KSET – Karnataka State Eligibility Test

The influence of qualified teachers is extremely crucial for the development of students. A sufficient amount of preparation is necessary to enter a teaching career that requires competent leadership and problem-solving professionals. In order to assess the skills and abilities of those preparing to pursue a career in teaching, there are many entrance tests administered across the world. In this blog, we will be discussing all the important factors of the KSET or Karnataka State Eligibility Test.

Exam Highlight

Exam	Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET)
Conducting Body	University of Mysore
Level	State
Frequency	Once a year
Designation Offered	Assistant Professor
Mode of KSET 2022 Exam	Offline
Application Mode	Online
Papers	Paper I – General Knowledge, Paper-II – Aptitude
Type	MCQs
Official Website	kset.uniMysore.ac.in

What is KSET?

The KSET or Karnataka State Eligibility Test is an entrance exam administered by Mysore University to shortlist applicants for the position of Lecturer/Assistant Professor at Karnataka UGC affiliated universities. If you are someone who aspires to become a lecturer or professor at Karnataka college institutions and universities, here is an informative blog that will lead you through various aspects of the KSET along with its topic list and criteria for eligibility.

Important Dates

Dates	Events
1st week of February 2022	The application procedures shall commence
1st week of March 2022	The application procedures will end
2nd week of March 2022	The last date to submit the form with late fee
2nd week of April 2022	KSET exam 2022 (tentative date)

Eligibility Criteria

Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) is a state-level examination that is conducted only once a year. It is an offline exam that is divided into two sections of General Knowledge and Aptitude. Before moving on to the syllabus of KSET, let’s first explore the eligibility criteria of this test which you need to fulfil in order to appear for the exam:

• Candidates belonging to the General category are required to secure 50% (without rounding off) marks in master’s degree from a recognised university. Candidates from the SC/ST/PwD are required to secure 50% marks in their master’s degree or any other equivalent degree from a recognised university.
• Candidates who are still pursuing their master’s degree (final year), and those who are waiting for the results or candidates whose qualifying examination has been delayed are also eligible to apply for the KSET. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally for the KSET test.
• PhD candidates who have completed their postgraduation on or before September 1991 (irrespective of the declaration of the result) shall be eligible for the KSET with 5% relaxation marks.
• Candidates who do not belong to the General category are required to mention their social status. They are required to submit the attested copies of the supporting documents.
• Candidates from the SC/ST/OBC and other reserved categories appearing for the KSET from outside Karnataka shall apply under General category. 
• A candidate who qualified their previous KSET exam are not eligible to apply in the same subject. If the KSET authorities found anyone with such case, their candidature will be cancelled and the previous eligibility will be drawn through de-notification. 
• Candidates shall appear for the KSET in the discipline they pursued in their post-graduation. In case, the candidate did not find the subject of their postgraduation in the list of KSET subjects, they will be required to appear in the UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR NET which is held twice a year. 
• Candidates are required to provide various self-attested documents such as their postgraduation marksheet, 10th class marksheet and other academic certificates. Candidates are required to submit all the necessary documents prior to one week of the exam. In case their ineligibility is detected due to any invalid certificate by the KSET authorities, the candidature will be cancelled immediately and legal action might also be taken.

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Application Process

All the important details regarding the 2022 KSET application process and the documents required for the application are given below.

1. Registration

The steps required to register in the main portal for the KSET registration are as follows:

• Visit the main KSET website and open the homepage
• On the homepage you will have to click on the “appy online” button
• After the applying pop up opens cick on “sign up for registration”
• Here candidate should fill up all the required details accurately
• Alongwith the required details make sure to upload the right documents

2. Upload Documents

Here is a list of all the required documents needed for the registration process.

• Candidate must upload their scanned photgraph with the specified size and dimension as mentioned on the website
• Usually the size of the scanned photo is betwwen 10 – 100 KB in JPEG format
• The size of the scanned signature should be between 5 – 30 KB in JPEG format

3. Registration Fee Payment

The registration fee for the KSET examination can be paid both offline and online. The online payment can be processed through Internet Banking, MasterCard, Debit Card, or an E-Wallet payment. While offline payment shall be made through SBI bank only. The challan is generated online and paid in cash/cheque through an SBI bank. Here is a list of different amounts of payments for different quotas.

Category	Fee
General	INR 1150
CAT -IIA, IIB	INR 950
CAT – I, SC, ST PWD	INR 650

Document Required for KSET 2021

Important documents that are required for the examination are:

• 10th mark sheet 
• 12th mark sheet 
• All official academic transcripts (UG and PG)
• Migration certificate
• Transfer certificate 

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Admit Card

Usually, the admit cards for the KSET exam gets released by July 22 each year. In order to get the admit card, candidates need to follow the given instructions:

• Visit the main KSET exam portal
• On the homepage of the website, you will find the main admit card link
• Enter the registration number and log in to your candidate account
• The KSET admit card is displayed on your screen
• After that, you need to download the admit card and print out a hard copy for future purpose
• When visiting the exam centre, stduents are required to caryy the admit card and a photo identity proof along.

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Subjects Covered in KSET

A postgraduate degree is a compulsory qualification for those appearing for KSET. Further, the University of Mysore, which is the conducting authority for this exam, has specified the following list of subjects that are generally covered under the exam.

General Paper	Tourism Administration	Folk Literature
Commerce	Education	Urdu
Kannada	Library and information science	Computer Science applications
Economics	Mass Communication and Journalism	Physical Sciences
Political Science	Psychology	Chemical Sciences
English	Social Work	Environmental Sciences
History	Law	Home Sciences
Sociology	Criminology	Electronic Sciences
Geography	Physical Education	Women Studies
Hindi	Sanskrit	Linguistics
Management	Marathi
Anthropology	Philosophy
Performing Arts	Earth Sciences

KSET Exam Pattern

Here is a detailed list of the exam pattern which might help candidates to understand the KSET exam form in-depth.

Sessions	First (General Knowledge and Aptitude)	Second (Subject was chosen by the candidate)
Paper	I	II
Maximum Marks	100	200
Number of Questions	50	100
Duration	1 hour	2 hours

List of Centre for KSET 2022

The KSET exam is conducted in 11 different test centres across Karnataka. Here is a detailed list of all the centres along with the centre codes.

Exam Center	Center Code
Bengaluru	10
Belagavi	11
Bellary	12
Vijaypura	13
Danagere	14
Dharwad	15
Kalaburgi	16
Mangalore	17
Mysuru	18
Shimoga	19
Tumkur	20

KSET Exam Results

After you are done with your KSET exam and you are eagerly waiting for your results, here is a detailed list of all the processes that you may require to do when your results are finally out.

Steps to check the KSET 2022 results

• Visit the official KSET website
• Go to the link which says “results” and click on it
• Enter your KSET 2022 roll number and date of bith in the pop up box
• Proceed by clicking on the “search” button
• Your results will be displayed on the screen
• Downlaod your results score card and print it out for future use

Cut-off marks

After the exam results are declared the administration declares the cut-off for different quotas on the official website. Below mentioned is usually the approximate cut-off percentage that candidates can refer to.

Category	Minimum Percentage to obtain
General/UR Category	40% aggregate of both papers
SC/ST/CAT – I/II/A/II B/III A/III B/PwD	35% aggregate of both papers

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FAQs

Thus, we hope that this blog on KSET helped you understand the major aspects of the exam. If you’re planning to appear for a competitive exam like KSET and need preparation tips, get in touch with our Leverage Edu experts and we’ll assist throughout the preparation process of the test thus guiding you to ace your exam and pass it with flying colours.