12 |                        10 |                          0 |                         0 |
| 20        | Puducherry        |                         10 |                         8 |                          6 |                         0 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                         33 |                        31 |                         22 |                         5 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                         40 |                        36 |                         51 |                        14 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                          5 |                         5 |                          0 |                         0 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                         99 |                        94 |                         84 |                        20 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                         75 |                        72 |                         55 |                        12 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                          3 |                         3 |                          6 |                         0 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                         90 |                        76 |                         25 |                         4 |
| 28        | Uttrakhand        |                         21 |                        21 |                          2 |                         0 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                         92 |                        85 |                         57 |                        13 |
|           | Total             |                       1086 |                       967 |                        666 |                       168 |

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