PhD is short form for ‘Doctor of Philosophy. Health, Safety, Environment & Fire is extremely demanding branch which is growing day by day. In view of the present scenario, the demand and importance of Industrial safety is being increasing day by day. There is legal requirement also as per Factories Act to keep a Safety officer in Industry. People are also showing interest in doing course related to this.
PhD Length: 3-5 years
Criteria– M.Tech./M.E./Msc./MBA/B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent
The required minimum qualification for admission to a Ph. D Program shall normally be a two years Master’s oR M. Phil Degree from any accredited Indian or Foreign University in the relevant field. She/he must have obtained 55% marks or Equivalent Grade in the Master’s or M. Phil
PhDs are two types: Full Time and Part Time
Full Time–
Engineering students : GATE and/or NET exam.
For others: NET exam
Age Limit: No limit
PhD Courses : There are only few colleges offering PhD in Safety, but there are several allied courses offering by several Universitites/ Colleges which we can opt like
PhD in Fire Engineering, Safety Engineering, Occupational Health, Environment Engineering/Studies/Management, Disaster Management, Energy, Chemical Engineering, Green Energy, Water Resource Engineering, Petroleum Engineering/Technology, Epidemology
List of Universities/ Colleges offering PhD in HSE and allied branches
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati
PhD Energy
PhD Water resources
PhD.Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering,
PhD.Earthquake Engineering
PhD.Environmental Engineering and Sciences,
PhD Environment Design
PhD Environment Assessment
PhD Environmental History;
PhD Environmental Economics
PhD Ergonomics
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD Air pollution-Dispersion, Control and Modeling
PhD Water and Wastewater Treatment;
PhD Solid Waste Management and Recycling;
PhD Soil-water-contaminant Interaction;
PhD Biofiltration for treating Waste Gases and Green Solvents;
PhD Biodegradation/Bio-detoxification of Toxic Wastes;
PhD Green Design;
PhD Electrochemical Remediation for Water and Wastewater Treatment,
PhD Global Warming and Climate Modeling;
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai
PhD Energy Science & Engineering
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD Energy Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhi Nagar
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD. Epidemology
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Tirupati,
Ph.D in Chemical Engineering
Ph.D in Water Resources Management
Ph.D in Air quality modeling and management
Ph.D in Water and wastewater treatment engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT- BHU), Varanasi
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur
PhD Energy Engineering
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
PhD. Water Resources Engineering
National Institute of Technology ( NIT), Trichy, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
PhD Energy & Environment
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, Odisha
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Suratkhal
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology ( NIT), Warangal
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology ( NIT), Durgapur
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology ( NIT), Agartala
PhD. Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD Energy Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) , Surat
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad (Prayagraj)
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Anna University, Chennai
PhD. Energy Engineering
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD. Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical Engineering
PhD. Water Resource Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
PhD. Environmental Management
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand
PhD Safety Engineering
PhD Petroleum Engineering
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD Energy Management
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
Zakir Hussain College of Engineering And Technology (ZHCET), Aligarh
Phd. Petroleum Engineering
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
MIT World Peace University (MITWPU), Pune
PhD. Petroleum Engineering
PhD. Chemical Engineering
University of Calcutta, Kolkata
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD. Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical Engineering
Pndicherry University, (PU), Puducherry, Pondicherry
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
PhD. Green Energy Technology
PhD. Disaster Management
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD Green Technology
Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College (JNEC), Aurangabad
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Parul University, Vadodara
PhD. Chemical Engineering
PhD. Water Resourcesl Engineering
Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam
PhD. Energy Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Ph.D. ChemicalScience
K R Mangalam University, Gurgaon
PhD. Energy Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Ph.D. Environmental Studies
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Technology and Agriculture (GBPUAT), Pantnagar
University, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
PhD. Soil & water Conservation Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
PhD. Soil Science & Water Management
Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu
Ph.D Energy Science & Engineering
Ph.D Environmental Science
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
PhD. Soil & water Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU, Pune)
PhD. Civil & Environmental Technology
PhD. Energy System
Banasthali Vidyapith University, Jaipur
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Osmania University, Hyderabad
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Graphic Era University (GEU), Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Phd. Petroleum Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi
PhD. Water Science & Technology
Ph.D. Environmental Science
North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya
PhD. Energy Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Guntur
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Central University Of Jharkhand (CUJ), Ranchi
PhD. Energy Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
YBN University, Ranchi
PhD. Fire Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Techno India University (TIU), Kolkata
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
GNA University (GU), Phagwara, Punjab
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Andhra University College of Science and Technology, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
PhD. Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Kerala University (KU), Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Sambalpur University Institute of Information Technology (SUIIT), Sambalpur, Orissa
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University (SVSU), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU or IP or IPU), Delhi
PhD. Chemical Technology
PhD Occupational Health
PhD Environmental Science
Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam
PhD. Petroleum Technology
Shri Krishna University(SKU), Chattarpur, M.P
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Maharaja Agrasen University (MAU), Solan, Himachal Pradesh
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT), Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
DIT University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Phd. Petroleum Engineering
Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Phd. Petroleum Engineering
Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET), Chennai
Phd. Petroleum Engineering
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur
PhD. Chemical Engineering
M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology (RIT), Bangalore
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT),Coimbatore
PhD. Chemical Engineering
BMS College of Engineering (BMSCE), Bangalore
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (DSCE), Bangalore
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) , Sangrur, Punjab
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Thapar University, Patiala
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar, Punjab
PhD. Chemical Engineering
Chandigarh Univesrity (CU), Chandigarh
PhD. Chemical Engineering
School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), Doon University, Uttarakhand
Ph.D. Solid waste Management
Ph.D. Wastewater Treatment
Ph.D. Water Quality Assessment & Monitoring
Ph.D. Disaster Management
Ph.D. Ambient air quality monitoring and assessment
Ph.D. Chemical characterization and source receptor modelling of Pollutants (PAHs, VOCs, Trace metals, carbonaceous matter) in air, water and soil & Biota
Shoolini University (SU), Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Ph.D. Environment Studies
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Ph.D. Disaster Management
University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram
PhD Environmental Studies
PhD Occupational Health
Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (TISS), Mumbai
PhD. Program in Disaster Studies
Ph. D. Programme in Health Services Management
Amity University Noida, Uttar Pradesh
PhD. Solar Energy
PhD. Renewable Energy
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow.
PhD. Energy & Environmental Planning
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Central University of Gujarat, Gandhi Nagar
PhD. Environment & Sustainable Development
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Bharathidasan University (BDU), Tiruchirapalli , Tamil Nadu
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Ph.D. Environmental Management
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Ph.D. Energy Management
Ph.D. Environmental Science
SRM University, Delhi NCR Sonepat, Haryana
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Ph.D. Environmental Studies
GITAM Institute of Science, Vishakhapatnam
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Ph.D. Environmental Studies
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MS University) Tirunelveli
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Ph.D. Renewable Energy
Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka (Campuses at Dubai, Mangalore, Sikkim, and Jaipur)
PhD Occupational Health
Government Medical College Nagpur, Sadar, Nagpur
PhD Occupational Health
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru
PhD Occupational Health
The Glocal University, Dehra Dun, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh,
PhD Occupational Health
Tripura University, West Tripura
PhD. Disaster Management
Jawaharlal University (JNU), New Delhi
Direct PhD course in Disaster Studies
Amity University, Gwalior
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Amity University, Mumbai
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Amity University, Gurgaon
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Fergusson College, Pune
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
(PhD). Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences
PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Bishop Heber College (BHC), Tiruchirappalli
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, Punjab
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Ajmer
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Mewar University, Chittorgarh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
103. University of Jammu or Jammu University, Jammu
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Dr.Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (YSP University), Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Royal Global University (RGU), Guwahati, Assam
Ph.D. Environmental Science
The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Anugrah Narayan College (ANC), Patna
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University (PRSU), Raipur
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), Ajmer, Rajasthan
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Bhubaneswar
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University (NMU), Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (DSVV), Haridwar
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Adamas University , Barasat, Kolkata
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Visakhapatnam
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralkhemundi, Orissa
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Shri Khushal Das University(SKDU), Hanumangarh, Rajasthan
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya (GKV) , Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Ph.D. Environmental Science
University of Burdwan, Bardhaman , West Bengal
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University (MJPRU), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU), Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University (MJPRU), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University (RMLAU), Avadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Tamil University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), Udaipur, Rajasthan
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Central University of Punjab (CUP), Bathinda
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Guru Nanak Dev University , (GNDU), Amritsar, Punjab
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University, Solapur,
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMUN), Nanded
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Mizoram University (MZU), Aizawl, Mizoram
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Central University of Jammu (CUJ), Jammu
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Bangalore University (BU), Bangalore, Karnataka
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Gulbarga University (GUG), Gulbarga , Karnataka
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragod, Kerala
Ph.D. Environmental Science
National Research Centre For Grapes (NCRG), Manjri , Pune
Ph.D. Environmental Science
BN Bandodkar College of Science, Thane, Maharashtra
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan Mahavidyalaya, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
New Arts, Commerce And Science College, Ahmed Nagar,Maharashtra
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University (CSMU), Navi Mumba
Ph.D. Environmental Science
IES UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Institute of Science & Technology for Advanced Studies & Research (ISTAR), Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary (SGT) University , Gurgaon
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Apex Professional University (APU), Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University (SOA), Bhubaneswar
Ph.D. Environmental Science
SRM University Amaravati
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (VMRF), Vinayaka Missions University, Salem, Tamil Nadu
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Ri-Bhoi , Meghalaya
Ph.D. Environmental Science
ITM University, Gwalior, M.P.
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Rayat Bahra University (RBU), Mohali, Punjab
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Quantum University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Seacom Skills University (SSU), Birbhum, West Bengal
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Sant Baba Bhag Singh University (SBBSU), Jalandhar, Punjab
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU), Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Jharkhand Rai University (JRU), Ranchi
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Shobhit University, Meerut
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Shobhit University, Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Invertis University, Bareilly, Lucknow
Ph.D. Environmental Science
University of Science and Technology (USTM), Meghalaya
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Integral University, Lucknow
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Bharathiar University (BU), Coimbatore
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D.Environmental Science
GD Goenka University (GDGU), Gurgaon, Sohna, Haryana
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Gauhati University (GU), Guwahati
Ph.D Environmental Science
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Ph.D. Environment Management
Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Ph.D Chemical Engineering