R&D Statistics And Indicators 2019-20

The R&D Statistics and Indicators 2019-20 is based on the national S&T survey 2018.
It has been brought out by the National Science and Technology Management Information (NSTMIS), Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Major Findings

India’s gross expenditure in R&D has tripled between 2008 & 2018.
Women participation in extramural R&D projects has increased significantly to 24% in 2016-17 from 13% in 2000-01 due to various initiatives undertaken by the Government in S&T sector.
Number of researchers per million population in India has increased to 255 in 2017 from 218 in 2015 and 110 in 2000.
India occupies 3rd rank in terms of number of Ph. D.’s awarded in Science and Engineering (S&E) after USA (39,710 in 2016) and China (34,440 in 2015).
During 2018, India was ranked at 3rd, 5th and 9th in scientific publication output as per the NSF, SCOPUS and SCI database respectively.
India is ranked at 9th position in terms of Resident Patent Filing activity in the world.
According to WIPO, India’s Patent Office stands at the 7th position among the top 10 Patent Filing Offices in the world.