The PhD program aims at nurturing the research talents of the scholars guided by well experienced and talented
Research Supervisors. Under the Faculty of Medicine, two medical colleges, namely Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry and Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram District and constituent centers namely Central Interdisciplinary Research Facility (CIDRF), Centre for Health Professions Education (CHPE), Centre for Music Therapy Education & Research (CMTER) and Centre for Yoga Therapy Education & Research (CYTER) offer Ph.D. programs. Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry offers a PhD program in Dentistry and Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College, Pondicherry offers a PhD in Nursing Sciences.