Lok Sabha Question No. 2208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: PhD programmes in IITs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## PhD programmes in IITs

## 2208. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of a recent report in the media that students from SC/ST communities faced a lower acceptance rate into PhD programmes at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs);
- (b) if so, the response of the Government to the same including reasons for such an occurrence;
- (c) the year wise data of the number of applicants from General, SC, ST, OBC categories to PhD programmes at each of the IITs and the number of applicants accepted, during the last five years; and
- (d) the number of vacant reserved PhD seats for each category at the IITs, during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d) : IITs are autonomous institutes governed by the Institute of Technology Act, 1961 and the Statutes framed there under. IITs follow statutory provisions regarding reservation in admissions. In Ph.D programme, SC/ ST candidates are given relaxation in qualifying marks, application fees etc. during admission process. The year wise data of the number of applicants, applications accepted and number of seats vacant for General, SC, ST, OBC categories to PhD programmes at each of the IITs during the last five years is annexed.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) AND (d) OF THE REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI VINCENT H. PALA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, REGARDING 'Ph.D. PROGRAMME IN IITs'

| S.N o.   | Name of the IITs   | Academ ic Year   | No. of application received   | No. of application received   | No. of application received   | No. of application received   | No. of application accepted in Ph.D   | No. of application accepted in Ph.D   | No. of application accepted in Ph.D   | No. of application accepted in Ph.D   | No. of vacant PhD seats                                      | No. of vacant PhD seats                                      | No. of vacant PhD seats                                      | No. of vacant PhD seats                                      |
|----------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N o.   | Name of the IITs   | Academ ic Year   | Gener al                      | SC                            | ST                            | OBC                           | Gener al                              | SC                                    | ST                                    | OBC                                   | Gener al                                                     | SC                                                           | ST                                                           | OBC                                                          |
| 1        | IIT Bombay         | 2015-16          | 4520                          | 690                           | 139                           | 1399                          | 151                                   | 26                                    | 4                                     | 72                                    | 0                                                            | 18                                                           | 19                                                           | 11                                                           |
| 1        | IIT Bombay         | 2016-17          | 4758                          | 664                           | 119                           | 1512                          | 162                                   | 22                                    | 5                                     | 61                                    | 4                                                            | 27                                                           | 19                                                           | 29                                                           |
| 1        | IIT Bombay         | 2017-18          | 4257                          | 667                           | 109                           | 1346                          | 150                                   | 27                                    | 3                                     | 49                                    | 16                                                           | 22                                                           | 21                                                           | 41                                                           |
| 1        | IIT Bombay         | 2018-19          | 4510                          | 746                           | 128                           | 1494                          | 143                                   | 30                                    | 4                                     | 56                                    | 26                                                           | 18                                                           | 22                                                           | 35                                                           |
| 1        | IIT Bombay         | 2019-20          | 4587                          | 749                           | 154                           | 1625                          | 134                                   | 32                                    | 5                                     | 63                                    | 47                                                           | 22                                                           | 22                                                           | 34                                                           |
| 1        | IIT Bombay         | 2020-21          | 5512                          | 873                           | 181                           | 2083                          | 165                                   | 36                                    | 15                                    | 93                                    | 52                                                           | 28                                                           | 21                                                           | 21                                                           |
| 2        | IIT Delhi*         | 2015-16          | 1707                          | 258                           | 34                            | 580                           | 271                                   | 40                                    | 2                                     | 78                                    | 292                                                          | 128                                                          | 84                                                           | 225                                                          |
| 2        | IIT Delhi*         | 2016-17          | 5991                          | 1082                          | 159                           | 2259                          | 366                                   | 31                                    | 4                                     | 73                                    | 197                                                          | 137                                                          | 82                                                           | 230                                                          |
| 2        | IIT Delhi*         | 2017-18          | 8126                          | 1428                          | 236                           | 2918                          | 383                                   | 41                                    | 9                                     | 126                                   | 484                                                          | 212                                                          | 117                                                          | 330                                                          |
| 2        | IIT Delhi*         | 2018-19          | 9556                          | 1860                          | 357                           | 3398                          | 413                                   | 26                                    | 11                                    | 134                                   | 1144                                                         | 433                                                          | 219                                                          | 696                                                          |
| 2        | IIT Delhi*         | 2019-20          | 9646                          | 2051                          | 398                           | 3960                          | 489                                   | 30                                    | 14                                    | 139                                   | 1098                                                         | 488                                                          | 245                                                          | 787                                                          |
| 3        | IIT Kanpur         | 2015-16          | 2376                          | 409                           | 44                            | 942                           | 184                                   | 27                                    | 7                                     | 49                                    | 107                                                          | 70                                                           | 40                                                           | 103                                                          |
| 3        | IIT Kanpur         | 2016-17          | 3024                          | 507                           | 65                            | 1109                          | 280                                   | 30                                    | 1                                     | 74                                    | 95                                                           | 62                                                           | 42                                                           | 82                                                           |
| 3        | IIT Kanpur         | 2017-18          | 3086                          | 580                           | 71                            | 1220                          | 258                                   | 20                                    | 6                                     | 58                                    | 119                                                          | 70                                                           | 41                                                           | 95                                                           |
| 3        | IIT Kanpur         | 2018-19          | 3782                          | 708                           | 85                            | 1482                          | 277                                   | 31                                    | 4                                     | 83                                    | 99                                                           | 68                                                           | 44                                                           | 80                                                           |
| 3        | IIT Kanpur         |                  | 3763                          | 687                           | 102                           | 1660                          | 306                                   | 40                                    | 2                                     | 82                                    | 97                                                           | 70                                                           | 50                                                           | 100                                                          |
| 3        | IIT Kanpur         | 2019-20          |                               |                               |                               | 1681                          |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                                              |                                                              | 56                                                           |                                                              |
| 4        | IIT Kharagp ur     | 2020-21          | 5265                          | 937                           | 135                           |                               | 389                                   | 81                                    | 14                                    | 123                                   | 78                                                           | 60                                                           |                                                              | 88                                                           |
| 4        | IIT Kharagp ur     | 2015-16          | 4979                          | 1763                          | 937                           | 175                           | 387                                   | 58                                    | 6                                     | 89 111                                | There is no fixed sanctioned strength for admission of Ph.D. | There is no fixed sanctioned strength for admission of Ph.D. | There is no fixed sanctioned strength for admission of Ph.D. | There is no fixed sanctioned strength for admission of Ph.D. |
| 4        | IIT Kharagp ur     | 2016-17 2017-18  | 4656 3658                     | 1627                          | 896                           | 150                           | 354                                   | 70                                    | 16 14                                 |                                       | students.                                                    | students.                                                    | students.                                                    | students.                                                    |
| 4        | IIT Kharagp ur     | 2018-19          | 3903                          | 1258 1392                     | 798 844                       | 164 152                       | 391 402                               | 68 131                                | 84                                    | 121 17                                |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| 4        | IIT Kharagp ur     | 2019-20          | 3938                          | 1580                          | 884                           | 182                           | 442                                   | 106                                   | 15                                    | 166                                   |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| 4        | IIT Kharagp ur     | 2020-21          | 4710                          | 1995                          | 1057                          | 246                           | 534                                   | 88                                    | 21                                    | 202                                   |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| 5        | IIT Madras**       | 2015-16          | 13175                         | 866                           | 144                           | 3197                          | 310                                   | 26                                    | 4                                     | 116                                   | 0                                                            | 34                                                           | 26                                                           | 0                                                            |
| 5        | IIT Madras**       | 2016-17          | 11671                         | 1069                          | 177                           | 3399                          | 284                                   | 28                                    | 3                                     | 133                                   | 0                                                            | 32                                                           | 27                                                           | 0                                                            |
| 5        | IIT Madras**       | 2017-18          | 11841                         | 1465                          | 222                           | 4237                          | 312                                   | 31                                    | 5                                     | 155                                   | 0                                                            | 29                                                           | 25                                                           | 0                                                            |
| 5        | IIT Madras**       | 2018-19          | 8172                          | 1464                          | 252                           | 3779                          | 282                                   | 27                                    | 5                                     | 133                                   | 0                                                            | 33                                                           | 25                                                           | 0                                                            |
| 5        | IIT Madras**       | 2019-20          | 10136                         | 1657                          | 297                           | 4198                          | 300                                   | 56                                    | 7                                     | 138                                   | 0                                                            | 4                                                            | 23                                                           | 0                                                            |
| 5        | IIT Madras**       | 2020-21          | 4927                          | 876                           | 197                           | 2594                          | 332                                   | 54                                    | 6                                     | 130                                   | 0                                                            | 6                                                            | 24                                                           | 0                                                            |
| 6        | IIT                | 2015-16          | 5854                          | 1157                          | 381                           | 1824                          | 229                                   | 52                                    | 33                                    | 91                                    | 0                                                            | 13                                                           | 0                                                            | 25                                                           |
|          | Guwahat            | 2016-17          | 6026                          | 1120                          | 343                           | 2593                          | 244                                   | 49                                    | 24                                    | 68                                    | 0                                                            | 17                                                           | 10                                                           | 51                                                           |

|                  | 2017-18       | 5419          | 921           | 254           | 1865   | 209     | 48 21   | 82    | 12   |        | 18            | 13        | 37   |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------|---------|---------|-------|------|--------|---------------|-----------|------|
| 2018-19          | 4915          | 844           | 189           | 1511          | 228    | 40      | 25      | 82    | 0    | 26     |               | 9         | 37   |
| 2019-20          | 3661          | 757           | 310           | 1274          | 204    | 47      | 30      | 83    | 0    | 23     |               | 6         | 45   |
| 2020-21          | 4572          | 1091          | 396           | 2036          | 272    | 56      | 28      | 112   |      | 0      |               | 9         | 22   |
| 2015-16          | 3034          | 803           | 77            | 1479          | 107    | 32      | 3       | 60    | 135  | 2 48   | 89            |           | 94   |
| 2016-17          | 3361          | 698           | 116           | 1572          | 104    | 26      | 4       | 60    | 141  | 50     | 38            |           | 83   |
| 2017-18          | 3601          | 760           | 107           | 1783          | 152    | 35      | 9       | 85    |      | 239    | 97            | 110       | 135  |
| Roorkee 2018-19  | 6566          | 1327          | 210           | 3222          | 229    | 52      | 8       | 96    | 395  |        | 164           | 219       | 251  |
| 2019-20          | 6345          | 1544          | 245           | 3212          | 158    | 31      |         | 11    | 63   | 107    | 89            | 111       | 120  |
| 2020-21          | 6559          | 1659          | 311           | 3628          | 76     | 42      | 13      | 74    |      | 54     | 101           | 104       | 135  |
| 2015-16          | 2277          | 561           | 66            | 1296          | 254    | 81      | 10      | 168   | 32   | 15     |               | 6         | 29   |
| 2016-17          | 1960          | 427           | 76            | 1029          | 324    | 69      | 19      | 154   | 27   |        | 16            | 9         | 18   |
| 2017-18          | 2799          | 567           | 69            | 1561          | 391    | 121     | 12      | 248   | 15   |        | 17            | 7         | 22   |
| Varasnas 2018-19 | 2192          | 576           | 85            | 1357          | 363    | 93      | 13      | 210   | 21   | 10     |               | 9         | 20   |
| 2019-20          | 1791          | 497           | 73            | 1163          | 259    | 67      | 8       | 172   | 9    |        | 7             | 5         | 9    |
| 2020-21          | 2256          | 562           | 65            | 1511          | 145    | 51      | 4       | 94    | 1    |        | 2             | 2         | 5    |
| 2015-16          | 1241          | 151           | 7             | 315           | 48     | 2       | 0       | 11    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2016-17          | 1340          | 198           | 16            | 443           | 67     | 4       | 1       | 13    |      |        |               |           |      |
| Ropar 2017-18    | 2070          | 331           | 38            | 672           | 99     | 7       | 1       | 23    |      | Intake | is            | not fixed |      |
| 2018-19          | 2586          | 505           | 47            | 956           | 111    | 3       | 0       | 23    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2019-20          | 2608          | 524           | 71            | 1005          | 131    | 10      | 3       | 33    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2020-21 2015-16  | 2745          | 602 1178 219  | 105 19        | 1270 638      | 141    | 12 56 6 | 0 0     | 33 30 |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2016-17          | 1457          | 247           | 28            | 685           | 74     | 5       | 2       | 41    |      |        |               |           |      |
|                  |               |               |               |               |        |         |         |       |      |        | Intake is not |           |      |
| Patna 2017-18    | 1750          | 310           | 43            | 887           | 61     | 6       | 0       | 33    |      |        |               | fixed     |      |
| 2018-19          | 1565          | 304           | 44            | 991           | 84     | 8       | 2       | 48    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2019-20          | 1299          | 284           | 41            | 785           | 70     | 4       | 0       | 27    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2020-21          | 1759          | 412           | 71            | 1263          | 102    | 16      | 1       | 62    | 25   | 35     |               | 24        | 40   |
| 2015-16          | 2049          | 494           | 96            | 1083          | 37     | 9       | 1       | 24    | 0    | 0      | 0             |           | 0    |
| 2016-17          | 2234          | 544           | 119           | 1085          | 53     | 14      | 2       | 23    | 0    | 0      |               | 0         | 0    |
| Hyderab 2017-18  | 2479          | 621           | 132           | 1305          | 63     | 11      | 3       | 33    | 0    |        | 0             | 0         | 0    |
| 2018-19          | 2647          | 607           | 121           | 1464          | 33     | 8       | 0       | 22    | 0    |        | 0             | 0         | 0    |
| 2019-20          | 2080          | 474           | 121           | 1187          | 24     | 3       | 3       | 17    | 4    | 5      |               | 2         | 0    |
| 2020-21          | 4463          | 967           | 252           | 2526          | 65     | 19      | 5       | 31    | 4    | 3      |               | 5         | 4    |
| 2015-16          | 673           | 153           | 13            | 283           | 30     | 2       | 0       | 9     |      | Intake |               |           |      |
| 2016-17          | 505           | 82            | 8             | 188           | 11     | 3       | 0       | 6     |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2017-18          | 438           | 96            | 11            | 171           | 14     | 0       | 0       | 5     |      |        | is            | not fixed |      |
| Jodhpur 2018-19  | 587           | 129           | 21            | 309           | 29     | 3       | 0       | 14    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2019-20          | 930           | 187           | 42            | 491           | 98     | 9       | 4       | 26    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2020-21          | 3972          | 976           | 154           | 2907          | 97     |         | 2       | 58    |      |        |               |           |      |
| 2015-16          |               |               |               |               | 70     | 18 4    | 2       | 12    | 4    |        | 2             | 2         | 5    |
| Gandhin 2016-17  | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 52     | 0       | 0       | 7     | 28   | 1      |               | 0         | 4    |
| 2017-18          | 5425          | 943           | 156           | 2540          | 59     | 9       | 0       | 19    |      | 35     | 3             | 0         | 7    |

|    | 2018-19                                  | 4841                                     | 994                                      | 215 2396                                 | 88     | 3              | 2   | 19    | 33     | 3         | 0         | 12   |
|----|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|----------------|-----|-------|--------|-----------|-----------|------|
|    | 2019-20                                  | 4340 818                                 | 161                                      | 2145                                     | 112    | 7              | 2   | 19    | 43     | 0         | 1         | 5    |
|    | 2020-21                                  | 5435                                     | 1030 215                                 | 2614                                     | 94     | 11             | 0   | 19    | 74     | 5         | 1         | 18   |
|    | 2015-16                                  | 1780 394                                 | 51                                       | 693                                      | 719    | 204            | 24  | 332   | Intake |           |           |      |
|    | 2016-17                                  | 1780 361                                 | 52                                       | 763                                      | 708    | 225            | 23  | 367   |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2017-18                                  | 1928 394                                 | 92                                       | 711                                      | 786    | 160            | 35  | 356   |        |           |           |      |
| 14 | 2018-19                                  | 1820 414                                 | 61                                       | 880                                      | 737    | 189            | 32  | 406   |        | is        | not fixed |      |
|    | 2019-20                                  | 2038 468                                 | 96                                       | 989                                      | 810    | 203            | 45  | 447   |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2020-21                                  | 2429 517                                 | 121                                      | 1231                                     | 953    | 236            | 54  | 628   |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2016-17                                  | 1338 1322 236                            | 242 32 34                                | 631 643                                  | 102 63 | 6 8            | 0 1 | 30 25 |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2017-18                                  | 1512 259                                 | 37                                       | 669                                      | 88     | 13             | 3   | 31    |        |           |           |      |
| 15 | 2018-19                                  | 1714 367                                 | 77                                       | 928                                      | 83     | 13             | 2   | 42    |        | Intake is | not fixed |      |
|    | 2019-20                                  | 1487 302                                 | 71                                       | 1800                                     | 171    | 14             | 2   | 70    |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2020-21                                  | 2160 388                                 | 81                                       | 934                                      | 77     | 8              | 7   | 52    |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2015-16                                  | 815 140                                  | 30                                       | 342                                      | 46     | 2              | 0   | 16    |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2016-17                                  | 1677 318                                 | 52                                       | 748                                      | 59     | 7              | 0   | 16    |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2017-18                                  | 2086 387                                 | 62                                       | 860                                      | 49     | 3              | 0   | 11    |        | Intake is | not fixed |      |
| 16 | 2018-19                                  | 2292 433                                 | 60                                       | 1058                                     | 45     | 4              | 0   | 8     |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2019-20                                  | 1347 280                                 | 44                                       | 636                                      | 44     | 2              | 2   | 19    |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2020-21                                  | 3082 686                                 | 116                                      | 1597                                     | 44     | 3              | 2   | 21    |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2015-16                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        |                |     |       |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2016-17                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        | Not applicable |     |       |        |           |           |      |
| 17 | 2018-19                                  | 743 177                                  | 57                                       | 222                                      | 29     | 1              | 1   | 4     | 56     | 24        | 12        | 41   |
|    | 2019-20                                  | 460 110                                  | 25                                       | 113                                      | 23     | 0              | 0   | 1     | 129    | 45        | 23        | 80   |
|    | 2020-21                                  | 1257 328                                 | 79                                       | 529                                      | 40     | 4              | 0   | 9     | 170    | 58        | 31        | 103  |
|    | 2015-16                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        |                |     |       |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2016-17                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        | Not applicable |     |       |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2017-18                                  | 492 91                                   | 12                                       | 61                                       | 5      | 2              | 0   | 1     | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0    |
| 18 | 2018-19                                  | 495 106                                  | 18                                       | 304                                      | 14     | 2              | 0   | 13    | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0    |
|    | 2019-20                                  | 510 122                                  | 23                                       | 347                                      | 14     | 1              | 0   | 5     | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0    |
|    | 2020-21                                  | 445 94                                   | 19                                       | 295                                      | 17     | 3              | 1   | 5     | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0    |
|    | 2015-16                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        |                |     |       |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2016-17                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        | Not applicable |     |       |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2018-19                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        |                |     |       |        |           |           |      |
| 19 | 929                                      | 239                                      | 35                                       | 485                                      | 18     | 0              | 0   | 8     | 4      | 6         | 2         | 2    |
|    | 2019-20 843                              | 282                                      | 47                                       | 460                                      | 28     | 2              | 0   | 13    | 10     | 9         | 6         | 7    |
|    | 2020-21                                  | 1431 499                                 | 86                                       | 642                                      | 14     | 9              | 1   | 8     | 10     | 7         | 9         | 10   |
|    | 2015-16                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        | Not applicable |     |       |        |           |           |      |
|    | 2016-17                                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |        |                |     |       |        |           |           |      |
| 20 | 2017-18                                  | Category wise data not available         | Category wise data not available         | Category wise data not available         | 22     | 0              | 0   | 6     | 0      | 7         | 3         | 0    |
|    | 2018-19 Category wise data not available | 2018-19 Category wise data not available | 2018-19 Category wise data not available | 2018-19 Category wise data not available | 8      | 0              | 0   | 8     | 0      | 3         | 2         | 0    |

|                   | 2019-20      | Category wise data not available   | Category wise data not available   | Category wise data not available   | Category wise data not available   | 42             | 2              | 0              | 18             | 0              | 13             | 6              | 5              |
|-------------------|--------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                   | 2020-21      | 1805                               | 342                                | 0                                  | 1345                               | 30             | 1              | 0              | 11             | 0              | 9              | 5              | 6              |
|                   | 2015-16      |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                |                |                |                |                |                |                |                |
|                   | 2016-17      | Not applicable                     | Not applicable                     | Not applicable                     | Not applicable                     | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| IIT               | 2017-18      | 1220                               | 451 95                             |                                    | 956                                | 6              | 3              | 0              | 6              |                |                |                |                |
| Tirupati          | 2018-19      | 1400 424                           | 101                                | 978                                |                                    | 43             | 3              | 0              | 10             |                |                |                |                |
|                   | 2019-20 1621 | 547                                | 135                                |                                    | 1217                               | 41             | 2              | 0              | 20             | Intake is not  | Intake is not  | fixed          | Intake is not  |
|                   | 2020-21      | 1402 416                           | 93                                 |                                    | 962                                | 55             | 2              | 2              | 29             |                |                |                |                |
| IIT Dharwad       |              |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                |                |                |                |                |                |                |                |
| IIT Dharwad       | 2016-17      | Not applicable                     | Not applicable                     | Not applicable                     | Not applicable                     | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
|                   | 2017-18 16   | 0                                  | 0                                  | 5                                  | 16                                 | 0              |                | 0              | 5              | 6              | 2              | 1              | 4              |
|                   | 2018-19      | 553 64                             | 16                                 | 318                                | 522                                | 56             |                | 14             | 298            | 16             | 6              | 3              | 10             |
|                   | 2019-20 719  | 78                                 | 14                                 | 348                                | 679                                | 75             |                | 13             | 328            | 20             | 10             | 5              | 15             |
|                   | 2020-21      | 890 85                             | 20                                 | 377                                |                                    | 838            | 77             | 17             | 342            | 49             | 14             | 7              | 26             |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | 2015-16      | 1357                               | 266                                | 63                                 | 504                                | 132            | 43             | 16             | 89             | 26             | 4              | 7              | 0              |
|                   | 2016-17      | 1052                               | 216 83                             |                                    | 580                                | 117            | 32             | 11             | 67             | 23             | 6              | 3              | 9              |
|                   | 2017-18      | 880                                | 169                                | 67                                 | 309                                | 139            | 35             | 8              | 69             | 14             | 1              | 0              | 3              |
|                   | 2018-19      | 831                                | 155                                | 53                                 | 356                                | 74             | 22             | 5              | 43             | 5              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
|                   | 2019-20      | 521                                | 153                                | 28                                 | 323                                | 71             | 31             | 3              | 58             | 8              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
|                   | 2020-21      | 590                                | 194                                | 36                                 | 407                                | 72             | 33             | 11             | 55             | 23             | 1              | 4              | 16             |

* For 2015-16, the application data is available only for 2nd semester. The seats in PhD Programme are sanctioned on the basis of faculty strength and these constitute a common pool of sanctioned PhD seats. The seats are NOT on Annual intake. Neither a new batch of seats is announced every year. Similarly, PhD graduations also happen round the year and these add to vacancies, while existing vacancies are filled up as new students are admitted.

** For 2020-21, data is for July 2020 admissions