21 PhD colleges in Madurai 2026
There are 21 PhD colleges in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
2 are government institutions and 19 are private.
8 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 Madurai at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 21
- Government / private
- 2 / 19
- NIRF-ranked
- 8 of 21
- Average student rating
- 3.9 / 5 from 20 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹33.6 L
Narrow by type
Which PhD college in Madurai is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All PhD colleges in Madurai
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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Thiagarajar School of Management - [TSM]
Madurai Government NIRF #80 Est. 1962- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹16.42 L
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Thiagarajar College of Engineering - [TCE]
Madurai Private NIRF #33 Est. 1957- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹29 L
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Madurai Kamaraj University - [MKU]
Madurai Private NIRF #31 Est. 1966- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Fees from
- ₹19,667/yr
- Highest package
- ₹33.6 L
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Nadar Mahajana Sangam S Vellaichamy Nadar College - [NMSSVNC]
Madurai Private Est. 1965- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹6.5 L
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Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women
Madurai Private NIRF #151 Est. 1965- Student rating
- 4.2/5
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Anna University of Technology
Madurai Private Est. 2010- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Fees from
- ₹40,750/yr
- Highest package
- ₹7 L
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Entrance exams for PhD in Madurai
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 Madurai.
There are 21 PhD colleges listed in Madurai, of which 2 are government and 19 are private.
Thiagarajar School of Management - [TSM] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 4.1 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Yes — 2 of the 21 PhD colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test, Management Aptitude Test, Common Admission Test, Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions, Common Management Admission Test, NMAT by GMAC.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹33.6 L, from 9 colleges that publish placement figures.