EX-99.906CERT
                                  CERTIFICATION

B.  Reuben  Auspitz,  Chief  Executive  Officer,  and  Christine  Glavin,  Chief
Financial  Officer  of Exeter Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), each certify to the
best  of  his  or  her  knowledge  that:

1.     The  Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June
30,  2005  (the  "Form  N-CSR")  fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as amended; and

2.     The  information  contained  in  the  Form  N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Registrant.


Chief Executive Officer          Chief Financial Officer
Exeter Fund, Inc.                Exeter Fund, Inc.

/s/ B. Reuben Auspitz            /s/ Christine Glavin

B. Reuben Auspitz                Christine Glavin
Date: August 29, 2005            Date: August 29, 2005

A  signed  original  of  this  written  statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002 has been provided to Exeter Fund, Inc. and will be
retained  by  Exeter  Fund,  Inc.  and  furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission  (the  "Commission")  or  its  staff  upon  request.

This  certification  is  being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.   1350  and  is  not  being  filed  as  part  of  the Form N-CSR with the
Commission.