Doctorate Degree Awarded in Major Science/Engineering Fields in India (1996-1997 to 2000-2001) | |||||
(Number) | |||||
Field | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 |
Science (Total ) | 4751 (94.1) | 5065 (86.3) | 4998 (87.8) | 8539 (92.2) | 8392 (91.9) |
Natural Sciences | 3498 (69.3) | 3894 (64.4) | 3896 (68.4) | 3885 (41.9) | 3734 (40.9) |
Medicine | 133 (2.6) | 200 (3.1) | 195 (3.4) | 228 (2.5) | 217 (2.4) |
Agricultural Sciences | 1120 (22.2) | 971 (18.8) | 907 (15.9) | 4426 (47.8) | 4441 (48.6) |
Engineering (Total) | 298 (5.9) | 629 (13.7) | 696 (12.2) | 723 (7.8) | 739 (8.1) |
Science and Engineering (Total) | 5049 (100) | 5694 (100) | 5694 (100) | 9262 (100) | 9131 (100) |