West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC)

West Bengal SET Exam 2019

www.onlinenaukri.in

• For General: Rs. 1000/-
• For OBC (Non creamy layer)/ EWS: Rs. 500/-
• For SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender: Rs. 250/-
• Payment Mode: Online/ Offline 

• Starting Date to Apply Online: 03-09-2019
• Last date for Apply Online & payment through credit/ debit card/ internet banking: 30-09-2019
• Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank Challan: 15-10-2019
• Date of Examination: 19-01-2020

• There is no upper age limit for applying for SET.

• Candidates should have Master’s degree or equivalent course.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

i) Before submission of the online Application Form, the candidate should read this notification carefully.

ii) The State Eligibility Test(SET) will be held on 19th January, 2020 (SUNDAY) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only in Universities and Colleges of West Bengal. WBCSC will conduct SET in 30 subjects at selected Test Centres of different Districts of West Bengal.

iii) Eligibility for Assistant Professor will depend on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of SET in aggregate. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the Universities/Colleges of West Bengal.

iv) The result of the SET will be made available in the website: www.wbcsconline.in as and when it is declared. The candidate will not be individually intimated about their result.

v) Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) /Persons with Disability (PWD) /Other Backward Classes (OBC)(Non- creamy layer)/Economically Weaker Section Candidates (EWS) candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the WBCSC under the Guidelines of UGC.

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

i) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from Universities/Institutions recognised by UGC are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Candidates/ Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PWD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.

ii) 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 this test. However, such candidates shall be considered eligible for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master's Degree OR equivalent examination with at least 55% marks [50% marks in case of OBC falling in Non -creamy layer/EWS/SC/ST/PWD (persons with disability) category candidates]. Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of SET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

iii) Candidates belonging to third gender in other words transgender would be eligible to draw the same relaxation in fee and qualifying criteria for SET as are available to SC/ST/PWD categories. The subject - wise cut-offs for this category should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PWD/OBC/EWS categories in the corresponding subject.

iv) 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 SET.

v) Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post graduation only. The candidates, whose post graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No.13 , may appear in a related subject.

vi) Candidates are neither required to send any certificate/document in support of their eligibility nor printout of their Application Form (Confirmation Page) to WBCSC. However the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the WBCSC at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

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