TS-SET 2017

The Member Secretary,Office of the TS - SET,II-Floor,

Block-II,PGRR Center for Distance Education,Osmania University Campus,

Hyderabad

Website:http://www.telanganaset.org

Telangana State - State Eligibility Test (TS-SET-2017) for the year 2017 will be conducted by Osmania University, Hyderabad in accordance with G.O. Ms. No. 16 Dt. 09-06-2016 for recruitment and promotions of Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Degree Colleges/Universities as per the University Grants Commission Regulations. Eligible Candidates who wish to apply for TS-SET-2017 may submit their applications through online mode. 

Scheme of TISSET 2017  Exam: The TS-SET will be conducted in objective mode. The test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of multiple choice questions and will be held on the day of examination in two separate sessions as under:

First I: 60 out of which 50 questions are to be attempted [Marks 50x2=100] - Duration 1 ¼ Hours (09.30 am to 10.45 am)

First II: 50 questions all of which are compulsory [Marks 50x2=100] - Duration 1 ¼ Hours (10.45 am to 12.00 noon)

First III: 75 questions all of which are compulsory [Marks 75x2=150] - Duration 2 ½ Hours (01.30 pm to 04.00 pm)

Paper-I: General paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude: This paper shall be of general nature intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will be primarily designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. There will be sixty (60) multiple-choice questions of two marks each of out of which the candidate will be required to answer any fifty (50). In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate will be evaluated.

Paper-II: Subject Paper: This paper consists of multiple- choice questions based on the subject selected by the candidates .The paper will consists of fifty (50) multiple choice questions. The candidates will have to answer all the questions. The candidates will have to mark their response for each question on the computer coded optical mark reader (OMR) answer sheet provided along with the test booklet

Paper-III: Subject Paper(indepth questions): This paper consists of multiple choice questions based on the syllabus of the subject selected by the candidates. The paper will consist of seventy-five (75) multiple-choice questions. The candidates will be required to answer all the questions and have to mark their response for each question on the computer coded optical mark reader(OMR)answer sheet provided along with the test booklet.

Paper-III of all the subjects covers all the specializations of that subject in which SET is conducted. For example Paper-III of Chemical Sciences covers all specializations such as Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, & Bio-inorganic Chemistry. 

Similarly, Paper-III of Earth Sciences covers such as Geology, Applied Geology, MS Geology, Geophysics, Meteorology, Marine Geology, Petroleum Geology, Geo-Informatics, Applied Geochemistry & Oceanography.

Paper-III of Life Sciences covers all specializations such as Botany, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Genetics, Microbiology, Zoology, Fishery Science, Animal Biology & Marine Biology.

Paper-III of Mathematical Sciences covers all specializations such as Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics & Applied Statistics.

Paper-III of Physical Sciences covers all specializations such as Atomic & Molecular Physics, Classical Dynamics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electromagnetics, Experimental Design, Electronics, Nuclear Physics, Space Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics & Thermodynamics 

SET Exam Centers: Adilabad, Nalgonda, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Mahabubnagar.

a. Only those candidates who have completed or are pursuing the final year of PG degree in related subjects are eligible to appear TS-SET. Others need not apply.

b. Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC are eligible for SET. The Backward Classes (BC) / Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST) / Physically Challenged (PH/VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible to appear the SET.

c. Candidates who have appeared (OR) will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s Degree examination and whose result is still awaited (or) candidates whose examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master’s Degree examination (or) equivalent with atleast 55% marks (50% in case of BC/SC/ST/PH/VH candidates). Such candidates must obtain their P.G degree mark sheet within one year from the date of SET with the required percentage of marks, failing which they will be treated as disqualified.

d. Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed on or before 19th September 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for relaxation of 5% of marks from 55% to 50% to appear in the SET Examination.

e. Candidates have to appear for SET in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. In case the subject of a candidate is not included in the list of SET subjects, the candidate may appear in UGC-NET / UGC-CSIR NET which is held twice a year.

f. The candidates who qualify in the test are eligible to apply for the post of Asst. Professors / Lecturers in various universities and degree colleges of higher education in Telangana. They will be given eligibility-certificate and the validity period of certificate is forever.

g. Candidates other than general category are required to mention of their social status (BC/SC/ST/VH) in the online application form. The candidates in their own interest must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the test. In case their ineligibility is detected by the Agency at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

h. Candidates may note that the verification of eligibility conditions with reference to the documents (PG qualification certificates, caste certificates and certificates related to PH/VH) as may be called for will be taken up only after the candidate has qualified in the test. If in the event of the candidate being found ineligible at any stage for the award due to any reason, the award may be withdrawn by SET agency.

i. Candidates should note that their candidature is provisional. The mere fact that an admission card has been issued to a candidate will not imply that the university has finally accepted his/her candidature. Candidates may note that their candidature will be deemed final upon verification of eligibility conditions.

j. The candidates will not be given any mark sheet from the SET office whether they have qualified or not qualified. No revaluations of papers are allowed for SET Examination. The SET agency will issue certificates to the qualified candidates only after careful verification of the concerned certificates of the candidate.

k. The same photograph of the candidate which is printed on the hall ticket will also be printed on the certificate to be issued by the Office of the TS-SET.

l. Candidate who became eligible in earlier APSET-2012, 2013 and SET-TS&AP-2014  are not eligible to apply again in the same subject. If any candidate found to be eligible in Previous SET tests and reappearing for the current TS-SET their candidature will be cancelled and the previous eligibility is withdrawn through denotification.

Age Limit: There is No Upper age limit to apply for TS-SET examination.

Exemption (Eligibility for Lectureship): a. TS-SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in universities/ colleges/institutions. However, the candidates, who have been awarded a PhD Degree in accordance with the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of PhD Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of SET

b. For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India.

For SET held from 01st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Lecturer only in the universities/colleges belonging to the state from where they have cleared their TS-SET

Click on the Register link to register for Telangana State Eligibility Test 2017

Fill in the required information and enter a password of your choice. Please note that this password along with the Application No. generated will be used to login and complete your registration process.

Candidate Name, Father's Name, Date of Birth, Email ID and Mobile No. once submitted cannot be changed.

Your registered Mobile No. may be used to send SMS communication

The email id and mobile no. that you enter in the registration form will be treated as your primary contact details and all communications will be sent to the same.

On successful registration, an email will be sent to the registered email id along with the application no. Login to the website using your unique Application No. and password.

Fill in the remaining details i.e. educational qualification, choice of examination centre etc. and click "Submit".

Upload your scanned photograph and signature and caste / disability certificate (if any) in jpg/jpeg format only. File size of the Photograph should be between 15kb to 50kb, Signature should be between 5kb to 20kb and that of caste / disability certificate should be between 50kb to 300kb. The online application system will not allow to upload files smaller/larger than the mentioned sizes.

A summary is displayed along with the total amount payable. Click on the "Make Payment" link, you will be redirected to the payment gateway website.

Application Fee Payment: Application form processing fees  shoul be paid through online system only by Credit Card/ Debit Card (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets for which the service charges, as per rules, shall be applicable in addition to the application form processing fees.

No other mode of payment shall be permitted.

This fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.

The registration fee of Rs.1000/- (for General Category), Rs. 800/- (for BC Category) and Rs. 500/- (for SC/ST/PWD Category).

TS-SET-2017 Dates/ Notification

Date of Examination: 11-06-2017

TS-SET Notification: 16-02-2017

Commencement of Submission of Online Applications: 22-02-2017

Last date for Submission of Online Applications without Late Fee (Only Registration): 20-03-2017

With late fee of Rs. 1500/- + Registration Fee:30-03-2017

With late fee of Rs. 2000/- + Registration Fee: 06-04-2017

With late fee of Rs. 3000/- + Registration Fee (For Hyderabad centre only): 01-05-2017

Download of Hall Tickets: 20-05-2017

For More Information Please Visit:http://online.telanganaset.org