About

The JKSET is conducted every year by the University of Kashmir for all the candidates interested to work as assistant professors and Junior research fellows within the various institutes and schools of the state, namely Jammu and Kashmir.

The State Eligibility Test or SET is based on the pattern of the National Eligibility Test (NET), which is conducted by the University Grant Commission (UGC) and UGC/CSIR for Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences subjects respectively. Being a state-level test, SET is conducted in both the languages English and vernacular.

Latest Notification

The formal announcement regarding the exam dates and application form for Jammu & Kashmir State Eligibility Test 2022 is yet to be published on the official website of the University of Kashmir. The application for the same will be released soon along with the exam schedule.

Registration

Candidates who are applying or willing to apply for JKSET 2022 must know about the application process before proceeding with it. Please note Applications will be released soon on the official website of the University of Kashmir.

Application forms must be completed and submitted in online mode only because no other mode is being considered for the same.
Candidates are requested to enter all the personal and academic details correctly and carefully as this may not be undone.
Candidates must have a passport-size photograph in the prescribed format and all necessary documents such as an Aadhar card, Marksheets, etc before filling out the JKSET application form.
Scanned copies of the Candidate’s signature and Passport size photographs are mandatory to attach with the application form.
Candidates are also requested to choose the subject and preferable exam centre according to their geographical location for appearing for the JK SET 2022.

How to Apply Online for JKSET 2022?

Visit the official website: set.uok.edu.in
Click “Online Submitting Application form 2022”.
Enter all your personal, academic and contact details like Name, Address, qualifications etc correctly and carefully.
Upload the scanned copy of your signature and Passport Size Photograph in specified format (JPEG/PNG)(Max size: 500kb).
Click the preview button and recheck all your details before the final submission.
Now, submit the application fee (which is non-refundable).
Lastly, submit the form and also download the registered form.
Candidates are also advised to click the Print Form button to print the form for future references or confirmation.

Note: Do check the official website regularly for any updates regarding eligibility documents.

Syllabus

The syllabus of exams varies from subject to subject as there are a total of 37 subjects. So, candidates are requested to check the in-detail syllabus on the official website itself.

For the Jammu & Kashmir State Eligibility Test 2022, there are 37 subjects in all.
In addition to this, one general paper is also conducted
The selection of the subject is based on the subject studied during Post Graduation by the candidates.

JKSET Subjects

List of Subjects for JKSET 2022

Here find the list of all 37 subjects for the JKSET 2022.

Mathematical Science
Chemical Sciences
Physical Science
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian
Commerce
Computer Science & Application
Dogri
Economics
Education
Electronic Science
English
Environmental Sciences
Geography
Hindi
History
Home Science
Kashmiri
Earth, Ocean, & Planetary Sciences
Life Science
Urdu
Sociology
Punjabi
Psychology
Law
Library & Information
Management
Linguistics
Mass Communication & Journalism
Arab Culture & Islamic Studies
Persian
Arabic
Political Science
Physical Education
Social Work
Sanskrit
Music
Electronic Science

Eligibility Criteria

Before proceeding to the JKSET Application form for the year 2022, all the candidates are requested to go through the eligibility criteria for JKSET 2022 specified by the conducting body (University of Kashmir) itself, in order to avoid any further issues.

The first and foremost thing is that the candidates do not need to be permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Applicants from any state can apply for the JKSET 2022.

JKSET Eligibility Criteria: Required Academic Qualifications

All the candidates must hold a UGC recognized Master’s Degree with a minimum of 55% marks for the General Category and 50% marks for the reserved category candidates.
Candidates who are currently pursuing or appearing for the Master are also eligible to apply for JKSET 2022.
Applicants who have completed their PG and appearing in a PhD program will get a relaxation of 5% marks, which means they are now required to get only 50% marks rather than 55% as specified above.
Candidates who have already qualified for the SLET/UGC/NET/CSIR JRF exams must not show up for JKSET 2022.
All the Candidates must apply for that particular subject only that they attended during their post-graduate degree.

Note: There are no such upper age limit criteria specified by the authorities for the JKSET 2022.

Application Fee

The application would be considered incomplete & will not be accepted by the authorities until the application fee is paid. Remember the application fee is non-refundable. Payment needs to be made online using a Credit/Debit Card or Net Banking.

If the candidate exceeds the JKSET Application fee date, extra charges would be there for the late submission of the application. Category wise Fee Distribution is mentioned in the table below:

Category	Application Fee
General category	Rs. 1000/-
RBA (Residents of Backward Area)/ ALC (Resident of Area Adjoining to Actual Line of Control ) Category	Rs. 800/-
WUP Category	Rs. 700/-
SC/ST/CGB/PWD Category	Rs. 650/-

Exam Pattern

Knowing the test pattern for a state-level examination is a must for all the candidates in order to ace it.

Medium of JKSET is English
There are a total of 3 papers - Paper I, Paper-II, Paper-III
The exam is conducted in offline mode.
The type of questions asked in the JKSET is MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
There is a total marks is 350 Marks
There are a total of 185 questions asked in the exam.
2 marks will be given for each correct answer.
There is no negative marking.

The exam pattern has been shown in the following table:

Paper	Number of Question	Total Marks	Duration
Paper -I	60 (out of which only 50 are compulsory)	100 Marks	1 Hour 15 minutes
Paper -II	50 (all are compulsory)	100 Marks	1 Hour 15 minutes
Paper -III	75 (all are compulsory)	150 Marks	2 Hour 30 minutes
Total		350 Marks

Eligibilty Criteria