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A candidate seeking admission to the PhD programme shall have a Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7- point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.
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Relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, shall be allowed for those belonging to reserved categories/Differently-Abled and other categories of candidates as per policies of the Government of Maharashtra prescribed from time to time, or for those who had obtained their Master's degree prior to 19 September, 1991. The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible based only on the qualifying marks without including the grace mark procedures.
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Admission to Ph. D. Programmes shall be on the basis of a common entrance test (PET).No exemption granted from such an entrance test AND a subsequent personal interviews for candidates. There shall be a weightage of 70% to the PET score and weightage of 30% to the performance at the interview.
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The following candidates shall be exempted from PET:
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Candidates qualified in UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR NET /SLET/GATE /INSPIRE and any other JRF holder of the apex bodies like CSIR/ UGC/ ICAR/ ICMR/ DBT/ DST/ ICSSR.
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Candidates who have passed M. Phil. Programme of UOM or any other recognized University/Institution, provided the M.Phil. is as per the UGC guidelines.
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Ph.D. degree holder of this University or any other recognized University who desires to pursue Ph.D. at this University.
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The validity of the PET result for taking admission for Ph.D. programme shall be for three years from the declaration of the respective result.
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The candidate seeking admission to a Ph.D. programme in a subject other than the subject in which he/she has obtained the Master’s degree shall take the PET in the subject in which he/she has obtained Master’s degree and clear an Aptitude Test in the subject in which he/she is seeking admission, specially designed and conducted by the Research Centre where he/she is seeking admission; Provided that both the subjects are from the same faculty.
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The college shall notify on an annual basis a predetermined and manageable number of vacant seats of Ph.D., depending on the number of available research guides, prescribed quota at the centres, and academic and physical facilities available, keeping in mind the norms regarding the scholar-teacher ratio.
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The college shall notify well in advance on its website and through advertisement in at least two national newspapers, of which at least one shall be a Marathi newspaper, the procedure of admission to the Ph.D programmes. The details notified shall include the number of seats vacant, subject/discipline-wise distribution of vacant seats, criteria for admission, procedure for admission and all other relevant information for the benefit of the candidates.
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The admissions shall be based on the criteria notified by the University, keeping in view the guidelines/norms in this regard issued by the UGC and other statutory bodies concerned, and taking into account the reservation policy of the Central/State Government prescribed from time to time.