Kerala SET 2024-25 – Kerala State Eligibility Test acronym KSET is conducted by LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram for the candidates to be selected as Higher Secondary School Teachers and Non-Vocational Teachers in VHSE. A pass in the State Eligibility Test (SET) is stipulated as a mandatory requirement for appointment as Higher Secondary School Teachers in the State as per the Special Rules in force.
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Kerala SET 2023-24 was held on-
Aspiring candidates who have acquired a Master's Degree in the concerned subject with not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade and B.Ed degree in any discipline from any one of the universities in Kerala or have acquired these qualifications from any other university recognized as equivalent thereto are eligible to apply for the SET with certain exceptions as mentioned below:
Note: Candidates who have acquired their qualifications through Correspondence Courses/ Open Universities which are not recognized by any one of the Universities in Kerala are not eligible to appear for the SET.
Candidates who have acquired their qualifications through recognized correspondence courses/Open universities should obtain and furnish certificates of recognition and equivalency from any one of the Universities in Kerala.
Candidates who have acquired their Master’s Degree with the minimum required marks for eligibility to appear for SET and are undergoing their courses for B.Ed Degree are eligible to appear for the test. Similarly, candidates who have acquired their BEd Degree and are undergoing the final year courses of their Post Graduate Programme are also eligible to appear for the test. Such candidates must produce the Certificates of their qualifying examinations passed with the minimum required marks within one year from the date of publication of the results of the test, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
For the subject Latin, candidates who have passed their degree examination in any discipline from any one of the Universities in Kerala or from any other University recognized as equivalent thereto with Latin as their Second Language under Part II with not less than 50% marks for that Part II are also eligible to appear for SET, provided such candidates have acquired II Class Master’s Degree with not less than 50% marks in any discipline.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories shall be granted a relaxation of 5% marks in the minimum marks prescribed for the eligibility to appear for the State Eligibility Test.
Kerala SET will consist of questions based on the core areas in the syllabi in the concerned subjects followed by the Universities in Kerala.
Kerala SET will consist of two papers
Paper-I
Paper I is common for all candidates. It consists of two parts:
Paper-II
Paper-II shall be a test based on the subject of specialization of the candidate at the Post Graduate (PG) Level.
Note: There shall be 35 subjects for Paper-II
Paper-I: There shall be 120 questions for Paper I with 60 questions each for Part A and Part B. Each question shall carry 1 mark.
Paper-II: There shall be 120 questions carrying one mark each for the subjects under Paper-II except for Mathematics and Statistics. For Mathematics and Statistics, there shall be only 80 questions carrying 1.5 marks each.
The questions of both the papers shall be objective in nature and based on a single response, ie., for each question four suggested responses (A, B, C, D) will be given of which only one will be the most appropriate answer and the candidates will have to select and mark their response in the appropriate space provided in the OMR Answer Sheets.
For each correct response, the candidates will be awarded 1 mark in both the Papers except for Mathematics and Statistics for which each correct response will be awarded 1.5 marks. Marking more than one response to a question shall be deemed as an incorrect answer. No marks shall be deducted for incorrect answers.
Aspiring candidates can apply for Kerala SET Online by visiting the official website i.e., www.lbscentre.org, and following the instructions given here.
Kerala SET exam is normally held in the month of February.
Type of Candidate |
Examination Fee |
General |
Rs. 750/- |
SC/ST/ Category/VH/PH candidates |
Rs. 375/- |
The exam will be conducted at the following test centers.
LBS Centre for Science and Technology
Palayam, Nandavanam
Thiruvananthapuram 695 033
Ph: 2560311,2560312,2560313,2560314
Fax: 0471-2337055
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lbskerala.com; www.lbscentre.org/