Best Universities in India for Engineering PhD / Research (42)
Compare the best universities in India for Engineering PhD / Research study — for Indian students, with matching scholarships.
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Bengaluru, Karnataka
#1
Fees: ₹1–3 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#1
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
#2
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai, Maharashtra
#3
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
#3
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
#4
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
#5
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal
#5
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
#6
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
#7
Fees: ₹2–6 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
#7
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
#8
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
#9
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
#9
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
#11
Fees: ₹2–4 LPA
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
#12
Fees: ₹2,400–10,000/yr
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Surathkal, Karnataka
#12
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Karnataka
#13
Fees: ₹3–20 LPA
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#13
Fees: ₹2.5–5 LPA
Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#14
Fees: ₹50,000–1.5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
#15
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
#16
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Rourkela, Odisha
#16
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
#17
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan
#20
Fees: ₹4–6 LPA
National Institute of Technology Warangal
Warangal, Telangana
#21
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Rupnagar, Punjab
#22
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Kozhikode, Kerala
#23
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
#24
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Patna, Bihar
#25
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
#27
Fees: ₹1.4–3.5 LPA
Delhi Technological University
New Delhi, Delhi
#29
Fees: ₹1.5–2 LPA
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Patiala, Punjab
#29
Fees: ₹3.5–4.5 LPA
Amity University, Noida
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
#32
Fees: ₹2.8–5 LPA
Symbiosis International University
Pune, Maharashtra
#32
Fees: ₹3–10 LPA
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Nagpur, Maharashtra
#32
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
#37
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
#44
Fees: ₹3–5 LPA
Panjab University
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
#44
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Osmania University
Hyderabad, Telangana
#46
Fees: ₹10,000–80,000
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
#74
Fees: ₹4–5 LPA
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
#75
Fees: ₹3–7 LPA
Scholarships for Engineering to study in India
Ministry of Education, Govt of India
Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF)
₹70,000–₹80,000/month + ₹2L research grant
A flagship fellowship for direct PhD admission at IITs, IISc and IISERs with one of the most generous research stipends in India.
Ministry of Education, Govt of India
PhD Research Assistantship at IIT Delhi
₹37,000/month assistantship
Institute assistantships funding full-time PhD scholars across engineering and sciences at IIT Delhi.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
UGC Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF)
₹37,000/month + HRA
The standard research fellowship for students clearing UGC-NET, funding MPhil/PhD research across India.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students
₹31,000/month + contingency
A UGC fellowship enabling students from notified minority communities to pursue MPhil and PhD research.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Fellowship
₹37,000/month
A UGC fellowship recognising the sole girl child of a family who pursues doctoral research.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Fellowship (UGC)
Monthly fellowship for PhD research
A UGC fellowship supporting single girl children pursuing PhD research, recognising the value of the girl child.