78 Private PhD colleges in Mumbai 2026
There are 78 private PhD colleges in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Annual fees run from ₹18,033 to ₹95,250 (median ₹64,800), based on published figures from 5 of the 78 colleges.
8 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures cover 5 of 78 colleges.
PhD in Mumbai at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 78
- Annual fees
- ₹18,033 – ₹95,250
- Median annual fee
- ₹64,800
- Course fees based on
- 5 of 78 colleges
- NIRF-ranked
- 8 of 78
- Average student rating
- 3.9 / 5 from 73 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹1 Cr
- Total seats (where published)
- 32 across 4 colleges
Which PhD college in Mumbai is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
PhD fees in Mumbai
The 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TISS Tata Institute of Social Sciences Ph.D | ₹95,250 | ₹3.81 L | 10 |
| Central Institute of Fisheries Education - [CIFE] Ph.D | ₹18,033 | ₹54,099 | 2 |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research - [TIFR] Ph.D | ₹64,800 | ₹3.24 L | — |
| Terna Engineering College Navi Mumbai Ph.D | ₹46,388 | ₹1.39 L | 4 |
All private PhD colleges in Mumbai
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research - [TIMSR]
Mumbai Private Est. 2002- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹15 L
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3
St. Francis Institute of Management and Research - [SFIMAR]
Mumbai Private Est. 2002- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Highest package
- ₹10 L
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Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies - [DSIMS]
Mumbai Private Est. 2010- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹10.4 L
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Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University - [SNDT]
Mumbai Private Est. 1916- Student rating
- 3.8/5
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8
Thakur College of Science and Commerce - [TCSC]
Mumbai Private Est. 1992- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹9.6 L
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TISS Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai Private NIRF #101 Est. 1936- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Fees from
- ₹95,250/yr
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11
Sir Sitaram and Lady Shantabai Patkar College of Arts and Science - [SSLSPCAS]
Mumbai Private Est. 1964- Student rating
- 3.6/5
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12
Sasmira's Institute of Management Studies and Research - [SIMSR]
Mumbai Private Est. 2010- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Highest package
- ₹9 L
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VES College of Pharmacy (Autonomous) - [VESCOP]
Mumbai Private NIRF #101 Est. 2007- Student rating
- 4.5/5
- Highest package
- ₹4.2 L
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16
Aditya Institute of Management Studies and Research - [AIMSR]
Mumbai Private Est. 2011- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹25 L
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17
Babasaheb Gawde Institute of Management Studies - [MMBGIMS]
Mumbai Private Est. 1997- Student rating
- 4.6/5
- Highest package
- ₹13 L
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18
Pillai College of Engineering
Mumbai Private NIRF #151 Est. 1999- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹32 L
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19
KES Shroff College of Arts and Commerce
Mumbai Private Est. 1989- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹4.8 L
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St. Francis Institute of Technology - [SFIT]
Mumbai Private Est. 1999- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Highest package
- ₹33 L
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Central Institute of Fisheries Education - [CIFE]
Mumbai Private NIRF #8 Est. 1961- Student rating
- 4.5/5
- Fees from
- ₹18,033/yr
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27
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research - [TIFR]
Mumbai Private NIRF #17 Est. 1945- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Fees from
- ₹64,800/yr
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Terna Engineering College Navi Mumbai
Mumbai Private Est. 1991- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Fees from
- ₹46,388/yr
- Highest package
- ₹13.5 L
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Kelkar Education Trust's V.G. Vaze College of Arts Science and Commerce
Mumbai Private Est. 1984- Student rating
- 4.1/5
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Entrance exams for PhD in Mumbai
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 Mumbai.
There are 78 private PhD colleges listed in Mumbai.
Published annual fees range from ₹18,033 to ₹95,250, with a median of ₹64,800. That is based on the 5 colleges out of 78 that publish a fee; each college's own figure is in the table on this page.
KPB Hinduja College of Commerce - [KPB] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 3.9 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Maharashtra Health Sciences and Technical Common Entrance Test, Joint Entrance Exam Main, Common Admission Test, Maharashtra MCA Common Entrance Test, Maharashtra MBA CET, Xavier Aptitude Test.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹1 Cr, from 25 colleges that publish placement figures.