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Kerala SET

Kerala State Eligibility Test (Kerala SET)

Conducted by LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

Source: lbsedp.lbscentre.in · Updated 3 Oct 2026

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Key facts

  • 4 hr

    Duration

  • 240

    Total marks

  • 33

    Sections

  • 120 Qs

    Questions

  • INR 500 - 1,000

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeINR 500 - 1,000
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- Kerala SET is an eligibility test for Higher Secondary/VHSE teacher recruitment
  • Qualifying (both papers) makes candidates eligible for these teaching positions in Kerala

Eligibility criteria

  • Master's degree in the relevant subject with min. 50% aggregate marks or equivalent grade, plus a BEd degree in any discipline from a Kerala university (or an equivalent recognised university) -- for most subjects
  • Exceptions: Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry/Botany/Zoology require an MScEd in the subject (min. 50%) from an NCERT-sponsored Regional Institute of Education
  • Several subjects (Anthropology, Commerce, French, Geology, German, Home Science, Journalism, Latin, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Russian, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Syriac) require only a BEd degree
  • English requires a 2nd class Master's in Communicative English (min. 50%) plus BEd
  • Hindi allows a Dakshin Bharatha Hindi Prachar Sabha BEd
  • Qualifications via unrecognised correspondence/open universities do not meet eligibility unless equivalency-certified
  • Final-year BEd or final-year PG candidates (meeting the other qualification) may also apply provisionally

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralQualifications via unrecognised correspondence/open universities do not meet eligibility unless equivalency-certified
Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
SCNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
STNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.

The exam body has not published a separate criterion for each category in the details we hold. Please confirm on the official website.

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General/INR 1,000
/INR 500

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing Kerala SET is a mandatory requirement for appointment as Higher Secondary School Teachers and Non-Vocational Teachers in VHSE (Vocational Higher Secondary Education) in Kerala
Important dates
EventDate
Exam dateJuly session: notification
Application correction windowJun 11-13, 2025
Exam conductedAug 24, 2025, at centres across 14 districts of Kerala
  • Application window Apr 28-Jun 10, 2025 (fee payment last date Jun 12, 2025)
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply online via lbsedp.lbscentre.in (session-specific portal, e.g. setjul25 for the July session)
  2. 2Click 'Online Registration'
  3. 3For new candidates fill out personal and academic details and submit; a correction window follows for registered candidates to log in and edit already-submitted details before final submission

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General/INR 1,000
/INR 500

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Syllabus
SubjectTopics
Paper 1General Knowledge and Aptitude in Teaching (common to all candidates)
Paper 2Subject-specific syllabus for the chosen subject among the 31 listed, as prescribed by LBS Centre for Science and Technology (medium: English and Malayalam)
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOffline ( based)
Duration4 hours total (2 hours for each paper)
Total questionsPaper 1: 120 questions; Paper 2: 120 questions (80 for Mathematics and Statistics subjects)
Total marks240 total (Paper 1: 120 marks; Paper 2: 120 marks)
SectionsPaper 1: General Knowledge and Aptitude in Teaching (common to all). Paper 2: subject-specific paper chosen from 31 subjects including Arabic, Hindi, Political Science, Biotechnology, History, Psychology, Botany, Home Science, Russian, Chemistry, Journalism, Sanskrit, Commerce, Latin, Social Work, Economics, Malayalam, Sociology, English, Mathematics, Statistics, French, Music, Syriac, Geography, Philosophy, Tamil, Geology, Physics, Urdu, German, Zoology.
  • Standard SET-focused preparation combining Paper 1 General Knowledge and Teaching Aptitude topics with subject-specific postgraduate-level content for the chosen Paper 2 subject, plus regular solving of previous years' Kerala SET question papers and
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Download process

  • Released via candidate login on the session-specific Kerala SET portal (e.g. lbsedp.lbscentre.in/setjul25) ahead of the exam date
  • Mandatory for exam-day entry

Result date

  • Kerala SET result is released by LBS Centre on lbsedp.lbscentre.in after each session (July/January)
  • Candidates check via the official portal with required login credentials

After the result

  • Kerala SET result/scorecard is released on lbsedp.lbscentre.in after each session
  • Qualified candidates are issued a Kerala SET certificate
  • Final-year BEd or PG candidates admitted provisionally must submit qualifying certificates within one year of the result's publication, failing which they are disqualified
  1. 1No centralised -- Kerala SET is a qualifying eligibility test
  2. 2Qualified candidates receive the Kerala SET certificate and separately apply for Higher Secondary School Teacher or VHSE Non-Vocational Teacher recruitment in Kerala
  • Kerala SET qualifying marks are notified by LBS Centre each session, with marks relaxation available for candidates as per official norms

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check lbsedp.lbscentre.in for the latest.

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing Kerala SET is a mandatory requirement for appointment as Higher Secondary School Teachers and Non-Vocational Teachers in VHSE (Vocational Higher Secondary Education) in Kerala
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Quick answers

4 hours total (2 hours for each paper)

Apply online at lbsedp.lbscentre.in. The Application Form tab has the step-by-step process and the registration link.

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