"Basic Research & Higher Education System." [power-point presentation ]

by

Y.S.RAJAN

Principal Adviser, CII

(views personal)

                  

To be Delivered at the 

CII National Summit on Quality in Education

16-17 November 2006, Bangalore

 

SOME MACRO STATISTICCS

 

PERCENTAGE SHARE OF NATIONAL 

S&T EXPENDITURE 2002-2003

 

Applied Research41.7%

Experimental Dev.34.0%

Basic Research17.8%

Other Activities6.5%

 

Courtesy : R&D Statistics, DST, September 2006

 

National R&D Expenditure

 

1998 - 99 Rs.12473.17 Crores

2002 - 03 Rs.18000.16 Crores

2004 - 05 Rs.21639.58 Crores (estimate)

(DST : Sept.2006)

2006 - 07 Budget estimates for major 

Central Govt. agencies DRDO

Rs 29,600 crores (derived by YSR)

(S&T) Researchers per million people for selected countries (1996-2002)  DST September 2006

Total Researchers

Argentina  715  26455

Australia3446  68920

Brazil  324  55728

Canada3487108097

China  633805176

 

  Total Researchers

Finland7431  37155

Germany3222264204

India  110115936*

Japan5085645795

Korea2979140013 Singapore4352  17408

UK2691158769

USA4526       1289910

*includes 22,100 researchers employed in Higher Education

 Doctorate Degrees Awarded Faculty-wise

2002-03 (DST September 2006)

Science & Technology(A)

Faculty 2002-2003

Science4497

Engg./Technology 779

Medicine  243

Agriculture1042

Veterinary Science  153

                                 Total A 6714

 

Other Disciplines(B)

Faculty 2002-2003

Arts5034

Commerce  857

Education  554

Law  138

Others  436

Total  B 7019

Total  A+B  = 13733

 

 ESTIMATED STOCK OF S&T PERSONNEL

                                                                       (thousands)

(DST SEPTEMBER 2006) 

Stock of S&T personnel at the beginning of year

Category        1991    2001   2006

Engg. Degree Holders    519.6 1024.4

Engg. Diploma Holders   859.3 1531.7

Medical Graduates 310.3   415.9

Agri. Graduates         168.4   238.6

 ESTIMATED STOCK OF S&T PERSONNEL

(thousands)

(DST SEPTEMBER 2006) 

Stock of S&T personnel at the beginning of year

Category199120012006

Veterinary Graduates          34.4   46.7

Science Graduates 2430.3   4024.9

Science Post Graduates  482.0  805.0

TOTAL         4804.3 9785                      (projected by YSR) 

Average Rate of Growth about 4%

 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (? !)

SO MUCH FOR STATISTICS

      What do we learn ?

Bulk of /S&T funds in India only by Govt.     (very little for Humanities/Social Sciences)

Of the Govt. funds in S&T mostly it goes to major laboratories

   Industries about 25% of national expenditure is in-house - units.

So what about Higher Educational Sector ?

 

Researchers in Higher Educational Sector is very low - that too crowded in IIT’s, IISc & a few other select Central Universities.

Naturally low Ph.D. out turn

   Also many questions as to what they are.

Solutions :

TIFAC - REACH

Industry Role

Academia Role

 

BASIC RESEARCH

 

What is it ?

Academic Perception

Industry perception

 

NEED FOR BRIDGING PERCEPTIONAL DIVIDE

QUALITY INSTITUTIONS          EYES

OF PERCEPTIVE AND DISCERNING

OBSERVER  (TIFAC - CORE Experience)

 

HUMANITIES

CRUCIAL FOR KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Languages       Basic for cognitional foundation

Knowledge about people, culture - Winning Minds therefore markets

Traditional Knowledge bases - New Gold Mines

Continuing Education - Making it interesting

Many more for those who seek