WB SET 2025 Notice | 27th State Eligibility Test | West Bengal College Service Commission. WB SET 2025 – Application, Admit Card, Exam date, Eligibility. WB SET Eligibility, Exam Date, Syllabus, Application, Cut-off.
This is for information of all concerned that 27th State Eligibility Test (WB SET) is proposed to be held on 14th December, 2025 (Sunday) from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm.
West Bengal SET 2025 Result, Admit Card Download link. WBSET Admit Card 2025 OUT at wbcsconline.in.
SUBJECT & SYLLABUS OF TEST
All questions of Paper – I will be compulsory and the syllabus is available in the website.
All questions of Paper – II will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus of earlier Paper – II & Paper –III (including all electives, without options). Syllabi for all SET subjects can be downloaded from the website www.wbcsc.org.inand WBCSC will not send the syllabus to individual candidates.
The list of SET subjects along with their respective codes is as given below:
| Subject Code | Subject |
|---|---|
| 01 | ENGLISH |
| 02 | BENGALI |
| 03 | SANSKRIT |
| 04 | HINDI |
| 05 | URDU |
| 06 | COMMERCE |
| 07 | ECONOMICS |
| 08 | HISTORY |
| 09 | PHILOSOPHY |
| 10 | POLITICAL SCIENCE |
| 11 | EDUCATION |
| 12 | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| 13 | GEOGRAPHY |
| 14 | LIFE SCIENCES |
| 15 | MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES |
| 16 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES |
| 17 | SOCIOLOGY |
| 18 | PSYCHOLOGY |
| 19 | LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE |
| 20 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
| 21 | ELECTRONIC SCIENCE |
| 22 | COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| 23 | HOME SCIENCE |
| 24 | SANTALI |
| 25 | MASS COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM |
| 26 | ANTHROPOLOGY |
| 27 | EARTH SCIENCES |
| 28 | MUSIC |
| 29 | LAW |
| 30 | NEPALI |
| 31 | MANAGEMENT |
| 32 | ARABIC |
| 33 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES |
Candidates are required to appear for WB –SET in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. In case the subject of a candidate is not included in the list of WB-SET subjects, the candidates may appear in UGC NET/Joint CSIR-UGC Test.
WB SET 2025 Notice | 27th State Eligibility Test | West Bengal College Service Commission
27TH SET RESULT PUBLICATION
All the candidates of 27th SET Examination are requested to visit the website www.wbcsconline.in or www.wbcsc.org.in through login their Registration No. and Password for their results.
WB SET 2025 Notice | 27th State Eligibility Test | West Bengal College Service Commission
West Bengal 27th SET ADMIT CARD Download notice published by Member Secretary, West Bengal.
The candidates are requested to DOWNLOAD the ADMIT CARD for 27th SET through LOGIN from the website www.wbcsconline.in from 20th November, 2025 onwards.
Any type of correction in the ADMIT CARD will be done after verification of ATTENDANCE SHEET and VALID ID PROOF OF THE CANDIDATE (i.e. VOTER ID/ AADHAAR/ PASSPORT/ PAN/ DRIVING LICENCE).
This will be done after proper verification/scrutiny by the Officer-in-Charge of the Test Centre along with his/her signature and official seal.
The candidates must bring two copies of passport size photographs also.
The candidates must submit the photocopy of the corrected ADMIT CARD (two copies) personally to the office of the West Bengal College Service Commission in working days (12 Noon -3 PM) within 20th November, 2025 and the corrected ADMIT CARD must be self-attested.
Important Dates: WB SET 2025 Notice | 27th State Eligibility Test
| Commencement of online Application | 1st August, 2025 |
| Last date for online Application and Payment | 30th August, 2025 (12 Midnight) |
| Editing of submitted data, if any | 8th September – 10th September, 2025 |
| Date of Examination | 14th December, 2025 (Sunday) |
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
i. General/EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent Examination from Universities/Institutions recognised by UGC are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/ Scheduled Caste(SC) /Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PWD)/ Transgender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent Examination from Universities/ Institutions recognised by UGC are eligible for this Test.
ii. 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 shall be considered eligible for Assistant Professor only after they (General/EWS) have passed their Master’s Degree OR equivalent Examination with at least 55% marks [50% marks in case of OBC falling in Non-creamy layer /SC/ST/PWD (persons with disability)/Transgender category candidates]. Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent Examination within two years from the date of SET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
iii. Candidates belonging to third gender in other words transgender would be eligible to draw the same relaxation in fee and qualifying criteria for SET as are available to SC/ST/PWD categories. The subject -wise cut-offs for this category should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PWD/OBC/EWS categories in the corresponding subject.
iv. The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level Examination had been completed by 19th 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 SET.
v. Candidates are required to appear for WB SET in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. In case the subject of a candidate is not included in the list of WB SET subjects, the candidates may appear in UGC NET/Joint CSIR-UGC Test which is held twice a year.
vi. Candidates are neither required to send any certificate/document in support of their eligibility nor print out of their Application Form (Confirmation Page) to WBCSC.However, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the WBCSC at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
vii. Candidates having 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 (www.aiu.ac.in).
viii. Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for applying for SET. However, for the purpose of recruitment, the relevant Government Order will be applicable.
EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT
| Category | General | Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)/EWS | SC/ST/PWD/Transgender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination Fee | Rs. 1300/- | Rs. 650/- | Rs.325/- |
i. The candidates may pay the Examination fee either by credit card/ debit card/internet banking. The additional processing charges will be as applicable.
ii. The candidates are required to check the status of fee payment at WBCSC website www.wbcsconline.in and if the status is ‘OK’ the candidate will be able to take the print out of Confirmation Page.
In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’, it means the transaction is cancelled and the amount will be refunded to concerned credit card/debit card /internet banking account within a week. Information to be provided by the Candidate while raising any payment related query/grievance through e-mail/Helpline: – (a) Name of the Bank and /or payment Gateway (b) Date and Time of the transaction (c) Transaction Number (d) Bank Reference Number (e) Proof of Transaction (f)Screenshot from the payment portal (in case of payment failure).
Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like Bank Challan, money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be rejected. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
How to Apply WB SET 2025 Notice | 27th State Eligibility Test
WB SET 2025 is available for download online; there is no offline channel to receive admit cards. Candidates can follow the steps given below to download admit card:
Step 1: Visit the official website – https://www.wbcsconline.in
Step 2: Go to the applicant login link and click it
Step 3: Login using your login credentials, Username and Password
Step 4: WB SET admit card will appear on the screen
Step 5: Download the admit card and take a printout
The officer-in-charge is the authority of the test centre and his/her decision is final in all the cases.
SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST
The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on 15th December, 2024 (SUNDAY) in two separate sessions as under:
| Session | Paper | Marks | Number of Question | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | I | 100 | 50 questions, all are compulsory | 1 Hour (10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.) IST |
| Second | II | 200 | 100 questions, all are compulsory | 2 Hours (12:00 Noon to 02:00 P.M.) IST |
Paper-I shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions, each carrying 2 marks. The questions which will be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching, research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.
Paper-II shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions, each carrying 2 marks which will be based on the subject selected by the candidate. All the questions of Paper – II will be compulsory, covering entire syllabi of earlier Paper- II & Paper – III (including all electives, without options). The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I & Paper – II on the OMR Sheet provided along with the test booklet.
The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR sheet are given in Item No. 16. It may be noted that these instructions will not be sent to any of the candidates by post.
PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF RESULT
The following steps will be followed:
Step I: The number of candidates to be qualified (total slots) for Eligibility for Assistant Professor shall be equal to 6% of the candidates appeared in both the papers of SET.
Step II: The total slots shall be allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy of Government of West Bengal.
Step III: In order to be considered for ‘Eligibility for Assistant Professor’, the candidate must have appeared in both the papers and secured at least 40% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for General (Unreserved) category/EWS candidates and at least 35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for all candidates belonging to the reserved categories [viz., SC, ST, OBC (belonging to Non-Creamy Layer)/PWD] and Transgender.
Step IV: The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular category is derived as per the following methodology illustrated below:
| Number of candidates to be declared qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in the subject ‘English’(say) for Scheduled Tribe (ST) category | Number of candidates belonging to ST category who have qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in ‘English’ (say) (×) Total slots available for ST category (÷)Total number of candidates belonging to ST category over all subjects who have qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor. |
The aggregate percentage of the two papers corresponding to the number of slots arrived at, shall determine the qualifying cut-off for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in ‘English’ (say) for the ST category. Similar yardstick shall be employed for deriving the subject-wise qualifying cut-offs for all categories. Similar allocation procedure is used for all subjects and categories.
The subject -wise cut-offs for transgender should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PWD/OBC/EWS categories in the corresponding subject.
It may be noted that the above qualifying criteria decided by WBCSC is final and binding.
ADMIT CARD FOR SET 2025
It may be noted that the admit card will be uploaded on the website www.wbcsconline.in in last week of November, 2025.
No Admit Cards will be sent to the candidates by post. The candidates should download their Admit Cards from the website to ascertain their venue of the Test as mentioned in the Admit Card and appear in the Examination only at the designated Examination center. No candidate will be allowed to appear at the Examination center other than that allotted to him/her in the admit card.
HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE)
STEPS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
i. Candidate seeking admission to the Test (SET) must apply online only on the WBCSC website.
ii. Before applying online, the candidates must possess the scanned images as below:
#Passport size photograph in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 40 kb. The dimension of the photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height).#Signature in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 30 kb. The dimension of the signature should be 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height).
iii. After filling all the details for applying online for SET, the candidates have to opt for payment of Examination fee either by credit card/debit card/internet banking.
iv. The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card along with their print out of online admit card on the day of Examination.
v. Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available on WBCSC website www.wbcsconline.in Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Bank Challan, Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.
vi. In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. WBCSC will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature in submission of online application during last days.
CENTRES OF EXAMINATION
The candidates have to select any two districts of their choice for Examination of SET. The efforts will be made to allot Centre of Examination to the candidates according to the choice opted by them in their application form. However, in some exceptional circumstances, a different Test Centre of nearby area may be allotted.
| DISTRICT CODE | DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| 11 | ALIPURDUAR |
| 12 | BANKURA |
| 13 | BIRBHUM |
| 14 | COOCHBEHAR |
| 15 | DAKSHIN DINAJPUR |
| 16 | DARJEELING |
| 17 | HOOGHLY |
| 18 | HOWRAH |
| 19 | JALPAIGURI |
| 20 | JHARGRAM |
| 21 | KALIMPONG |
| 22 | KOLKATA |
| 23 | MALDA |
| 24 | MURSHIDABAD |
| 25 | NADIA |
| 26 | NORTH 24 PARGANAS |
| 27 | PASCHIM BARDHAMAN |
| 28 | PASCHIM MEDINIPORE |
| 29 | PURBA BARDHAMAN |
| 30 | PURBA MEDINIPORE |
| 31 | PURULIA |
| 32 | SOUTH 24 PARGANAS |
| 33 | UTTAR DINAJPUR |
SET SYLLABUS
| GENERAL | Download |
| ANTHROPOLOGY | Download |
| BENGALI | Download |
| CHEMICAL SCIENCES | Download |
| COMMERCE | Download |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS | Download |
| EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES | Download |
| ECONOMICS | Download |
| EDUCATION | Download |
| ELECTRONIC SCIENCE | Download |
| ENGLISH | Download |
| GEOGRAPHY | Download |
| HINDI | Download |
| HISTORY | Download |
| HOME SCIENCE | Download |
| LAW | Download |
| LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE | Download |
| LIFE SCIENCES | Download |
| MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM | Download |
| MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES | Download |
| MUSIC | Download |
| NEPALI | Download |
| PHILOSOPHY | Download |
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION | Download |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | Download |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE | Download |
| PSYCHOLOGY | Download |
| SANSKRIT | Download |
| SANTHALI | Download |
| SOCIOLOGY | Download |
| URDU | Download |
| MANAGEMENT | Download |
| ARABIC | Download |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | Download |