NotificatioN

KARNATAKA STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST (KSET) – 2021

FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
[Accredited by U.G.C., New Delhi vide No. F.7-16/2012(NET/SET) Dated14thJanuary, 2020]
University of Mysore, Moulya Bhavan, Manasagangotri, Mysuru – 570006.

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates to appear for Karnataka State
Eligibility Test (KSET) – 2021 for Assistant Professor to be conducted on 11th April, 2021.

Important dates:

1. Notification date : 06th February 2021

2. Submission of online application commences from : 08th February 2021
3. Last date for submission of online application : 07th March 2021
4. Last date for submission of online application
With late fee of Rs.250/- : 13th March 2021
5. Last date for submission of hard copy of the application : 15th March 2021
form along with Attendance Slip to the respective Nodal
Centers.
6. Date of Examination : 11th April 2021

CANDIDATES CAN APPLY FOR KSET-2021 IN “ONLINE” MODE ONLY. THE

APPLICATION IN ANY OTHER MODE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. SUBMISSION OF
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM MAY BE DONE BY ACCESSING KSET WEBSITE
http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in

CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO GO THROUGH THE NOTIFICATION CAREFULLY

BEFORE FILLING THEIR ONLINE APPLICATION.

 For KSET – 2021, center will be conducting tests in 41subjects at Eleven (11) Nodal Centers
spread across the Karnataka state.

 Candidates who qualify the KSET - 2021 are governed by the recruitment rules and regulations
stipulated for the post of Assistant Professors of concerned Universities / Colleges / Institutions
(Government/ Aided /Private) of Karnataka State.

 Candidates belongs to Schedule Caste (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST), Persons with Disability
(PWD), OBCs [Cat- I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB] should be as per the backward classes listed in
Government of Karnataka web site: bcdbng@kar.nic.in.

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Conditions of Eligibility:

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), OBCs i.e., Cat-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB, in Master’s Degree OR
equivalent examination from universities / institutions recognized by UGC New Delhi, in
the subjects opted for KSET.
2. Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s Degree (First or Second Semester) or
equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their 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 will be admitted
provisionally and for those who clear the KSET, 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 (50% in case of SC, ST, OBC i.e., Cat- I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB)
and PWD candidates) within two years from the date of KSET result, failing which they
will be treated as disqualified.

3. Candidates shall appear for KSET in their relevant subject of their post-graduation only, in
case the candidate did not find the subject of his/her post-graduation in the list of KSET
subjects, the candidate may appear in UGC-NET / UGC-CSIR NET which is held twice a
year.

4. The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19 th
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.

5. Candidates other than general category are required to mention their reservation status in
the online application form. The category certificates issued by the competent
authorities on or before the last date for submission of online application form.[for
SC, ST, CAT-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB candidates only]. In case their ineligibility is
detected due to invalid certificate by the KSET authority at any stage, their candidature
will be cancelled without prior notice and they shall be liable for legal action.

6. The candidates of other states except Karnataka, belonging to OBCs (SC, ST & Other
Backward Classes) categories shall be treated as General Merit [GM] only. As per the
reservation policy of Karnataka Government.

7. Candidates should note that their candidature is provisional. The mere fact that admission
to the examination will not imply that the KSET center has finally accepted his/her
candidature. Candidates may note that candidature will be deemed final only upon
fulfilling of eligibility conditions.

8. Candidate who became eligible in Previous KSETs are not eligible to apply again in
the same subject. If any candidate found to be eligible in previous KSET tests and
reappearing on same subject in current KSET, their candidature will be cancelled and the
previous eligibility is withdrawn through de-notification.

9. Candidates with 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).

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 Age limit:
1. There is no upper age limit to apply for KSET-2021.

Exemption:

1. KSET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professors in Universities / Colleges / Institutions of Higher education
(Government/Aided/Private) in Karnataka State.

a) NET/SET/SLET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and
appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/ Institutions. In this
regard, exemption from NET/SET/SLET will be governed by UGC regulations and
amendments notified in the Gazette of India for time to time.

b) The candidates who have passed the UGC-NET/CSIR JRF examination prior to
1989 are also exempted from KSET examination.

c) For SET candidates: The candidates who have cleared the States Eligibility Test
(SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant Professor held prior to 1st
June 2002, are exempted from appearing in KSET, being eligible to apply for
Assistant Professor anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards,
the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor
only in the Universities/ Colleges situated in the state from where they have cleared
their SET.

Examination Fee and Mode of Payment:

Category Fee
General 1150/-
Cat-IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB 950/-
Cat-I, SC,ST, PWD 650/-

Late fee of Rs.250/-has to be paid by candidates who apply online applications after the
last date till the extended period.

Mode of payment:

By clicking on the Payment button at KSET site, select the payment category (General/Cat
IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB/ Cat-I, SC, ST, PWD) and enter the data in all the fields available
carefully. Verify the details entered and amount to be paid and proceed to make payment
via State Bank MOPS (Multi Option Payment System).
Payment options:
a. All banks Internet Banking
b. All banks Debit Card
c. All banks Credit Card
d. State bank Buddy e-Wallet Payment
e. Cash payment can be done by clicking SBI branch, challan can be generated online
and payment can be made at all the SBI branches PAN India (Cash/only SBI cheques
are accepted).

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 Please note:

1. Fee submitted by any other mode like Money Order /Demand Draft/IPO etc., will NOT be
accepted.
2. Fee once paid will NOT be refunded under any circumstances.

SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST:

The test will be consisting of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only
objective type Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). The test will be held on 11th April (Sunday)
2021, in two separate sessions as mentioned below:

Max.
Session Paper Number of Question Duration
Marks

First I 100 50 Compulsory questions 1 Hour (09.30 A.M to 10.30

A.M)

Second II 200 100 Compulsory questions 2 Hours (11.00 A.M to 1.00

P.M)

Paper-I: Shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks. The
questions which will be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the
candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent
thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

Paper – II: Shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks which
will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.

The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I and Paper – II on the
Optical Marks Reader (OMR) Sheet provided along with the test booklet.

PROCEDURE AND CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF KSET RESULT:

(Revised Qualifying criteria for UGC-NET to be implemented for SET vide letter No. F.4-
2/90(NET), dated 14th August, 2018, is final and binding).

This will comprise the following steps for considering a candidate for the eligibility for Assistant
Professors.

The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks in aggregate of all two papers i.e. Paper
– I & Paper – II for eligibility for Assistant Professor as given below:

MINIMUM MARKS (%) TO BE OBTAINED

CATEGORY
PAPER - I PAPER - II
40% Aggregate marks in all the two papers taken
GENERAL [GM] together

SC / ST/ CAT-I / II A/ II B / III 35% Aggregate marks in all the two papers taken
A / III B / PWD together
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 Step 1: The number of candidates to be qualified (total slots) for Eligibility for Assistant
Professors shall be equal to 6% of the candidates appeared in both the papers (Paper I and
Paper II) of KSET.

Step 2: The total slots arrived, amongst those candidates who have appeared in two papers and
cleared step I, a merit list will be prepared subject-wise and category – wise using the aggregate
marks of all the two papers secured by such candidates.

In order to be considered for ‘Eligibility for Assistant Professor’, the candidate must have appeared in both
the papers and secured at least 40% aggregate marks taken together for General (Unreserved) category
candidates and at least 35% aggregate marks taken together for all candidates belonging to the reserved
categories (viz., Cat-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, SC, ST, PWD) (belonging to Non-Creamy Layer). The merit
list will be prepared based on the marks earned by the candidates. Prepare slots according to the
UGC formula. The assistant professor's qualification result will be published in compliance with the
state government's reservation policy.

The method of disclosure of the result shall be in accordance with the rules of the KSET, the
relation of which is final to the KSET decision.

Step 3:
According to UGC’s directive, 6% of the appearing candidates are to be declared qualified for
Eligibility for Assistant Professor only [Appearing means appeared in all two papers of SET].
The reservation policy prevalent in the State is to be used to compute the category-wise
qualifying slots available for eligibility for Assistant Professor.

The subject-wise and category-wise distribution of qualifying slots will be calculated by using
the formula mentioned below:

No. of General (UR) candidates who

have Secured 40% or more marks in
No. of Slots in a subject aggregate in the subject Total No. of slots
For General (Unreserved) = -------------------------------------------------- X available under
Candidates Total No. of General (UR) candidate General (UR) category
who have Secured 40% or more marks
in Aggregate over all subjects

Hence, the category should be correctly entered in the online application form. (Change of
category, subject, center etc. will not be allowed online application form).

It may be noted that the above qualifying criteria decided by UGC is final and binding.

SYLLABUS AND QUESTION PAPER FOR KSET:

a) Syllabus: Syllabi for all the KSET subjects can be downloaded from the KSET
website http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in.

b) In case of any discrepancy found in the Kannada translation of a question booklet the
question in English version shall be taken as final.

SUBJECTS:

Subjects & Syllabus of KSET: All questions of Paper – II will be compulsory, covering entire
syllabus of Paper – II. Syllabi for all KSET subjects can be downloaded from the KSET website
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 http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in. The list of 41 subjects for which examination will be conducted by
KSET along with their respective codes and the medium of question paper setting is given below:

Medium of Question
Subject Code Subject
Paper
01 Commerce English & Kannada
02 Kannada Kannada
03 Economics(I) English & Kannada
04 English English
05 Political Science English & Kannada
06 History English & Kannada
07 Sociology English & Kannada
08 Geography English & Kannada
09 Hindi Hindi
10 Management (II) English & Kannada
11 Tourism Administration and Management English & Kannada
12 Education English & Kannada
13 Library & Information Science English
14 Mass Communication & Journalism English & Kannada
15 Psychology English & Kannada
16 Social work English & Kannada
17 Criminology English & Kannada
18 Law English & Kannada
19 Sanskrit Sanskrit
20 Physical Education English & Kannada
21 Folk Literature (III) English & Kannada
22 Urdu Urdu
23 Public Administration English & Kannada
24 Computer Science & Applications English
25 Physical Sciences (IV) English
26 Mathematical Sciences (V) English
27 Chemical Sciences (VI) English
28 Life Sciences (VII) English
29 Environmental Sciences English
30 Home Science English
31 Electronic Science English
32 Earth Sciences (VIII) English
33 Archaeology (IX) English & Kannada
34 Anthropology English & Kannada
35 Marathi Marathi
36 Philosophy English & Kannada
37 Women Studies (X) English & Kannada
38 Linguistics English & Kannada
39 Performing Arts English & Kannada
40 Music English & Kannada
41 Visual Arts English & Kannada

Note: Candidates should possess Masters Degree or any other equivalent examination from
Universities / Institutions recognized by UGC New Delhi in the subject opted for KSET.

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(I) The candidates who have completed / appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in Economics / Co-operation & other related subjects can also take KSET under
“Economics”.

(II) The candidates who have completed / appearing in their two-year master’s degree /
PG Diploma in Management & other related subjects can also take KSET under
“Management”.

(III) The candidates who have completed / appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in folklore, Kannada, Janapada, Kannada Janapada, Janapadasahithya, & other
related subjects can also take KSET under “Folklore”.

(IV) The candidates who have completed/ appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in Physics/Electronics/Atomic & Molecular Physics/Classical Dynamics/
Condensed matter Physics/Electromagnetic/ Experimental Design/Nuclear, Space
& Particle Physics /Quantum Physics /Thermodynamics, Astronomy, Astrophysics,
Material Science and other related subjects can take KSET under “Physical
Sciences”.

(V) The candidates who have completed/ appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in Pure Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics, Mathematics with
computer science & other related subjects can take KSET under “Mathematical
Sciences”.

(VI) The candidates who have completed/ appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in Chemistry / Chemical Sciences / Analytical Chemistry / Inorganic Chemistry /
Organic Chemistry / Physical Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry / Applied
Chemistry / Nuclear Chemistry / Environmental Chemistry / Marine Chemistry /
Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Bio-organic Chemistry & other related subjects can
take KSET under “Chemical Sciences”.

(VII) The candidates who have completed / appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in Biochemistry / Biology / Biotechnology / Biodiversity & Taxonomy / Botany /
Genetics / Microbiology / Physiology/ Zoology / Fishery science / Animal Biology
/ Marine Biology / Applied Genetics & other related can take KSET under “Life
Sciences”.

(VIII) The candidates who have completed/appearing in their two-year master’s degree in
Geology / Applied Geology / Geo-physics / Meteorology / Oceanography /
Physical Geography / Earth Science / Earth & Atmospheric Science / Earth Science
Resource Management / Marine Geology / Petroleum Geology / Geo-informatics /
GIS / Applied Geochemistry / Geography & other related subjects can take KSET
under “Earth Sciences”.

(IX) The candidates who have completed / appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in Archeology, Ancient History and Archeology, History and Archeology,
Epigraphy, Culture and Archeology & other related subjects can also take KSET
under “Archeology”.

(X) The candidates who have completed / appearing in their two-year master’s degree
in Women Studies. The candidates with Master’s Degree in Humanities (including

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 languages) and Social Sciences are eligible to appear in subject “Women Studies”.

Note: Please note that students who have passed post graduate examination in more
than one subject can appear for KSET only in one subject at a time. Subject
once selected is final and will not be allowed for change of subject under any
circumstances.

Test Centers:
The Eleven KSET Centers where test will be conducted in Karnataka State with their
respective codes are given below. The candidate can select any one Test Center for
KSET.
Sl. No Center Name Center Code
1 Bangaluru 10
2 Belagavi 11
3 Bellary 12
4 Vijayapura 13
5 Davangere 14
6 Dharwad 15
7 Kalaburgi 16
8 Mangalore 17
9 Mysuru 18
10 Shimoga 19
11 Tumkur 20

NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THAT TEST CENTER ONCE SELECTED IS FINAL AND
CHANGE OF CENTER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES

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 LIST OF CONTACT PERSONS FOR KSET - 2021
Prof. G. Hemanth Kumar Prof. H. Rajashekar
Vice Chancellor & Chairman KSET Co-Ordinator, KSET & Member Secretary
Ph: 0821-2419202/426
KARNATAKA STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST (KSET) CENTER
Moulya Bhavan, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570 006.
NODAL OFFICERS OF ALL THE CENTERS
1.BANGALORE Code:10 2.BELGAUM Code:11
Prof. B. Eraiah Dr. C.M. Thyagaraja
Department of Physics, Professor, Department of Management,
Bangalore University, Rani Chennamma University, NH-04,
Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore - 560 056. M: Bootaramanhatti,Belgaum- 591 196.
7795186012, Mob: 9448697046
Email: beraiah@bub.ernet.in Email : thyagaraj1121@gmail.com
3.BELLARY Code:12 4.VIJAYAPURA Code:13
Prof. V. Lokesh Prof. D.M.Madari
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Dept.of Economics,
Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, AkkamahadeviWomen’sUniversity
Jnana Sagara Campus, Vinayaka Nagar, JnanashaktiCampus,Torvi, Vijayapura-586108.
Bellary-583 105 Karnataka State
Ph No.:08892531820 Mobile: : 6364112965
Email:lokeshv@vskub.ac.in E-mail: ksetnodalofficer@kswu.ac.in

5. DAVANGERE Code: 14 6. DHARWAD Code:15

Dr. J K Raju Prof. R.R.Naik
Professor, Department of Business Director, Student Welfare
Administration, Karnataka University,
Tolahunase, Davangere University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad – 580 003.
Shivagangothri, Davangere – 577 002. Ph: 0836-2215216, Mobile: 8088501926
Ph: 08192-208049, M: 9448728962, Email: rrnaik@gmail.com
Email:drjavaliraju@hotmail.com
7. GULBARGA Code: 16 8. MANGALORE Code:17
Dr. Chandrakanth Kelmani Dr. Boja Poojary
Professor, Department of Biotechnology Professor, Department of Chemistry
Gulbarga University, Gulbarga – 585 106. Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri
Email: ckelmani@gmail.com Mangalore-574 199, M : 9686940403
+91 7676753056 (Cell) Ph : 0824- 2287262(O), 424 (Fax)
Email: mangalorekset16@gmail.com
9. MYSORE Code:18 10. SHIMOGA Code:19
Co-ordinator, KSET Center, Dr. A. N. Rajeshwara
Moulya Bhavan, University of Mysore, Professor, DOS inBio-Chemistry Jnana
Manasagangothri, Mysore – 570 006. Ph: Sahyadri, Kuvempu University
0821 – 2419202/426 Shankaraghatta,Shimoga-577451.
Email: hrkset2013@gmail.com Ph : 08282-265308, M.: 8762287700
Email : rajachur@gmail.com
11. TUMKUR Code:20
Dr. K.S. Girish
Professor, Department of Bio-chemistry,
Tumkur University, Tumkur – 572 103. M:
9606743224,
Email: ksgbaboo@gmail.com

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HOW TO APPLY [ Application Procedure]:

Candidates seeking admission to KSET 2021 must apply online http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in

To avoid any kind of inconvenience or last-minute rush or unforeseen difficulties, candidates are
advised to submit Online Application Form without waiting for the last date. KSET will not be
responsible for network problems or any problem of this nature in submission of online
application during the last day.

Candidates should register (sign up for registration) giving required E-mail id & password.
Candidates then proceed to give their personal, educational and KSET exam details, while
mentioning their educational qualification they should mention their PG course as Passed or
appearing as the case may be.
[Note: Candidate should note down and remember their E-mail ID and Password tills the
announcement of final results of KSET 2021].

Note: All Scanned copies must be in JPEG format only. The online application system will
not allow to upload files smaller/larger than the mentioned sizes.

a. Candidate’s Photograph: Before proceeding to apply Candidates must possess a scanned

passport size photo in JPEG format (10 kb to 100 kb).

The size photograph is to be used for uploading on Online Application Form and also for
pasting on Attendance Sheet at the examination center.

b. Candidate’s Name / Mother’s Name/ Father’s Name

Provide Candidate’s Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s Name as given in the Secondary School
Examination or equivalent Board/ University Certificate in Capital letters.

c. Date of Birth: dd/mm/yyyy

Provide Candidate’s date of birth as recorded in Secondary School Examination or
equivalent Board/ University Certificate

d. Mobile Number and e-mail Address:

Candidates must provide own Mobile Number and e-mail address. The e-mail id and mobile
number that you enter in the registration form

Note: Only one e-mail address and one Mobile Number are valid for one application.

e. Payments towards KSET fee including bank charges must be deposited to KSET account
through KSET website or in any of the nearest State Bank of India branch.

f. After Two Working Days from the date of payment, candidates have to login with their email
ID and password FOR DOWNLOADING THE APPLICATION FORM and can take the
printout of the 3 sheets of application form (hard copy) in A-4 size paper as detailed below;

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 1. Application form to be submitted to the Nodal center chosen by
2. Attendance slips the candidate

3. Admission card : to be retained by the candidate

g. Candidates should compulsorily submit the hard copy of application along with attendance
slip to the respective Nodal Centers. Application received after the last date will not be
considered.

h. Printout of admission card should be retained by the candidate and bring on the day of
examination. No admission card will be issued separately either by the Nodal centers or by
KSET center. Candidates should compulsorily bring the valid Photo ID to the examination
center without fail.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. The candidates must read the conditions of eligibility carefully and must satisfy themselves
regarding their eligibility for the test before filling the Online Application Form.

2. KSET center may change the examination center (s) or date of examination without
assigning any reason.

3. No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for appearing for the test.

4. Candidates should correspond only with the NODAL officers (Name and address are given
in the website http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in) of respective university test centers opted by
the candidate for any other relevant information.

5. Applications submitted on any other format will not be accepted.

6. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended and photographs pasted by them in
all the places, viz. in their Application Form, Attendance Slip should be identical and there
should be no variation of any kind.

7. The candidates in their own interest are advised to retain a photocopy of the Application
Form and e-challan/receipt for their record and future reference.

8. Submission of Online Application is mandatory.

9. Application Form must be completed in all respect as per the Notification and declaration
should be signed. Candidates who have NOT signed the declaration on their application
will be rejected.

10. Applications failing to provide the following information's will be REJECTED.

a. Correct Test Center.
b. Correct subject.
c. Correct category along with valid category certificates such as SC, ST,
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 Cat-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB and PWD certificates.
[Note: Category mentioned in the online submission of application form is final; any
change in category sought in future will not be entertained for any reason]

11. Incomplete Application Forms will be totally rejected.

12. There will be no negative marking.

13. Documents to be brought to the Examination Centre

 Candidates must bring the following documents to the Test Centre.

 Printed copy of Admission Card downloaded from KSET website.
One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) for
pasting on the specific space in the Attendance Sheet at Centre during the
Examination. Any one of the Authorized Photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-
expired) – PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport / Aadhar Card (With
photograph)/ Aadhaar Enrollment No/ Ration Card). The name on the photo
identification must match with the name as shown on the Admit Card.

 Candidates will not be allowed to write anything on the Admission Card or on any
other paper.

 The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and
follow them during the conduct of the examination.

If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, candidate must
show the relevant document at the time of exam. Marriage Certificate/ Divorce/
Decree/ Legal Name Change Document.

 PWD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming the relaxation

under PWD category.
14. Prohibited Materials at the Examination Centre
 Candidates are not allowed to carry any baggage inside the Examination Centre.
KSET will not be responsible for any belongings stolen or lost at the premises.

 Candidates are not allowed to carry any textual material, Calculators, Docu Pen,
Slide Rules, Log Tables and Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator,
printed or written material, bits of papers, mobile phone, Blue- tooth devices, pager
or any other electronic gadget/ device etc.

 The candidates are prohibited to bring any kind of electronic gadgets/device in the
examination room/hall. If any candidate is found to be in possession of any of the
above item, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled and will also the
debarred for future examination(s). The items/material will be seized and the case
treated as one of ‘unfair means’.

 No candidate, without the special permission of the Centre Superintendent or the

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 Invigilator concerned, will leave their seat or Examination Room/Hall until the full
duration of the paper is over. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as
instructed by the Centre Superintendent/Invigilators. Candidates should not leave
the room/hall without handing over their rough sheets to the Invigilator on duty in
the Room/Hall.

 Smoking, chewing gutka, spitting etc. in the Examination Room/Hall is strictly

prohibited.

 Tea, coffee, cold drinks, snacks or eatables things are not allowed to be taken
inside the examination room/hall during examination hours.

 Candidates suffering from diabetes are allowed to carry into the examination hall
the eatables like sugar tablets / fruits (like banana/apple/ orange) and transparent
water bottle. However, they will not be allowed to carry packed foods like
chocolate/ candy/sandwich etc.

 The use of calculators or Log.-tables is not permitted. Mobile phones, pagers,

electronic devices, bits of paper, book/note books etc., are not allowed in the
Examination Hall/Room. The candidate(s) found in possession of any of these items
in the examination hall/room will be treated as unfair means and his/her result will
not be declared.

15. Reporting Time and other Important Instructions

 The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre two hours before the
commencement of the Examination.
 Candidates shall not be permitted to enter in the Examination Center after 9.00 am.
 The Candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully
and follow them during the conduct of the examination.
 Candidates should take their seat immediately after opening of the Examination
Hall. If the candidates do no report in time due to any reason i.e. traffic jam,
train/bus delay etc, they are likely to miss some of the general instructions to be
announced in the Examination Rooms/Halls. The KSET shall not be responsible
for any delay.
 The candidate must show, on demand, the Admit Card downloaded/printed form
the KSET website for admission in the Examination room/hall. The Test Centre
Invigilators on duty is authorized to verify the identity of candidates and may take
steps to verify and confirm the identity credentials. Candidates are requested to
extend their full cooperation. A candidate who does not possess the valid Admit
Card shall not be permitted for the examination under any circumstances by the
Centre Superintendent.
 A Seat indicating Roll Number will be allotted to each candidate. Candidates
should find and sit on their allocated seat only. In case of a candidate who changes
room/hall or the seat on his/her own other than the one allotted, candidature shall
be cancelled and no plea would be accepted for it.
 In case, the subject of question paper is other than his/her opted subject, the same
may be brought to the notice of the Invigilator concerned.
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  For those who are unable to appear on the scheduled date of test for any reason, re-
test shall not be held by the KSET under any circumstances.

16. Unfair Means

The candidates are governed by all Rules and Regulations of the KSET with regard
to their conduct it the Examination Hall. All cases of unfair means will be dealt
with as per rules.

 The candidates have to follow the instructions given by the invigilators in the
examination hall/room and should not argue with the invigilators or other staff
involved in the examination duty at the examination center. The candidates, who
will not follow the instructions, will be treated as unfair means and his/her result
will not be declared.
 In the examination hall/room, the candidates will neither talk to each other nor
discuss any matter during the examination. The candidates should not disturb the
candidates in the examination room and maintain complete silence during the
examination. The candidate violating these instructions will be treated as unfair
means and his/her result will not be declared.

 Candidates must not obtain or attempt to obtain or give assistance of any kind
during the examination. This will entail expulsion and cancellation of candidature
for the examination.

 If a candidate is found using unfair means or impersonating, his/her candidature

shall be cancelled and he/she will be liable to be debarred for taking examination
either permanently or for a specified period according to the nature of offence.

 The candidate must show, on demand, the Admission Card downloaded/printed

from the KSET website for admission in the examination room/hall. The test centre
staff on duty is authorized to verify the identity of candidates and may take steps to
verify and confirm the identify credentials. Candidates are requested to extend
their full cooperation. A candidate who does not possess the valid Admit Card
shall not be permitted for the examination under any circumstances by the Centre
Superintendent.

 A seat indicating Roll Number will be allotted to each candidate. Candidates

should find and sit on their allocated seat only. In case of a candidate who changes
room/hall or the seat on his/her own other than the one allotted, candidature shall
be cancelled and no plea would be accepted for it.

 Candidate may approach the Centre Superintendent/invigilator in the room for any
technical assistance, first and emergency or any other information during the
course of examination.

17. The candidates should report at the examination center two hour prior to commencement
of examination and cooperate with the invigilators. No candidate will be allowed to enter
the examination center/hall after commencement of examination. No candidate will be
allowed to leave the examination hall/room before 11am in the first session and 1.00
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18. The candidate will have to mark the responses to questions on the Optical Mark Reader
(OMR) sheet provided along with the test booklet.

19. The candidate shall have to return the original OMR sheets to the invigilator before
leaving the examination hall/room. However, candidates are allowed to take away the Test
Booklet of Paper-I and Paper II along with duplicate copy (carbonless copy) of OMR
sheet.

20. Rough Work – all calculations/writing work are to be done only in the rough sheet
provided at the Test Center in the examination Room/hall and on completion of the test
candidates must hand over the rough sheets to the invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall.

21. For PWD candidates 20 minutes compensatory time shall be provided for Paper-I- and 40-
minutes extra time shall be provided for Paper – II separately. The services of a scribe will
be provided for Visually Handicap (VH) candidates and in case of PH candidates who are
not in a position to write in their own handwriting. Such of those (PWD) candidates
seeking services of scribes have to make a written request (at least 10 days before the date
of KSET examination) to the Nodal officer of the respective test center opted by the
candidate. Those candidates who opt for their own scribe have to produce the scribe along
with her/his certificates of educational qualification at least 10 days before the test date.
Extra time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Physically Handicapped
candidates.

22. The detailed instructions for the candidates will be uploaded on the KSET website
http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in. Candidates may please see the instructions regarding use of
text booklets, OMR sheet and specimen copy of OMR sheet from the KSET website. It
may be noted that instructions to candidates will not be sent to the candidates either by
post or by email.

23. There is no provision for re-evaluation or re-totaling.

24. The KSET will display Provisional Key Answer on the KSET website one week after the
test is over. http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in to provide an opportunity to the candidates to
challenge the Provisional Key Answer. The candidate will be given an opportunity to
make a challenge, offline against the Provisional Key Answer by submitting application
form paying a sum of Rs.1000/- per question (payable in favor of The Co-ordinator, KSET
Center, UOM, Mysore), which is refundable in any case challenge is successful.

25. The KSET decision on the challenges shall be final and the result will be declared on
the basis of Final Answer keys which will be notified on the KSET website.

26. No grievance with regard to KSET answer key(s) after declaration of result of KSET
2021 will be entertained.

27. The decision of the KSET Authorities shall be final in all matters.

28. KSET Authority will not issue any marks sheet to qualified / non-qualified candidates.

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 29. Any changes in notification are subject to UGC Regulations.

30. All legal disputes pertaining to this test shall fall within the jurisdiction of High Court of
Karnataka only.

CHECK LIST WHILE FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM:

The candidates are advised to ensure the following points before filling the Online
Application forms:

i. Whether they fulfill the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed in the
Notification under the heading ‘CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY’.

ii. Whether they have filled in correct CATEGORY i.e. SC/ ST/OBCs (Cat-I, II A, II B,
III A and III B-non-creamy layer)/PWD/ Transgender, in the relevant column correctly.

iii. Whether they have filled in their correct subject, subject code and test center in the
relevant column.

iv. PWD candidates must fill the relevant column in the Online Application Form. Only
PWD candidates are supposed to fill this column and the others have to leave it blank.

v. Whether they have kept themselves a hard copy of all the submitted documents along
with necessary certificate for their own record.

THE KSET QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE

FOLLOWING ATTESTED COPIES (Gazetted) TO THE KSET OFFICE, MYSORE.

a) The candidates should send the following documents with printout of their online
application form in separate A4 size papers.
b) Application Form.
c) Xerox copy of Bank Challan.
d) SSLC Marks card is a must for verification of candidate name and parent’s name.
e) Category certificates of SC, ST, Cat-1, II A, II B, III A and III B.
f) PWD certificates [Medical Certificate with 40% or more disability].
Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates should attach the copy of Medical
Certificate issued by District Civil Surgeon.
g) PG Degree marks cards.
h) Proof of qualifying examination certificate and PG Degree Marks Card. (For those
who apply under appearing may submit the same after passing the qualifying
examination).

K-SET SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PRINTING ERROR(S) IN THIS

NOTIFICATION.

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TIME SCHEDULE FOR KSET 11th APRIL, 2021

Particulars Paper - 1 Paper - 2

11th April, 2021 11th April, 2021
DATE OF EXAMINATION
(Sunday) (Sunday)
Entry in the Examination Hall 08.00 AM(IST) 10.45 AM (IST)
Distribution of Test Booklet 09.15 AM(IST) 10.50 AM (IST)
Seal of the Test Booklet to be
broken/opened to take out the 09.25 AM(IST) 10.55 AM (IST)
Answer Sheet
Last entry in the Examination Hall 09.30 AM(IST) 11.00 AM (IST)
Test Commences 09.30 AM(IST) 11.00 AM (IST)
Test concludes 10.30 AM(IST) 01.00 PM (IST)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF TEST BOOKLET AND ANSWER SHEET

The candidates will find the Answer Sheet placed inside the sealed Test Booklet. The seal will be
broken/opened by the candidates on the announcement by the invigilator and the Answer Sheet
shall be taken out. Do not open/break the seal before the announcement. The candidates should
verify the serial number and series of the Test Booklet with the serial number and series of OMR
sheet. In case of any variation, the Test Booklet and OMR sheet should be immediately returned
to the invigilator for the replacement with another set of same series available in the examination
hall/center.

1. Each Answer Sheet will have a pre-printed Test Booklet Code like A, B, C or D. The
candidates are required to check that, the Test Booklet code pre-printed on the Answer
Sheet is the same as printed on the Test Booklet.

2. The Answer Sheet used will be of special type which will be scanned on Optical Scanner.

The following columns of the Answer Sheet are to be filled in neatly and accurately by the
candidate with Blue/Black ball point pen only. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.

I. Roll Number II. Name of the candidate

III. Father’s Name IV. Center Number
V. Name of the Examination Center VI. Signature of the candidate

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING THE RESPONSES IN PEN AND

PAPER BASED EXAMINATION

(i) Out of four alternatives for each question, only one circle for the correct answer is to
be darkened completely with blue/black Ball Point Pen only. For example, Question
No.5 in the Test Booklet reads as follows:

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 Taj Mahal is situated in ……

1. Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Agra
4. Bengaluru
The correct response to this question is (3) Agra. The candidate will locate question
No. 5 in the answer sheet and darken the circle(3) as shown below:

05.

(ii) Use blue or black ball point pen to completely darken the appropriate circle, i.e. one
circle for each entry.The answer once marked is not liable to be changed. Use of
pencil is strictly prohibited. If any candidate uses the pencil for darkening the answer
sheet, his/her answer sheet will be rejected.

(iii) A light or faintly darkened circle is a wrong method of marking and liable to be
rejected by the Optical Scanner. So, the circle should be properly darkened. Any other
partial or ‘X’ or ‘’ may not get captured by the scanner.

(iv) The correct way of marking shown below:

Correct method

21.
22.
23.
24.

(v) If the candidate does not want to attempt any question, he/she should not darken the
circle given against that question.

(vi) Please do not fold the answer sheet and do not make any stray marks on it.

(vii) ROUGH WORK

The candidate will not do any work on the Answer Sheet. All rough work is to be
done in the Test Booklet itself.

(viii) CHANGING AN ANSWER IS NOT ALLOWED

The candidate must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before
darkening the appropriate circle as no change in answer once marked is allowed.Use of
eraser or white/correction fluid on the Answer Sheet is not permissible as the Answer
Sheets are machine gradable and it may lead to wrong evaluation.

If more than one circle is darkened or if the response is marked in any other manner
except the Correct Method shown above, it shall be treated as wrong way of marking.

Prior to handing over the Answer Sheet soon after the examination, the candidate must
sign the attendance sheet as a proof thereof. The examinee is permitted to carry the
Test Booklet.
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WARNING:
1. Person removing pages from the test-booklet during examination,
impersonating or trying to appear through forged means will be dealt with
as per law.
2. Canvassing directly or indirectly or influencing staff by unfair means
would lead to serious consequences including disqualification of the
candidates.
3. Using all types of electronic gadgets inside the college and examination
hallsare strictly prohibited.

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