Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test 2024 (TNSET 2024) for Assistant Professors Posts. TNSET Notification 2024, Eligibility Criteria, Examination Fee, Exam Pattern, Syllabus.
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Introduction
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) is a dynamic institution of higher learning, set in a rural milieu of southern Tamil Nadu, with a campus spread of 550 acres. The University was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu as a teaching-cum-affiliating University on 7th September, 1990 to cater to the long-felt needs of the people of the four southern most districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari.
It is named after the renowned Tamil Poet scholar, Professor P. Sundaram Pillai (1855-1897), the author of the famous verse drama Manonmaniam. It is his poem that has become “Tamil Thaai Vazhthu”, the official invocation song sung in all functions in Tamil Nadu.
State Nodal Agency
The Government of Tamil Nadu vide its G.O.(D) No.262 dated 02-09-2023 has nominated Manonmaniam Sundaranar University as “Nodal Agency” to conduct State Eligibility Test (SET) from the academic year 2023-2024 on behalf of the Goverment of Tamil Nadu. UGC vide its letter No.F.7-7/2015(NET/SET) dated 20-09-2023 has updated its official record that Manonmaniam Sundaranar University is the “Nodal Agency”.
It may further be specifically understood that such a candidate who qualifies the SET would be held eligible for being appointed as Assistant Professor in Universities / Colleges, provided he/she fulfills other academic qualifications prescribed for Assistant Professor post by the UGC and is selected by the respective Selection Committee.
Unlike the NET/UGC-CSIR Combined Test the candidates who qualify the SET are eligible for being selected only as Assistant Professor and not for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).
As per UGC guidelines, after June 2002, SET qualified candidates shall be eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor only in the Universities/Colleges belonging to the same state whose SET Examination they have cleared.
Important Dates of TNSET: Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test 2024
| S.No | Particulars | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Submission of Online Application | 01 April 2024 to 30 April 2024 (upto 05:00 pm) |
| 2 | Last date for Submission of Examination Fee (through Credit Card/ Debit Card /Net Banking /UPI) | 02 May 2024 (upto 11:50 pm) |
| 3 | Correction in the Particulars in Online Application Form | 03 May 2024 & 04 May 2024 (upto 11:50 pm) |
| 4 | Announcement of Exam Centre | Second week of May 2024 |
| 5 | Downloading Hall Ticket from University website | Third week of May 2024 |
| 6 | Date of Examination | 03 June 2024 to 25 June 2024 (Tentative) |
Eligibility Criteria for TNSET: Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test 2024
- All the candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC (available on the website: www.ugc.ac.in ) are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste(SC) / SC(A) /Scheduled Tribe (ST) /Persons with Disability (PwD)/Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
- Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) 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 eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC / SC(A) /ST/ PwD / Third gender category candidates). Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of TNSET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as ineligible.
- The Ph.D degree holders whose Master’s Level examination has been completed by 19 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 TNSET.
- Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. The candidates, whose Post Graduation subject is not covered in the list of TNSET subjects may appear in the UGC-NET/joint CSIR-UGC Test.
- Candidates with post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/Institute or foreign degree /diploma/certificate awarded by the foreign University/institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/certificate with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities(AIU), New Delhi(ww.aiu.ac.in)
- There is no upper age limit in applying for TNSET.
Subjects & Syllabus of TNSET: Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test 2024
The TNSET will be conducted in the following subjects through Computer Based Test (CBT)
Paper I
| S.No | Subjects | Subject Code | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) | 2400 | Download |
Paper II
| S.No | Subjects | Subject Code | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropology | 2401 | Download |
| 2 | Arabic | 2402 | Download |
| 3 | Archaeology | 2403 | Download |
| 4 | Chemical Sciences | 2404 | Download |
| 5 | Commerce | 2405 | Download |
| 6 | Computer Science and Applications | 2406 | Download |
| 7 | Criminology | 2407 | Download |
| 8 | Defense and Strategic Studies | 2408 | Download |
| 9 | Earth Sciences | 2409 | Download |
| 10 | Economics | 2410 | Download |
| 11 | Education | 2411 | Download |
| 12 | Electronic Science | 2412 | Download |
| 13 | English | 2413 | Download |
| 14 | Environmental Sciences | 2414 | Download |
| 15 | Geography | 2415 | Download |
| 16 | Hindi | 2416 | Download |
| 17 | History | 2417 | Download |
| 18 | Home Science | 2418 | Download |
| 19 | Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | 2419 | Download |
| 20 | Law | 2420 | Download |
| 21 | Library and Information Science | 2421 | Download |
| 22 | Life Sciences | 2422 | Download |
| 23 | Malayalam | 2423 | Download |
| 24 | Management | 2424 | Download |
| 25 | Mass Communication and Journalism | 2425 | Download |
| 26 | Mathematical Sciences | 2426 | Download |
| 27 | Music | 2427 | Download |
| 28 | Performing Art | 2428 | Download |
| 29 | Philosophy | 2429 | Download |
| 30 | Physical Education | 2430 | Download |
| 31 | Physical Sciences | 2431 | Download |
| 32 | Political Sciences | 2432 | Download |
| 33 | Psychology | 2433 | Download |
| 34 | Public Administration | 2434 | Download |
| 35 | Sanskrit | 2435 | Download |
| 36 | Social Work | 2436 | Download |
| 37 | Sociology | 2437 | Download |
| 38 | Tamil | 2438 | Download |
| 39 | Telugu | 2439 | Download |
| 40 | Tourism Administration and Management | 2440 | Download |
| 41 | Urdu | 2441 | Download |
| 42 | Visual Art | 2442 | Download |
| 43 | Women Studies | 2443 | Download |
Notes: Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test 2024
- The candidates who have completed/ appearing in their Master’s Degree in Physics/Applied Physics/Electronics/Atomic & Molecular Physics/Classical Dynamics/ Condensed matter Physics/Electromagnetic/ Experimental Design/Nuclear, Space & Particle Physics Quantum Physics/Thermodynamics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and other related subjects can take TNSET examination under “Physical Sciences” .
- The candidates who have completed/ appearing in their Master’s Degree in Pure Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics, Mathematics with computer science & other related subjects can take TNSET examination under “Mathematical Sciences” .
- The candidates who have completed/ appearing in their Master’s Degree in Chemistry/ Chemical Sciences / Analytical Chemistry / Inorganic Chemistry/Organic Chemistry/ Physical Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry/Applied Chemistry / Nuclear Chemistry/ Environmental Chemistry / Marine Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Bio-organic Chemistry & other related subjects can take TNSET examination under “Chemical Sciences” .
- The candidates who have completed appearing in their Master’s Degree in Biochemistry/Biology/Biotechnology/Biodiversity & Taxonomy/Botany/Genetics/ Microbiology/ Physiology/ Zoology/ Fishery science/Animal Biology/Marine Biology Applied Genetics & other related can take TNSET examination under “Life Sciences” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Geology/ Applied Geology/Geo-physics/Meteorology/Oceanography / Physical Geography/ Earth Science/Earth & Atmospheric Science / Earth Science Resource Management / Marine Geology/Petroleum Geology/Geo-informatics/GIS/Applied Geochemistry & other related subjects can take TNSET examination under “Earth Sciences” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Computer Science / Computer Applications / Information Technology & other related subjects can take TNSET examination under “Computer Science and Applications” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics can take TNSET examination under “Economics” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Electronics/Electronics and Communication can take TNSET examination under “Electronic Science” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management can take TNSET examination under “Management” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art can take TNSET examination under “Visual Art” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Hindustani Music, Karnataka Music, Percussion and Rabindra Sangeet can take TNSET examination under “Music” .
- The candidates who have completed/appearing in their Master’s Degree in Dance/Drama/Theatre can take TNSET examination under “Performing Art” .
Fee Details
| S.No | Category of Candidates | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General | Rs. 2500 |
| 2 | BC/MBC/DNC | Rs. 2000 |
| 3 | SC/ST/SC(A)/PwD – (VI, HI, PH) | Rs. 800 |
| 4 | Third Gender | No Fee |
Note : The Examination fee should be paid through online via Debit card/Credit card / Net banking / UPI only. Examination Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
Pattern of Examination: Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test 2024
i. The TNSET would be conducted in the pattern of UGC-NET. Accordingly, the test will consist of two papers as in UGC-NET.
ii. The test will consist of two papers, Paper I and Paper II. Paper I will be common to all the candidates, while Paper II will be based on the PG subject chosen by the candidates (as given in the TNSET list of subjects). Both the papers are only of objective type and multiple choice questions (MCQ) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. There will be no break between the papers.
| Papers | Marks | Number of Questions | MCQ | Total duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | 100 | 50 | Paper I tests to assess the general knowledge, teaching capabilities, research aptitude, reasoning ability, reading comprehension, higher education system, people and development, environment, mathematical aptitude , divergent thinking and general awareness of the Candidate. | 03 hours (180 minutes) without any break. All the questions are compulsory. |
| Paper II | 200 | 100 | Paper II tests the understanding of the domain knowledge of the candidate in the PG subject chosen from the list of TNSET subjects. |
iii. Syllabus for TNSET will be the same as in UGC-NET/CSIR-NET. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Tirunelveli will not send the syllabi to the candidates individually.
iv. The medium of Question Paper shall be in English only except Paper II of language subjects (Tamil, Arabic, Hindi, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Telugu and Urdu).
v. There is no negative mark for incorrect answers.