About

The full form of WB SET is West Bengal State Eligibility Test. The WB SET is conducted by West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC) to select candidates for Assistant Professor in Universities and Colleges of West Bengal.

There are 2 papers - Paper 1 and Paper 2. The Paper 1 is common for all candidates. However, Paper 2 is conducted for 33 subjects. Aspirants must obtain minimum qualifying marks in both the papers of SET in aggregate to become eligible for the Assistant Professor post. Candidates who qualify for the exam will be governed by the rules and regulations for the recruitment of Assistant Professors in the state.

Latest Notification

WB SET Notification for the various ground duty posts will be issued between April to September this year. It is expected that the application process will commence from July onwards, and the last date to submit the WB SET application form for 2022 was extended till September.

Registration

The candidates aspiring for the WB SET posts can apply for the examination through an online process. Interested students can apply through the West Bengal Service Commission's official website. The steps to apply for the WB SET exam are provided below.

Step 1: Click here or visit the board's official website www.wbcsconline.in

Step 2: Click on the official notification for the WB SET 2022 application form

Step 3: Click on the apply link, fill up the required information to complete the registration

Step 4: Post completing your registration credentials that are sent in the mail.

Step 5: log in to the form Indian army application page using your credentials

Step 6: Fill the WB SET application form and proceed with all the mandatory documents.

Step 7: Submit the scanned documents and upload it in the application page.

Eligibility Criteria

It is important to check the eligibility before applying for the WB SET Exam. Here, we have provided complete details about the WB SET eligibility criteria. The applicants must have the prescribed educational qualifications and must fulfill the age criteria to apply for the WB SET exam.

WB SET Eligibility Age Limits

The candidate applying for the WB SET Exam 2022 must fulfill the age criteria as per the official notification. There are no specific age limit criteria for the applications of WB SET exam.

WB SET Educational Qualifications

The WB SET examination has been conducted for the various posts of Assistant Professor in West Bengal. Below we have given the eligibility criteria of all the levels of job positions.

Candidates must have completed their Masters's Degree or any equivalent exam with a minimum of 55% marks from a recognized university.
Reserved Categories (SC/ST/PWD) should have a minimum of 50% marks in their Master's Degree

Application Fee

Candidates must pay the required application fees to complete their application process. The WB SET 2022 Application Fees for different levels of examination as well as the categories are provided below.

General: INR 1200
OBC/EWS: INR 600
SC/ ST/PWD: INR 300

Exam Pattern

The WB SET examination is conducted as a written examination for assistant professor posts. Candidates after qualifying in the examination will be called for a document verification round. Below we have given about the process of the exam.

WB SET Written Exam Pattern

The exam is conducted online and it will be based on multiple objective type questions. The total duration of the exam is three hours and the paper is available in both English and Bengali language. For each correct answer, two marks are awarded and no negative marks will be deducted for incorrect answers.

The exam pattern of the exam is given below:

Paper	Marks	Number of Questions	Duration
Paper 1	100	50 questions	1 Hour
Paper 2	200	100 questions	2 Hour

Syllabus

The WB SET Exam is conducted in a wide range of sections. The Paper I syllabus for the exam is provided in the table below. The candidates can also go through the official website of WB SET for more details about the syllabus.

Subjects	Syllabus
Teaching Aptitude	Teaching Learner’s characteristics Factors affecting teaching Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning Teaching Support System Evaluation Systems
Research Aptitude	Research Methods of Research Steps of Research Thesis and Article writing Application of ICT in research Research ethics
Comprehension	Questions based on comprehension passage
Communication	Effective communication Barriers to effective communication Mass-Media, and Society
Logical Reasoning	Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning
Data Interpretation	Questions based on mathematics
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	Basics of the Internet and Intranet E-mail, Audio, and Video-conferencing Digital initiatives in higher education
People, Development and Environment	Development and Environment Human and environmental interaction Environmental issues Impacts of pollutants on human health, etc.
Higher Education System	Institutions of higher learning Education in ancient India Oriental Conventional and Non-conventional learning programs in India, etc.

Paper II Syllabus

WB SET Paper II Syllabus

Paper II part of the WB State Eligibility Test is divided into 33 different subjects available for the exam. Here is a list of subjects that you can select in the paper II exam

English
Bengali
Sanskrit
Hindi
Urdu
Commerce
Economics
History
Philosophy
Political Science
Education
Chemical Sciences
Geography
Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Sociology
Psychology
Library and Information Sciences
Physical Education
Electronic Science
Computer Science
Home Science
Santhali
Mass Communication and Journalism
Anthropology
Earth Sciences
Music
Law
Nepali
Management
Arabic
Environmental Sciences

Eligibilty Criteria