The World Record of ‘oldest to earn doctorate’ has been achieved by Dr. Surajmal Jain Bobra (83 years 7 months) from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

On Jan 05, 2017; The Open International University for Complementary Medicine, Colombo has awarded the degree of PhD to Dr. Jain at the age of 83 years 7 months.

Previous world records:

The World Record of ‘oldest to earn doctorate’ was achieved by Dr. James Wynne from Bellingham, Washington. Dr. kyler has earned the Doctorate at the age of Eighty One years Two months (81Y: 02M).

The World Record of ‘oldest to earn doctorate’ was achieved by Dr. Dhan Kumar Jain from Surat, Gujarat, India. Dr. Dhan Kumar Jain has earned the Doctorate of Philosophy at the age of Eighty years Eight months(80Y: 08M). The topic of the thesis was ‘modern interpretation of pandit todarmal’s mathematical formulae on ancient jain karma theory’.

The World Record of ‘oldest to earn doctorate’ was achieved by Dr. Pukhraj Bafna from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Dr. Bafna has earned the Doctorate of Philosophy at the age of Sixty Three (63) years. Jain Vishwa Bharti University, Rajasthan, India has awarded the degree on the topic ‘Efficacy of Yoga Preksha Meditation on Children’s and Adolescent Asthma’.

The World Record of ‘oldest to earn doctorate’ was achieved by Dr. Kyler schoenrock from portland, oregon. Dr. kyler has earned the Doctorate at the age of 61 Year 04 months.