New Delhi, 09 July 2025: In India there are many State Government Universities, which are controlled by state governments. These institutes offer PhD Programmes.
As on 09 July 2025, three are three State Universities have announced PhD Admission for 2025. Aspiring students should track admission information.
List of Universities Offering PhD Admission:
Centre for Economic and Social Studies Hyderabad-01 August 2025
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University Opens PhD Admission July 2025 for 19 Departments- 20 July 2025
Bhattadev University – 22 July 2025
Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam – 31 July 2025
Centre for Economic and Social Studies Hyderabad Opens PhD Admission 2025-26
Hyderabad, 10 July 2025: Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Planning Dept, Govt. of Telangana & ICSSR, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, has announced Admission to PhD Programme with Focus on Development Studies for 2025-26.
The Programme is offered in the following disciplines:
Economics/Agricultural Economics
Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work
Political Science/Public Administration
Commerce/Business Management [Related to Research Areas of CESS]
The above disciplines include allied subjects as follows: Economics – Agricultural
Economics (M.Sc. Agriculture); Commerce – Master of Business Administration
(MBA), Master of Business Management.
Key Dates:
Application Submission Deadline: 01 August 2025
Interviews for Shortlisted Candidates: Personal Interview – 16 August 2025
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University Opens PhD Admission July 2025 for 19 Departments
Purulia, West Bengal, 07 July 2025: Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, a public state university in Purulia district of West Bengal, has announced PhD Admission for 2025-26 (Cycle 1).
Students who have qualified for fellowship/scholarship in UGC-NET/UGC- CSIRNET/ CEED/INSPIRE/WISE and similar National Level Tests will get 70 marks, UGC NET (Category-2) and SET will get 65 marks, UGC NET (Category-3) /GATE will get 60 marks out of 70. However , 30 marks will be kept for the performance in the interview/viva- voce examination. The qualifying marks in the interview/viva- voce examination is 50 percent.
Key Dates:
Staring date for submission of application :27 June 2025
Last date for submission of application: 20 July 2025
Bhattadev University Opens PhD Admission July 2025 for 14 Departments
Pathsala, 04 July 2025: Bhattadev University, a state university in Assam, has announced PhD Admission for 2025-26.
Key Dates:
Date of closure of Application : 22 July 2025
List of Departments where Vacant Seats Available:
Botany
Chemistry
Higher education programs
Computer Science & Engineering
English
Education
Geography
Mathematics
Physics
Statistics
Zoology
Assamese
Philosophy
Sanskrit
Sociology
Commerce
Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam Opens PhD Admission July 2025 for 31 Departments
Kottayam, 04 July 2025: Mahatma Gandhi University, a state university in Kerala, has announced PhD Admission for July 2025. UGC-NET qualified candidates for the registration for research leading to the award of Ph. D. Degree of the University for the year 2025 (July Session), as per the Regulations for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 2025 .
Key Dates:
Date of start of Online Application and Fee : 01 July 2025
Note: Candidates should refer the exact admission notification before applying PhD programmes of any universities or institutes. On the basis of information available in the public domain, SkillOutlook has published this story.
