Hello Aspirant,

Part time PhD is the best option if you are a working professional aiming to steer towards a career in research or academia or to broaden your career horizons. A part time PhD would enable you to acquire your doctorate degree while pursuing a full-time job.

So if you want to know about the best colleges about PHD program, here are the list of the top colleges in Maharashtra  best for doing Part-time phd :

1. IIT Bombay
2. ICT Mumbai
3. Savitri Bai Phule University,Pune
4. VIT nagpur
5. KIMS Karad
6. TISS Mumbai
7. MNLU Mumbai
8. Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth
9. Dr. DY Patil University
10. Sandip University

And many more,

If you want to know the detail information about the list of colleges, then you can check the below article :

https://university.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-phd-universities-in-maharashtra

Also , if  you want to know the eligibility criteria for doing part-time phd programs, the here is the criteria :

• The candidate should have completed their master’s degree from a recognised university
• Qualifying UGC NET is a compulsory criterion for PhD admission
• Candidates need to clear the GRE (https://leverageedu.com/blog/gre/) as well as language proficiency exams like IELTS,TOEFL.
• Additionally, they need to send a research proposal on their preferred topic of research along with Letters of Recommendations from at least two of their former faculty members to be considered for admission
• All candidates have to pass a round of interview before being admitted to enrol for the degree.

I hope that this will help.