pune the savitribai phule pune university sppu will conduct an entrance examination to fill up 180 mphil seats and 2160 phd seats according to a report on vacancies declared on friday the process for the entrance examination will be announced by the universitya detailed list of vacancies in each department and the guides names was issued so that students could decide to appear for the phd entrance test pet in june a senior official from the postgraduation admission cell of sppu said the list mentions seats that are reserved and also the open category for every department so that students can decidea phd is important for candidates wanting to apply for the job of assistant professors apart from clearing the national eligibility test net at the university level as per the revised guidelines of the university grants commission which has increased the importance of the degreeaccording to the universitys guidelines candidates having a masters degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the masters degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body with at least 55 marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade b in the ugc 7point scale or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution which is approved recognized or authorized by an authority are eligible to applythe official said a timetable of the pet will be announced by the university in 10 days the candidates will have to fill up the applications online their academic qualification and documents would be scrutinised and the exam will be held in junecandidates who clear this exam will have to undergo an interview round and the list of selected candidates would be announced on the website mphil students of the university whose mphil dissertation has been evaluated and the vivavoce is pending may be admitted to the phd programme the announcement said