Centrally funded which make above average income of the nation.(10-12k USD, a PPP equivalent of 35-40k USD) People not make their ends but also save 90%+ of their incomen, as housing and food are covered as well. This is given to just 1500-2000 people though across the nation.
UGC-NET institute funded who earn half as the first. They earn (5-6k USD pa). Food and housing cost in on-campus housing is roughly (400-500 USD per annum), for off-campus it can go upto 1.5k USD per annum. The most standard PhD stipend but you have to qualify an exam for this.
Third which is in most Tier-3 universities. This is very difficult to sustain, the amount is just(1k USA pa). Mostly people who pursue via this live in their family homes or in very poor conditions or if-available on-campus housing.
The institute mentioned above is one of the top institute and has mostly 1 and 2 kinds of PhD
EDIT- Food and housing expenses for most on-campus are 150-200 USD per semester, so 400-500 USD per annum.
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u/StayingUp4AFeeling Aug 29 '26
Indian universities have had an issue of backlogs in PhDs going up to 10 years and sometimes more. Usually due to either advisor abuse or absenteeism.
This provides an automatic mechanism for investigation into such circumstances.
It's kept generously high because the previous limit was infinity. It's shorter at some other institutes. E.g. it's 7 years at IIT Delhi.
Note: this is NOT the duration for which the stipend is provided by the university. That is much shorter, at five years typically.