TS SET 2021- All you need to know

Conducted by Osmania University, the Telangana State Eligibility Test (TS SET) is a state recruitment test for the post of Assistant Professors and Lecturers in universities and colleges within the newly created state of Telangana. Once you have cleared the examination with good scores, you will be awarded a qualifying certificate to apply for teaching profiles in a higher education institution of Telangana. Through this blog, we will explore the key essentials of the TS SET exam, its important dates, the exam syllabus, the application procedure as well as the eligibility requirements you need to fulfil in order to appear for this exam.

TS SET 2021 Highlights

Test Name	TS SET
Test Full Form	Telangana State Eligibility Test
Conducting Body	Osmania University
Exam Level	State
Exam Duration and Mode	180 Minutes and Online
Exam For	Post of assistant professor and Lecturer in Telangana Universities
TS SET Official Website	http://www.telanganaset.org/

TS SET 2021 Exam Dates

The TS SET 2021 exam dates are yet to be released. However, following the pattern from years, following are the tentative dates. Since TS SET was not conducted in 2020 due to the pandemic, students planning to apply in 2020 can apply this year.

Event	Dates
TS-SET, 2019 Notification	Last week of March, 2021
Commencement of Online Application Form	Last week of March 2021
Last Date for Submitting of TS SET OnlineApplication Form (without late fee)	Last week of April 2021
Hall Ticket Download	June 2021
TS SET Exam Date	June 2021
Answer Key Released	July 2021
Result Declaration	August 2021

NOTE: TS SET 2021 dates have not been released yet and the given above are exam dates of last year for reference purpose only. We will update shortly.

Exam Pattern & Syllabus

The Test is conducted in a single 3-hour session and comprises two papers. The medium of exam is generally English and Telugu excluding language electives. More information can be found in the TS SET brochure. Here is a comprehensive table listing the exam pattern and syllabus of TS SET:

Papers	Marks	No. of Questions (2 marks each)	Questions Type	Subjects
Paper-I	100	50 Compulsory Questions	Objective	1.Teaching/Research Aptitude; 2.Reasoning Ability 3. Comprehension 4. Divergent Thinking and General Awareness
Paper-II	200	100 Compulsory Questions	Objective	Elective Subjects

Elective Subjects

For Paper II of TS SET, students are required to select from any of the following 29 eligible subjects:

Geography	Journalism andMassCommunication	Sociology
Chemical Sciences	Management	Telugu
Commerce	Hindi	Urdu
Computer Science and Applications	History	Library and Information Sciences
Sanskrit	Social Work	Environmental Science
Economics	Philosophy	Law
Education	Political Science	Mathematical Science
English	Psychology	Physical Sciences
Earth Science	Physical Education	Life Sciences
Public Administration	Linguistics

Syllabus for the TS SET

Here is the detailed syllabus of each subject for TS SET Exam:

Subject Code and Name	Mode of Exam	Download Full Syllabus
00- General Test	English	Download
01 – Geography	English	Download
02 – Chemical Sciences	English	Download
03 – Commerce	English & Telugu	Download
04 – ComputerScience &Applications	English	Download
05 – Economics	English & Telugu	Download
06 – Education	English & Telugu	Download
07 – English	English	Download
08 – Earth Sciences	English	Download
09 – Life Sciences	English	Download
10 – Journalism & Mass Communications	English	Download
11 – Management	English	Download
12 – Hindi	Hindi	Download
13 – History	English & Telugu	Download
14 – Law	English	Download
15 – Mathematical Sciences	English	Download
16 – Physical Sciences	English	Download
17 – Physical Education	English	Download
18 – Philosophy	English & Telugu	Download
19 – Political Science	English & Telugu	Download
20 – Psychology	English	Download
21 – Public Administration	English & Telugu	Download
22 – Sociology	English & Telugu	Download
23 – Telugu	Telugu	Download
24 – Urdu	Urdu	Download
25 – Library & Information Science	English	Download
26 – Sanskrit	Sanskrit	Download
27 – Social Work	English & Telugu	Download
28 – Environmental Science	English	Download
29 – Linguistics	English	Download

Eligibility Criteria for TS SET 2021

The eligibility conditions that candidates need to fulfil in order to appear are mentioned below:

• For General Category: Candidates must have secured not less than 55% marks in their post-graduation degree (MA, MSc, MCom, MBA, MLISC, M.Ed., MCJ, LLM, MCA, MTech (CSE & IT only) to be eligible.
• For categories such as SC/ST/BC/PWD: Candidates are required to have at least 50% marks in their post-graduation degree to be eligible.
• Those who are pursuing their master’s degree course or have already appeared for the final year of their postgraduation or are awaiting their results or have appeared late due to a delay in qualifying examination can also apply. They will be admitted provisionally.
• Those candidates who have a post-graduate diploma/foreign degree from an Indian/Foreign University should ascertain their degree equivalence with a master’s degree recognised by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.
• No upper age limit applies to the TS SET examination.
• Candidates can appear in the subject of their post-graduation only.
• Holders of PhD who have completed their master’s degree by 19th September 1991 will benefit from a deduction of 5% in the TS SET minimum aggregate marks (from 55% to 50%).

TS SET Selection Procedure 2021

In order to qualify for TS SET, you need to follow the following procedure:

1. Fill the application form on the TS SET Official Website
2. Before applying, make sure you have added the following documents in the form
   1. Passport-sized photograph
   2. Signature
   3. Caste Certificate
3. Once you have filled your application, pay the application fees via debit or credit card.
4. Applicants are advised to appear for the test which is the same as their postgraduate subject.
5. Download the admit card as it will be required on the day of the exam.
6. You need to take the Papers for TS SET. 
7. The exam results will be declared on the website. 

TS SET Application Fee and Payment

The application fee for TS SET differs in accordance with the category of the candidate. Below given is the amount specified for each category:

• For OC: ₹1,200/-
• For BC: ₹1,000/-
• For SC/ST//VH/HI/OH/Transgender: ₹700/-
• Late Fees:- ₹ 1500/-

Note: Late registration fee applies separately.

Examination Centres for TS SET

The examination is conducted in 10 districts of the state only. Here are the locations and their details:

Centre Code	Examination Centre
1	Adilabad
2	Hyderabad
3	Karimnagar
4	Mahabubnagar
5	Nalgonda
6	Nizamabad
7	Warangal
8	Khammam
9	Medak
10	Ranga Reddy

TS SET Result 2021

In order to be eligible for passing, you need to attend both the tests by TS SET 2021. Only 6% of the applying students are selected for the position of Assistant Professor. Hence, the competition is tough. The total number will be based on the number of students who have taken both the tests. 

Here are the reservations for different castes and categories:

Caste	Percentage
General	50%
SC	6%
ST	15%
BC-A	7%
BC-B	10%
BC-C	1%
BC-D	7%
BC-E	4%

• There are 33.3% reservations for women in each category and each subject. However, if the number of women selected in merit exceeds 33.3% in a subject, the reservation will not be valid. In case a subject has less than 33.3% women qualifying the criteria, the seats will be transferred to men. 

• There is a horizontal reservation for persons with disability in each category and category. 

How to download the Result?

After taking both the tests, the results will be declared on the official website. Here is how you can check TS SET 2021 results:

1. Select TS-SET 2021 Results Tab 
2. Download the Cut off released for 2021. The cut off will be different for each category and sub-category. 
3. Login to your profile to see your score. 
4. Download the result and cut off list for future reference.

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