Maharashtra SET 2023: Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Date

Candidates who aspire to become Assistant Professor in the institutes of Maharashtra need to clear Maharashtra SET 2023 exam. Candidates who clear this exam will be awarded a certificate of eligibility. On behalf of the States of Maharashtra & Goa, the Savitribai Phule Pune University conducts the eligibility test. The application form for the exam will be tentatively released in the month of January 2023 through online mode. Exam will be conducted as a pen and paper based test in the month of June 2023. Detailed information regarding the MH SET 2023 has been provided in this article below.

Maharashtra SET 2023 Subjects

Here’s the list of the subjects in which MH SET 2023 will be conducted:

Subject Code	Subject	Subject Code	Subject
01	Marathi	21	Public Administration
02	Hindi	30	Mathematical Science
03	English	31	Environmental Science
04	Sanskrit	32	Physical Science
05	Urdu	33	Chemical Science
10	History	34	Life Science
11	Economics	35	Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Science
12	Philosophy	36	Geography
13	Psychology	37	Computer Science & Application
14	Sociology	38	Electronic Science
15	Political Science	39	Forensic Science
16	Defense & Strategic Studies	50	Commerce
17	Home Science	51	Management
18	Library & Information Science	60	Law
19	Journalism & Mass Communication	70	Education
20	Social Work	71	Physical Education

MH SET 2023 Important Dates

The tentative dates related to Maharashtra SET 2023 are provided in the table below:

Major Events	Tentative Dates
Online application form release date	January 2023, 1st week
Last date to submit the application form	January 2023, 4th week
Opening of application correction window	January 2023, 4th week
Closing of application correction window	January 2023, last week
Issue of online admit card	June 2023, 3rd week
Date of eligibility test	June 2023, last week
Publication of answer key	June 2023, last week
Declaration of result	June 2023, last week

Maharashtra SET 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria prescribed below should only apply for the MH SET 2023 exam:

• The candidates must have master’s degree recognized by UGC in a subject of SET with not less than 55% marks in aggregate (50% marks for the reserved category candidates).
• The candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or who have appeared for the final year exam 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 Assistant Professor after they have passed their master’s degree.
• Candidates can appear for SET in the subject of their Post Graduation only. If a post-graduate subject of any candidate is not included in the list of SET subjects, such candidates can appear for SET in a related or equivalent subject.
• Candidates of states other than Maharashtra & Goa can apply too but they will be treated as open category, even if they belong to reserved category.
• To apply for the SET, there is no upper age limit prescribed by the authorities.

MH SET 2023 Application Form

The application form for Maharashtra SET 2023 will be released on the official website of the university www.setexam.unipune.ac.in. Complete process of the filling and submission of the application form will be done through online mode.

• To fill the application form, the candidates will have to provide their basic personal and educational information.
• The candidates will also have to upload their photograph and signature in scanned format into the form.
• Care should be taken to provide only true and correct details into the application form as any incorrect information can make it liable for rejection.
• Once all the details are filled correctly into the application form, the candidates can submit it with the required application fee.
• The candidates are suggested to keep a printout of the application form with them in case of future reference.

Application fee:

• The application fee will be Rs. 800/- for general category candidates and Rs. 400/- for reserved category candidates.
• Examination fees should be paid online by debit card/ credit card or through internet banking only.

Maharashtra SET 2023 Exam Pattern

A basic overview of MH SET exam pattern 2023 is provided below:

• Mode of exam: Offline (OMR based)
• Number of papers: 2 (paper I and paper II)
• Duration of exam: 3 hours
• Number of questions:
  • Paper I: 50
  • Paper II: 100
• Total marks:
  • Paper I: 100
  • Paper II: 200
• Type of questions: Objective type
• Marking scheme: For every right answer 2 marks will be given to the candidates.
• Negative marking: There will be no negative marking.

Sections	Papers	No. of ques.	Max. marks	Time allotted
Section I	Paper I	50	100	1 hour
Section II	Paper II	100	200	2 hours
———-	Total	150	300	3 hours

Exam Center

The MH SET will be conducted at the following 15 city centers only:

Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Nanded, Amravati, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, & Panji (Goa)

MH SET 2023 Syllabus

Check out the syllabus for both papers for Maharashtra SET below:

Paper I (Common for all candidates):

• General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude: Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Comprehension, Communication, Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, etc

Paper II (Subject related topics):

• English: Drama, Poetry, Non-Fictional Prose, Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, Research Methods and Materials in English, Fiction, English in India, etc
• History: Religious and Philosophical Ideas, Introduction of Iron Technology, Gupta Vakataka Age, Kingdoms in North India, Mughal Empire, Society and Culture, etc
• Electronic Science: PN Junction, IC Fabrication, Network Elements, Rectifiers, Voltage Regulated ICs, Logic Families, Logic Gates, Electrostatics, Microprocessor, etc
• Law: Jurisprudence, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Public International Law & IHL, Law of Crimes, Law of Torts & Consumer Protection, Family Law, etc
• Social Work: Nature & Development of Social Work, Society, Human Behavior & Communities, Social Work with Individuals & Groups, Social Work with Communities & Social Action, etc
• Defense & Strategic Studies: Theories & Concepts, Strategic Thought, War as an Instrument in International Relations, WMD, Nuclear Proliferation & National Security, etc
• Forensic Science: Crime Scene, Criminal Profiling, Spectrophotometry, Electrophoresis, Detection & Identification of Blood stains, Illicit liquors, Fire arms, Hair & Fibers, Voice Analysis, etc
• Commerce: Business Environment & International Business, Accounting & Auditing, Business Economics, Business Finance, Business Statistics & Research Methods, etc

Note: Syllabi of rest MH SET papers can be downloaded from the website of Pune University www.setexam.unipune.ac.in.

Maharashtra SET 2023 Admit Card

• The SET admit card will be released online on the official website of the university and can be downloaded using the login id and password.
• In order to appear for the entrance exam, the candidates must carry their admit card to the exam center along with a photo id proof.
• No candidate will be allowed to appear for the exam in case of non-availability of the mentioned documents.
• The venue, time and shift of the examination will be communicated to the candidates through the admit card.
• Admit card should be preserved by the candidates till they successfully receive their certificate of eligibility.

Answer Key

• The answer keys of all the papers will be displayed on the website www.setexam.unipune.ac.in after the examination is concluded.
• The candidates who are not satisfied with the answer keys may challenge the same on payment of Rs. 1000/- per question.
• Online link for challenging the answer key will be made available on the official website.
• In case the challenge of any candidate regarding answer keys is accepted, the fee will be refunded to such candidates.

Result & Certificate

• The authorities will announce the result of the SET exam on the official website of the Pune University.
• Candidates will be able to check their result using their name, date of birth, application number, etc.
• Those who obtain more than the prescribed cut-off will be considered as qualified and will be awarded the eligibility certificate.
• However, original documents of the candidates will be verified first before grating them the certificate.
• Candidates with the certificate will be eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor in the colleges of Maharashtra state as per their vacancies.

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