If you’re willing to apply for WB SET exam then, you must be knowing that you can apply for it till September 10 midnight. If you have already filled the form then you can edit the submitted data from September 16 to September 18. You just have three more months to prepare for the WB SET exam. The WB SET exam is going to take place on December 15. Have you started your WB SET exam preparations yet? Don’t prolong thinking on it! Just start working towards achieving your goal of becoming an Assistant Professor. In this blog, you will get to know more the WB SET exam syllabus, eligibility criteria and the WB SET exam pattern. To know more, read on.
What is WB SET?
The WB SET exam evaluates the eligibility of candidates for the role of Assistant Professor in various disciplines, including English, History, Political Science, and more only in West Bengal. The exam is aligned with the guidelines set by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is designed to ensure that only qualified individuals enter the academic profession. The State Eligibility Test (SET) will be conducted by the West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC) in 33 subjects at select test centres.
To know more: https://www.wbcsconline.in/UploadDocument/Exam/Notice/100010/26th_SET_ADVT.pdf
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply for WB SET exam for English if you have completed/are studying in a final year of a UGC specified Master’s degree in English.
- The 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 the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.
- If you have secured 55% in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC, then you’re eligible for WB SET exam 2024. Additionally, if you belong to any reserved category, you should at least secure 50% in your post-graduation for meeting the WB SET exam 2024 eligibility criteria.
- If you are currently pursuing your Master’s degree or have appeared for your final year exams and are awaiting results, you can still apply for the WB SET exam. You’ll be admitted provisionally, and your eligibility for the Assistant Professor position will be confirmed once you’ve completed your Master’s with at least 55% marks (50% for SEBC (non-creamy layer), SC, ST, PwD, and Third gender candidates). You must obtain your degree within two years of the GSET result declaration, or you will be disqualified.
- If you belong to third gender, then you will get same relaxation in fee, age and qualifying criteria for WB SET as the SC/ST categories.
- If you hold a Ph.D. and completed your Master’s by September 19, 1991, you are eligible for a 5% relaxation in aggregate marks (from 55% to 50%) for the WB SET exam.
- There is no upper age limit to apply for the GSET exam 2024.
WB SET Examination Fee and Mode of Payment
The WBCSC has set Rs 1,300 for WB SET General, Rs. 650 for OBC/EWS, and Rs. 325 for SC/ST/PWD/Transgender candidates for filling up the application form for the WB SET exam 2024.
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WB SET Exam Pattern
The WB SET exam pattern will include two papers and both the papers will have objective-type questions. The Paper 1 of the WB SET will be of 100 marks in which you need to answer 50 questions compulsorily for an hour from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. The Paper II will contain 100 questions and take place from 12 noon to 2:00 pm. Each question will carry two marks. The WB SET exam for Paper I will focus on assessing the teaching and research aptitude. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.
The WB SET Paper II exam will cover entire syllabus of English Literature. You will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I and Paper – II on the OMR Sheet provided along with the test booklet.
WB SET Exam Syllabus
The WB SET exam syllabus for Paper I covers 10 modules. Five questions from each module will be asked from the WB SET exam syllabus for Paper I, carrying two marks each.
Unit-I Teaching Aptitude
- Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding
and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.
- Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners
(Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.
- Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material,
- Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.
- Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs.
- Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam,
Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).
- Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.
- Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice
- Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing,
- Innovations in evaluation systems.
Unit-II Research Aptitude
- Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Postpositivistic approach to research
- Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and
- Quantitative methods
- Steps of Research
- Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing
- Application of ICT in research
- Research ethics
Unit-III Comprehension
- A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be answered.
Unit-IV Communication
- Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication
- Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group
- communications, Classroom communication
- Barriers to effective communication
- Mass-Media and Society
Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
- Types of reasoning.
- Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.
- Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).
Unit-VI Logical Reasoning
- Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition
- Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
- Analogies
- Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments
- Indian Logic: Means of knowledge
- Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).
- Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).
Unit-VII Data Interpretation
- Sources, acquisition and classification of Data
- Quantitative and Qualitative Data
- Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of Data
- Data Interpretation
- Data and Governance
Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.
- Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.
- Digital initiatives in higher education.
- ICT and Governance.
Unit-IX People, Development and Environment
- Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.
- Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment.
- Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.
- Impacts of pollutants on human health.
- Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass,
- Nuclear and Forests.
- Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.
- Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change,
- International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.
Unit-X Higher Education System
- Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India
- Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India
- Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India
- Professional, Technical and Skill Based education
- Value education and environmental education
- Policies, Governance, and Administration
The WB SET exam syllabus for English includes the following topics:
Unit –I : Drama
Unit –II : Poetry
Unit –III : Fiction, short story
Unit –IV : Non-Fictional Prose
Unit –V : Language: Basic concepts, theories and pedagogy. English in Use.
Unit –VI : English in India: history, evolution and futures
Unit –VII : Cultural Studies
Unit –VIII : Literary Criticism
Unit –IX : Literary Theory post-World War II
Unit –X : Research Methods and Materials in English
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