12 Government PhD colleges in Kolkata 2026
There are 12 government PhD colleges in Kolkata, West Bengal.
5 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures are not published by enough colleges here to quote a range.
PhD in Kolkata at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 12
- NIRF-ranked
- 5 of 12
- Average student rating
- 4.0 / 5 from 11 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹72 L
- Total seats (where published)
- 16 across 1 college
Which PhD college in Kolkata is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All government PhD colleges in Kolkata
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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1
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade - [IIFT]
Kolkata Government Est. 2006- Student rating
- 4.4/5
- Fees from
- ₹38,333/yr
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2
St. Xavier's College - [SXC]
Kolkata Government NIRF #8 Est. 1860- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹36 L
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3
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education And Research - [IPGMER]
Kolkata Government NIRF #23 Est. 1957- Student rating
- 4.1/5
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4
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College Rahara - [RKMVCC]
Kolkata Government NIRF #6 Est. 1963- Student rating
- 3.9/5
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5
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6
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management - [IISWBM]
Kolkata Government Est. 1953- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Highest package
- ₹16 L
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7
Nilratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital - [NRS]
Kolkata Government Est. 1873- Student rating
- 4.0/5
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8
West Bengal University of Health Sciences - [WBUHS]
Kolkata Government Est. 2003- Student rating
- 4.1/5
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9
University of Engineering and Management - [UEM]
Kolkata Government Est. 2014- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹72 L
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10
Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology - [GCECT]
Kolkata Government Est. 1941- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹7.5 L
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11
University of Calcutta
Kolkata Government NIRF #15 Est. 1857- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Fees from
- ₹6,000/yr
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Entrance exams for PhD in Kolkata
The exams most often accepted by colleges on this page.
How to choose between them
- Check the affiliating university and approvals before the fee. A degree's value follows the body that awards it.
- Treat a published fee as the tuition floor. Hostel, exam and one-time charges are usually quoted separately.
- Ask what the placement figure counts. A "highest package" is one student; a median is the useful number, and few colleges publish it.
- Confirm the entrance exam and its dates directly with the college — cycles shift, and a missed form is a lost year.
- Visit if you can. Labs, library and travel time decide three years of your life more than a rank does.
Frequently asked questions
About PhD colleges in Kolkata.
There are 12 government PhD colleges listed in Kolkata.
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade - [IIFT] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 4.4 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept GATE, National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Super Speciality, Common Admission Test, Management Aptitude Test, National Eligibility Cum Entrance Examination Post Graduate.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹72 L, from 4 colleges that publish placement figures.