REVA PET 2025: Check Dates, Application Form, Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Results, Counselling, etc.

REVA PET stands for REVA University PhD Entrance Test, which is conducted to offer admission to PhD courses. The university offers research programmes in various disciplines, such as -

• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Commerce
• Management studies
• Electronics and communication 
• English
• Engineering
• Computer science and applications
• Computer science and engineering
• Civil engineering
• Electrical and electronics engineering
• Mechanical engineering

Candidates who want to pursue PhD at Reva University must appear for the REVA PET, which is conducted annually. The criteria for the candidate include a master’s degree with a good academic record from a recognised university/institute. The minimum qualifying percentage is 55% for the OBC and General category and 50% for the SC/ST category candidates.

Aspirants can check all the key highlights related to the exam in the table below:

Candidates who want to apply for the REVA PET exam must meet the university's eligibility criteria, which are as follows -

• The applicant must have a master’s or professional degree with at least 55% marks (for general and OBC students). A 5% relaxation in qualifying marks applies to category candidates. 
• Candidates with a four-year degree programme must have secured a minimum qualifying percentage of 70% or an equivalent grade on the UGC-7 point scale. 
• Candidates with qualified UGC-NET (JRF/SRF)/UGC-CSIR NET/GATE scores are also eligible for REVA PhD University admissions. These applicants are exempted from appearing on the REVA PET 2025 entrance test. 
• They should have cleared the MPhil coursework with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' on the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade on a point scale) and completed the MPhil Degree.
• For candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) /differently abled and other categories, a 5% mark relaxation, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent grade relaxation is allowed.

Reservation of seats

Note: Candidates will be selected based on a valid score in REVA PET.

The university will release the REVA PET 2025 application form in the first week of June 2025 (tentative). The application form will be available online and offline. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can fill out the REVA PET admission form by providing their personal and educational details. The REVA PET registration form comprises registration, filling out the details, uploading the documents, and paying the application form fees. Candidates must keep a copy of the application form for further selection process. The REVA PET 2025 application fee is INR 1000 and can be paid through Demand Draft (DD) or NEFT (National Electronics Funds Transfer).

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The conducting body will release the REVA PET 2025 exam pattern on the official website. The exam pattern covers essential factors, such as the duration of the question paper, exam mode, marking scheme, etc. Candidates can check the REVA PhD 2025 exam scheme below -

• The REVA PET 2025 question paper is divided into Part I (subject-specific) and Part II (research methodology). 
• The mode of the exam is offline and online. 
• The total mark of the examination is 100, with a three-hour duration. 
• Parts I and II of the paper consist of objective and descriptive questions, each carrying 50 marks.
• There is no negative marking for incorrect answers. 

Marking scheme of REVA PET 2025 Exam

Part I paper (Subject-specific) - 50 marks

• Objective questions - 30 questions X 1 mark = 30 marks
• Descriptive questions - 4 questions X 5 marks = 20 marks

Part II paper (Research methodology)

• Objective questions - 10 questions X 1 mark = 10 marks
• Descriptive questions - 5 questions X 4 marks = 20 marks

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The REVA PET test paper will comprise subject-specific (related to the discipline) and research methodology questions (same for all disciplines). Candidates can check the REVA PET PhD syllabus (Research Methodology -Psychology) below -

Part-A 

• Cognitive psychology and cognitive science
• Psychological testing, clinical assessment, and clinical assessment
• Biological basis of behaviour
• Research methodology and statistics 
• Learning theories
• Personality 
• Child and adult psychopathology
• Psychotherapy and counselling
• Organisational behaviour and organisational development
• Organisational Psychology and Human Resource Development

Part -B

• Research Methodology
• Research design and sampling design
• Methods of data collection 
• Processing and analysis of data
• Testing of hypotheses -I (Parametric or Standards Test of Hypotheses)
• Interpretation and Report Writing

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REVA University will release the REVA PET 2025 admit card a few days before the examination. Registered candidates can download the admit card from the official website. The hall ticket contains details about the exam and the applicant. To download the REVA PET hall ticket, candidates must provide their user ID and password. After downloading the admit card, candidates must tally all the details mentioned. In case there is any error, candidates must immediately contact the authorities and get it rectified as soon as possible. 

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Below is the step-by-step detail that a candidate will go through during the admission process for the REVA PET 2025 Exam.

• REVA PET 2025 Exam registration/ filling an online application form         

• REVA PET 2025 Exam admit card release

• Download REVA PET 2025 exam question papers & answer key release

• REVA PET 2025 Exam entrance test

• REVA PET 2025 Exam result announcement

• REVA PET 2025 Exam admission counselling

After completing the exam, the university will release the REVA PET 2025 answer key. The answer key will help the candidates to evaluate their probable scores. Candidates can download the REVA PET PhD answer key 2025 from the official website. To calculate the scores, candidates must follow the marking scheme imposed by the authorities.

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The REVA PET 2025 exam result is expected to be released in August 2025. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check their results. The result will be displayed on the Research/Council's notice board or the University’s website. Separate intimation will also be sent to the candidate regarding the result and REVA PET 2025 admission. 

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After the results are announced, the university will publish a list of shortlisted candidates who are eligible for the interview, counselling, and document verification process. The eligible candidates will be invited for an interview/viva voce on a specific date and time. Candidates must be prepared to discuss their research interests during the REVA PET 2025 Counselling.