STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST (SET) Examination 
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LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram takes full responsibility of conducting Kerala SET 2023 to select candidates for Higher Secondary School Teachers and Non-Vocational Teachers in VHSE. Kerala State Eligibility Test (Kerala SET) application form is most likely to be live online from October 2022. The exam has two papers– paper I is common to all candidates, while paper II is a test based the subject of specialisation of the candidate at the Post Graduate (PG) Level. There are 31 subjects for paper II. The minimum passing marks for Kerala SET 2023 is as follows:
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SET January 2023:
Notification | Prospectus
ONLINE REGISTRATION: Click Here | Instructions
- Online Registration Started on 01/10/2022
- Last Date: 20/10/2022 Thursday (5pm)
- Editing (if any) in Submitted Application: 23/10/2022 to 25/10/2022
- Date of Non-Creamy Layer Certificate must be between 02/10/2021 and 25/10/2022
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| Minimum Percentage of Marks | |||
| Category | Paper I | Paper II | Total |
| General | 40 | 40 | 48 |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer) | 35 | 35 | 45 |
| Differently Abled/SC/ST | 35 | 34 | 40 |
Kerala SET 2023 Eligibility Criteria
- Those who meet the eligibility criteria prescribed below can apply for Kerala SET 2023:
- Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for Kerala SET 2023.
Educational Qualification:
- Candidates need to hold a master’s degree in the concerned subject or equivalent with not less than 50% marks and B.Ed degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
- For Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, those having M.Sc.Ed degree in the subjects concerned with not less than 50% marks from any one of the Regional Institutes of Education sponsored by the NCERT are eligible too. For Botany and Zoology, those having M.Sc.Ed degree in Life Science will also be considered.
- For the subjects Commerce, French, German, Geology, Home Science, Journalism, Latin, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Russian, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics and Syriac candidates need not acquire B.Ed degree.
- Those who have acquired II class master’s degree in Communicative English with not less than 50% marks and B.Ed can also apply.
- Candidates who have acquired DLED/ LTTC in Arabic, Urdu and Hindi but do not have B.Ed Degree are eligible too.
- For the subject Biotechnology, those who have master’s degree in Biotechnology with not less than 50% marks and B.Ed degree in natural science are eligible.
- Note: Reserved category candidates will be given a relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks.
Application fee:
- The application fee will be Rs. 1000/- for General/ OBC candidates and Rs. 500/- for SC/ ST/ Differently abled candidates.
- Only online mode of fee payment will be provided to the candidates and can be done via debit card/ credit card/ net banking.
- Kerala SET 2023 Exam Pattern
- The overview of Kerala SET 2023 exam pattern is provided below:
Mode of exam: Offline
- Number of papers: 2
- Duration of exam: 2 hours for each paper
- Number of questions and marks allotted:
- Paper I: 120 questions carrying one mark each
- Paper II: 120 questions carrying one mark each (80 questions for Mathematics and Statistics carrying 1.5 marks each)
- Type of question: Objective type
- Negative marking: No marks will be deducted for incorrect answers.