UGC NET/SET EXAM PATTERN & SYLLABUS

SET EXAM



 





            



CG SET Syllabus

     UGC-NET & SET EXAM 

    NET/SET is a test to determine the eligibility for  Assistant Professor’ in universities and colleges.

    NET is basically conducted all over the country. There is another examination which is conducted solely by the individual states and that examination is popularly known as SET (State Eligibility Test). The syllabus is same for NET & SET. 


    CONDITIONS of  ELIGIBILITY:

    a. The candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree (i.e., M.A., M.Sc., M.Com, MBA, MLISC, M.Ed., M.PEd., MCJ, LLM, MCA and M.Tech (CSE & IT only)) are eligible to apply. However, in case of the Backward Classes (BC)/Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with Disability (PwD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree is eligible for this Test.

    b. The candidates who are pursuing their Master’s Degree course or the candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s Degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for eligibility for Assistant Professor / Lecturer after they have passed their Master’s Degree examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC/SC/ST/PwD (Persons with Disability) category candidates. Such candidates must complete their Master’s Degree examination within two years from the date of SET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

    Age Limit

    There is No Upper age limit to apply for NET/SET examination.

    Scheme of NET/SET Examination

    NET/SET EXAM will be consisting of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only objective type Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). The test will be held in two separate sessions as mentioned below:

    Paper

    Max. Marks

    Number of Question

    Duration

    Paper 1

    100

    50 Compulsory questions

    1 Hour (10:00 AM. to 11:00A.M.)

    Paper 2

    200

    100 Compulsory questions

    2 Hours (11:30 AM. to 1:30 P.M.)

     

    Paper-I: Shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks. The questions which will be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

    Paper-II: Shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks which will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.

    MODE OF EXAMINATION

    The NTA NET Examination shall be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only & SET Examination shall be conducted in OFFLINE mode only. The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I and Paper-II on the Optical Marks Reader (OMR) Sheet provided along with the test booklet in SET exam.

    Marking Scheme- There is no negative marking for incorrect response in NET/SET exam.

    Procedure and Criteria for Declaration of SET Result:

    This will comprise the following steps for considering a candidate for the eligibility for Assistant Professors.

    Step I: Total qualifying slots: It is 6% of the appeared candidates (appeared for SET in both the papers), which equals to total number of qualifying slots i.e. minimum number of candidates to be qualified.

    Step II: Category-wise qualifying slots: Total qualifying slots are allocated to different categories as per reservation policy of the state.

    Step III: Candidates fulfilling minimum eligibility subject-wise, category-wise: In order to be considered for eligibility for Assistant Professor, the Candidates must have appeared in both the papers & secured at least 40% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for General Category candidates & at least 35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for all candidates belonging to Reserved categories. (SC/ST/OBC)

    Step IV: Number of qualifying slots subject-wise for a particular category:

    The candidates who fulfilled Step III are considered to compute the qualifying slots subject wise category-wise. The qualifying slots subject-wise for a particular category are calculated by using the following formula:

    e.g. No. of qualifying slots for a subject Under General Category= 

      {( No. of particular subject candidates under General category who fulfilled minimum eligibility) X ( No. of slots allocated to General category ) }/ Total no. of all subject candidates under general category who fulfilled minimum Eligibility