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Research institutes and doctoral schools in India

Doctoral and post-doctoral research. Funding and supervision matter more than rankings.

Studying in India, from the official sources in our guide, checked 2026-09-24

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299 listings in India. No account needed.

We list 299 research institutes and doctoral schools in India. By city: 20 in Bengaluru, 14 in Mumbai, 14 in Kolkata and 13 in New Delhi, and 234 more in 121 other cities (4 with no city recorded). Across all its institutions, the subjects we hold most data for are medicine and health, engineering, business and management, agriculture and environment. Each profile names the public register it comes from and links to the institution's own website, which is where fees and admissions are confirmed.

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