Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University, formerly University of Pune, will hold PhD Entrance Test (PET) on 10 September 2017 for PhD & MPhil admission for the academic year 2017-18. As  Savitribai Phule Pune University is one of poplar universities for PhD and Research aspirants and also admits a large number of students for PhD programmes, here SkillOutlook presents key points of PhD Entrance Test and its pattern.

Selection Process: Candidate will be admitted to PhD programme by a two stage process through: Entrance Examination and ) Personal interview. Entrance Examination shall be a qualifying test. The Entrance Examination will be of 100 marks with multiple type choice questions.

Personal interview of candidates qualifying in Entrance Test/ Candidates exempted from Entrance Examination, will be conducted by the respective Recognized Research Centre of the university.

Pattern of Ph D Entrance Examination 2017-18: Entrance Test Paper consists of two parts: a) Research Methodology (50marks)  b) Subject Specific (50 marks).  All questions with multiple choices, each correct answer carries 1 Mark. There is no negative mark system.

PET is qualifying test while the standard passing mark for PET is 50% marks.

Exemption from appearing in Entrance Examination: The Candidates fulfilling at least one of the following conditions will be exempted from Entrance Examination:

1. Candidates qualified in UGC-NET (Including JM)AJGC-CSIRNET (Including JRF)/SLET/GATE (valid score) or teacher fellowship holders will be exempted from the Entrance Test for PhD progrtlmme.
2. Candidates who have passed MPhil Programme of the Savitribai Phule Pune University will be exempted from the Entrance Test for PhD programme.

Key Dates:  The online application window has opened from 26 July 2017. The closing date for submission of application is 15 August 2017. The date of online PhD Entrance Test is 10 September 2017 (Sunday). The publication of results on the university website is 10 September 2017.

For eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should visit the PhD & MPhil Admission Notifications uploaded on the official website of  http://www.unipune.ac.in/ .

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PhD admission open in more than 70 streams in Savitribai Phule Pune University

List of subjects/disciplines where PhD Admission is available:

1. Atmospheric and Space Sciences
2. Basic Medical Science
3. Bio informatics
4. Bio Chemistry
5. Botany
6. BioTechnology
7. Chemistry
8. Computer Science
9. Communication Studies
10. Electronic Science
11. Environmental Science
12. Geography
13. Geology
14. Health Science
15. Mathematics
16. Microbiology
17. Physics
18. Scientific Computing
19. Statistics Zoology
20. Architecture
21. Chemical Engineering
22. Civil Engineering
23. Computer Engineering
24. Electrical Engineering
25. Electronics Engineering
26. ‘Electronics & Telecommunication
27. Instrumentation & Control Engineering
28. Mechanical Engineering
29. Zoology
30. Power Engineering
31. Production Engineering
32. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
33. Pharmaceutics
34. Pharmacognosy
35. Accountancy and Auditing
36. Banking and Finance
37. Business Administration
38. Business Economics
39. Business Law & Taxation
40. Business Practices
41. Cooperation and Rural Development
42. Cost and Works Accounting
43. Marketing
44. Insurance and Transport
45. Computer Management
46. Financial Management
47. ‘Foreign Trade Management
48. Hotel Management
49. Human Resources Management
50. Marketing Management
51. Organizational Management
52. Production Management
53. English
54. French
55. Hindi
56. Marathi
57. Music
58. Pali
59. Sanskriti and Prakriti Language
60. Urdu
61. Anthropology
62. Economics
63. History
64. Politics
65. Psychology
66. Sociology
67. Women Studies
68. Law
69. Education
70. Physical Education
71. Library and Information Science