About

The full form of KSET is Karnataka State Eligibility Test. It is the entry-level test for an assistant professor conducted by Karnataka State Eligibility Test Center Mysore. It is the nodal agency recognized by the UGC. The exam takes place according to strict guidelines of the UGC for the selection of entry-level teaching professionals based on merit.

Candidates who successfully crack the examination become eligible for posts of lecturers and assistant professors in several universities or colleges across the state

Latest Notification

Karnataka SET Application Form for Lecturer and Assistant Professor has been released by Moulya Bhavan, University of Mysore. The KSET Notification contains all relevant information, such as how to fill out an application form, the deadline for applications, the application fee, and so on.

The KSET official notification will be published in February. If the situation is in hand then the exam will be held on a schedule decided by UGC.

Registration

The candidates who are aspiring for the post of assistant professor can apply for the KSET exam through online mode. The application process is online. The candidate has to fill up the application form available on the official site. The steps to apply for the KSET are as follows

Step - 1: Visit the official website of the KSET
Step - 2: Candidates should register by giving an email id and password
Step - 3: After registering successfully, candidates should fill in personal and educational details.
Step - 4: After step 3 candidates should complete the payment through online mode or in any of the nearest state banks of India branch.

The candidate should have to bring a printout of the admission form, admit card along with an attendance slip to the respective nodal centre.

Eligibility Criteria

Before applying for the examination it is important to check the eligibility criteria of the exam. Here we mentioned complete details about eligibility criteria. The candidate must have prescribed qualifications and an age limit while applying for the exam

KSET Age Limits

There is no upper age limit to apply for the KSET 2022 exam. Candidates can apply after the age of 21.

KSET Eligibility Criteria - Educational Qualifications·

The candidate who has 55% of marks in the general category and 50% of marks in the SC, ST, OBC, and PWD category in the Master's degree can apply for the examination.
The candidates who are pursuing the Master's degree(first or second semester) or are in the final year of a Masters degree can apply for the examination but if the candidate has cleared the exam the candidate should have to present proof of passing a masters degree with the required percentage within 2 years after the announcement of results only then the eligibility certificate will be issued otherwise the candidate will be disqualified.
Candidates who want to appear in KSET can only appear in the relevant subject of their post-graduation.
Candidates who have qualified KSET in the previous year are not eligible to seat in the exam with the same subject.

Application Fee

The applicants have to pay the application fees to complete their application process. The KSET application fees for various categories are provided below.

Category	Application fees
General	1150/-
OBC	950/-
SC/ST/PWD	650/-

Exam Pattern

The KSET exam consists of two papers with objective-type multiple-choice questions. They will be held in two different sessions.

KSET Paper I - will consist of 50 objective-type questions each question carrying 2 marks. The questions in the paper will be general just to assess the teaching aptitude of the candidate. The primary aim of this paper is to check the reasoning ability, comprehension, and divergent thinking of the candidate.

KSET Paper-II consists of 100 objective-type questions carrying 2 marks each. This paper is based on the subject selected by the candidate.

Session	Paper	Max. Marks	Number of Question	Duration
First	I	100	50 Compulsory questions	1 Hour (09:30 A.M to 10:30 A.M)
Second	II	200	100 Compulsory questions	2 Hours (11:00 A.M to 1:00 P.M)

Syllabus

The KSET exam is conducted for a wide range of subjects. The subject-wise syllabus for some of the important subjects is provided in the below details. The candidates can also refer to the official site for more details of the syllabus.

Subjects	Topics
General Paper	Unit 1 - Teaching Aptitude Unit 2 - Research Aptitude Unit 3 - Comprehension Unit 4 - Communication Unit 5 - Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude Unit 6 - Logical Reasoning Unit 7 - Date Interpretation Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology Unit 9 - People, Development and Environmental Unit 10 - Higher Education system
Commerce	Unit 1 - Business Environment and International Business Unit 2 - Accounting and Auditing Unit 3 - Business Economics Unit 4 - Business Finance Unit 5 - Business Statistics and Research Methods Unit 6 - Business Management and Human Resource Management Unit 7 - Banking and Financial Institutions Unit 8 - Marketing Management Unit 9 - Legal Aspects of Business Unit 10 - Income-tax and Corporate Tax Planning
Economics	Unit 1 - Micro Economics Unit 2 - Macroeconomics Unit 3 - Statistics and Econometrics Unit 4 - Mathematical Economics Unit 5 - International Economics Unit 6 - Public Economics Unit 7 - Money and Banking Unit 8 - Growth and Development Economics Unit 9 - Environmental Economics and Demography Unit 10 - Indian Economy
English	Unit 1 - Drama Unit 2 - Poetry Unit 3 - Fiction, Short story Unit 4 - Non-Fictional Prose Unit 5 - Languages: Basic concepts, theories, and pedagogy. English in Use. Unit 6 - English in India: history, evolution, and futures Unit 7 - Cultural Studies Unit 8 - Literary Criticism Unit 9 - Literary Theory post World War II Unit 10 - Research Methods and Materials in English
Social Work	Unit 1 -Nature and Development of Social Work. Unit 2 - Society, Human Behavior and Communities. Unit 3 - Social Work with Individuals and Groups. Unit 4 -Social Work with Communities and Social Action. Unit 5 -Research in Social Work: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. Unit 6 -Administration, Welfare,e, and Development Services. Unit 7 -Social Policy, Planning, and Social Development. Unit 8 -Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights, and Social Work Practice. Unit 9 - Areas of Social Work Practice I. Unit 10 -Areas of Social Work Practice II.
Environmental Science	Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences Unit 2 - Environmental Chemistry Unit 3 - Environmental Biology Unit 4 - Environmental Geosciences Unit 5 - Energy and Environment Unit 6 - Environmental Pollution and Control Unit 7 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Subject Code: 29 Unit 8 - Environmental Assessment, Management, and Legislation Unit 9 - Statistical Approaches and Modelling in Environmental Sciences Unit 10 - Contemporary Environmental Issues Unit –I: Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences
Political Science	Unit 1 - political theory Unit 2 - political thought Unit 3 - Indian political thought Unit 4 - Comparative political analysis Unit 5 - International Relations Unit 6 - India's foreign policy Unit 7 - Political institutions in India Unit 8 - Political process in India Unit 9 - Public Administration Unit 10 - Governance and public policy in India
Sociology	Unit 1 - Sociological Theory Unit 2 - Research Methodology and Methods Unit 3 - Basic concepts and Institutions Unit 4 - Rural and Urban transformation Unit 5 - State, Politics and Development Unit 6 - Economy and Society Unit 7 - Environmental and Society Unit 8 - Family, marriage,e, and kinship Unit 9 - Science technology and society Unit 10 - Culture and Symbolic transformations
Geography	Unit 1 - Geomorphology Unit 2 - Climatology Unit 3 - Oceanography Unit 4 - Geography of Environmental Unit 5 - Population and settlement geography Unit 6 - Geography of economic activities and regional development Unit 7 - Cultural, social and political geography Unit 8 - Geographic Thoughts Unit 9 - Geographic Techniques Unit 10 - Geography of India

Eligibilty Criteria