Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research offers a comprehensive PhD program across each of the 14 constituent Faculties in full-time and part-time modalities.
Full time PhD students are supported by the Founder Chancellor Fellowships as well as fellowships provided by external agencies. The part-time modality is available for both internal faculty and staff and employees of external institutions (including those who are self-employed). A complete listing of recognized PhD supervisors and the topics of their expertise can be found here (Research Guide list).
Some examples of PhD disciplines include Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, Oral Health and Pathology, Sports and Exercise Sciences, Medical Genetics and Genomics, Radiation Biology, Molecular Oncology, Medical Virology, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Preclinical Toxicology, Nursing Sciences, Rehabilitative Sciences, Health Science Technologies, Drug Development and Discovery, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Public Health Environmental Health, Climate Science, Clinical Nutrition, Bio-materials and Nano-technology, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Sciences, Big Data Analytics, Cloud, Computing, Medical Engineering, Cyber Security, Internet of Things (IOT), Speech Language Pathology, Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Health System Management, Public Policy and Healthcare Financing, and Optometry. Additional details on thematic areas of research can be found here.
The PhD program is available in both full-time stipendiary and part-time streams.
Furthermore, a collaborative PhD program with Indian Council of Medical Research and IIT Chennai is offered to MD/MS candidates of the Deemed University.
The Deemed University also grants the DSc degree for outstanding post-doctoral research endeavors. (246)
