IIT Delhi Shatters Records: 2259 PhDs in 5 Years, Surpassing 33-Year Total
IIT Delhi Shatters Records: 2259 PhDs in 5 Years, Surpassing 33-Year Total
- •IIT Delhi awarded 2,259 PhD degrees between 2020-2025, nearly matching the 2,281 PhDs from 1966-1999 (33 years).
- •This figure is almost equal to the 2,376 PhDs awarded in the entire decade from 2010-2019.
- •Key reasons for the surge include increased financial assistance (fellowships) for PhD students and national schemes like PMRF.
- •Improved research facilities, modern laboratories, and high-performance computing at the Central Research Facility contributed to the growth.
- •Collaborations with foreign universities like the University of Queensland and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University have boosted research standards.