13 PhD colleges in Kottayam 2026
There are 13 PhD colleges in Kottayam, Kerala.
2 are government institutions and 11 are private.
2 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 Kottayam at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 13
- Government / private
- 2 / 11
- NIRF-ranked
- 2 of 13
- Average student rating
- 3.9 / 5 from 11 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹50 L
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Which PhD college in Kottayam is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All PhD colleges in Kottayam
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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1
Indian Institute of Information Technology [IIIT]
Kottayam Government Est. 2015- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Fees from
- ₹44,000/yr
- Highest package
- ₹50 L
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2
Saintgits Institute of Management - [SIM]
Kottayam Government Est. 2006- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Highest package
- ₹14.73 L
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3
St. Berchmans College - [SBC]
Kottayam Private NIRF #56 Est. 1922- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹16.22 L
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4
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology - [RIT]
Kottayam Private Est. 1991- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹10 L
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5
Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Medical Education - [SME]
Kottayam Private Est. 1993- Student rating
- 3.6/5
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6
Mahatma Gandhi University - [MGU]
Kottayam Private NIRF #79 Est. 1983- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Fees from
- ₹25,000/yr
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St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology - [SJCET] Palai
Kottayam Private Est. 2002- Student rating
- 3.6/5
- Highest package
- ₹8 L
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10
Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Management & Business Studies - [SMBS]
Kottayam Private Est. 1999 -
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12
Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Indian Legal Thought - [SILT]
Kottayam Private Est. 1989- Student rating
- 3.2/5
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Entrance exams for PhD in Kottayam
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 Kottayam.
There are 13 PhD colleges listed in Kottayam, of which 2 are government and 11 are private.
Indian Institute of Information Technology [IIIT] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 4.0 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Yes — 2 of the 13 PhD colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Common Management Admission Test, Common Admission Test, National Aptitude test in Architecture, Kerala Engineering Agricultural Medical Entrance Examination, Management Aptitude Test.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹50 L, from 5 colleges that publish placement figures.