11 Private PhD colleges in Kottayam 2026
There are 11 private PhD colleges in Kottayam, Kerala.
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
- 11
- NIRF-ranked
- 2 of 11
- Average student rating
- 3.8 / 5 from 9 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹16.22 L
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 private PhD colleges in Kottayam
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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1
St. Berchmans College - [SBC]
Kottayam Private NIRF #56 Est. 1922- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹16.22 L
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2
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology - [RIT]
Kottayam Private Est. 1991- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹10 L
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3
Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Medical Education - [SME]
Kottayam Private Est. 1993- Student rating
- 3.6/5
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4
Mahatma Gandhi University - [MGU]
Kottayam Private NIRF #79 Est. 1983- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Fees from
- ₹25,000/yr
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5
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6
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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7
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8
Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Management & Business Studies - [SMBS]
Kottayam Private Est. 1999 -
9
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10
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 11 private PhD colleges listed in Kottayam.
St. Berchmans College - [SBC] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 4.2 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, National Aptitude test in Architecture, Common Management Admission Test, Kerala Engineering Agricultural Medical Entrance Examination, Management Aptitude Test, CBSE.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹16.22 L, from 3 colleges that publish placement figures.