Current Status of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) in Shodhganga by State Universities in West Bengal

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the status of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs), from state universities in West Bengal. These ETDs are stored in an open-access repository called Shodhganga, which is hosted and maintained by INFLIBNET. There are currently 37 state universities in West Bengal, out of which 20 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with INFLIBNET. However, only 17 of these universities have submitted their ETDs to the repository. Among them, the University of Calcutta leads with the 13850 number of ETDs. Jadavpur University and the University of Kalyani both deposited 3575 and 2837 ETDs, respectively, securing second and third place. The State University of West Bengal's ETDs were also evaluated for their contributions on a departmental and linguistic level. The University of Calcutta's Department of Science had the most contributions (2230 ETDs), while English was the most popular language for ETDs at Shodhganga.