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Disha Stars lists 142 institutions listed for PhD in India, all with verified Disha profiles. Of these, 86 are government, 33 private and 23 deemed. 58 are ranked in NIRF 2025. Register data as of 6 October 2026, mostly from AISHE, UGC and AICTE 2025-26. A listing in AISHE is not a recognition, so each row names the regulator lists it appears in.
- Institutions
- 142
- Verified profiles
- 142
- Government
- 86
- NIRF 2025 ranked
- 58
Top 10 on this list
| Institution | Place | Management | NIRF 2025 | Registers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute Verified profile | New Delhi | Deemed | Agriculture 1 | AISHE listed, UGC listed |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Verified profile | Chennai | Government | Overall 1 | AISHE listed |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science Verified profile | Pilani | Deemed | Pharmacy 2 | AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore) Verified profile | Bengaluru | Government | Management 2 | AISHE listed |
| NALSAR University of Law Verified profile | Hyderabad | Government | Law 3 | AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed |
| Panjab University Verified profile | Chandigarh | Government | Pharmacy 3 | AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) Verified profile | Kharagpur | Government | Engineering 5 | AISHE listed |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute Verified profile | Izatnagar | Deemed | Agriculture 5 | UGC listed |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) Verified profile | Kandi | Government | Engineering 7 | AISHE listed |
| Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology Verified profile | Srinagar | Government | Agriculture 7 | AISHE listed, UGC listed |
Which are the government PhD colleges in India?
86 on this list have government management, as the register or the verified profile states it. The first 10 in list order:
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Chennai
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), Bengaluru
- NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), Kandi
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Srinagar
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
- Indian Institute of Technology BHU (IIT BHU), Varanasi
Which PhD colleges in India are ranked in NIRF 2025?
58 appear in the official India Rankings 2025 (NIRF), best rank in any category first.
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Agriculture 1
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Overall 1
- Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pharmacy 2
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), Management 2
- NALSAR University of Law, Law 3
- Panjab University, Pharmacy 3
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Engineering 5
- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Agriculture 5
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), Engineering 7
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Agriculture 7
PhD colleges by state
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- 1.Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New DelhiDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 1Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 2.Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
ChennaiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Overall 1Registers: AISHE listed
- 3.Birla Institute of Technology & Science
PilaniDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 2Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 4.Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore)
BengaluruGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Management 2Registers: AISHE listed
- 5.NALSAR University of Law
HyderabadGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 3Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 6.Panjab University
ChandigarhGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 3Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 7.Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
KharagpurGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 5Registers: AISHE listed
- 8.Indian Veterinary Research Institute
IzatnagarDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 5Registers: UGC listed
- 9.Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad)
KandiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 7Registers: AISHE listed
- 10.Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology
SrinagarGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 7Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 11.Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati)
GuwahatiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 8Registers: AISHE listed
- 12.Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
HisarGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 10Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 13.Indian Institute of Technology BHU (IIT BHU)
VaranasiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 10Registers: AISHE listed
- 14.Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
LucknowGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 12Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 15.Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
PusaGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 14Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 16.Chandigarh University
MohaliPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 15Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 17.Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
MohanpurGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 16Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 18.Chanakya National Law University
PatnaGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 17Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 19.Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
New DelhiDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Management 17Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 20.National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
MangaluruGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 17Registers: AISHE listed
- 21.UPES Dehradun
DehradunPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 18Registers: AISHE listed, PCI approved, UGC listed
- 22.National Institute of Technology Calicut
KozhikodeGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 21Registers: AISHE listed
- 23.Central University of South Bihar
GayaGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 23Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 24.Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Jammu
JammuGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 23Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 25.Central Agricultural University
ImphalGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 24Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 26.Christ University
BengaluruDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 24Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 27.Maharishi Markandeshwar University
AmbalaDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 26Registers: AISHE listed
- 28.Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur)
JodhpurGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 27Registers: AISHE listed
- 29.Delhi Technological University
DelhiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 30Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 30.National University of Study & Research in Law
RanchiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 30Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 31.Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
GunturGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 31Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 32.ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
HyderabadDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 31Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 33.Bharathidasan University
TiruchirappalliGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 36Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 34.Galgotias University
Greater NoidaPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 36Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 35.Annamalai University
ChidambaramGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 38Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 36.Mahatma Gandhi University
KottayamGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 43Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 37.Sharda University
Greater NoidaPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 57Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 38.Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
GorakhpurGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 60Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 39.Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalayam
TirupatiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 60Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 40.Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth
PuducherryDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 67Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 41.Central University of Tamil Nadu
ThiruvarurGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 83Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 42.DIT University
DehradunPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 83Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 43.G. D. Goenka University
GurugramPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 90Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 44.Periyar University
SalemGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 94Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 45.C. V. Raman Global University
BhubaneswarPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 95Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 46.Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
ChennaiDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 101-150Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 47.Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
NoidaDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 101-150Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 48.Mahindra University
HyderabadPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 101-150Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 49.Visvesvaraya Technological University
BelagaviGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 101-150Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
- 50.Burdwan University
BardhamanGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 151-200Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
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How this list is built
- Only verified Disha profiles that list PhD are shown here: the official registers do not say which institutions teach it.
- A listing in the AISHE directory of the Ministry of Education is not a recognition. Each row names the regulator lists it appears in, so check the approval for your course with that regulator.
- Government or private is the management a register states. Where no register states it, the row says so.
- Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.
Read the methodology or report a correction.
Sources and last updated
- Listed in the AISHE directory of higher education institutions, Ministry of Education (a listing is not a recognition) (132 on this list)
- University recognised by the University Grants Commission (119 on this list)
- Ranked in the official India Rankings 2025 (58 on this list)
- Approved by AICTE for 2025-26 (40 on this list)
- College recognised by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f), or 2(f) and 12B (3 on this list)
- Approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (1 on this list)
Register data as of . AISHE HE Directory read on . Verified profiles updated .
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