Ph.D. in Humanities & Social Sciences Colleges in India

India is home to 662 Ph.D. colleges in India and there is a split of colleges by ownership, private 291, public / government 168 & public private 134.

Location wise

India is home to Ph.D. colleges. Listing below the cities/states offering Ph.D. courses with no. of colleges.

Location Details	Colleges
Tamil Nadu	143 Colleges
Maharashtra	97 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	63 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	58 Colleges
Rajasthan	42 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	35 Colleges
Karnataka	33 Colleges
Haryana	31 Colleges
Gujarat	31 Colleges
Mumbai (All)	28 Colleges
Mumbai	26 Colleges
Kerala	25 Colleges
Uttarakhand	22 Colleges
Jaipur	20 Colleges
Chennai	19 Colleges
Andhra Pradesh	19 Colleges
Pune	18 Colleges
Bangalore	17 Colleges
Chhattisgarh	16 Colleges
Delhi	15 Colleges

Specializations

Languages is the most popular specialisations offered by Ph.D. in India. Below is the table showing specilasations offering by no. of colleges.

Specialization Details	Colleges
Languages	357 Colleges
English	225 Colleges
Economics	182 Colleges
History	137 Colleges
Political Science	109 Colleges
Psychology	101 Colleges
Sociology	93 Colleges
Hindi	81 Colleges
Geography	62 Colleges
Social Work	42 Colleges
Philosophy	36 Colleges
Library & Information Science	26 Colleges
Literature	21 Colleges
Linguistics	11 Colleges
Mathematics	10 Colleges
Public Policy	10 Colleges
Sanskrit	10 Colleges
Public Administration	9 Colleges
Urdu	9 Colleges
Anthropology	8 Colleges

Entrance Exams

There are various exams accepted by Ph.D. in India like UGC NET, GATE, CSIR NET and many more. Below table showing exams accepted by no. of colleges.

Exam Details	Colleges
UGC NET	97 Colleges
GATE	70 Colleges
CSIR NET	65 Colleges
GPAT	17 Colleges
SET	11 Colleges
ICAR AICE JRF/SRF	10 Colleges
CEED	9 Colleges
ICMR JRF	9 Colleges
CAT	8 Colleges
KIITEE	4 Colleges
VITREE	4 Colleges
ASRB ICAR NET	3 Colleges
XAT	2 Colleges
LPU NEST	2 Colleges
SITEEE	2 Colleges
CMRUAT	2 Colleges
CUET-PG	2 Colleges
MAT	1 Colleges
IIFT	1 Colleges
AIBE	1 Colleges