Top universities in India for PhD

Are you looking forward to pursuing a Ph.D. from a top university in India? If it is yes, then you are at the right place. This blog post aims to provide the list of top Indian universities for doing a Ph.D. and other courses like Master’s, Bachelor, etc;

Recently, the Ministry of Education released the Indian ranking for 2025 through the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). In this post, we are listing the top 100 Indian universities for doing a Ph.D.

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The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD on 29th September 2015 to rank institutions across the country. This framework outlines a methodology to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover “Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”.

Top 100 Universities in India for PhD

Rank	Name	City	State	Score
1	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	86.42
2	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	Bengaluru	Karnataka	83.28
3	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Maharashtra	81.37
4	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	80.31
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	77.56
6	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	74.77
7	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	74.27
8	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	71.52
9	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam	69.04
10	Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi	Delhi	68.53
11	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	67.56
12	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	66.69
13	Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi	66
14	Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal	Manipal	Karnataka	64.94
15	University of Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	64.81
16	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	64.17
17	Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal	63.84
18	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	63.81
19	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	62.97
20	Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	62.77
21	S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	62.07
22	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	61.79
23	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	60.87
24	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	60.73
25	University of Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	60.55
26	Calcutta University	Kolkata	West Bengal	60.25
27	Homi Bhabha National Institute	Mumbai	Maharashtra	60.13
28	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	59.94
29	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	58.77
30	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	58.69
31	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	58.6
32	Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	58.3
33	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	57.31
34	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Odisha	57.04
35	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	56.97
36	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	Mysuru	Karnataka	55.79
37	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune	Maharashtra	55.69
38	Kerala University	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	55.61
39	Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry	Pondicherry	55.51
40	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	Vaddeswaram	Andhra Pradesh	55.47
41	Andhra University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	54.97
42	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune	Pune	Maharashtra	54.86
43	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)	Patiala	Punjab	54.83
44	Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	54.81
45	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	54.58
46	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Surathkal	Karnataka	54.44
47	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	54.14
48	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	Punjab	54.12
49	Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	54.04
50	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Srivilliputhur	Tamil Nadu	54.02
51	Cochin University of Science and Technology	Cochin	Kerala	53.99
52	Symbiosis International	Pune	Maharashtra	53.93
53	National Institute of Technology Warangal	Warangal	Telangana	53.74
54	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Kozhikode	Kerala	53.66
55	Bharathidasan University	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	53.47
56	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	53.38
57	Gauhati University	Guwahati	Assam	53.28
58	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	53.26
59	UPES	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	53.05
60	Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	52.99
61	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata	Mohanpur	West Bengal	52.91
62	Jamia Hamdard	New Delhi	Delhi	52.83
63	Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune	Maharashtra	52.72
64	University of Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	52.58
64	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali	Mohali	Punjab	52.58
66	Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	Delhi	52.38
67	Mahatma Gandhi University	Kottayam	Kerala	52.3
68	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	52.24
69	University of Kashmir	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	52.14
70	Osmania University	Hyderabad	Telangana	52.02
71	Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research	Wardha	Maharashtra	51.75
72	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh	51.68
73	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Bihar	51.24
74	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand	51.22
75	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata	Kolkata	West Bengal	51.1
76	Alagappa University	Karaikudi	Tamil Nadu	51.07
77	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	51.03
78	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	50.94
79	Graphic Era University	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	50.58
80	Punjab Agricultural University	Ludhiana	Punjab	50.55
81	Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kalavakkam	Tamil Nadu	50.43
82	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Rajasthan	50.41
83	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	49.94
84	SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai	Maharashtra	49.59
85	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	49.52
86	Mysore University	Mysuru	Karnataka	49.45
87	University of Jammu	Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	49.4
88	King George`s Medical University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	48.98
89	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan	Himachal Pradesh	48.95
90	Christ University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	48.66
91	Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	48.64
92	National Institute of Technology Silchar	Silchar	Assam	48.55
93	National Institute of Technology Durgapur	Durgapur	West Bengal	48.29
94	Gujarat University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	48.16
95	Shiv Nadar University	Gautam Buddha Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	48.12
96	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	48.1
97	Acharya Nagarjuna University	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	47.73
98	Tata Institute of Social Sciences	Mumbai	Maharashtra	47.56
99	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna	Patna	Bihar	47.55
100	Periyar Universiy	Salem	Tamil Nadu	47.43

In this blog post, We provided a list of top Indian universities for pursuing Ph.D. and other higher education courses. In these top-ranked universities, you pursue your research (Ph.D.), Master, etc; in various subjects like Mathematics, Management, Computer Science, Commerce, and others subjects.