West Bengal College Service Commission conducts State Eligibility Test (SET 2019) for the posts of Assistant Professor in Universities and Colleges of West Bengal only.
WBCSC will conduct SET in 30 subjects -
Code - Subject
01 ENGLISH
02 BENGALI
03 SANSKRIT
04 HINDI
05 URDU
06 COMMERCE
07 ECONOMICS
08 HISTORY
09 PHILOSOPHY
10 POLITICAL SCIENCE
11 EDUCATION
12 CHEMICAL SCIENCES
13 GEOGRAPHY
14 LIFE SCIENCES
15 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
16 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
17 SOCIOLOGY
18 PSYCHOLOGY
19 LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
20 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
21 ELECTRONIC SCIENCE
22 COMPUTER SCIENCE
23 HOME SCIENCE
24 SANTHALI
25 JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION
26 ANTHROPOLOGY
27 EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEANOGRAPHY & PLANETARY SCIENCES
28 MUSIC
29 LAW
30 NEPALI
WBSET 2019 Eligibility:-
(i) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from Universities/Institutions recognised by UGC areeligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/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 or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
(ii) Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree or equivalent course or 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 shall be considered eligible for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master's Degree OR equivalent examination with at least 55% marks [50% marks in case of OBC falling in Non-creamy layer/SC/ST/PwD (persons with disability) category candidates]. Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date ofSET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
(iii) Candidates belonging to third gender in other words transgender would be eligible to drawthe same relaxation in fee and qualifying criteria for SET as are available to SC/ST/PwD categories. The subject-wise cut-offs for this category should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PwD/OBC categories in the corresponding subject.
(iv) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September 1991(irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in SET.
AGE LIMIT -
There is no upper age limit for applying for SET. However, for the purpose of recruitment, the relevant Government Order will be applicable.
EXEMPTION -
(i) NET/SET/SLET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/ Institutions. In this regard, exemption from NET/SET/SLET will be governed by UGC regulations and amendments notified in the Gazette of India from time to time.
(ii) The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET/SET.
(iii) The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant Professor held prior to 1st June 2002 are eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor only in the Universities/ Colleges situated in the state from where they have cleared their SET.
WBSET Registration / Application Form
WBSET 2019 Application Form /Registration:
Apply online at website - https://www.wbcsconline.in from 2nd September 2019
Last date for Applying Online and payment through credit/debit card/internet banking - 30th September 2019
Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank challan at any branch of UNITED BANK OF INDIA - 15th October 2019
Examination Fee -
General - Rs. 1000/-
Other Backward Classes (Noncreamy layer)/EWS - Rs. 500/-
SC/ST/PWD/
Transgender - Rs.250/-
The candidates may pay the examination fee either by credit/ debit card/internet banking or through e-challan generated during the online filling of the application form. In case of e-challan the payment should be made at any branch of the United Bank of India in India (Bank charges Rs. 48/- (including G.S.T). In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit card/internet banking the additional processing charges as following will also be debited from the credit/debit card/internet banking account of the candidate.
Credit Card: - 1.20% of the examination fee plus G.S.T as applicable
Debit Card : Nil
Internet Banking : Rs. 10/- per transaction plus G.S.T as applicable
Upload Photograph and Signature -
Passport size photograph in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 40 kb. The dimension of the photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height).
Signature in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 30 kb. The dimension of the signature should be 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height).
WBSET Exam Dates
WBSET 2019 Date:- 19th January 2020.
Test Centres:
DISTRICT CODE - DISTRICT
1 KOLKATA
2 SOUTH 24 PARGANAS
3 NORTH 24 PARGANAS
4 HOWRAH
5 HOOGHLY
6 PURBA BARDHAMAN
7 PASCHIM BARDHAMAN
8 BIRBHUM
9 BANKURA
10 PURULIA
11 JHARGRAM
12 PURBA MEDINIPORE
13 PASCHIM MEDINIPORE
14 NADIA
15 MURISHIDABAD
16 MALDA
17 UTTAR DINAJPUR
18 DAKSHIN DINAJPUR
19 JALPAIGURI
20 ALIPURDUAR
21 COOCHBEHAR
22 DARJEELING
WBSET 2019 Admit Card -
The admit card will be uploaded on the website www.wbcsconline.in in the first week of December 2019. No Admit Cards will be sent to the candidates by post. The candidates should download their Admit Cards from the website to ascertain their venue of the Test as mentioned in the Admit Card and appear in the examination only at the designated examination center.
WBSET Syllabus
WBSET 2019 Syllabus:
Syllabi for all SET subjects can be downloaded from the website www.wbcsconline.in.
Paper Pattern
WBSET 2019 Pattern:-
The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only objective type.
Session - First
Paper - I
Marks - 100
Number of Questions - 50 questions, all are compulsory
Duration - 1 Hour (09:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.)
Session - Second
Paper - II
Marks - 200
Number of Questions - 100 questions, all are compulsory
Duration - 2 Hours (11:00 A.M. to 01:00 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. All the questions of Paper – II will be compulsory, covering entire syllabi of earlier Paper II & Paper – III (including all electives, without options). The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I & Paper – II on the OMR Sheet provided along with the test booklet.
There are no negative marks of incorrect answers.
WBSET Notification
WBSET 2019 Notification:-
Apply online at website - https://www.wbcsconline.in from 2nd September 2019
Last date for Applying Online and payment through credit/debit card/internet banking - 30th September 2019
Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank challan at any branch of UNITED BANK OF INDIA - 15th October 2019
Download Admit Card from - 6th December 2019.
WBSET 2019 Date - 19th January 2020
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