Lok Sabha Question No. 3186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Beneficiaries under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme Phase 2
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION. NO. 3186

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.03.2025

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER VISVESVARAYA PHD SCHEME PHASE 2

## 3186. SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of beneficiaries under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme Phase 2, Statewise especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh till date;
- (b) the proposals received and sanctioned from the eligible institutions in the State of Andhra Pradesh for allocation of PhD seats, district-wise;
- (c) the budget allocated to the State of Andhra Pradesh under the Phase 2 to set up PhD seats in the sanctioned institutes during the last five years; and
- (d) whether the Government is tracking the progress of the beneficiaries who have availed the benefits of scheme after the completion of their studies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) and (d): Skill  and  talent  are  significant  contributors  to  the  success  of  government vision of India Techade. Government is focused on building capacity and capabilities for the entire  tech  sector  including  emerging  areas  such  as  semiconductor,  AI,  High  Performance Computing, Electronics Systems etc.

The  Visvesvaraya  PhD  Scheme  is  an  important  part  of  this  ecosystem.  The  scheme  was initiated  by  the  Government  to  enhance  the  number  of  PhDs  in  the  country  to  compete globally in the knowledge intensive sectors of Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM)  and  IT/IT  Enabled  Services  (IT/ITES).  Under  the  scheme,  financial  support  is provided  to  PhD  scholars  to  undertake  research  and  technology  development  in  emerging technology  areas.  The  scheme  also  provides  support  to  research  institutions  to  create sophisticated R&D infrastructure.

Visvesvaraya PhD scheme was initiated in the year 2014. Under the phase-1 of the scheme 931 students have completed their PhD.

The  phase-2  of  the  scheme  was  initiated  in  the  year  2021  with  an  objective  of  creating additional 1150 PhDs in ESDM and IT/ITES sectors. Under the phase-2 of scheme, 519 Fulltime and 47 Part-time PhD candidates (beneficiaries) have been enrolled at 99 institutions till date, across the country. The details of the state-wise enrollment are at Annexure-I.

Under the phase-2 of scheme, proposals for 83 Full-Time and 38 Part-Time PhD seats were received from the 4 institutions in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Till date, 21 Full-Time PhD seats and 4 Part-Time PhD seats have been allotted to the institutions in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The details are at Annexure-II. On these allocated seats, 14 Full-time and 4 PartTime PhD candidates (beneficiaries) have been enrolled in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Visvesvaraya  PhD  Scheme  is  an  institutional  scheme  where  funds  are  released  to  the academic institutions across the country. A total budget of ₹ 736.40 lakhs is allocated to the institutions in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme Phase-2.

The  progress  of  the  research  work  of  the  PhD  candidates  is  monitored  during  their  PhD persuasion  period  through  research  workshops.  During  these  workshops,  academic  experts evaluate, review and mentor the PhD candidates.

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## State-wise beneficiaries under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme Phase 2

| S.N.   | State/UT          |   Full-Time PhD seat Beneficiaries |   Part-Time PhD seat Beneficiaries |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 14 |                                  4 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 10 |                                  0 |
| 3      | Assam             |                                 17 |                                  0 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                                  8 |                                  2 |
| 5      | Chandigarh        |                                  7 |                                  0 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |                                 10 |                                  0 |
| 7      | Delhi             |                                 42 |                                  6 |
| 8      | Goa               |                                  6 |                                  0 |
| 9      | Gujarat           |                                 21 |                                  1 |
| 10     | Haryana           |                                 16 |                                  5 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 11 |                                  2 |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                 14 |                                  1 |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |                                 11 |                                  3 |
| 14     | Karnataka         |                                 27 |                                  1 |
| 15     | Kerala            |                                 25 |                                  3 |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 37 |                                  2 |
| 17     | Maharashtra       |                                 15 |                                  1 |
| 18     | Manipur           |                                  8 |                                  0 |
| 19     | Meghalaya         |                                  9 |                                  0 |
| 20     | Mizoram           |                                  4 |                                  0 |
| 21     | Odisha            |                                 20 |                                  0 |
| 22     | Puducherry        |                                 10 |                                  2 |
| 23     | Punjab            |                                 36 |                                  0 |
| 24     | Rajasthan         |                                 21 |                                  1 |
| 25     | Sikkim            |                                  1 |                                  0 |
| 26     | Tamil Nadu        |                                 38 |                                  6 |
| 27     | Telangana         |                                 14 |                                  1 |
| 28     | Tripura           |                                  5 |                                  0 |
| 29     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 29 |                                  1 |
| 30     | Uttarakhand       |                                 10 |                                  1 |
| 31     | West Bengal       |                                 23 |                                  4 |
|        | Total             |                                519 |                                 47 |

Annexure II

| S.N.   | Name of institutions from where the proposals received                       |   Full Time PhD seats requested |   Full Time PhD seats allocated |   Part Time PhD seats requested |   Part Time PhD seats allocated |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      | Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool |                              30 |                              11 |                              25 |                               2 |
| 2      | National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, West Godavari              |                              15 |                               5 |                               3 |                               2 |
| 3      | Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam                      |                              35 |                               2 |                              10 |                               0 |
| 4      | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Tirupati           |                               3 |                               3 |                               0 |                               0 |
|        | Total                                                                        |                              83 |                              21 |                              38 |                               4 |

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