Best Universities in India for Science PhD / Research (36)
Compare the best universities in India for Science PhD / Research study — for Indian students, with matching scholarships.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
#1
Fees: ₹5,000–2 LPA
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
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, Delhi
#2
Fees: ₹10,000–50,000
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
#2
Fees: ₹5,000–1 LPA
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
#3
Fees: ₹50,000–5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai, Maharashtra
#3
Fees: ₹2–10 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 Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
#6
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
Puducherry, Puducherry
#6
Fees: ₹5,000–1 LPA
University of Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
#6
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
#7
Fees: ₹2–6 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
#7
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
#9
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
#10
Fees: ₹10,000–60,000
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
#11
Fees: ₹2–4 LPA
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
#12
Fees: ₹2,400–10,000/yr
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
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra
#19
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Rupnagar, Punjab
#22
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
#24
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
Pune, Maharashtra
#25
Fees: ₹1–2 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Patna, Bihar
#25
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Pondicherry University
Puducherry, Puducherry
#42
Fees: ₹5,000–60,000
Panjab University
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
#44
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Osmania University
Hyderabad, Telangana
#46
Fees: ₹10,000–80,000
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra
#56
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Christ University
Bengaluru, Karnataka
#60
Fees: ₹1.5–4 LPA
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
#75
Fees: ₹3–7 LPA
Ashoka University
Sonipat, Haryana
Fees: ₹10–12 LPA
Scholarships for Science 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
NBHM PhD Scholarship in Mathematics
₹37,000/month + contingency
The National Board for Higher Mathematics funds doctoral research in mathematics at leading Indian institutes.
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.