West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC) – State Eligibility Test (SET). Last Dt. 26/09/2013

The West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC) is going to conduct seventeenth State Eligibility Test (SET) for the posts of Assistant Professors and Librarians in Universities and Colleges of West Bengal in various subjects (listed below). Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for the vacancies. Advt. No. 17/SET/13. Qualification norms and brief details is given below —

Subjects (subject code in bracket) — English(01), Bengali(02), Sanskrit(03), Hindi(04), Urdu(05), Commerce(06), Economics(07), History(08), Philosophy(09), Political Science(10), Education(11), Chemical Sciences(12), Geography(13), Life Sciences(14), Mathematical Sciences(15), Physical Sciences(16), Sociology(17), Psychology(18), Library & Information Science(19), Physical Education(20), Electronic Science(21), Computer Science and Applications(22) and Home Science(23)

Educational Qualification: Master’s Degree in a relevant subject with at least 55% Marks (50% Marks in respect of SC/ST/PH/VH Candidates) or an equivalent grade preceded by at least a Second Class 3-year Bachelor’s degree.
Candidates pursuing Post Graduate courses are also eligible to appear at SET subject to the condition that they must obtain their Post Graduate degree with 55% or 50% marks, whichever is applicable, within two years from the date of holding of the SET.

Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for appearing at the SET.

Application Fee:
Rs. 700/-(including Rs. 40/- as Bank Charge) for General candidates or Rs. 350/- (including Rs. 40/- as Bank Charge) for SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH Candidates. The Fee is to be deposited at any Branch of the United Bank of India.

Date of Examination: The Test will be held on Sunday 15.12.2013, and the Test Centres are likely to be at  Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Krishnanagar, Bardhaman, Rampurhat, Paschim Medinipur, Malda, Coochbehar, Baharampur, Purulia and Siliguri.
The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions (see the below link for syllabus). There will be no negative markings for wrong answers.
N.B: On-line Admit Cards will be available two weeks ahead of the date of examination. 

How to Apply:
Interested and eligible candidates may apply from the official website of the commission — www.examinationonline.in/wbcscportal (Live URL is given below).
Upon successful submission of Online application, print-out the system generated Registration Slip and retain safely for future correspondence. Candidates need not submit any hard copy of their application form.

Last Date of Application: Online Application form is to be submitted from dated – 12/09/2013 to 26/09/2013 (midnight).

Above given information are in brief details. Before applying Online please go through the officially released Advt. Visit the following link for Advt. and Online Application — www.wbcsc.ac.in OR http://www.examinationonline.in/wbcscportal/SETOnline/SETNotice.aspx