103 PhD colleges in Pune 2026
There are 103 PhD colleges in Pune, Maharashtra.
29 are government institutions and 74 are private.
Annual fees run from ₹8,500 to ₹3.29 L (median ₹73,333), based on published figures from 17 of the 103 colleges.
25 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures cover 17 of 103 colleges.
PhD in Pune at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 103
- Government / private
- 29 / 74
- Annual fees
- ₹8,500 – ₹3.29 L
- Median annual fee
- ₹73,333
- Course fees based on
- 17 of 103 colleges
- NIRF-ranked
- 25 of 103
- Average student rating
- 3.9 / 5 from 96 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹1.2 Cr
- Total seats (where published)
- 51 across 5 colleges
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Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
PhD fees in Pune
The 10 colleges here that publish a fee for this course. An empty cell means the college has not published that figure.
| College | Annual fee | Total fee | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergusson College Ph.D | ₹8,500 | ₹25,500 | — |
| Defence Institute of Advanced Technology - [DIAT] Ph.D | ₹1.39 L | ₹4.16 L | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology - [IIIT] Ph.D | ₹1.11 L | ₹3.32 L | — |
| Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune Ph.D | ₹1.01 L | ₹3.03 L | 2 |
| NICMAR University Ph.D | ₹1.05 L | ₹3.15 L | — |
| Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Ph.D | ₹68,350 | ₹2.05 L | 28 |
| MIT World Peace University - [MIT-WPU] Ph.D | ₹1.5 L | ₹4.5 L | — |
| MIT Art, Design and Technology University - [MITADT] Ph.D | ₹50,000 | ₹1.5 L | — |
| Symbiosis International University - [SIU] Ph.D | ₹73,333 | ₹2.2 L | — |
| DY Patil University Ph.D | ₹1 L | ₹3 L | — |
All PhD colleges in Pune
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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Defence Institute of Advanced Technology - [DIAT]
Pune Government NIRF #92 Est. 1952- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Fees from
- ₹1.39 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹18 L
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Indian Institute of Information Technology - [IIIT]
Pune Government Est. 2016- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Fees from
- ₹1.11 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹45 L
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Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce
Pune Government Est. 1983- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹23.06 L
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College of Engineering - [COEP]
Pune Government NIRF #90 Est. 1854- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹52.57 L
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Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune
Pune Government Est. 1964- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Fees from
- ₹1.01 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹19 L
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NICMAR University
Pune Government Est. 1983- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Fees from
- ₹1.05 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹30 L
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9
Department of Management Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University - [PUMBA]
Pune Government Est. 1971- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹19 L
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10
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
Pune Government NIRF #142 Est. 1983- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Fees from
- ₹68,350/yr
- Highest package
- ₹45 L
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MIT World Peace University - [MIT-WPU]
Pune Government NIRF #101 Est. 1983- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Fees from
- ₹1.5 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹51.36 L
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MIT Art, Design and Technology University - [MITADT]
Pune Government NIRF #201 Est. 2016- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Fees from
- ₹50,000/yr
- Highest package
- ₹61 L
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Army Institute of Technology - [AIT]
Pune Government NIRF #172 Est. 1994- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Highest package
- ₹59.35 L
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Neville Wadia Institute of Management Studies and Research - [NWIMSR]
Pune Government Est. 1991- Student rating
- 3.4/5
- Highest package
- ₹10.05 L
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MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women
Pune Government NIRF #201 Est. 1991- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹36 L
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Symbiosis International University - [SIU]
Pune Government NIRF #40 Est. 1971- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹73,333/yr
- Highest package
- ₹21 L
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Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering - [PCCOE]
Pune Government NIRF #201 Est. 1999- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹14 L
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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology - [VIIT]
Pune Government NIRF #101 Est. 2002- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹33 L
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19
DY Patil University
Pune Government Est. 1983- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Fees from
- ₹1 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹12 L
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D. Y. Patil College of Engineering
Pune Government Est. 1984- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹52 L
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DY Patil International University - [DYPIU]
Pune Government Est. 2018- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹33 L
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MIT Academy of Engineering - [MITAOE]
Pune Government Est. 1999- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹28 L
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AISSMS College of Engineering - [AISSMSCOE]
Pune Government Est. 1992- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹45 L
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Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology - [DYPIT] Pimpri
Pune Government NIRF #151 Est. 1998- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹4.78 L
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AISSMS Institute of Information Technology
Pune Government NIRF #151 Est. 1999- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹14 L
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Progressive Education Society's Modern College of Engineering - [MCOE]
Pune Government Est. 1999- Student rating
- 3.6/5
- Highest package
- ₹14.54 L
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Sinhgad College of Engineering - [SCOE] Vadgaon Ambegaon
Pune Government Est. 1996- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹12.5 L
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28
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidya Pratishthan Society's
Pune Government Est. 1984- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹47.88 L
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Suryadatta Group of Institutes Bavdhan
Pune Private Est. 1999- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹14.39 L
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Entrance exams for PhD in Pune
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 Pune.
There are 103 PhD colleges listed in Pune, of which 29 are government and 74 are private.
Published annual fees range from ₹8,500 to ₹3.29 L, with a median of ₹73,333. That is based on the 17 colleges out of 103 that publish a fee; each college's own figure is in the table on this page.
Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth - [DPU] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 3.8 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Yes — 29 of the 103 PhD colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Maharashtra MBA CET, Common Admission Test, Joint Entrance Exam Main, Common Management Admission Test, Management Aptitude Test, Maharashtra Health Sciences and Technical Common Entrance Test.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹1.2 Cr, from 63 colleges that publish placement figures.