Gujarat State Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor Important Information and Dates

  

GSET 2022: Gujarat SET Important Information and Dates

 

Gujarat State Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor

GUJARAT STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST (Gujarat SET),

November 2022

 (ACCREDITED by University Grants Commission)

 STATE AGENCY: THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF

BARODA, VADODARA

NOTIFICATION

The 16th Gujarat State Eligibility Test (Gujarat SET) will be held at eleven centers viz Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Patan, Bhavnagar, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Godhra, Junagadh, Valsad, Bhuj in 25 subjects on Sunday, 6th November 2022. Candidates must read the detailed Notification, Eligibility, other Examination related details, and syllabi & procedure to pay examination fee and fill the online application form on our websites: https://www.gujaratset.in and https://www.gujaratset.ac.in. The details are as follows:

Fee Payment & Online Application : From 29 - 08 - 2022 to 28 - 09 - 2022

Date of Examination

: Sunday, 06- 11 – 2022

Important Information and Dates

Online Fee Collection (Step - I)	29 August 2022 to
Online Registration (Step - II)	28-Sep-22
The payment of examination fee (step - I) and Online Registration (step - II) for GSET Examination is mandatory.
Date of Examination	Sunday, 06th November 2022 ***
*** The Date of Examination is tentative and subject to change.
Duration of Examination	3 Hour (09:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.)
Timing of Examination	Paper – I 1 Hour (09.30 am to 10.30 am) Paper – II 2 Hour (10.30 am to 12.30 pm)
Website	www.gujaratset.ac.in , www.gujaratset.in

 

 1. Candidate must read carefully all the information and instructions of Information Bulletin carefully before fee payment and filing the online Application form. Candidates not complying with the Instructions shall be summarily disqualified.

2. Candidates will be solely responsible for the wrong entries in the fee payment, online application form as well as in the OMR sheet (Answer sheet).

3. Enter the category (Caste/PWD/NCL) and Post-graduation degree & subject correctly in fee payment and online application form.

4. The Reservation policy for SET examination is as per the Gujarat Govt. (Central Government OBC certificate is not acceptable from the candidates belonging to SEBC)

5. SEBC Candidates should ensure that NCL (Non-creamy layer) Certificate is latest and valid.

6. General-EWS Candidates should ensure that the EWS Certificate is latest and valid.

7. The candidates of other States, i.e., other than Gujarat State, belonging to reserved category shall be treated as General category candidates.

8. CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT THE PRINT OUT OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, FEE RECEIPT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO GUJARAT SET OFFICE, VADODARA.

9. In case a Candidate qualifies for the GSET Examination, it is mandatory for him / her to preserve print out of Application Form and Examination Hall Ticket along with Photo (Xerox) Copies of Eligibility and Category related documents, Mark sheets, Certificates etc. for Certificate Verification to be done by University or Government / Affiliated / Private College of Gujarat State at the time of recruitment of GSET Qualified Candidate as Assistant Professor. Hence it is advised to a candidate to preserve all the above-mentioned documents.

Brief Advisory regarding COVID-19 Pandemic:

Candidates are advised to carry only the following with them into the Examination venue:

a)         Hall Ticket and Photo ID Proof (Any one)

b)         A simple transparent Ball Point Pen.

c)         Face Mask and Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml).

d)         Personal transparent water bottle.

General Instructions

1.       Before Payment of Examination fee and submission of the online Application Form, the candidate should read this Information Bulletin carefully.

2.       On behalf of the Gujarat State, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, the Nodal Agency, announces holding of the 16th Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET) on SUNDAY, 06th November 2022 for determining the Eligibility of Gujarat state’s candidates for Assistant Professor in universities and colleges of Gujarat State in 25 subjects at 11 Centres spread across Gujarat state.

3.       The Eligibility for Assistant Professor will only depend on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of GSET in aggregate. The candidates who qualify the Gujarat State Eligibility Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned Universities / Colleges / State Government of Gujarat, as the case may be.

4.       The result of the GSET to be held on 06th November 2022 (SUNDAY) will be made available on the GSET websites: www.gujaratset.ac.in and www.gujaratset.in as and when it is declared. The candidates will not be individually intimated about their result.

5.       GSET Agency will issue Only E-certificates to the qualifying candidates only. Printed / Hard Copy of Certificate will not be issued / sent to any Successful Candidate.

6.       GSET Agency will not issue any mark sheet to qualified / not-qualified candidates.

7.       The Candidates of Gujarat State belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ PwD (PH - Physically Handicapped / VH - Visually Handicapped) /Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC) (Non-creamy layer), Third Gender, Economically Weaker Section

(GEN-EWS), will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Agency.

8.       The candidates of other States, i.e., other than Gujarat State, belonging to reserved category shall be treated as General category candidates.

Examination Centres

 GSET & Post Graduation Subject

Fee

Rs. 900/- + Bank Charges - General / Gen – EWS / SEBC (Non-creamy layer) Candidates.

Rs. 700/- + Bank Charges - SC/ST/Third gender Candidates.

Rs. 100/- + Bank Charges - PWD (PH/VH) Candidates.

MODE OF PAYMENT

• Candidate has to visit GSET website: www.gujaratset.ac.in for fee payment (Step - I). Examination fee and Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST), as applicable, can be paid only through online mode by Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking.

• Follow on screen instructions for payment of requisite fee and print examination fee receipt generated after successful transaction.

• Candidates should note down and preserve Order Number and SBIePay Reference ID for online registration of their application form (Step-II).

• It is mandatory for the candidate to keep and preserve Fee payment transaction receipt with him/her for future reference.

• Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will not be accepted.

• Fee, Processing Charge etc. once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Condition of Eligibility

 Only those candidates are eligible to appear in the GSET who have completed / are studying

in the final year of a UGC specified Master’s degree in a subject of GSET.

 The Reservation policy for GSET examination is as per the Gujarat Government. Central

Government OBC certificate is not acceptable from the candidates belonging to SEBC of

Gujarat State.

 The candidates of other States, i.e. other than Gujarat State, belonging to reserved

category shall be treated as General category candidates.

 The candidates having Post Graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian

University/Institute or Foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the Foreign

University/Institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their

diploma/degree/certificate, with Master's degree of recognized Indian Universities

from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi (www.aiu.ac.in).

 General/Unreserved/General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks

(without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from

universities/institutions recognized by UGC (available on the website:

www.ugc.ac.ininSciences, Humanities (including languages) and Social Science,

Computer Science & Applications are eligible for GSET Examination. The Socially and

Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer / Scheduled Caste

(SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / PwD (PH - Physically Handicapped / VH - Visually Handicapped) / Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks

(without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for GSET

Examination

 Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree or equivalent course or Candidates who

have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result

is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also

apply for GSET Examination. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and

shall be considered eligible for eligibility of Assistant Professor only after they have passed

their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks

in case of Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) belonging to noncreamy layer / SC / ST /PwD(PH/VH) / Third gender category candidates). Such

candidates must complete their Master’s degree examination within two years from the date

of declaration of result of GSET Examination with required percentage of marks, failing which

they will be treated as disqualified.

 Candidates belonging to Third gender category would be eligible to draw the same

relaxation in fee, age and qualifying criteria for GSET as are available to SC/ST categories.

The subject wise cut-offs for this category should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PwD

(PH/VH)/SEBC–NCL categories in the corresponding subject.

 The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th

September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation

of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in the GSET Examination.

 The candidates must have Master’s Degree recognized by U.G.C., in a subject of GSET.

Candidates are required to appear for GSET in the subject of their Post Graduation

only. In case the subject of a candidate is not included in the list of GSET subjects, the

candidates may appear in UGC NET / UGC – CSIR NET which is held twice a year.

 Candidates are neither required to send any certificate / documents in support of their

eligibility nor printout of their Application Form to Gujarat State Eligibility Test office,

Vadodara. However, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about

their eligibility for GSET Examination. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by GSET

/ UGC at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled, the GSET certificate will be withdrawn

and they shall be liable for legal action.

 Candidates belonging to SC / ST / PwD (PH/VH) / SEBC (Cast Certificate along with latest

Non - Creamy Layer certificate), / General-EWS category must possess Valid Category

Certificate issued by competent authority of Gujarat state and certificates related to PwD

(PH/VH). Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their

eligibility for GSET Examination. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by GSET /

UGC at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled, GSET certificate will be withdrawn

and they shall be liable for legal action. 

 Candidates should note that their candidature is provisional. The mere fact that Online

Application Form and Examination Fee are accepted and Hall Ticket issued to a candidate

will not imply that GSET Agency has accepted his / her candidature. In the event a candidate

being found ineligible at any stage for the award due to any reason (including unintentional

computer error or printer’s devil etc.), he / she will be declared as not-qualified in GSET

Examination and GSET certificate will be withdrawn. 

Age Limit

There is no upper age limit applying in GSET for eligibility of Assistant Professor.

Scheme of Examination 

 GSET Examination will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions. and will be held as under:

Paper	Marks	Number of Question	Question	Time
I	100	50 questions	3 Hour	1 Hour (09.30 am to 10.30 am)
		all are compulsory	(09.30 am to
II	200	100 questions	12.30 pm)	2 Hour (10.30 am to 12.30 pm)
		all are compulsory

 Paper- I shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks. The questions which will 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 shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks

which will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.

 The questions in both the papers will appear in both Gujarati and English versions (except for languages and science subjects). Questions of Language subject will be in respective language and Science subjects will be in English. In case of any discrepancy in Gujarati and English version of questions or ambiguity in translation/construction of a

question in the exam in Paper- I and II, the English Version should be taken as final

and the decision of GSET shall be final in this regard.

 The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I and Paper – II on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Sheet provided.

 There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.

 It is compulsory for Candidate to appear in both the papers. A candidate who does not appear in Paper-I, will not be permitted to appear in Paper-II.

 The candidate shall have to return the original OMR Sheet of Paper - I and Paper - II to the Invigilator before leaving the examination hall / room. However, candidates are allowed to carry the Test Booklets of Paper - I and II along with duplicate copy (carbonless copy) of

OMR Sheet on conclusion of examination.

 There is no provision of re-evaluation/re-checking of results. No correspondence in this

regard shall be entertained. 

Syllabus of GSET Examination

 Syllabus for GSET Examination will be the same as UGC / CSIR NET. Syllabi for all Gujarat

SET (GSET) subjects can be downloaded from the GSET Website www.gujaratset.ac.in .

GSET Agency, Vadodara will not send the syllabus to individual candidates.

 For Science Subjects i.e. Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences,

Life Sciences & Earth Sciences, the syllabus is same as of the CSIR-NET. However, the

examination Pattern will be same as of the UGC-NET, described above. For all other

subjects, the syllabus is same as of the UGC-NET. 

Important Links

Exam Notification:  Click Here

Information pdf:  Click Here

Official website:  Click Here

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Note: Before applying Candidates are suggested to please always check once and confirm the above detail with the official website and Notification/Advertisement.