R&D Statistics And Indicators 2019-20

• 03 Jul 2020

• 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.