Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme was approved by the Government in 2014 to enhance the number of PhDs in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sectors. The scheme had the objective to promote high-end research in ICT & produce doctoral & post-doctoral researchers and to improve global ranking in innovation index and PhD output for ESDM & IT/ITES.