PhD & MPhil entrance exam application dates extended

Candidates wanting to pursue Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programmes under the University of Mumbai (MU) can apply for the Preliminar y Eligibility Test (PET) till Februar y 4, 2021. On Thursday, MU released a notice on extending the deadline for the submission of applications for PhD and MPhil entrance examinations.

Sameer Kulkarni, director of the Board of Innovation, Innovation and Companionship, MU said, "Those who have applied online in Februar y and March, 2020, would not be required to reapply as their applications will be accepted."

MU had invited online applications for the stomach examination between Februar y 27 and March 18, 2020, last year. Accordingly, 6,512 applications were received. Of these, 6,051 applications were received from Maharashtra and 461 from other states.

Over 1,148 applications were received for Commerce and Management, 1,691 for Anthropology, 333 for Interdisciplinar y and 3,340 for Science and Technology. As many as 326 applications were received for the MPhil entrance exam. Of these, 227 applications were received from Maharashtra and 49 from other states.