WB SET Notification 2024: Application Process, Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria

The West Bengal State Eligibility Test Notification for the year 2024 has been released to the notice of the public about the eligibility entrance examination for the Assistant Professor vacancies available in the State of West Bengal by releasing the official recruitment advertisement through the official online portal of the West Bengal College Service Commission. The State Eligibility Test is considered to be one of the toughest eligibility entrance examinations that is required to be cleared by the graduates who wish to work as an assistant professor in any of the government colleges or government affiliated colleges. The West Bengal College Service Commission is responsible for conducting the eligibility entrance examination of various courses to develop the quality of education by evaluating the graduates. Candidates who wish to appear in the State Eligibility Test are required to apply through the official application link that has been published by the West Bengal College Service Commission for the purpose of applying in the eligibility examination. Candidates who wish to appear in the eligibility examination are required to go through this complete article to acquire more knowledge about eligibility examination and various information about the application process, application fee, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, and various other details about the eligibility examination. 

 

Overview of the West Bengal SET Notification

Candidates who are interested in applying for the State Eligibility Test that has been announced by the West Bengal College Service Commission can use the application link that is available in the recruitment advertisement of the eligibility examination and various other details are also available in the recruitment advertisement that are required to be acquired by the candidates who are intended to apply for the eligibility examination. The State Eligibility Test is an eligibility test conducted to evaluate the graduates who wish to work in the role of an assistant professor once or twice in a year. Candidates who wish to apply for the eligibility examination are required to go through the table that follows this passage to learn about the overall details of the eligibility examination in a nutshell.

Name of the Examination	State Eligibility Test
Conducting Department	West Bengal College Service Commission
Level of the Examination	State Level
Session	26th
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Examination	Offline
Educational Qualifications	Master’s degree with a minimum percentage of 55 percent
Purpose	Assistant Professor Eligibility
Total number of Subject	33 subjects
Location	All Over West Bengal
Official Website	https://www.wbcsconline.in

 

Important Dates of the West Bengal SET Notification 

Candidates who wish to appear in the eligibility examination in the state of West Bengal are required to be acquired with knowledge about the important dates in which various important events of the eligibility examination takes place. The table that follows this passage assists candidates who are interested in applying for the eligibility examination by providing the various details that are available in the recruitment advertisement of the State Eligibility Test.

Events	Dates
WB SET Release Date of the Recruitment Notification	August 1, 2024
WB SET Online Application Form Opening Date	August 1, 2024
WB SET Online Application Form Closing Date	August 31, 2024
WB SET Window For Correction in the Application Form	September 9 to September 11, 2024
WB SET Announcement of Hall Ticket Release Date	To Be Announced
WB SET Announcement of Examination Date	December 15, 2024

 

Eligibility Criteria of the West Bengal SET Notification 

Candidates who are interested in applying for the State Eligibility Test conducted by the West Bengal College Service Commission to filter the graduates who are interested in applying for the professor vacancies available in the recruitment process around the state of West Bengal and those who clears this eligibility examination are considered to be eligible to apply for the vacancies of assistant professor in a government or government affiliated colleges. The West Bengal College Service Commission has formulated certain qualifications based on which candidates eligibility will be evaluated and only those who are eligible can appear in the eligibility examination conducted by the West Bengal College Service Commission.

• Candidates who are willing to appear in the eligibility examination are required to have completed their Master’s degree in a particular subject in which they are appearing in the eligibility examination and there are a total of 33 subjects available in the State Eligibility Test.
• Candidates who have completed their Master’s degree are also required to have minimum marks which should be more than 55 percent and based on the reservation norms the percentage varies for candidates from various communities.
• Candidates applying for the eligibility examination should be resident of India and the major subject which they are selecting in the eligibility examination should be the subject in which they have acquired their postgraduate degree.
• Candidates who are pursuing their final year master’s degree can also apply for the eligibility examination and if they are getting pass marks they are required to complete the degree without any mistakes. 
• The evaluation of the candidate based on the age limit is not available in the State Eligibility Test and those who have the above qualifications can appear in the eligibility examination.

 

Application Process and Steps to Fill the Application Form of the West Bengal SET Notification 

Candidates who wish to appear in the eligibility examination are required to apply for the State Eligibility Test through the application link available in the recruitment notification that has been released for the purpose of applying by the West Bengal College Service Commission. Candidates are assisted by providing the essential steps to be followed by candidates to fill the application form.

1. Candidates should check whether they are qualified for the application process by checking the eligibility criteria.
2. Those who are qualified to apply are required to open the official online platform of the West Bengal College Service Commission.
3. Candidates should register an account for them as the first step by providing the information mentioned in the web page and receive the credentials.
4. The received credentials are required to be used by candidates to log in and fill the application form and upload the certificates by scanning.
5. Candidates are required to pay the application process fee and submit the application form to complete the process of application.

Application Fee

The application fee for the candidates applying for the eligibility examination are as follows

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)