Mumbai University PET 2022 dates not yet released, PhD aspirants left anxious

Students are eagerly awaiting the application process to begin and entrance examination dates to be announced, as the examination was not held in the previous three years before 2021. The exam was last conducted in December 2021.

Mumbai University PET 2022 dates not yet released, PhD aspirants left anxious

Mumbai University PET 2022: Mumbai University conducts the PET (PhD Entrance Exam) twice a year, mostly in March and December. However, with no update on the same has left students anxious. Mumbai University PET (PhD Entrance Exam) official notification is awaited by many students willing to pursue the course from the varsity and its affiliated colleges. 

Students are eagerly awaiting the application process to begin and entrance examination dates to be announced, as the examination was not held in the previous three years before 2021. The exam was last conducted in December 2021. A letter regarding the same has been written to the Vice-Chancellor of the Mumbai University, Suhas Pednekar.

Vaibhav Throat, a member of the Mumbai University Senate, while speaking on the same, said, "We had requested four exams per year, but this was not accepted, instead, two attempts were given per year."

"The new academic session has begun with no preparations seen, and no updates or notifications have been given. At the very least, the exam should take place in April or May, and the details should be available as soon as possible. We are requesting this solely for the benefit of research students," he added.

Many students have been waiting for the notification anxiously as they had earlier missed the chance to enroll themselves for a Ph.D. at Mumbai University.

"I have been preparing for this for the last one and a half years," said Rahul M., "and had given my last attempt in the month of December, but was unable to clear it because of just 2-3 marks. Now I'm waiting for the next entrance, which I'm hoping will happen soon," he added, as reported by the Freepressjournal.

Meanwhile, Officials from the varsity have said that the notice regarding the PET exams will be released soon and the exam will be held tentatively in June.

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