The Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Examination Board (MAUEB), Pune is responsible for conducting the Common Entrance Test (CET) of respective faculty for admissions to various Ph.D. Programs in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) of Maharashtra. This board operates under the Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER), which is a statutory body constituted under the Maharashtra Agricultural Universities (Krishi Vidyapeeth) Act, 1983.

The MAUEB ensures that admissions to these programs are based on merit, considering the marks obtained in the CET and the CGPA of the qualifying PG degree examination. The admissions process and eligibility criteria are detailed in the Ph.D.Admission Prospectus published by MCAER.