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How Indias research ambitions rest on scholars who can barely survive

PhD enrollment in India rose from about 203,000 in 2019-20 to 344,000 in 2023-24, according to the but theUGC awards the Junior Research Fellowship for only about 11,750 slots a year. Those left out live on far smaller stipends or none at all.

23 Oct 2026 12:00 pm