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With an emphasis on ensuring high standards of teaching in higher secondary courses the state government of Kerala conducts LBS SET exam for candidates wishing to be selected as Higher Secondary School Teachers and Non-vocational School Teachers in VHSE. Conducted by the LBS Center for Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, a pass in State Eligibility Test (SET) is a mandatory requirement for appointment as Higher Secondary School Teachers in the state as per the special rules in force. LBS SET 2021 pass candidates will be issued SET certificates signed by the Director of Higher Secondary Education.
Eligibility for LBS SET 2021:-
Age - No age limit is prescribed for candidates appearing for the SET.
Educational Qualification:-
Those who have acquired II class Master’s Degree in Communicative English with not less than 50% marks and BEd are eligible to appear for SET in English Candidates who have acquired Diploma in Hindi Teaching, but do not have B.Ed. Degree, are eligible to apply for SET in accordance with the exemption clause provided in the Special Rules.
Candidates who have acquired B.Ed Degree in Hindi conducted by the Dakshin Bharatha Hindi Prachar Sabha are exempted from the requirement of producing the equivalency certificate, as the degree has been recognized by the Universities in Kerala.Candidates who have acquired their qualification through Correspondence Courses/ Open Universities which are not recognized by any one of the Universities in Kerala are not eligible to appear for the SET. Candidates who have acquired their qualifications through recognized correspondence courses/Open universities should obtain and furnish certificates of recognition and equivalency from any one of the Universities in Kerala.
Candidates who have acquired their Master’s Degree with the minimum required marks for eligibility to appear for SET and are undergoing their courses for B.Ed Degree are eligible to appear for the test. Similarly candidates who have acquired their B.Ed Degree and are undergoing the final year courses of their Post Graduate Programme are also eligible to appear for the test. Such candidates must produce the Certificates of their qualifying examinations passed with the minimum required marks within one year from the date of publication of the results of the test, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
Relaxation of Minimum marks for SC/ ST Candidates - Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories shall be granted a relaxation of 5% marks in the minimum marks prescribed for the eligibility to appear for the State Eligibility Test.
LBS SET 2021 Application Form / Registration:-
LBS SET 2021 Date:-
LBS SET July 2021 Date - Intimated Later
Test Cities:-
Codes - Districts
LBS SET 2021 Syllabus and Subjects:-
The syllabus prescribed for the Test will be based on the core areas in the syllabi in the concerned subjects followed by the Universities in Kerala.
Subjects for SET
Codes - Subjects
01 Anthropology
02 Arabic
03 Botany
04 Chemistry
05 Commerce
06 Economics
07 English
09 Gandhian Studies
10 Geography
11 Geology
13 Hindi
14 History
15 Home Science
16 Islamic History
17 Journalism
18 Kannada
20 Malayalam
21 Mathematics
22 Music
23 Philosophy
24 Physics
25 Political Science
26 Psychology
28 Sanskrit
29 Social Work
30 Sociology
31 Statistics
33 Tamil
34 Urdu
35 Zoology
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LBS SET 2021 Paper Pattern:
Paper I - Paper I is common for all candidates. It consists of two parts, Part (A) General Knowledge and Part (B) Aptitude in Teaching.
Paper II - Paper II shall be a test based on the subject of specialization of the candidate at the Post Graduate (PG) Level.
Subjects for SET
There shall be 35 subjects for Paper II of the SET as listed
Codes - Subjects
01 Anthropology
02 Arabic
03 Botany
04 Chemistry
05 Commerce
06 Economics
07 English
09 Gandhian Studies
10 Geography
11 Geology
13 Hindi
14 History
15 Home Science
16 Islamic History
17 Journalism
18 Kannada
20 Malayalam
21 Mathematics
22 Music
23 Philosophy
24 Physics
25 Political Science
26 Psychology
28 Sanskrit
29 Social Work
30 Sociology
31 Statistics
33 Tamil
34 Urdu
35 Zoology
Duration of the Test The duration of the Test shall be 120 minutes for each paper.
Number of questions and marks
Paper I There shall be 120 questions for Paper I with 60 questions each for Part A and Part B. Each question shall carry 1 mark.
Paper II There shall be 120 questions carrying on 2 mark each for the subjects under Paper II except for Mathematics and Statistics. For Mathematics and Statistics there shall be only 80 questions carrying 1.5 marks each.
The questions of both the papers shall be objective in nature and based on single response, ie., for each question four suggested responses (A, B, C, D) will be given of which only one will be the most appropriate answer and the candidates will have to select and mark their response in the appropriate space provided in the OMR Answer Sheets.
For each correct response the candidates will be awarded 1 mark in both the Papers except for Mathematics and Statistics for which each correct response will be awarded 1.5 marks. Marking more than one response against a question shall be deemed as incorrect answer. No marks shall be deducted for incorrect answers.
LBS SET 2021 Notification:-
LBS SET July 2021 Notification:-
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