1. Candidates who have secured at least 55% of marks (without rounding off) for
general category and 50% for Schedule Category (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST),
Persons With Disability (PWD-VH/PH), Category I, IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB in
master’s degree OR equivalent examination from universities / institutions
recognized by UGC New Delhi, in subjects like Science, Humanities (including
languages), Social science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic science
etc., are eligible to appear for this test.
2. Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the Master’s degree
(final year) examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose
qualifying examinations have been delayed may also appear for this Test.
However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and for those who clear
the KSET examination, eligibility certificate will be issued only on production of
proof for having passed the Master’s degree or equivalent examination securing
at least 55% marks (without rounding off) for general category and 50% for
Schedule Category (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Persons With Disability (PWDVH/PH),
Category I, IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB, within two years from the date of
KSET examination, failing which they will be treated as disqualified.
3. The Ph.D. Degree holders whose Master’s degree completed on or before 19th
September 1991 (irrespective of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a
relaxation of 5% marks for appearing in KSET examination.
4. Candidates shall appear for KSET examination in their relevant subject of their
post-graduation only, in case the candidate did not find the subject of his post
graduation in the list of KSET subjects, the candidate may appear in UGC-NET /
UGC-CSIR NET which is held twice a year.
5. Candidates other than general category are required to mention their social
status (Category I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, SC, ST, PWD (VH/PH)) in the online
application form. Candidates may note that they should satisfy the eligibility
conditions with reference to the documents such as PG degree marks cards and
certificates, category certificates and certificates related to PWD (VH/PH)
enclosed with their application. The category
certificates submitted by the candidates must be issued by the competent
authority. In case their certificate is found to be invalid by the KSET agency at any
stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
6. Candidates should note that their candidature is provisional. The mere fact that
an admission card has been issued to a candidate will not imply that the KSET
center has accepted his/her candidature. Candidates may note that candidature
will be deemed final only upon verification of eligibility conditions.
1. There is no upper age limit to apply for KSET examination.
1. KSET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment of Lecturers
/ Assistant Professors in Universities / Colleges / Institutions of higher
education (Government / Aided / Private) in Karnataka State.
a. However, as per UGC guidelines, candidates, who have awarded Ph.D.
Degree in compliance with the UGC Regulation 2009 (minimum standards
and procedures for award of Ph.D. Degree), shall be exempted from KSET
ELIGIBILITY as the minimum requirement for recruitment of Lecturers / Assistant Professors
in Universities / Colleges / Institutions of higher education.
The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also
exempted from KSET examination.
The KSET test will be consisting of three papers. The test for all the three papers will consist of only Multiple-choice Questions (MCQ).
| Session | Paper | Marks | Number of Question | Duration |
| First | I | 100 | 60 out of which 50 question to be attempted | 1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.) |
| Second | II | 100 | 50 questions all are compulsory | 1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 NOON) |
| Third | III | 150 | 75 questions all are compulsory | 2 1/2 Hours (01.30 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.) |
This Paper shall consist of questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each paper will consist of a Test Booklet containing 50 compulsory Multiple-choice questions (MCQ) of two marks each and maximum marks will be 100.
This Paper will consist of 75 Multiple-choice (MCQ) compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidates. Each question will carry two marks and maximum marks will be 150.
This will comprise the following steps for considering a candidate for the
eligibility for lectureship/Assistant Professorship:
Stage 1: The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in
Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as stated below:
| Category | Paper-I | Paper-II | Paper-III |
| General | 40 (40%) | 40 (40%) | 75 (50%) |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/PWD/SC/ST | 35 (35%) | 35 (35%) | 60 (40%) |
Stage 2: A merit list will be prepared subject-wise and category-wise using the
aggregate marks (from all the three papers) obtained amongst the candidates who have
qualified from Stage 1.
Stage 3: From the merit list prepared in Stage 2, top 15% candidates (in each subject and
in each category) will be declared as KSET qualified for eligibility for Lectureship.
It may be noted that the above qualifying criteria decided by KSET is final and
binding.