SET

The LBS centre for Science and Technology will conduct the State Eligibility Test (SET) on September 28. A pass in SET is a mandatory qualification for appointment as teachers in higher secondary and vocational higher secondary schools.

There will be two objective-type papers. Paper 1 is common for all subjects. It consists of two parts - general knowledge and aptitude in teaching.

Paper 2 will be based on the subject of specialisation at the postgraduate level.
All district headquarters will have test centres.

SET will be conducted for 39 subjects: anthropology; Arabic; botany; chemistry; commerce; economics; English; French; Gandhian studies; geography; geology; German; Hindi; history; home science; Islamic history; journalism; Kannada; Latin; Malayalam; mathematics; music; philosophy; physics; political science; psychology; Russian; Sanskrit - general; sahithya special; Vedanta special; Vyakarana special; Nyaya special; social work; sociology; statistics; Syriac; Tamil; Urdu; and zoology.

Those who have obtained Master's degree in the subjects concerned with at least a second class (with not less than 50 per cent marks) and B.Ed. may apply.

For anthropology; commerce; French; Gandhian studies; geology; German; home science; journalism; Latin; music; Russian; social work; sociology; statistics; Syriac; philosophy; and psychology, applicants need not posses the B.Ed. degree.

Qualification acquired through correspondence course or open universities which are not recognised by one of the universities in Kerala will not be accepted.

No age limit is prescribed for appearing in the test.

Those who are appearing or have appeared for the Master's degree or B.Ed. examinations this year will be permitted to appear for SET.

Candidates can obtain the application form and prospectus from the LBS centres by paying Rs.500 (Rs.250 for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes).

Details are available on the web sites www.lbscentre.org and www.lbskerala.com.
Applications can be submitted up to July 15 to the Director, LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Nandavanam, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 033 (ph: 0471 2324396)