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Ph.D Rural Development Colleges in India

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Ph.D Rural Development institutes ranked by NIRF where published, with JoSAA closing ranks on engineering pathways and official programme data only.

Ph.D Rural Development is a tracked programme in Knwdle's directory. Institutes listed below offer this course according to their official catalogues.

Institutes: 17
NIRF-ranked: 1

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IIT Delhi

IIT · New Delhi · Delhi

Alagappa University

PRIVATE · Karaikudi · Tamil Nadu

TISS Mumbai

PRIVATE · Mumbai · Maharashtra

NEHU Shillong

PRIVATE · Shillong · Meghalaya

Annamalai University

PRIVATE · Cuddalore · Tamil Nadu

AAC Madurai

PRIVATE · Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Bir Tikendrajit University, Imphal

PRIVATE · Imphal · Manipur

BRAU SriKakulam

PRIVATE · Srikakulam · Andhra Pradesh

Kannada University, Hampi

PRIVATE · Bellary · Karnataka

Mahatma Gandhi University, Tura

PRIVATE · Tura · Meghalaya

North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Shillong

PRIVATE · Tura · Meghalaya

Ramchandra Chandravansi University, Palamu

PRIVATE · Palamu · Jharkhand

Colleges offering Ph.D Rural Development

17 institutes · 1 with NIRF rank on this page

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Ranked by NIRF Engineering (best rank first)

17 institutes offer Ph.D Rural Development. When two institutes share a programme, the one with the better (lower) NIRF Engineering rank appears first. Institutes without a numeric NIRF rank sort after ranked ones, alphabetically. JoSAA closing ranks are shown when available; non-JoSAA paths (VITEEE, LPUNEST, MHT-CET, etc.) are labeled separately.

#1NIRF 2
#1NIRF 2
IIT DelhiIndian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
NIRF #2 · 2025
IIT · Government
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development and Technology — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#2
#2
Alagappa UniversityAlagappa University, Karaikudi
Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#3
#3
TISS MumbaiTata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#4
#4
NEHU ShillongNorth Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Shillong, Meghalaya
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development and Agricultural Production — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#5
#5
Annamalai UniversityAnnamalai University, Annamalai Nagar
Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#6
#6
AAC MaduraiArul Anandar College, Madurai
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development Science — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#7
#7
Bir Tikendrajit University, Imphal
Imphal, Manipur
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#8
#8
BRAU SriKakulamDr BR Ambedkar University, Srikakulam
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#9
#9
Kannada University, Hampi
Bellary, Karnataka
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · MA Ph.D Rural Development Integrated — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#10
#10
Mahatma Gandhi University, Tura
Tura, Meghalaya
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#11
#11
North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Shillong
Tura, Meghalaya
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development and Agricultural Production — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#12
#12
Ramchandra Chandravansi University, Palamu
Palamu, Jharkhand
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#13
#13
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#14
#14
St Gonsalo Garcia College of Arts and Commerce, Thane
Thane, Maharashtra
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#15
#15
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur
Tuljapur, Maharashtra
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#16
#16
NBUUniversity of North Bengal, Siliguri
Darjeeling, West Bengal
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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#17
#17
University of Science and Technology, Ri Bhoi
Baridua, Meghalaya
Private
Listed via official programme catalog · Ph.D Rural Development — no JoSAA closing rank (non-JoSAA admission path)
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Ph.D Rural Development — live list facts

Computed from the institutes listed on this page — not marketing estimates.

Institutes

17

With NIRF rank

1

With GO score

0

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PRIVATE
16
IIT
1

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#2IIT Delhi

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1Institutes are ordered by NIRF Engineering rank (best first); unranked sort after.
2JoSAA closing ranks appear when that programme is in our cutoff dataset.
3Open a profile for scorecards, official admissions/fees when sourced, and related programmes.

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How many institutes appear for Ph.D Rural Development?: 17 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 1 of them have a numeric NIRF Engineering rank in our database.
Is “best” based on editorial opinion?: No. Where we sort or headline by rank, the order follows published NIRF Engineering ranks (nirfindia.org). Unranked institutes are not given a fabricated Knwdle rank.
What is Graduation Outcomes (GO)?: GO is an NIRF sub-score computed independently of self-reported placement packages. None of the institutes on this page currently have a GO value stored.
Why do some institutes lack a JoSAA closing rank?: Non-JoSAA admission paths (institute entrance exams, state counselling) are labeled separately. We do not invent closing ranks for those routes.

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