KSET 2024 registration closes today; eligibility, exam pattern, fee payment deadline

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will close the Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) 2024 registration today, August 28. Interested and eligible candidates can fill up the KSET 2024 registration form by visiting the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. The KSET 2024 exam is scheduled to be conducted on November 24 from 10 am to 1 pm in a single shift.

As per the latest notification, the KSET 2024 application fee payment deadline is August 30. Candidates are required to pay the application fee to complete the KSET 2024 registration process. General, Cat-IIА, ІІВ, ІІIА, ІІІВ and other state candidates is Rs 1,000. On the other hand, candidates belonging to the Cat-I, SC, ST, PwD and Transgender categories are required to pay Rs 700 as KSET application fee 2024.

KSET 2024: Eligibility criteria

As per the KSET 2024 eligibility criteria, candidates from general category are required to score a minimum of 55 percent marks and Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Transgender and Other Backward Classes (OBC), specifically Category-I, Category-IIA, Category-IIB, Category-IIIA and Category-IIIB are required to secure at least 50 percent marks in a master’s degree or equivalent examination from universities or institutions recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) New Delhi, in the subjects opted for KSE. There is no upper age limit for KSET 2024.

KSET 2024 exam pattern

The KSET 2024 exam will be held in offline mode. Candidates are required to mark their answers for both paper 1 and paper 2 on the Optical Marks Reader (OMR) Sheet provided with the test booklet. The duration of the KSET 2024 exam is 3 hours.

KSET 2024 paper 1 comprises 50 mandatory objective-type questions, each worth 2 marks. These questions are general in nature, aiming to evaluate the candidate's teaching and research aptitude. The focus will be on testing reasoning skills, comprehension, divergent thinking, and general awareness. The KSET 2024 paper 2 includes 100 mandatory objective-type questions, each carrying 2 marks, based on the subject chosen by the candidate.