Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (MH-SET)

MH-SET is an eligibility test conducted by SPPU (Savitribai Phule Pune University) to determine the eligibility of candidates for the position of Assistant Professor in universities and colleges across Maharashtra and Goa.

Subjects:-

The SET would be conducted only in the following 32 subjects listed below. The candidates are supposed to appear for only one subject from the list.

Candidates have to appear for SET in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. However, candidates whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects may appear in a related subject as per the guidelines of U.G.C. (NET).

01           Marathi

02           Hindi

03           English

04           Sanskrit

05           Urdu

10           History

11           Economics

12           Philosophy

13           Psychology

14           Sociology

15           Political Science

16           Defense & Strategic Studies

17           Home Science

18           Library & Information Science

19           Journalism & Mass Communication

20           Social Work

21           Public Administration

30           Mathematical Sciences

31           Environmental Sciences

32           Physical Science

33           Chemical Sciences

34           Life Sciences

35           Earth , Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Science

36           Geography

37           Computer Science & Application

38           Electronics Science

39           Forensic Science

50           Commerce

51           Management

60           Law

70           Education

71           Physical Education

 

MH-SET Exam Centers

MH-SET  exam is conducted in 15 centers across Maharashtra & Goa, and the candidates can check the list of exam centers here.

1.       Panaji (GOA)

2.       Chandrapur

3.       Amravati

4.       Aurangabad

5.       Dhule

6.       Ahmednagar

7.       Kolhapur

8.       Mumbai

9.       Gadchiroli

10.   Nagpur

11.   Nanded

12.   Jalgon

13.   Nashik

14.   Solapur

15.   Pune

Scheme of Examination

a) The SET will be conducted in Objective Mode. The test will consist of two papers. both papers consist only objective type questions and will be held on the same day in two separate sessions without break.

Session Paper Number of Multiple Choice Questions Marks Duration First 1 50 questions (all  compulsory) 50 x 2 = 100  1 hour  Second 2 100 questions (all  compulsory) 100 x 2 = 200   2 hours

b) Paper-I paper 1st consists of teaching/research, reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking, and general awareness of the candidate. The paper consists of fifty (50) objective type compulsory questions of two marks each.

Paper 1st has 4 different sets of different codes.  The student has to ensure that the same Test Booklet Code is pre-printed and pre-shaded on the OMR sheet (Answer Sheet) of Paper I.

Paper-II paper 2nd consists of hundred (100) objective type compulsory questions, (except mathematical science) based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry equal marks (two marks).  In Mathematical Science, a student has to attempt all questions (100) either from Sections I & II or from Sections I & III only. The OMR sheets of the candidates attempting questions from both sections II & III will be rejected.

Paper-II of each subject has 4 sets with different Test Booklet Codes. The student has to ensure that the same Test Booklet Code is pre-printed and pre-shaded on the OMR sheet (Answer Sheet) of Paper-II.

All questions of Paper-II will be compulsory, covering updated syllabi for all subjects except Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Science, Mathematical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Science (For later subjects the syllabi of earlier Papers II & III together).

c) The candidate has to return the original OMR sheet to the invigilator at the conclusion of each session. However, the candidates are allowed to carry the Test Booklet of Papers- I, and II along with a duplicate copy of OMR sheets (carbonless copy) at the conclusion of the examination only.

d) There will be no negative marking.

e) The State EligibilityTest for Maharashtra & Goa states will be conducted based on syllabi of UGC.NET which have been updated and uploaded on the UGC website https://www.ugcnetonline.in with the link 'Updated syllabi' which will be applicable for SET. The updated syllabi are also available on the website http://setexam.unipune.ac.in According to new guidelines of the newly updated syllabus -Paper II will contain 100 compulsory MCQs of two marks each from the subject selected by the candidate and the duration of this paper has been made as two hours (120 minutes). "

The syllabi of subjects, Life Science, Chemical Science, Physical Science, Mathematical Science, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Science will be as before. In these subjects, the syllabi of paper II and paper III shall now form the syllabus of paper II. Kindly ignore the instructions given at the top of the syllabi for these subjects. In addition, ignore the sample questions given at the bottom of the paper III syllabus of these subjects. Paper II of these subjects will also contain 100 compulsory MCQs, of two marks each from the subject selected by the candidate and the duration of this paper has been made as two hours (120 minutes). As per UGC letter No.F.4-2/90(NET/SET Policy) dated 19th January 2019."

f) Re-Evaluation/Re-Checking of the result :

There shall be no re-evaluation/re-checking of the result. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained

 Application fee 

1. Open/general- Rs 800

2. other categories- Rs 650

Eligibility Criteria

a) The candidates must have a Master’s Degree recognized by U.G.C., in a subject of SET. The candidates having Post Graduate diploma/certificate awarded by an Indian University/Institute or a Foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the Foreign University/Institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence* of their diploma/degree/certificate, with Master's degree of recognized Indian Universities from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi (www.aiu.ac.in).

(* Such candidates who qualify SET will be required to submit equivalence certificate from AIU, Immediately after the result of the SET examination).

b) The candidates other than SC/ST/OBC/SBC/DT(VJ)/NT/SEBC/Transgender category, who have secured at least 55% marks (without gracing or in Master’s or equivalent examination, are eligible for this test. OBC/SBC/DT(VJ)/NT/SEBC [belonging to non-creamy layer] and SC/ST/ PH/VH/Trans-genders/PwD (PHPhysically Handicapped, VH- Visually Handicapped i.e. Blind), category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without gracing or rounding off) in Master’s or equivalent Examination are eligible for this test. The candidates belonging to OBC/ DT (A)(VJ)/ NT (B, C, D)/ SBC/ SEBC must submit a valid category certificate recognized by the Govt. of Maharashtra & Goa. The OBC certificate will not be accepted in lieu of DT(A)(VJ)/ NT(B, C, D)/SBC/ SEBC categories (The OBC certificate is accepted only at the national level for UGC-NET and UGC-CSIR NET in lieu of said categories). The Orphans & EWS candidates must submit an eligibility Certificate issued by the competent authority.

c) The candidates who are studying in the first year of two years Masters's Course or in the first two semesters of a four-semester course of a Master’s Degree or studying in the fourth year of five year Integrated Masters's Course are not eligible to appear for this test.

d) The 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 will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for Assistant Professor after they have passed their Master's Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PH/VH and OBC/SBC/DT(A)/NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/ SEBC [belonging to non-creamy layer]/Transgender/PwD. Such candidates must complete their Master's Degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of SET result with the required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

e) The candidates of other States (other than Maharashtra & Goa) belonging to reserved categories shall be treated as Open categories, as per the rules of the Maharashtra and Goa States.

f) Candidates can appear for SET in the subject of their Post Graduation only e.g. Commerce:M.Com., Environmental Science: M.Sc. Env. Sci., Life Science: M.Sc. Life Science/Botany/Zoology/Microbiology/ Biotechnology etc., Home Science: M.Sc., M.A. Home Science (Refer Item No. 4 on page 06, for list of SET and P.G. subjects). If a post-graduate subject of any candidate is not included in the list of SET subjects, Such candidates can appear for SET in a related or equivalent subject.

g) Candidates should note that their candidature for SET is provisional. It will be deemed final upon verification of eligibility documents, after the declaration of the SET result.

h) A candidate who has already qualified for SET in a subject, will not be allowed to appear again for SET in the same subject. The candidates violating this rule will be liable for initiating legal action.

i) To apply for the SET, there is no upper age limit.

j) As per the U.G.C. rules the candidates who have passed M.Sc. (by Research) are not eligible to appear for the SET

k) The SET State Agency will not issue any mark sheet to qualified/non-qualified candidates. Students should note that there is a provision for online verification of the SET result. The SET Unit will issue e-certificate to qualified candidates only on verification of the Eligibility documents immediately after the result of the SET examination.

Reservation Policy for SET :

-The reservation policy of the Government of Maharashtra & Goa is applicable to MH-SET. According to this, 13% of the seats are reserved for the category Scheduled Caste(SC), 7% for the category Scheduled Tribe(ST), 19% for the category Other Backward Classes (OBC), 13% of the seats are reserved for the category SEBC, 2% for the category SBC, 3% for the category DT (A) VJ, 2.5% for the category NT(B), 3.5% for the category NT(C), 2% for the category NT(D), belonging to the Non Creamy layer (NCL) only, 10% General-Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS), 25% for the category General/unreserved.

-Each category will have 4 (four) % reservations horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) as defined in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

-The General Category will have 1(one) % reservation horizontally for Orphans. for more information visit the official website-  https://setexam.unipune.ac.in/Home.aspx