Doctoral Research Output in Social Sciences in India during 2010-2014 : A Study

Abstract

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Presents a trend of doctoral research activities undertaken in social sciences across the institutes of higher learning in India. The study is based on the secondary data compiled from the bibliography of doctoral dissertations, </span><span>published on an annual basis by the Association of Indian Universities in India, in the field of social sciences during </span><span>2010-2014. The study revealed that in all, 5788 doctoral degrees were awarded across 171 institutes of Higher Learning in India in as many as 17 different social science subject disciplines, with an average of 340.47 doctoral </span><span>degrees in each subject field. On an average, each individual, institution has awarded 33.84 doctoral degrees. </span><span>Education, commerce and economics are the three leading subject disciplines, in which maximum doctoral degrees were awarded, while as Tourism stands at the bottom. Similarly, at the state level, the maximum doctoral degrees were awarded from Gujarat, which is followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, while as at institutional level; Dr B.R. Amedkar Marathwada University, Jawaharlal University and Maharishi Dayanand University are the three leading institutes across the country, which awarded the maximum number of doctoral degrees. </span></p></div></div></div>