UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, JAMMU

State Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor for

UT of Jammu & Kashmir (JKSET) &
UT of Ladakh (LASET)

INFORMATION BULLETIN
(JKSET/LASET
(JKSET/LASET-2024)

To be conducted on
20th October,2024
by
University of Jammu, Jammu (Nodal Agency)

Contact
J&K State Eligibility Test (JKSET) Cell
University of Jammu, Jammu – 180006
E-Mail – [email protected]
Websites:
www.jammuuniversity.ac.in
www.jujkset.in
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 INDEX
Sl. Particulars Page No.
No.
Important Information and Dates at a Glance 1
General Information 2
1. Introduction 3
2. Definitions 3
3. Eligibility Conditions 4
4. Reservation Policy for JKSET/LASET - 2024 5
5. Provisions relating to persons with disability (PwD) 5
6. Validity 5
7. Exemption from appearing in SET 6
8. Examination Centers 6
9. Examination Fee Payable 6
10. Subjects/ area for the JKSET/LASET -2024 7
11. Syllabi for JKSET/LASET 7
12. Submission of On-Line Application Forms 8
13. Submission of downloaded Application Forms & 9
Documents (Hard copy)
14. Mode of examination 9
15. Medium of examination 9
16. Scheme of examination 9
17. Display of Provisional Answer Key for Challenges 10

18. Procedure & criteria for preparation and declaration of result 10

19. Re-Evaluation/Re-Checking of Result 12
20. Conduct of JKSET/LASET 12
21. Unfair means/misconduct 13
22. Weeding Out Rules 14
23. Legal jurisdiction 14
24. Disputes 14
25. Contacts 15
26. Set subjects and Related PG subjects 16
Annexures (Replica of Online Application Forms) 17-21

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 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
Important Dates:
Online registration and submission of online application form (completed 11-06-2024 (Tuesday)
in all respects along with Examination Fee) through University of to
Jammu/JKSET websites: https://www.jammuuniversity.ac.in & 10.07.2024 (Wednesday)
https://www.jujkset.in

Commencement of Online Application 11-06-2024 (Tuesday)

Last date for successful transaction/submission of Examination 05-07-2024 (Friday)
fee without late fee
Last date for successful transaction/submission of Examination 09.07.2024 (Tuesday)
fee with late fee of Rs.600/-
Last date for final submission of Online Application form (complete 10.07.2024 (Wednesday)
in all aspects) through website www.jujkset.in /
www.jammuuniversity.in
Availability of online editing/correction option in limited particulars 13.07.2024 (Saturday)
(Name/Parentage/DoB/address/email/% marks) in filled Application Form to
(No requests for corrections in the Application Form shall be 15.07.2024 (Monday)
entertained after 15.07.2024)

Downloading of Admit Card by the candidate from the JKSET website 14.10.2024 (Monday)

Date of Test 20.10.2024 (Sunday)

Note: Applicants are advised to submit the Online Application Form without waiting for the last date to avoid any kind of inconvenience
or last-minute rush or unforeseen difficulties. The SET agency will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of
this nature in submission of online application. There shall be no extension in the last date of submission in any case.

Examination Fee Payable:

Pay fee using the Payment Gateway(s)* integrated to the Online Application through Credit Card/Debit
Card/Net Banking.

S.No. Category Examination Fee Examination fee w.e.f

upto 05.07.2024 06.07.2024 to 09.07.2024
(with late fee of Rs. 600/-)
1 Unreserved Category 1200/- 1800/-
2 RBA/ALC-IB/OBC/ EWS** 900/- 1500/-
3 SC/ST (i & ii)/Transgender/ PwD with 40% 700/- 1300/-
disability*

* Applicable service/processing charges & GST over and above the Examination Fee are to be paid by the
candidate to the concerned Bank/ Payment Gateway Integrator.
** All the candidates from other States except UT of J & K and UT of Ladakh, belonging to any of the
Reserved Categories shall be treated as Open Merit/Unreserved Category.

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 General Information
1. The State Eligibility Test for determining eligibility of a candidate for Assistant Professor in the Universities
and Colleges of UT of J&K (JKSET) and UT of Ladakh (LASET) is being jointly conducted by the
University of Jammu as Nodal SET Agency. The Agency will conduct JKSET/LASET - 2024 in 41
subjects (listed under Table 1 of this Information Bulletin) at three Centers -Jammu, Srinagar and Leh.
2. Read the Notification/Information Bulletin for JKSET/LASET-2024 carefully before submission of Fee and
filing the online Application Form. The candidates must read the 'ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA' carefully and
must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for JKSET/LASET Examination.
3. The Eligibility for Assistant Professor will only depend on the performance of the candidate in both the
papers of JKSET/LASET in aggregate. The candidates who qualify the State Eligibility Test
(JKSET/LASET) for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of
Assistant Professor of the concerned Universities / Colleges / Government of J&K or Ladakh, as the case
may be.
4. All the notifications regarding the test including the result of the JKSET/LASET will be made available on
the JKSET website only. Candidates in their own interest should regularly check the official website for all
information/updates.
5. Candidate can apply for JKSET/LASET-2024 in “Online mode” only. Application Form in any other
mode will not be accepted.
6. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. More than one application i.e. multiple
Application Forms submitted by a candidate will not be accepted.
7. While filling the Online Application Form, candidates are advised to enter all the information, including
Name (as in their Class 10th Certificate), DOB, Category, UT for which applying, Subject for SET, Exam
Centre, PG degree and subjects etc., carefully and correctly.
8. The Reservation policy for SET examination is as per the UT of J &K for the candidates who are
domicile of Jammu & Kashmir and as per the UT of Ladakh for the candidates who are domicile of
Ladakh. The candidates of other States except UT of J & K and UT of Ladakh, belonging to Reserved
Categories shall be treated as Open Merit/Unreserved Category.
9. The Photo Id card (PAN/Aadhar/Passport/DL/Voter Card) detail provided in the application will be used
during verification of the candidate on the examination day.
10. The particulars entered in application form can be edited before final submission. After the final submission
of Application Form by the candidate, particulars in certain specific fields may be corrected only during
correction window. No communication in this regard would be entertained after closing of correction
window.
11. Candidates are required to complete the process within the prescribed schedule as the facility of submission
of Online Application Form and printing of the Fee Receipt/Application Form will be deactivated as per the
schedule for submission of Application Form.
12. The SET Agency does not verify the information provided by the candidates during online registration
and hence candidature will be purely provisional subject to the fulfillment of eligibility criteria. The
candidates, in their own interest, must ensure themselves about their eligibility for the test. In the event of
any ineligibility being detected by the SET Agency at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they
shall be liable for legal action.
13. Candidates should not send the print out of online application form, fee receipt or any other documents
to the SET office, Jammu. But a copy must be retained by the candidate for future use.
14. In case a Candidate qualifies for the SET Examination, it is mandatory for him / her to submit the
following documents at the time of document verification physically. Hence candidates are advised to
preserve all mentioned documents.
a. Original Copies of
i. Online Application Form
b. Photo Copies of following Eligibility and Category related documents issued by competent authority.
i. Master’s Degree Certificate and Mark sheets of all years / semesters.
ii. Domicile Certificate in case of reserved category
iii. Certificate (for SC / ST / OBC /EWS/RBA/ALC-IB/ etc.).
iv. Medical Certificate of PWD issued by competent authority (if Applicable).
15. During examination, mark all the required entries in the OMR sheet (Answer sheet) correctly.
16. Candidates will be solely responsible for the wrong entries in the online application form as well as in the
OMR sheet (Answer sheet).

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 INTRODUCTION
The Higher Education Departments of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh have authorised
the University of Jammu as a Nodal Agency to conduct the State Eligibility Test to determine the
eligibility of the candidates for the post of Assistant Professor in the Universities and Colleges in the
respective Union Territories. The University Grants Commission has further accredited the University
of Jammu to hold State Eligibility Test for the UT of J & K and UT of Ladakh (JKSET/LASET). This
year the examination shall be held for 41 subjects (Table-1).

It may further be specifically understood that such a candidate who qualifies the SET would only be
held eligible for being appointed as Assistant Professor in the Universities/ affiliated colleges, provided
he/she fulfills other academic qualifications prescribed for the post of Assistant Professor by the UGC
and is selected by the respective Selection Committee. Unlike the NET/ UGC-CSIR Combined Test,
the candidate who qualifies the SET is only eligible for applying for the post of Assistant Professor
and not for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

As per UGC guidelines, after June 2002, JKSET/LASET qualified candidates shall be eligible to
apply for the post of Assistant Professor / Lecturer only in the Universities/ Colleges belonging
to the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh respectively. Such JKSET/LASET qualified candidates will
be governed by the Rules and Regulations prescribed by the Universities/ Colleges of the respective
governments of the UT of J & K and UT of Ladakh for recruitment of Assistant Professors.

DEFINITIONS
 MASTERS/ PG DEGREE EXAMINATION:
"Master’s Degree Examination" means the Master’s Degree Examination conducted by the University
of Jammu, University of Kashmir or an examination of any other University, recognized as equivalent
there to by the UGC.
 CONCERNED SUBJECT:
"Concerned subject" means the subject in which the candidate holds the Masters’ Degree.
 QUALIFYING EXAMINATION:
"Qualifying examination "means the Master’s Degree examination or an examination of any other
University, recognized as equivalent there to in the concerned subject/area, with at least 55% (50% in
case of SC/ST/PWD Categories candidates) of the aggregate marks (excluding statutory grace marks, if
any) or its equivalent grade, on the basis of which a candidate becomes eligible to appear in the SET.
 SET:
State Eligibility Test for UT of J&K (JKSET) and UT of Ladakh (LASET).
 COMPETENT AUTHORITY:
"Competent Authority" to issue the Reserve category certificate shall mean the authority empowered
under Law for the purpose.
"Competent Authority" to issue a PWD certificate (visually/permanent orthopedically handicapped or
with permanent hearing disability) shall be the Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Orthopedics or
Otolaryngology, as the case may be of a Medical Institute recognized by the Medical Council of
India/State Government.
 PHOTOGRAPH:
"Photograph" means a pass-port size photograph taken recently, but not earlier than six months from
the last date prescribed for submission of Application Form.

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 INCOMPLETE FORM:
"Incomplete Form" means the Application Form giving incomplete/wrong information, and/or is not
accompanied by photograph/signature or is deficient in respect of one or more requisite information
and/or not signed at the proper places by the candidate himself/herself.
 THE UNIVERSITY:
"The University" means the University of Jammu.
 NODAL/SET AGENCY:
"Nodal/SET Agency" means the University of Jammu.
 EXPULSION OR CANCELLATION OF THE TEST BOOKLET:
"Expulsion or Cancellation of the relevant Test Booklet" means cancellation of Test Booklets of all
thetwo papers of the concerned SET.
 SET CELL:
"SET Cell" means the office dealing with the work related to JKSET/LASET.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
a) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) or an equivalent grade in point
scale where grading system is followed in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from Universities/
Institutions recognized by UGC, are eligible for JKSET/LASET. The Schedules Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe
(ST)/Person with disability (PwD) Category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without
rounding off), or an equivalent grade in point scale where grading system is followed in Master’s Degree
OR equivalent examination from universities/ institutions recognized by UGC in Sciences,
Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, are also eligible for appearing in the
JKSET/LASET. Candidates belonging to Transgender category would be eligible to draw the same
relaxation in fee and age (if applicable) as are available to SC/ST/PwD categories.
b) Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree 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 shall be
considered eligible for award of eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their
Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of
SC/ST/PwD category candidates). Such candidates must qualify their P.G. degree examination
within two years from the date of SET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they
shall be treated as disqualified.
c) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th 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 JKSET/LASET.
d) Candidates are required to appear in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. The candidates whose
post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in Table-2 may appear in UGC-NET/
UGC-CSIR Test held on regular basis.
e) Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by an institution falling outside the
Indian University system or having foreign degree/diploma awarded by a foreign university/
institution should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence* of their course(s)with Master’s
degree of recognized Indian Universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi
(www.aiuweb.org).
(*Such candidates who qualify JKSET/LASET will be required to submit equivalence certificate from
AIU, immediately after the declaration of result of the JKSET/LASET).

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 RESERVATION POLICY
The Reservation Policy adopted for the JKSET/LASET-2024 shall be same as per the existing policies
of UT of J&K (SO 176 dated 15.03.2024) for the candidates applying for JKSET and of UT of Ladakh
(SO 14, 23.04.2020) for the candidates applying for LASET. The candidates of other States except
UT of J & K and Ladakh, belonging to Reserved categories, however, shall be treated as
Open/Unreserved Category.
A candidate seeking his/her consideration under a Reserved Category must ensure that he/she possesses
a valid requisite Category certificate and domicile (of the UT for which he/she is applying) on the
cut-off date i.e. last date of submission of Online application. Under process/expired certificate
shall not be considered. The candidature of the candidates will be provisional till the genuineness of
the reserved category certificate is verified by the Appointing Authority. Candidates may note that in
case a claim for reservation is made on the basis of false/fake/ fraudulent certificate, he/ she shall be
debarred from the JKSET/LASET examination, in addition to any other penal action as may be deemed
appropriate. Certificates issued after the last date prescribed for submission of online application
form shall not be entertained.

CHANGE OF CATEGORY
If the category indicated by a candidate in the application form of JKSET/LASET – 2024 is
Unreserved category but the candidate wants to change the category to a reserved one, such request
shall not be entertained by the Agency. Further, once a candidate has choosen a reserved category, no
request shall be entertained for change to other reserved category viz. SC to ST, ST to SC, OBC to
SC/ST or SC/ST to OBC, SC to EWS, EWS to SC, ST to EWS, EWS to ST,

PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PwD)

For Visually Challenged (VH) Candidates- The compensatory time provided to the visually impaired
candidates in Paper-I is 20 minutes. Accordingly, there is provision of 40 minutes compensatory time
in Paper–II. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject
other than that of the candidate as there is no provision of Test Booklets in Braille for Visually
Handicapped (VH) candidates.
Physically Challenged (PH) Candidates, who are not in a position to write in their own hand-
writing, can also avail these services by making prior request, in writing, to SET Agency Office,
University of Jammu/ Coordinator JKSET/LASET Kashmir University/Coordinator JKSET/LASET
University of Leh, at least one week before the date of Exam. Compensatory time and facility of scribe
would not be provided to other Physically Challenged candidates.

VALIDITY
The candidates who have cleared the States Eligibility Test (SET/SLET) accredited by UGC for
Lecturership/ Assistant Professorship held prior to 1st June 2002 are 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.

The SET agency will issue certificates to qualifying candidates with the name of the concerned UT.
Validity of the certificate shall be forever.

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 EXEMPTION FROM APEARING IN SET
NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professors in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions. In this regards, exemption from
NET/SLET/SET will be governed by UGC regulations and amendments notified in the Gazette of India
and adopted by the UTs from time to time.
However, the following candidates are exempted from appearing in SET in order to apply for the post
of Assistant Professor, provided they have fulfilled all the eligibility conditions applicable for that
particular test:
a) The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR examination for Junior Research Fellowship
(JRF) prior to December 1989.
b) The candidates who have qualified the National Eligibility Test for Lectureship / Assistant
Professor (UGC-NET) conducted under the aegis of UGC or qualified the Joint CSIR-UGC Test.

EXAMINATION CENTRES
The JKSET/LASET exam shall be held at 3 main Examination Centres at Jammu, Srinagar and Leh
with a provision to allot sub-centers in the following district headquarters if the number of candidates
from that sub-centers are more than 250. Following sub centers# have been proposed.
Jammu Centre: - Centre Code 01
Sub-Center Cities – Jammu; Kathua; Udampur; Rajouri; Bhaderwah
Kashmir Centre: - Centre Code 02
Sub-Center Cities – Srinagar; Anantnag; Baramulla
Leh Centre: - Centre Code 03
Sub-Center Cities– Leh and Kargil
#
In case of less than 250 candidates in any sub-center, it will be merged with the nearest sub-center.

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 SUBJECTS FOR THE JKSET/LASET -2024
The SET Agency is conducting the examination in following 41 subjects/Areas asmentioned in Table -1.
Table 1: List and Code of Subjects for JKSET/ LASET-2024
Subject Subject Subject Subject
Code Code
00 General Paper (Paper I) 21. Kashmiri
01. Chemical Sciences 22. Law
02. Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and 23. Library & Information
Planetary Sciences Science
03. Life Sciences 24. Linguistics

04. Mathematical Sciences 25. Management

05. Physical Sciences 26. Mass Communication
and Journalism
06. Arab Culture and Islamic 27. Music
Studies
07. Arabic 28. Persian
08. Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian & 29. Philosophy
Peace Studies
09. Commerce 30. Physical Education
10. Computer Science & 31. Political Science
Applications
11. Dogri 32. Psychology
12. Economics 33. Public Administration
13. Education 34. Punjabi
14. Electronic Science 35. Sanskrit
15. English 36. Social Work
16. Environmental Sciences 37. Sociology
17. Geography 38. Urdu
18. Hindi 39. Tourism Administration
& Management

19. History 40. Anthropology

20. Home Science 41. Women Studies

Note: General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude (Paper-I) is compulsory for all.

SYLLABI FOR JKSET/LASET

The Syllabi for JKSET/LASET -2024 will be the same as that of UGC/CSIR NET. Updated Syllabi for
all SET subjects can be downloaded from the JKSET/LASET Link of University of Jammu website
(www.jammuuniversity.ac.in or www.jujkset.in) and is also available at UGC website:
https://www.ugcnetonline.in/syllabus-new.php.
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For science subjects i.e. Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences & Earth Sciences,
the syllabi are same as of the CSIR-NET and can also be seen at CSIR HRDG website: www.csirhrdg.res.in. However, the
examination pattern will be same as of the UGC-NET, described above.

SUBMISSION OF ON-LINE APPLICATION FORMS

The candidates are advised to follow the five simple steps given below for filling their On-Line
Application Forms (Replica of the Online Application Process is given in Annexure section):-

Step-I: Visit the University of Jammu/ JKSET Website www.jammuuniversity.ac.in/

www.jujkset.in. (In case for UOJ website click on link JKSET/ LASET). Click on
“How to Apply”; Read important Instructions for Online submission of forms carefully
before proceeding further to “Apply Now”.
Step-II: (Pay Fee) Select the UT (i.e. J&K or Ladakh) and Category for which you are
applying. Pay Examination Fee online through the given using Credit card/Debit
card/Net banking. & Print the Fee Receipt. Please note the Transaction Reference
Number for registering yourself for filling up the application form.
Step-III: (Register Yourself) Register yourself using the Transaction Reference Number. Upload
your recent Photograph and Signature. The photograph must be a recent photograph (in
jpg/ jpeg file, size less than 50Kb) either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without
mask) visible including ears against white background. Scan copy of the Candidate’s signature
in jpg/jpeg file (file size: less than 50kb).
Step-IV: (Application Form) Complete the Online Application Form giving all the correct
information. Fill up all the required fields in the form with relevant and correct information.
Candidates must clearly mention the category- UNRESERVED/ SC/ ST (i & ii)/ EWS-Gen/
RBA/ PwD /OBC/ ALC-IB/ etc. to which they belong. Fill up your Personal, Contact,
Academic details, Government Id Card no***, examination Centre and subjects for
JKSET/LASET in the Application form correctly. Note down the system generated
Application Number for future use.
Preview the Form displayed on the screen. If details are correct, click on Submit. If there is
any variation, make corrections and then Submit.
***Please note that the Government Id Card No filled by the candidate in the Application form
will be verified at the entry of the examination hall.

Step–V: Take the print out of the application form and keep it for future use.
In case the status of Application is not updated to “Submitted Successfully” or fee reconciliation is
pending, the candidate should contact the Helpline Desk (email id.
([email protected]) at J&K SET Office, University of Jammu, Jammu along with
Payment details/Application Form, Fee Receipt, and all other documents, within three days after the last
date of submission of Application Forms. Thereafter, no claim, whatsoever, will be entertained by the
University. Candidates are advised to keep Transaction reference number, registered mobile no and
application number for downloading the Admit card.

The candidature of the candidate, whose fee has not been received up to the prescribed last date, will not
be considered for the examination.

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 SUBMISSION OF DOWNLOADED APPLICATION FORMS &
DOCUMENTS (Hard Copies)
a. There is no need to submit hard copy of the downloaded Application Form, Fee Receipt and
Category Certificates in the SET office before the examination. However, all the candidates
must keep it along with proof of fee with them for future reference. Only the qualified candidates
shall have to submit the copy of the downloaded forms along with related documents.
b. Immediately after the result declaration, the candidates who qualify the JKSET/LASET-
2024 Examination shall have to submit following documents for physical verification (as
per scheduled to be notified separately):
1. Online Application Form (Print out in original)
2. Attested copy of class 10th Certificate/Mark sheet (to be verified with the Originals)
3. Attested copy of PG Mark sheet (to be verified with the Originals)
4. Attested copy of Domicile Certificate issued by the competent authority, if applicable
(tobe verified with the Originals)
5. Attested copy of Reserve Category Certificate issued by the competent authority, if
applicable (to be verified with the Originals)
6. Medical Certificate of PWD issued by competent authority (if Applicable).

The qualified candidates shall be issued SET Certificates only after the physical verification of their
Eligibility and Category related documents/Certificates. In case of detection of the false
declaration of Reserve Category at the time of Application, the candidature of such candidates
will be cancelled and they can be debarred from appearing in next three JKSET/LASET.

MODE OF EXAMINATION
The JKSET/LASET -2024 examination will be conducted in “OFF-LINE MODE”.

MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION
Question paper for the First paper will be in English and Hindi. In case of any ambiguity between Hindi
and English version due to translation, English version would be treated as final. The question Papers in
all subjects, except in Oriental Classical and Modern Indian Languages, shall be set in English. The
question papers in Modern Indian Languages shall be set in the language concerned, whereas the question
papers in the Oriental Classical Languages shall be set either in the concerned language/s itself or in
cognate Modern Indian Language or in English, and the candidates shall answer the questions in the
concerned language.

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 SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
The scheme of examination for JKSET/ LASET- 2024 shall be same as prescribed for UGC-NET
conducted by the NTA. There shall be two papers in each subject. Both the papers will have only
Objective Type Questions of (a) Multiple Choice, (b) Matching, (c) Assertion and Reasoning and (d)
True and False.
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 awarenessof 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.
It is compulsory for candidate to appear in both the papers. A candidate who does not appear in Paper-I,
will not be permitted to appear in Paper-II. The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions
of Paper-I, Paper-II on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheets provided along with the Test Booklets.
The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR sheet will be uploaded on JKSET website
www.jujkset.in in the First week of October, 2024.
The test will be held on a single day as per the details given as under:
PARTICULAR PAPER –I PAPER – II
Exam mode Offline mode Offline mode
Total Exam Duration 1 Hour (60 minutes) 2 Hours (120
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. minutes)
11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.

Type of Paper Common for all the Subject specific

candidates. questions.
The questions in Paper-I This is based on the
intends to assess the subject selected by
teaching/research aptitude the candidate and
of the candidate. It will will assess domain
primarily be designed to knowledge.
test reasoning ability,
reading comprehension,
divergent thinking &
general awareness of the
Candidate.
Total no. of questions 50 100
Total marks 100 200
Marking Scheme 2 marks for each correct response and no marks for
un- answered/un-attempted question. There shall be
no negative marking for wrong answers.
The candidate will have to mark the responses for
questions of Paper –I and Paper –II on the Optical Mark
Reader (OMR) Sheet provided.

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DISPLAY OF PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY FOR CHALLENGES

The JKSET Agency will display Provisional Answer Key of the questions on the JKSET website
www.jujkset.in to provide an opportunity to the candidates to challenge the Provisional Answer Key.
The Answer Keys are likely to be displayed for two to three days and shall be notified separately.

The Candidates will be given an opportunity to make a challenge online against the Provisional Answer Key on
payment of Non-Refundable Processing Fee @ Rs. 200/- per question challenged.
Key Challenge procedure- Only paid challenges made during stipulated time through key
challenge link will be considered. Challenges without justification/ evidence and those filed on
any other medium other than the prescribed link will not be considered.
The JKSET Agency decision on the challenges shall be final and the result will be declared on the
basis of final answer keys. No Grievances with regards to answer key(s) after declaration of result
of SET will be entertained.

PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR PREPARATION AND

DECLARATION OF RESULT
This will comprise of the following steps:
Step I: The number of candidates to be qualified (total slots) for Eligibility for Assistant Professor
shall be equal to 6% of the candidates appeared in both the papers of JKSET/LASET.
Step II: The total slots shall be allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy of
respective UT of J & K and as per UT of Ladakh.
Step III: Minimum marks to be obtained in SET for considering a candidate eligible for Assistant
Professor:
In order to be considered eligible for Assistant Professor, the candidate must have
appeared in both the papers and secured at least 40% aggregate marks in both the
papers taken together for Unreserved/EWS-General category candidates and at least
35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for all candidates belonging
to the other reserved categories.
Step IV: The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular category is
derived as per the methodology illustrated below:
Example:

Number of candidates Total slots

belonging derived for SC
to Category who secure at category as per
least
35%aggregate marks in both
X Step II
Number of candidates to
the
be declared qualified for papers taken together for SC
Eligibility for
Category for English.
Assistant Professor in the
subject
‘English’ for the Total number of candidates belonging to Category
Scheduled Caste over all subjects who secure at least 35%
(SC) category. aggregatemarks in both the papers taken together.

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 Here the aggregate percentage of the two papers corresponding to the number of slots arrived at, shall
determine the qualifying cut-off for Eligibility for Assistant Professor ‘in ‘English’ for the SC category.
Similarly, for all other subjects and categories the same allocation procedure shall beused.

NOTE: The candidate who have appeared in both the papers & have secured at least 40% marks in
both the papers taken together for UR/Gen-EWS and 35% marks for all candidates belonging to other
reserved categories shall only be eligible to be considered for the preparation of UT wise-subject wise-
category wise merit list as per the above mentioned methodology of slot formation. Based on the
number of slots formed UT wise-subject wise-category wise, cut off & result shall be declared.

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

RE-EVALUATION/RE-CHECKING OF RESULT
There shall be no re-evaluation/re-checking of result. No correspondence in this regard shall be
entertained.
CONDUCT OF SET (JKSET/LASET)
a. The SET will be conducted at 3 main Centers constituted at Jammu, Srinagar and Leh only. There
is, however, a provision to allot sub- Centres in some of the cities, if the numbers of candidates
from those sub- Centres are more than 250.
b. No candidate will be allowed to appear in SET without Admit Card which must be shown at the
Examination Hall Gate.
c. Candidate must bring following documents to the Examination Centre
i. Printed copy of Admit Card downloaded from JKSET/LASET website
ii. Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid and non- expired) – PAN
card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)). The name
on the photo identification must match with the name as shown on the Admit Card.
iii. PwD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming the relaxation under
PwD category.
d. The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and follow them
during the conduct of the examination.
e. The SET Centers will open 30 minutes before the commencement of examination for entry of the
candidates.
f. Candidates are expected to be in the seats allotted to them, at least 15 minutes before the
commencement of examination.
g. A Candidate must sit in the seat allotted to him. 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.
h. Change of subject is not permitted. No candidate shall be allowed to appear in a subject other than
the one in which his Roll No. figures.
i. Candidates are not allowed to carry any baggage/ handbags, mobile etc inside the Examination
Centre. SET Agency will not be responsible for any belongings stolen or lost at the premises.
j. No candidate shall be permitted in the examination hall 10 minutes after the commencement of
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 examination. However, responsibility for loss of time and missing the instruction(s) from the
invigilation staff will be entirely of the late comers.
k. Use of Calculator, Pager or Cellular/ Mobile phone/Earphone/ Document Pen, Slide Rules,
Camera, electronic watches with facility of calculator, electronic gadgets/devices will not be
allowed in the examination hall.
l. If any candidate is found to be in possession of any of the above item(s), his/ her candidature will
be treated as unfair means and lead to cancellation of the current Examination & also debar the
candidate for future examination(s) & the question papers and OMR Answer sheet will be seized.
m. A candidate claiming the services of an amanuensis must bring the original certificate of
being blind or differentially abled (PH) and permanently disabled from writing with his own
hand along with the admit card on the day of examination for verification of the said
certificate bythe superintendent of the examination center.
n. It is compulsory for candidate to appear in both the papers. A candidate who does not appear
in Paper-I, will not be permitted to appear in Paper-II.
o. There shall be a gap of 30 minutes between Paper –I and Paper II. No Candidates, however, shall
be allowed to leave the examination hall after completion of the Paper-I. He/she may however
leave the examination hall, if wishes so, after the expiry of half time of the start of Paper-II after
submitting OMR sheet & Question Booklet.
p. The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I, Paper-II on the Optical Mark
Reader (OMR) sheets provided along with the Test Booklets. The detailed instructions for filling up
the OMR sheet will be uploaded on JKSET/LASET link at University of Jammu Website:
www.jammuuniversity.ac.in or www.jujkset.in .
q. No candidate shall be allowed to take any material concerning the Test to the toilet and/or outside
the examination hall.
r. No person(s) other than those authorized by the Member-Secretary SET shall be allowed to enter
the hall during the conduct of examination
s. No candidate shall be allowed to leave his seat during the last 15 minutes of the examination. The
doors of the Examination Hall will be closed 10 minutes before termination of the examination to
ensure smooth and orderly collection of Response sheets from the examinees by the concerned
invigilation staff.
t. No candidate shall leave the examination hall without handing over the OMR sheets even if no
question has been attempted.
u. Tea, coffee, snacks, cold drinks, etc. shall not be allowed in the examination hall.
v. Smoking in the examination hall is prohibited.
w. Candidates shall maintain perfect silence and shall not indulge in any conversation, argument or
gesticulation during the course of examination,
x. Covid-19 guidelines will be strictly followed during the examination period.
y. No TA/DA will be paid to candidates appearing in the SET.
z. No Grievances with regards to answer key(s) after declaration of result of SET will be
entertained.
UNFAIR MEANS/ MISCONDUCT
a. Any candidate who creates disturbance of any kind during the course of examination or
otherwise misbehaves in or around the examination centre or refuses to obey the
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 instructions of the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, any other official on
examination duty or changes his/her seat with any candidate will be deemed to have
committed misconduct. Such a candidate shall forfeit the right to continue taking the Test
b. If any candidate, appearing in SET, is found to have in his possession or accessible to him
paper/books or notes which may possibly be of help to him, or is found giving or receiving
assistance, or copying from any paper/book or note, or helping other candidate to copy from his
answer-sheet/Test Booklet, or writing on any other paper questions set in the question paper, or
using or attempting to use any other unfair means, a report about the same in a sealed cover
shall be forwarded to the Member-Secretary SET, by name, in the Form prescribed for the purpose
along with theincriminating material recovered for further necessary disciplinary action.
c. In case the candidate leaves the examination hall without handing over the OMR Sheet tothe
Invigilator on duty even if no question has been attempted, the report of the centre
Superintendent supported/ endorsed by the Observer/Inspector shall be treated as adequate
proof to establish a charge of unfair means against the candidate. In such a case, thecandidate
shall earn disqualification from appearing in the Eligibility Tests conducted by various states
and accredited by the UGC as well as NET of UGC/UGC-CSIR for a period of 2 years.
d. In case it is established from the response sheet of a candidate that he has received or has
attempted to receive help from any source, or has given help or attempted to give help to
another candidate in any manner, the relevant Test Booklet shall be cancelled. The cancellation
of Test Booklet shall mean cancellation of all the Test Booklets of the concerned SET. In this
connection the decision ofthe Chairman of the Steering Committee shall be the final.
e. If a candidate puts any identification mark or discloses his identity by any method whatsoever
on the cover of the Test Booklet/OMR sheet or anywhere else, the same shall be treated as
cancelled. The cancellation of Test Booklet shall mean cancellation of all the Test Booklets of
the concerned SET. The decision of the Chairman of the Steering Committee in this connection
shall be the final.
f. Any person who impersonates a candidate/ who is impersonated shall be disqualified from
appearing in the Eligibility Tests conducted by various states and accredited by the UGC as
well as NET of UGC/UGC-CSIR for a period of 2 years and his/her case shall also be reported
to the police and to the employer, if he/she is in service. All the Test Booklets of the concerned
SET of both the persons (one who impersonates and the other who is impersonated) shall be
treated as cancelled.
g. Canvassing in any form to seek favor in the Test and/or evaluation or at any level for a
candidate shall lead to the cancellation of all his Test Booklets of the SET.

WEEDING OUT RULES

The records of JKSET – 2024 would be preserved upto 90 days from the date of declaration of result.

LEGAL JURISDICTION
All legal disputes relating to the SET will be subject to courts having jurisdiction in Jammu only.

DISPUTES
If a dispute/controversy of any kind relating to the SET arises before, during or after the conduct of
the Test, the decision of the Chairman of the Steering Committee, in the matter, shall be the final and
binding on all concerned.

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CONTACT US:

For other details the applicants can contact:

For Jammu Centre: For Srinagar Centre: For Leh Centre

Mr. Kuldeep Raj Dr. Seema Singh Dr. Jigmat Dachen

Assistant Registrar (SET) Centre Coordinator Centre Coordinator
JKSET/LASET Cell (JKSET/LASET) (JKSET/LASET)
University of Jammu, University of Kashmir, University of Ladakh
Jammu–180006 Srinagar-190006 Leh
+91-191-2435259Ext 2265 +91-194-2272170/2272192 +91-9419979904
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Sd/-
Prof. Pankaj K. Srivastava
Member Secretary (JKSET/LASET)
University of Jammu,
Jammu-180006
Contact No. +91-191-2451160
+91-191-2435248 Extn2219
Email: [email protected]

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 TABLE 2- SET SUBJECTS & RELATED SUBJECTS IN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
SET Subject
Code SET Subject Name PG Subject(s)
01 Chemical Sciences Chemistry/ Chemical Science
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Geology/ Geophysics/ Geo Informatics/ Remote Sensing
02 Planetary Sciences and GIS
Life Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Microbiology/
Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Human Genetics/
03 Life Sciences Sericulture/ Fisheries
Mathematics/ Mathematical Science/ Applied
04 Mathematical Scienes Mathematics/ Statistics
/05 Physical Sciences Physics/ Physical Sciences
06 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
07 Arabic Arabic
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian & Peace
08 Studies Buddhist Studies/ Jainism/ Gandhian & Peace Studies
09 Commerce Commerce
Computer Science & Application/ Computer Science /
10 Computer Science & Applications Information Technology/
11 Dogri Dogri
12 Economics Economics
13 Education Education
14 Electronic Sciences Electronic Sciences/ Electronics
15 English English
16 Environmental Sciences Environmental Science
17 Geography Geography
18 Hindi Hindi
19 History History
20 Home Science Home Science
21 Kashmiri Kashmiri
22 Law Law
23 Library & Information Science Library & Information Science
24 Linguistics Linguistics
25 Management Management
26 Mass Communication & Journalism Mass Communication & Journalism
27 Music Music
28 Persian Persian
29 Philosophy Philosophy
30 Physical Education Physical Education
31 Political Science Political Science/ Politics
32 Psychology Psychology
33 Public Administration Public Administration
34 Punjabi Punjabi
35 Sanskrit Sanskrit
36 Social Work Social Work
37 Sociology Sociology
38 Urdu Urdu
Tourism Administration & Tourism Administration & Management/ Tourism
39 Management Management/ Hospitality & Tourism Management

40 Anthropology Anthropology
41 Women Studies Women Studies

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 ANNEXURES (REPLICA OF ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS)
STEP 1- Go to “HOW TO APPLY” on www.jujkset.in click on Apply for JKSET-2023
(Page “Important Instruction” will appear )

Download the
Information Bulletin

Click YES after

downloading the
Information Bulletin

Click to PAY FEE

STEP- 2 (PAY ONLINE FEE)

Fill all the details

(Name, Father’s Name,
Mother’s name, UT,
Category etc. very
carefully and then click
for next page

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 Select Payment Gateway
and then click for
Payment

Note down the Office

Reference No. and Click
Pay Now

Select mode of payment

and fill the correct details
and Make Payment

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 After doing the payment
Note down the
Transaction Reference
No for future use and
Online login.

Print the Receipt and

keep at safe place for
future use. Note down the
Transaction Reference
Number to Proceed to
Step-3 Register online.
Click Home Page

Click at Register
Yourself

Enter Transaction Reference

No. fromPayment receipt e.g.
& Mobile
no.

It will take you to the Registration form. Please fill all

the column with correct information.
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Fill in the required details
correctly and carefully.
Uplode your photograph and
signature as per details given
at page 8.
Submit the form and Note
down theApplication Number
to proceed to Step -3 i.e
Application Form

Click at ‘Fill
Application Form’ to
Fill Application form

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 Click at Submit after
filling in all the
columns correctly.

Click at Print
Application Form.
Keep the printed copy
of the Application
Form and Payment
Receipt at a safe place
for future use.

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UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
Nodal Agency for
STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST
UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh

JKSET Cell
University of Jammu
Jammu - 180006