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WB SET

West Bengal State Eligibility Test (WB SET / WBSET)

Conducted by West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC)

Key facts

  • 3 hr

    Duration

  • 300

    Total marks

  • 2

    Sections

  • 50 MCQs

    Questions

  • INR 325 - 1,300

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeINR 325 - 1,300
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- WB SET is an eligibility test for Assistant Professor recruitment
  • Qualifying (aggregate of both papers) makes candidates eligible for teaching positions in West Bengal higher-education institutions in their chosen subject

Eligibility criteria

  • Master's degree in the relevant subject from a UGC-recognised university with the standard SET/NET minimum percentage (per UGC norms, typically 55% General / 50% reserved categories)
  • Candidates must obtain minimum qualifying marks in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 (in aggregate) to be eligible for the Assistant Professor post

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralPer UGC norms, typically 55% General / 50% reserved categories
Master's degree in the relevant subject from a UGC-recognised university with the standard SET/NET minimum percentage (per UGC norms, typically 55% General / 50% reserved categories)
SCMaster's degree in the relevant subject from a UGC-recognised university with the standard SET/NET minimum percentage (per UGC norms, typically 55% General / 50% reserved categories)
STMaster's degree in the relevant subject from a UGC-recognised university with the standard SET/NET minimum percentage (per UGC norms, typically 55% General / 50% reserved categories)

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General -INR 1,300
/ -INR 650
//Transgender -INR 325

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing WB SET is the minimum eligibility condition for the post of Assistant Professor in universities and colleges of West Bengal, and qualified candidates are governed by the state's Assistant Professor recruitment rules and regulations
Important dates
EventDate
WB SET 26th edition (2024): application form availableAug 1-Sep 10, 2024
Correction windowSep 16-18, 2024
releasedNov 20, 2024
Exam conductedDec 15, 2024
  • Answer key released thereafter, with result to follow based on objections raised against the provisional answer key
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply online at wbcsconline.in during the notified application window
  2. 2Register
  3. 3Fill out the application form with personal and academic details
  4. 4Choose the Paper 2 subject
  5. 5Upload required documents
  6. 6Pay the applicable fee (General/-/SC-ST--Transgender rate) online
  7. 7Then submit. A correction window is opened afterward for editable fields

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General -INR 1,300
/ -INR 650
//Transgender -INR 325

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WB SET previous year question papers

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Syllabus
SubjectTopics
Paper 1General Paper (common to all candidates) -- teaching/research aptitude, reasoning, general awareness
Paper 2Subject-specific syllabus for the candidate's chosen subject among 33 listed subjects, broadly aligned with UGC-NET syllabus, as prescribed by WBCSC (medium: English and Bengali)
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOffline ( based)
Duration3 hours
Total questionsPaper 1: 50 ; Paper 2: 100 MCQs
Total marks300 total (Paper 1: 100 marks; Paper 2: 200 marks)
No ; Each question carries 2 marks
SectionsPaper 1: General Paper (common to all candidates). Paper 2: subject-specific paper chosen from 33 subjects, testing postgraduate-level subject content.
  • Standard SET/NET-pattern preparation combining Paper 1 General Paper topics (teaching & research aptitude, reasoning, general awareness) with subject-specific postgraduate-level content for the chosen Paper 2 subject (aligned to UGC-NET syllabus), plus regular solving of previous years' WB SET question papers and

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Download process

  • Released via candidate login on wbcsconline.in ('Applicant Login' with username and password) ahead of the exam date (26th SET 2024 released Nov 20, 2024)
  • Mandatory for exam-day entry
  • Corrections to the are handled on-site by the test-centre officer-in-charge after ID verification

Result date

  • WB SET result is released by WBCSC on wbcsconline.in/wbcsc.org.in after the answer key objection process
  • As per UGC rules, 6% of total appearing candidates are declared pass in the WB SET examination
  • Candidates log in via 'Applicant Login' with username and password to check the result

After the result

  • The WB SET result 2024 will be released by the Commission based on the objections by the candidates on the provisional answer key
  1. 1No centralised -- WB SET is a qualifying eligibility test for Assistant Professor posts
  2. 2Qualified candidates separately apply to individual universities/colleges in West Bengal, where WB SET clearance serves as the minimum eligibility criterion under state recruitment rules
  • WB SET marks are released subject-wise and category-wise by WBCSC as a PDF on wbcsconline.in, following UGC's 6%-pass-rate norm and standard category-wise relaxation for ////Transgender candidates

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check the official website for the latest.

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing WB SET is the minimum eligibility condition for the post of Assistant Professor in universities and colleges of West Bengal, and qualified candidates are governed by the state's Assistant Professor recruitment rules and regulations
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Quick answers

No ; each question carries 2 marks

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