9 PhD colleges in Kanpur 2026
There are 9 PhD colleges in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
4 are government institutions and 5 are private.
4 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 Kanpur at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 9
- Government / private
- 4 / 5
- NIRF-ranked
- 4 of 9
- Average student rating
- 3.7 / 5 from 9 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹2.5 Cr
Which PhD college in Kanpur is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All PhD colleges in Kanpur
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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1
IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITK]
Kanpur Government NIRF #4 Est. 1959- Student rating
- 4.4/5
- Fees from
- ₹33,653/yr
- Highest package
- ₹2.5 Cr
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2
Department of Management Sciences, IIT Kanpur- [DOMS IITKP]
Kanpur Government NIRF #29 Est. 2001- Student rating
- 4.4/5
- Highest package
- ₹36 L
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3
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University - [CSJMU]
Kanpur Government Est. 1966- Student rating
- 3.5/5
- Fees from
- ₹61,200/yr
- Highest package
- ₹12.5 L
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4
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5
Harcourt Butler Technological University - [HBTU]
Kanpur Private NIRF #201 Est. 1921- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹17.5 L
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6
University Institute of Engineering and Technology - [UIET]
Kanpur Private Est. 1996- Student rating
- 3.3/5
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7
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology -[CSAUA&T]
Kanpur Private NIRF #30 Est. 1975- Student rating
- 3.6/5
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9
Entrance exams for PhD in Kanpur
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 Kanpur.
There are 9 PhD colleges listed in Kanpur, of which 4 are government and 5 are private.
IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITK] 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.
Yes — 4 of the 9 PhD colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Common Admission Test, Management Aptitude Test, Common Universities Entrance Test, Joint Entrance Exam Main, Common Management Admission Test, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹2.5 Cr, from 5 colleges that publish placement figures.