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India workforce and qualifications by the numbers
Official figures for Indian Army officers, police, doctors, nurses, engineering graduates and degree holders, with source dates and definitions.
Read the measure beside each figure. In-post personnel are counted at a date, professional registrations are an administrative record, and course pass-outs count a year’s completions.
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| Topic | Published measure |
|---|---|
| Indian Army officers | The Indian Army had 42,095 officers in post against 50,538 authorised positions on 1 July 2024, according to the parliamentary defence committee. |
| Police personnel in India | State and UT police forces reported 21,41,305 personnel in post against 27,22,669 sanctioned positions on 1 January 2023. |
| Registered doctors in India | The Health Ministry reported 15,35,155 registered allopathic doctors and 7,51,768 registered AYUSH practitioners on 24 July 2026. |
| Registered nurses in India | The Health Ministry reported about 42.94 lakh registered nursing personnel at 31 March 2025. |
| Engineering qualifications in India | Census 2011 counted 73,12,459 people aged 15+ with a degree-level engineering or technology qualification. AISHE counted 8,33,808 UG engineering pass-outs in 2023–24. |
| Degree holders in India | Census 2011 counted 6.83 crore graduate-and-above residents aged 15+. PLFS 2025 estimates about 14.1% of the same age group had a degree or higher qualification. |