Top PhD Colleges in India 2025

India is home to some of the best Ph.D colleges which offer the degree in various disciplines such as management, science, arts and humanities, engineering, information technology etc. Ph.D is one of the most versatile courses and there are different streams that you can look at while planning to attain a Ph.D. degree. To get into one of the top Ph.D colleges in India, one has to appear in different Ph.D entrance exams which are course/ field specific. Given below is the detailed information about top PhD colleges in India, fee structure, eligibility and other important information.

The PhD colleges in India are approved either by AICTE, UGC or NAAC. The admission process may vary from college to college. Some of the popular Ph.D colleges in India are IITs, IIMs, Delhi University, and private universities like O.P. Jindal Global University, Amity University, Lovely Professional University and others. Apart from Ph.D courses, these colleges offer UG, PG, diploma and M.Phil courses as well. For PhD admissions in India, you can appear in entrance exams such as UGC NET, JRF, GATE, etc. The requirement for appearing in an entrance exam will depend upon the field or stream of PhD study and choice of the college. Most of the PhD colleges in India offer hostel facility for both male and female students as the completion of the entire research may take years. Apart from regular PhD courses, many universities in India also offer part-time PhD courses which can be pursued alongside taking up industry jobs.

The students can opt for them as per their convenience. There are many job profiles available for scholars after completing their PhD course or fellowship. From professors to research scientists, there are many career options available for PhD degree holders. The number of seats for each course and the selection criteria is also given in detail in the respective colleges listed below. The best PhD colleges in India assure great placement opportunities for the students.Go through the details to find out the facilities each campus offers.

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Anna University

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4.5
(225 Reviews)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
University
#20 NIRF

30,000 - 87,500 Fees
6.93 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Main Exams
...+6 TANCET , GATE , NIMCET , CAT , XAT , NATA

Shortlisted by 4500+ students

NACC

Chitkara University

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4.0
(44 Reviews)
Patiala, Punjab
Private

55,000 - 8,00,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+8 AICTE , PCI , AIU , NCTE , INC , DSIR , NAAC , COA
UCEED Exams
...+6 JEE Main , NATA , CAT , XAT , SAT , CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 2430+ students

Sandip University

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4.4
(73 Reviews)
Nashik, Maharashtra
Private

7,000 - 2,55,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+4 AICTE , BCI , AIU , NCTE
3 Lacs Avg Package
SU JEE Exams
...+6 CIPET JEE , JEE Main , SLAT , GATE , XAT , CLAT

Shortlisted by 98927+ students

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

1,77,000 - 2,00,000 Fees
INI CET Exams

Shortlisted by 14+ students

IIT Indore

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4.5
(2 Reviews)
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Government
#33 NIRF

74,000 - 8,00,000 Fees
MHRD Accredition
25.4 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Advanced Exams
...+6 CSIR , JEE Main , JEST , GATE , IIT JAM , UGC

Shortlisted by 724+ students

GBPUAT Pantnagar

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4.0
(5 Reviews)
Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
Public

19,005 - 3,25,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+2 AICTE , ICAR
Pantnagar University Entrance Exam Exams
...+6 UKSEE , CMAT , JEE Main , UK 12th , GATE , CAT

Shortlisted by 1282+ students

IIT BHU

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4.7
(16 Reviews)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Government
#30 NIRF

20,000 - 10,63,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+1 AICTE
JEE Advanced Exams
...+6 CSIR , JEE Main , NATA , GATE , JEST , IIT JAM

Shortlisted by 1791+ students

NACC

SOA Bhubaneswar

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4.3
(42 Reviews)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Deemed to be University
#24 NIRF

35,000 - 25,00,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+7 AICTE , NBA , NABL , NABH , ICAR , NAAC , ABET
JEE Main Exams
...+6 GATE , XAT , OJEE , NEET MDS , NEET PG , CLAT

Shortlisted by 1874+ students

NACC

MCOPS Manipal

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5.0
(1 Reviews)
Manipal, Karnataka
University

3,92,000 - 9,10,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+3 PCI , NAAC , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
NEET Exams
...+1 MET

Shortlisted by 431+ students

NIT Rourkela

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4.4
(14 Reviews)
Rourkela, Odisha
Public
#34 NIRF

11,000 - 6,25,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+2 AICTE , NBA
12.9 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Advanced Exams
...+6 CCMN , CCMT , JEE Main , UGC NET , GATE , IIT JAM

Shortlisted by 580+ students

NACC

Sharda University

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4.7
(104 Reviews)
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Private
#101-150 NIRF

30,000 - 25,40,649 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+4 NBA , NABL , NABH , NAAC
CAT Exams
...+5 CUET , NEET PG , UP 12th , SAAT , CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 115819+ students

NACC

GNLU Gandhinagar

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4.5
(2 Reviews)
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Public

15,000 - 6,00,000 Fees
BCI Accredition
...+1 NAAC
CMAT Exams
...+6 NET , UGC NET , CAT , XAT , GMAT , NMAT

Shortlisted by 712+ students

NACC

NMIMS Mumbai

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4.2
(134 Reviews)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Private Unaided
#84 NIRF

26,000 - 12,50,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+3 NBA , NAAC , AICTE
26.6 Lacs Avg Package
GATE Exams
...+6 MH CET LAW , NEET , NMAT by GMAC , CLAT , NMAT , NMIMS NPAT

Shortlisted by 16042+ students

IIT Gandhinagar

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4.8
(4 Reviews)
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Government
#29 NIRF

4,000 - 8,00,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+2 Ministry of HRD , Govt. of India
19.6 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Main Exams
...+3 GATE , IIT JAM , JEE Advanced

Shortlisted by 1140+ students

Government Medical College (GMC , Thiruvananthapuram) , Thiruvananthapuram

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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Government

17,370 - 1,60,350 Fees
NEET Exams

Shortlisted by 394+ students

NACC

Thapar University

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4.5
(15 Reviews)
Patiala, Punjab
Private
#43 NIRF

42,200 - 18,20,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+1 NAAC
7 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Main Exams
...+6 GATE , CAT , XAT , GMAT , NEET , CMAT

Shortlisted by 793+ students

NIT Warangal

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4.2
(18 Reviews)
Warangal, Telangana
Government
#53 NIRF

10,100 - 5,00,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+2 AICTE , NBA
17.3 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Advanced Exams
...+6 CSIR NET , CCMN , CCMT , JEE Main , UGC NET , TS EAMCET

Shortlisted by 1421+ students

Al-Falah University (AFP), Faridabad

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5.0
(1 Reviews)
Faridabad, Haryana
Private

40,000 - 1,14,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
HBSE 10th Exams
...+4 HBSE 12th , CBSE 10th , GMAT , CBSE 12th

Shortlisted by 632+ students

Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali

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4.0
(33 Reviews)
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Private

44,340 - 95,400 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+1 AICTE, Directorate of Technical Education
5 Lacs Avg Package
CMAT Exams

Shortlisted by 14849+ students

NACC

IIT Ropar

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4.5
(8 Reviews)
Ropar, Punjab
Government
#48 NIRF

6,000 - 2,00,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+1 NAAC
21 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Advanced Exams
...+6 CSIR NET , COAP , JEE Main , JEST , IIT JAM , UGC NET

Shortlisted by 371+ students

IIM Udaipur

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5.0
(4 Reviews)
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Government

11,19,307 - 22,65,000 Fees
AACSB Accredition
...+1 MHRD
13 Lacs Avg Package
CAT Exams

Shortlisted by 220+ students

NACC

ITM University Gwalior

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4.4
(29 Reviews)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Government Aided

20,000 - 9,00,000 Fees
UGC Accredition
...+7 AICTE , BCI , AIU , NCTE , INC , NAAC , COA
4 Lacs Avg Package
BITSAT Exams
...+6 NIPER JEE , JEE Main , NATA , GATE , NIMCET , XAT

Shortlisted by 4768+ students

NACC

NIT Calicut

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4.3
(9 Reviews)
Calicut, Kerala
Government
#54 NIRF

30,000 - 5,00,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+1 NAAC
13.8 Lacs Avg Package
JEE Advanced Exams
...+6 CCMN , CCMT , JEE Main , UGC NET , GATE , CAT

Shortlisted by 621+ students

Swarrnim Startup And Innovation University

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4.2
(4 Reviews)
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Private

30,000 - 7,61,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+2 AIU , INC
4.5 Lacs Avg Package
GSEB 10th Exams
...+6 ACPC Admission , CBSE 10th , GSEB 12th , CMAT , JEE Main , NATA

Shortlisted by 41188+ students

ICT Mumbai

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4.8
(16 Reviews)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Private
#56 NIRF

41,250 - 3,48,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
CSIR-UGC Exams
...+6 JEE Main , GATE , UGC , NEET , MHT-CET , GPAT

Shortlisted by 1823+ students

Kerala Agricultural University

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4.5
(2 Reviews)
Thrissur, Kerala
State University

ICAR Accredition
...+1 UGC

Shortlisted by 108+ students

NACC

BBAU Lucknow

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4.2
(76 Reviews)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Private Aided
#58 NIRF

3,000 - 1,20,000 Fees
NAAC Accredition
...+1 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
CUET PG Exams
...+1 CUET

Shortlisted by 1558+ students

NACC

BITS Pilani

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4.7
(10 Reviews)
Pilani, Rajasthan
Private
#23 NIRF

10,100 - 19,94,000 Fees
AICTE Accredition
...+2 NAAC , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
30.4 Lacs Avg Package
BITSAT Exams
...+6 BITS HD , CSIR , JEE Main , JEST , CAT , GATE

Shortlisted by 2974+ students

IIM Kashipur

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Kashipur, Uttarakhand
Government

6,60,000 - 34,60,000 Fees
AMBA Accredition
...+3 AACSB , EQUIS , MHRD
13.8 Lacs Avg Package
UGC NET Exams
...+3 CAT , GMAT , XAT

Shortlisted by 97+ students

DCJ Pune

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4.0
(1 Reviews)
Pune, Maharashtra
Public

8,500 - 18,500 Fees
UGC Accredition

Shortlisted by 183+ students

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