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60% of Indian Faculty Hold PhDs, Mostly in Top 100 Institutions

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By Nishi
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60% of Indian Faculty Hold PhDs, Mostly in Top 100 InstitutionsSaralnama

2.03 lakh Indian faculty members have PhDs, says the NIRF 2025 ranking report released. This is 60% of total faculty. But most PhD holders work in the top 100 institutions. Other schools have fewer doctoral degree teachers. In the top 100 schools, PhD faculty range from 64% in colleges to 94% in management institutes. In other schools, it's 31% for pharmacy to 69% for universities. The report notes this gap hurts teaching quality. It also shows 34% of faculty have up to 8 years experience, 30% have 8-15 years, and 36% have over 15 years. (Updated 4 Sep 2025, 22:10 IST; source: link)

Key Points

  • 2.03 lakh Indian faculty members have PhDs, says the NIRF 2025 ranking report released
  • This is 60% of total faculty
  • But most PhD holders work in the top 100 institutions