New Delhi, 08 October 2025: In India there are more than 50 Central Universities, which are controlled by Govt of India.
As on 08 October 2025, there are Five Central Universities have announced PhD for 2025-26 Academic Year. The total number of vacant seats are expected to be more than 1,500 seats.
List of Central Universities Open PhD Admission:
Central University of Kerala – 16 October 2025
Central University of Karnataka – 27 October 2025
Central University of Kerala- 16 October 2025
University of Allahabad- 873 seats – 22 October 2025
Manipur University – 12 October 2025
Central University of Karnataka Opens PhD Admission 2025-26 for 10 Departments
Gulbarga, 06 July 2025: Central University of Karnataka has announced PhD Admission for 2025-26.
Candidates who have qualified for national level examinations [such as JRF (UGC / CSIR / DBT / ICMR / ICSSR), NET (UGC / CSIR), GATE or equivalent, etc.)
Candidates who have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) under PH.D only (Category-3).
Candidates who have secured a DST-INSPIRE Fellowship.
Candidates with Central Government and State Govemment sponsored fellowships
National/State level Teacher fellowship holders
Key Dates:
Date of registration – 26 September 2025 to 24 October 2025
Date of declaration of eligible candidates – 27 October 2025
Central University of Odisha Opens PhD Admission 2025-26 for 89 Seats in 14 Subjects
Koraput, 06 October 2025: Central University of Odisha has announced PhD Admission for 2025-26.
Total Vacant Seats: The total number of vacant seats are 89 in 14 departments.
Key Dates:
Release of Admission Announcement : 25 September 2025
Commencement of Online Application Submission : 30 September 2025 (11: 00AM)
Last Date for Submitting Online Application : 20 October 2025
Application Fee: Rs. 1000/- for all (Non-Refundable)
Central University of Kerala Opens PhD Admission 2025-26 for 230 Seats
Mumbai, 27 September 2025: Central University of Kerala has announced PhD Admission for 2025-26. The total number of vacant seats are 230 in 26 subjects.
Key Dates:
Date of Notification- 25 September 2025
Last date for applying online – 16 October 2025
University of Allahabad Announces PhD Admission 2025-26 for 873 Seats
Allahabad, 25 September 2025: University of Allahabad, a Central University in Uttar Pradesh, has announced PhD Admission for 2025-26. These PhD programmes are available in the university main Campus and its 10 Constituent Colleges.
Total Vacant PhD Seats: The total number of vacant seats are 873 under 49 subjects.
Key Dates:
The Online Registration and Form Submission will start from – 25 September 2025.
The last date of registration is – 22 October 2025.
Manipur University Announces PhD Admission 2025 for 36 Subjects
Imphal, 18 September 2025: Manipur University, a Central University, has announced PhD Admission for Academic Session 2025. The PhD Admission is available in 36 subjects.
Key Dates:
The commencement of online application is 13 September 2025.
Last date of submission of online application is 12 October 2025.
Application Fees: Application fee is INR 500 and INR 300 for ST/SC/PwD
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.
