8 PhD colleges in Dharwad 2026
There are 8 PhD colleges in Dharwad, Karnataka.
4 are government institutions and 4 are private.
3 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 Dharwad at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 8
- Government / private
- 4 / 4
- NIRF-ranked
- 3 of 8
- Average student rating
- 3.9 / 5 from 8 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹78.12 L
- Total seats (where published)
- 7 across 1 college
Which PhD college in Dharwad is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All PhD colleges in Dharwad
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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1
Indian Institute of Information Technology - [IIITD]
Dharwad Government Est. 2015- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Highest package
- ₹78.12 L
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2
SDM College of Engineering and Technology - [SDMCET]
Dharwad Government NIRF #251 Est. 1979- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹43.94 L
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3
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4
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University - [SDM]
Dharwad Private Est. 2018- Student rating
- 4.3/5
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5
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6
IIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITD]
Dharwad Government NIRF #77 Est. 2016- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Fees from
- ₹1 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹52 L
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7
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8
Entrance exams for PhD in Dharwad
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 Dharwad.
There are 8 PhD colleges listed in Dharwad, of which 4 are government and 4 are private.
Indian Institute of Information Technology - [IIITD] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 3.7 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Yes — 4 of the 8 PhD colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Karnataka Common Entrance Test, Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test, ICAR AIEEA PG, Common Offer Acceptance Portal, Management Aptitude Test.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹78.12 L, from 3 colleges that publish placement figures.