Kerala SET Result 2023: A Complete Analysis

Contents

1. Short Overview of Kerala State Eligibility Test 2023
2. Importance of the SET exam for aspiring lecturers and professors
3. Kerala SET Exam 2023: Key Highlights
4. How to Check Kerala SET Exam Result 2023

1. Step-by-step guide on how to access your results

1. Kerala SET 2023 Result Analysis
2. Overview of the overall pass percentage
3. Top Performers and Toppers
4. Highlighting the highest scorers in the Kerala SET Exam
5. Importance of Kerala SET Certificate
6. Validity and uses of the certificate
7. Preparation Tips for Future Kerala SET Aspirants
8. Advice for candidates planning to appear in the next SET exam
9. PYQS- July 2023 Session
10. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Short Overview of Kerala State Eligibility Test 2023

What is the Kerala SET Exam?

Kerala SET aka State Eligibility Exam is a test constituted by the L.B.S Centre for Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. This is qualifying in nature and is a mandatory eligibility for aspirants to serve as Higher Secondary School teachers and non-vocational teachers in VHSE.

The exam is structured into two main parts, a general paper and a subject-oriented one. Here, the general paper has two sessions viz., General Knowledge and Aptitude in Teaching with a total of 120 questions. There are a total of 31 subjects in the core paper from which the candidates can opt for their specialization subject for paper II.

How many times SET Exam been conducted in a year in Kerala?

Kerala SET exams are conducted twice annually and the last SET exam happened on 23^rd July 2023. Further, the result was released clearly after a month’s time on 24^th August 2023. Checking out the overall results of the exam, Kerala has bagged a total pass percentage of 18-19% evidently this time. The exam authorities usually set the qualifying slab as one-fifth of the total applicants. Say one lakh students applied for the exam, out of that 18000 students would surpass the qualifying cut-off.

Importance of the SET exam for aspiring lecturers and professors

Qualifying for the SET exams is a requisite condition for Higher Secondary School teachers to apply for any Government-run institutions and Kerala Public Service recruitments mandate SET qualification for HSST, HSA, and other Higher Secondary School Teacher posts.

The State Eligibility Tests pose an essential qualification for candidates who want to pursue a teaching career. These exams are conducted state-wise and hence the pattern and syllabus differ depending upon the state. Further, as per the new regulations put forth by the UGC, NET/ SLET/ SET shall remain the minimum criteria for the direct recruitment to Assistant Professor posts in universities across the country.

Is SET enough to become an Assistant Professor?

The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant and Associate Professors in Universities and Colleges shall be purely on the basis of merit. The qualifications required to be an assistant professor are as follows.

• The candidates with a good academic record and minimum 55% marks at the master’s level and an equivalent qualification in the National Eligibility Test (NET)/ State Eligibility Test (SET) or State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) are eligible to apply for Assistant Professor posts.
• Thereby, NET/ SET/ SLET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment of Assistant Professors in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions.
• However, acquiring a Ph.D. after the onset of the service or holding one is required to be eligible for promotion to higher positions.
• Candidates entering the service as Assistant Professors shall acquire a Ph.D. to be considered for the role of Associate Professor.
• The period of time taken by the candidates to acquire an M.Phil. or Ph.D. degree shall not be considered as relevant teaching or research experience while appointment to various teaching positions.
• NET/SET/SLET will not be a mandatory requirement for subjects which.

Kerala SET Exam 2023: Key Highlights

Higher Secondary and Non-Vocational Teacher recruitment mandates SET as the requisite condition to be appointed as a teacher at State-run institutions and Universities that abide by UGC regulations. A candidate with underlying qualifications is eligible to apply for SET.

• Post Graduate degree with B.Ed. or should be pursuing final year of B.Ed. degree.
• A B.Ed. degree holder should be in the final year of their post-graduate degree.
• The candidates belonging to either of the above categories must have obtained and qualified the aforementioned qualification within one year after the declaration of the SET results.

Event	SET Exam January 2023	SET Exam July 2023
Notification Date	December 2023	April 2023
Exam Date	22nd January 2023	23rd July 2023
Question Paper Link	Click Here	Click Here
Rectified Answer Key Link	Click Here	Click Here
Result Announcement Date	1st March 2023	24th August 2023

How to Check Kerala SET Exam Result 2023

Applications to the SET exam can be submitted only via the online mode. Further, the results of the exam will also be released on the portal. Check the steps below to know the detailed guidelines.

Step-by-step guide on how to access your results?

1. Go to the official page of SET @ https://lbsedp.lbscentre.in/setjul23/

2. Now Click on to “View Result” link, which will be directed to an external page that resembles the image below.

3. Now, enter the candidate’s roll number in the space given and then click on the submit button to proceed.
4. Now, you can view the scorecard of the exam on the next page.

Kerala SET 2023 Result Analysis

The Kerala SET exam result 2023 was released on 24^th August 2023. Further, the statistics suggest that an overall candidate accounting for 18% of the appeared candidates cleared the exam.

Check our question paper analysis for the SET General paper below.

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Overview of the overall pass percentage

The candidates must score an overall percentage of 48% in the general category to qualify for the exams. However, there are permissible relaxations for the cut-off marks for OBC, PWD, SC, and ST candidates which will be not less than 40%.

Top Performers and Toppers

Documents to be submitted by Eligible Candidates

Eligible and qualified candidates shall produce the following certificates or send them to the LBS centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.

• The application form submitted at the time of registration for SET July -2023 shall be downloaded from the official website of LBS Centre.
• Copies of the following documents attested by any gazette-rank officers.

1. Provisional/ Original Certificate and mark list/ Grade sheet of PG degree.
2. Provisional/ Original Certificate and mark list/ Grade sheet of B.Ed. degree.

• Equivalency Certificate from any one of the Universities in Kerala or considered to be recognized by the state government
• Original caste/ category certificate of the candidate eligible for relaxation for the cut-off score
• Final year PG / B.Ed. candidates must submit a declaration in the prescribed format which should be duly attested by the head of the institute.

Validity and issue of the certificate

Candidates who have successfully qualified for the SET shall produce the certificates within a period of one year from the date of publication of the results. However, those who apply for the SET certificate after the elapse of one year shall be required to submit a late fee of Rs 500 for the next year and an amount of Rs. 250 for the subsequent years. The fee shall be remitted as a Demand Draft from any one of the Nationalized Banks in favor of the Director, L.B.S Centre for Science and Technology.

Subsequently, the certificates signed by the Director of General Education will be issued to all candidates who have qualified for the SET exam.

In case of the issued certificates being tampered with or lost, a duplicate certificate shall be issued on request by the candidate to the Director, LBS Centre for Science and Technology on payment of Rs. 1000. Along with that the following documents shall be attached.

• A Demand Draft of Rs. 1000 drawn from a Nationalized Bank in favor of the Director, LBS Centre for Science and Technology.
• An affidavit in stamp paper worth Rs. 100 indicating that the SET certificate is irrecoverably lost and this document must be attested by a Notary Public or First-Class Judicial Magistrate.

Preparation Tips for Future Kerala SET Aspirants

SET exams are a requisite for candidates who want to serve as a Higher Secondary School Teacher and Non-Vocational School teacher in VHSE. Also, SET qualifications have been also recognized as eligibility to be selected as assistant Professors in Universities across the country.

Find below a few points to keep in mind while preparing for the SET exam.

• Know the exam and syllabus
• Our strength and weakness
• Schedule Timetable
• Practice Previous year's question papers
• Doubt clarification
• Time management
• Revision
• Model exam
• Tension free mind

Get a detailed note of the above points by clicking on the link below,

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Advice for candidates planning to appear in the next SET exam

Candidates applying for the Next SET exam should make use of the opportunity judiciously as getting this exam qualified is essential before applying to major PSC exams like High School Assistant or Higher Secondary School Teacher Posts. Some posts like HSA Physical Science recruitment and their rank lists went obsolete due to a court order and were not notified after that. So, candidates with a postgraduate degree and B.Ed. degree in the concerned subject can expect these notifications to arrive soon.

PYQS- July 2023 Session

SET GENERAL PAPER QUESTION PAPER	Download Here
FOR OTHER SUBJECT PAPERS	Download Here

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the minimum qualification required to apply for SET?

A: A candidate with a postgraduate degree and a degree in Education or B.Ed. is eligible to apply.

2. What is the age limit for attempting the SET exam?

A: There is no particular age limit for applying to SET, candidates with the aforementioned qualification can write SET at any age.

3. What is the validity of the SET certificate?

A: The validity of the SET certificate will be a span of one year from the date of the result declaration.