Sunday, June 03, 2012

Rajasthan State Eligibility Test (SET) Written Exam Scheme and Syllabus

SCHEME OF TEST:
(1) The examination will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only Objective Type questions as under:-

Session Paper Marks No. of Questions Duration
First I 100 60 questions out of which 50
questions are to be attempted 1¼ Hours (09:30 AM to 10:45 AM)
First II 100 50 questions all of which are
compulsory 1 ¼ Hours (11:00 AM to 12:15 PM)
Second III 150 75 questions all of which are
compulsory 2 ½ Hours (01:30 PM to 04:00 PM)
Paper- I shall 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 & III shall consist Objective type questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. (2) The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper -II and Paper-III as given blow :
CATEGORY MINIMUM MARKS (%) TO BE OBTAINED
PAPER – I PAPER – II PAPER – III
GENERAL 40 (40%) 40 (40%) 75 (50%)
OBC/SBC 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 67.5 (45%)ROUNDED OFF TO 68
SC/ST/ PH/VH 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 60 (40%)
Only such candidates who obtain the minimum required marks in each Paper, separately, as mentioned above, will be considered for final preparation of result. (3) There will be no negative marking. (4) A candidate who does not appear in paper-I, will not be permitted to appear in paper-II and paper-III. (5) For Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates thirty minutes extra time shall be provided separately forpaper – I and paper – II. For Paper – III forty five minutes extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate. Those Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates who are not in a position to write in their own hand writing can also avail these services by making prior request (at least one week before the date of SET) in writing to the centre superintendent. Extra time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Physically Handicapped candidates. (6) In case of any discrepancy found in the English and Hindi version, the questions in English version shall be taken as final.
SYLLABUS OF TEST: The syllabi for all the papers is that of UGC/CSIR, NET examination. For science subjects viz. Life Science, Chemical Science, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Science, thepaper I will be according to syllabi of UGC-NET, the Paper II will be from the syllabi of Section (B) of paper I of CSIR and paper III will be from the syllabi of paper II of CSIR. The syllabi may be obtained
from the following websites:-
1) RPSC, Ajmer: www.rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in
2) UGC (NET): www.ugc.ac.in
3) CSIR (NET): www. csirhrdg.res.in