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PhD colleges in Karnataka

Disha Stars lists 11 institutions listed for PhD in Karnataka, all with verified Disha profiles. Of these, 6 are government, 3 private and 2 deemed. 5 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: 11
Verified profiles: 11
Government: 6
NIRF 2025 ranked: 5

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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.
Institution	Place	Management	NIRF 2025	Registers
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore) Verified profile	Bengaluru	Government	Management 2	AISHE listed
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Verified profile	Mangaluru	Government	Engineering 17	AISHE listed
Christ University Verified profile	Bengaluru	Deemed	Law 24	AISHE listed, UGC listed
Visvesvaraya Technological University Verified profile	Belagavi	Government	University 101-150	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
KLE Technological University Verified profile	Hubballi	Private	Engineering 151-200	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
Canarabank School of Management Studies BCU Campus Verified profile	Bengaluru	Government	Not ranked	AICTE approved
Christ Deemed to Be University Kengeri Campus Verified profile	Bengaluru	Deemed	Not ranked	AICTE approved
K.S. School of Engineering and Management Verified profile	Bengaluru	Private	Not ranked	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Karnataka Samskrit University Verified profile	Bengaluru	Government	Not ranked	UGC listed
Karnataka State Law University Verified profile	Hubballi	Government	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC listed

Which are the government PhD colleges in Karnataka?

6 on this list have government management, as the register or the verified profile states it.

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), Bengaluru
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangaluru
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi
Canarabank School of Management Studies BCU Campus, Bengaluru
Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru
Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi

Which PhD colleges in Karnataka are ranked in NIRF 2025?

5 appear in the official India Rankings 2025 (NIRF), best rank in any category first.

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), Management 2
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Engineering 17
Christ University, Law 24
Visvesvaraya Technological University, University 101-150
KLE Technological University, Engineering 151-200

All PhD colleges in Karnataka

Showing 1 to 11 of 11

1.
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore)
BengaluruGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Management 2Registers: AISHE listed
2.
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
MangaluruGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 17Registers: AISHE listed
3.
Christ University
BengaluruDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Law 24Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
4.
Visvesvaraya Technological University
BelagaviGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 101-150Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
5.
KLE Technological University
HubballiPrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Engineering 151-200Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
6.
Canarabank School of Management Studies BCU Campus
BengaluruGovernmentVerified Disha profileRegisters: AICTE approved
7.
Christ Deemed to Be University Kengeri Campus
BengaluruDeemedVerified Disha profileRegisters: AICTE approved
8.
K.S. School of Engineering and Management
BengaluruPrivateVerified Disha profileRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
9.
Karnataka Samskrit University
BengaluruGovernmentVerified Disha profileRegisters: UGC listed
10.
Karnataka State Law University
HubballiGovernmentVerified Disha profileRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC listed
11.
Rai Technology University
BangalorePrivateVerified Disha profileRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC listed

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) (8 on this list)
University recognised by the University Grants Commission (6 on this list)
Approved by AICTE for 2025-26 (5 on this list)
Ranked in the official India Rankings 2025 (5 on this list)
College recognised by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f), or 2(f) and 12B (1 on this list)

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