24 PhD colleges in Tiruchirappalli 2026
There are 24 PhD colleges in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
9 are government institutions and 15 are private.
13 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 Tiruchirappalli at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 24
- Government / private
- 9 / 15
- NIRF-ranked
- 13 of 24
- Average student rating
- 4.1 / 5 from 24 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹64 L
- Total seats (where published)
- 3 across 1 college
Narrow by type
Which PhD college in Tiruchirappalli is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All PhD colleges in Tiruchirappalli
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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1
NIT Trichy
Tiruchirappalli Government NIRF #9 Est. 1964- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹1.16 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹64 L
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2
Tamil Nadu National Law University - [TNNLU]
Tiruchirappalli Government NIRF #1 Est. 2012- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Fees from
- ₹1.47 L/yr
- Highest package
- ₹5 L
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3
Indian Institute of Management - [IIMT]
Tiruchirappalli Government NIRF #65 Est. 2011- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹43.69 L
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5
Indian Institute of Information Technology - [IIIT]
Tiruchirappalli Government Est. 2016- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹46.67 L
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6
Bharathidasan Institute of Management - [BIM]
Tiruchirappalli Government NIRF #96 Est. 1984- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹35.26 L
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Department of Management Studies NIT - [DMSNIT]
Tiruchirappalli Government Est. 1978- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹12 L
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10
National College - [NCT]
Tiruchirappalli Private NIRF #82 Est. 1919- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹3 L
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11
Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College - [SRC]
Tiruchirappalli Private NIRF #151 Est. 1951- Student rating
- 4.2/5
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12
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13
Bharathidasan University - [BU]
Tiruchirappalli Private NIRF #16 Est. 1982- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Fees from
- ₹13,000/yr
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14
Shrimati Indira Gandhi College
Tiruchirappalli Private Est. 1984- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹5.2 L
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16
K Ramakrishnan College of Technology - [KRCT]
Tiruchirappalli Private NIRF #201 Est. 2010- Student rating
- 3.5/5
- Highest package
- ₹7 L
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17
Periyar EVR College
Tiruchirappalli Private NIRF #101 Est. 1965- Student rating
- 4.4/5
- Highest package
- ₹7 L
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18
Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College - [SAASC]
Tiruchirappalli Private Est. 1996- Student rating
- 3.9/5
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K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering -[KRCE]
Tiruchirappalli Private NIRF #201 Est. 2008- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Highest package
- ₹27 L
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22
Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Arts - [KKCFA]
Tiruchirappalli Private NIRF #201 Est. 1996- Student rating
- 4.0/5
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Entrance exams for PhD in Tiruchirappalli
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 Tiruchirappalli.
There are 24 PhD colleges listed in Tiruchirappalli, of which 9 are government and 15 are private.
NIT Trichy 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 — 9 of the 24 PhD colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test, Common Admission Test, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions, CLAT.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹64 L, from 11 colleges that publish placement figures.