The Karnataka State Assistant Professor Eligibility Test will be held on November 2nd, and the online application process for this will begin from August 28th.
The last date for submitting applications is September 18, and the application fee can be paid until September 19.
The hall ticket will be released on October 24. Applications can be submitted only online and will not be accepted in any other way. #KeanuReeves Online applications can be submitted by accessing the website https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/. A total of 33 subjects will be tested.
Candidates can apply for KSET-2025 only online. Applications in any other format can be submitted through https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/.
Before submitting the application, candidates should read this notification carefully and then fill the application form.
KSET 2025 examination is being conducted in 33 subjects and the details of the examination centres are given on page number: 7 and 8. Candidates who qualify this examination are eligible for appointment to the posts of Assistant Professor in any University / First Class Degree College / Higher Educational Institution (Government, Aided and Private) in the state of Karnataka and are subject to the rules and regulations of the respective institutions.
Candidates belonging to Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Third Gender, Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Classes (Category-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, and IIIB), Government of Karnataka Backward Classes https://bcwd.karnataka.gov.in/2.
1) Eligibility Requirements:
1) Candidates should have obtained a Postgraduate Degree or equivalent examination from a University/Institution of Higher Education recognized by UGC. Candidates belonging to General Category should have secured 55% marks (not rounded off). Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST). Candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (Category-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB), Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Third Gender should have secured 50% marks (not rounded off).
2) Postgraduate degree holders and postgraduate degree students (first and second) studying in the current academic year are eligible to take the KSET examination. However, candidates who are currently studying will be given provisional admission to take the examination. They will not be eligible to take the postgraduate degree.
3) Candidates should take KSET examination in the subject studied in their postgraduate degree. For subjects not currently in the KSET-2025 notification, candidates can take UGC, NET or UGC-CSIR-NET examination held twice a year.
4) Candidates who have completed their postgraduate examination on or before 19th September 1991 (regardless of the date of declaration of results) and have obtained a PhD degree will be exempted from taking KSET examination with 54 marks in the total marks
5) Candidates who wish to avail reservation, except for general category candidates, should submit their application online. SC, ST, CAT-1, IIA, IIB, IIA, IIB category certificates issued by the authorities should be attached. If the certificates of these candidates are found to be false at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled without notice and legal action will be taken against them. While submitting the application, it is mandatory to mention the Revenue Division (RD) number of the valid certificate. Then the certificates you submit will be considered…
6) There is no reservation for out-of-state candidates. They can apply for admission under the general category only if they have secured a minimum of 55% or more marks in the postgraduate examination. Applicable to SC/ST/OBC/Transgender/PwD SC/ST/OBC/Transgender/PwD candidates only.
7) It is important to note that candidates should consider their candidature as provisional. The Karnataka Examination Authority should not consider them as eligible candidates just because they have secured admission. Their candidature will be considered after checking the eligibility criteria of the candidates.
8) Candidates who have already qualified in the KSET examination cannot apply for the upcoming KSET examination in the same subject. If it is found that candidates who have qualified in the KSET have applied again, their eligibility will be cancelled and their previous KSET examination eligibility will also be withdrawn by denotification.
9) Candidates holding a two-year Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate from an Indian University/Institution or a foreign degree/diploma from a foreign University/Institution should ensure the equivalence of their Diploma/Degree/Certificate with a recognized Indian Postgraduate Degree in their interest (Association of Indian Universities (AIU) New Delhi (www.ailu,ac.in).
II) Age Limit:
There is no maximum age limit to appear for Karnataka State Assistant Professor Eligibility Test-2025.
III) Disclaimer:
For appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in Universities/First Class Colleges/Higher Educational Institutions (Government/Aided/Private) in the State of Karnataka, it is mandatory for the candidates to have qualified in K.S.E.T. or N.E.T. Examination.
a) UGC shall exempt candidates from appearing in the KSET qualifying examination as per the regulations, UGC guidelines and Acts issued by it from time to time.
b) Candidates who have passed UGC-NET/CSIR-NET, GRF examinations before 1989 are exempted from appearing in the KSET examination.
c) Candidates who have passed the Assistant Professor Eligibility Test conducted before 1st June 2002 are also exempted from appearing in the KSET examination. Such candidates shall be eligible for the post of Assistant Professor anywhere in India. However, candidates who have qualified in the KSET after 01st June 2002 shall be eligible for the post of Assistant Professor only in the Universities/First Class Colleges of the respective States.