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PhD colleges in Tamil Nadu

Disha Stars lists 8 institutions listed for PhD in Tamil Nadu, all with verified Disha profiles. Of these, 5 are government and 3 deemed. 6 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: 8
Verified profiles: 8
Government: 5
NIRF 2025 ranked: 6

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Top 8 on this list

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 Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Verified profile	Chennai	Government	Overall 1	AISHE listed
Bharathidasan University Verified profile	Tiruchirappalli	Government	University 36	AISHE listed, UGC listed
Annamalai University Verified profile	Chidambaram	Government	Agriculture 38	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
Central University of Tamil Nadu Verified profile	Thiruvarur	Government	University 83	AISHE listed, UGC listed
Periyar University Verified profile	Salem	Government	University 94	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Verified profile	Chennai	Deemed	University 101-150	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education Verified profile	Kumaracoil	Deemed	Not ranked	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
Sri Chandra Sekharendra Saraswathi Viswamaha Vidyalaya Verified profile	Kanchipuram	Deemed	Not ranked	AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed

Which are the government PhD colleges in Tamil Nadu?

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

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Chennai
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Annamalai University, Chidambaram
Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur
Periyar University, Salem

Which PhD colleges in Tamil Nadu are ranked in NIRF 2025?

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

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Overall 1
Bharathidasan University, University 36
Annamalai University, Agriculture 38
Central University of Tamil Nadu, University 83
Periyar University, University 94
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, University 101-150

All PhD colleges in Tamil Nadu

Showing 1 to 8 of 8

1.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
ChennaiGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Overall 1Registers: AISHE listed
2.
Bharathidasan University
TiruchirappalliGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 36Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
3.
Annamalai University
ChidambaramGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Agriculture 38Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
4.
Central University of Tamil Nadu
ThiruvarurGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 83Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed
5.
Periyar University
SalemGovernmentVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 94Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
6.
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
ChennaiDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 University 101-150Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
7.
Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education
KumaracoilDeemedVerified Disha profileRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
8.
Sri Chandra Sekharendra Saraswathi Viswamaha Vidyalaya
KanchipuramDeemedVerified Disha profileRegisters: AICTE approved, 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 (7 on this list)
Ranked in the official India Rankings 2025 (6 on this list)
Approved by AICTE for 2025-26 (5 on this list)

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