Maharashtra SET Examination 2024 – Registrations Open, Check Eligibility, Application Process, Deadline

Maharashtra SET Examination 2024 – Registrations Open, Check Eligibility, Application Process, Deadline

Maharashtra SET Examination 2024 – Registrations Open, Check Eligibility, Application Process, Deadline. Maharashtra SET Examination 2024 Registrations Open, Check Eligibility, Application Process, Deadline

39th MAHARASHTRA SET FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
to be conducted for the States of Maharashtra & Goa
on Sunday, 7th APRIL, 2024

SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY
(The Nodal Agency nominated by the Governments of Maharashtra &Goa,
Accredited by University Grants Commission, New Delhi.)
Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411007.
MAHARASHTRA

Event	Date
Commencement of online Application	12.01.2024
Last date for Online Application	31.01.2024
Period for Online Application with late fees (Payment of Fees only by online mode through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking)	01.02.2024 to 07.02.2024
Corrections in the online application form on the website (No requests for corrections in the online application form shall be entertained after 10.02.2024)	08.02.2024 to 10.02.2024
Availability of admit cards on the website	28.03.2024
Date of Examination by offline mode	07.04.2024

 

MAHARASHTRA STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST (M-SET) FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Conducted by
SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY AS THE NODAL AGENCY

N.B.: MOST IMPORTANT

1. Read the Information Bulletin carefully before submitting an online application form.
2. Enter the category & subject correctly. 3) Candidates must ensure that they have necessary certificates issued by the states of Maharashtra/Goa only, in support of their claims in the application for M-SET 4) By mistake if you click SET qualified, you will be unable to submit online application form. 5) During examination, make entries in the OMR sheet correctly. 5) Students will be solely responsible for the wrong entries in the online application form as well as in the OMR sheet. 6) The Non Creamy-layer (NCL) Certificate must be valid in the financial year of the advertisement for M-SET 7) Only Maharashtra & Goa State prescribed categories can avail relaxation in eligibility & qualifying criteria. 9) Category-wise Qualifying slots will be based on the prevalent reservation policy of the Maharashtra State.

1. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

a. Before submission of the online Application Form, the candidate should Read this Information Bulletin carefully.

b. On behalf of the States of Maharashtra & Goa, the Savitribai Phule Pune University, the State Agency announces the holding of the 39th M-SET on 7th April, 2024 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility of the candidates for the job of Assistant Professor in the Universities and Colleges in the states of Maharashtra & Goa. Like UGC-NET (Assistant Professor only), the SET is exclusively conducted to determine the eligibility of the candidates for the job of Assistant Professor and the State/nodal agency is not liable to provide job to the SET qualified candidates. The Savitribai Phule Pune University, State Agency will conduct the M-SET in 32 subjects (listed under Item No.4 on page7) at17selectedCity centers (listed under Item No. 5 on page 8) spread across the states.

c. The Eligibility for Assistant Professor will depend on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of M-SET Candidates who qualify the test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor, of the concerned Universities/Colleges/State Governments, as the case maybe.

d. The result of the M-SET to be held on 7th April, 2024 will be made available on the website: http://setexam.unipune.ac.in as and when it is accepted and permitted to declare, by the competent authorities. The candidates will not be intimated individually about their result.

e. Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ Other Backward Class (OBC),/ DT(A) (VJ),/NT(B)/ NT(C)/, NT(D)/ SBC/ ( Non Creamy Layer only)/Orphans/General EWS/ PwD are the recognized categories by the states of Maharashtra and Goa. The candidates will be given such special concession as may be decided by the UGC.

f. Reservation mentioned in the Advertisement shall be binding on the candidates. Any changes in the reservation policy by the State Government after the date of Advertisement shall not be applicable for this SET, however, in case of court decisions, it will be binding.

g. All policies and rules relating to subjects, declaration of results, and any matters in respect of the conduct of the SET shall be binding on the candidates.

h. No request for any corrections in the application form shall be entertained by the Nodal Agency after 10th February, 2024.

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:

Relaxation in eligibility conditions & qualifying criteria are as per U. G. C. notifications. However, the qualifying slots are determined based on the reservation policy prevalent in the Maharashtra State.

a. The candidates must have Master’s Degree recognized by U.G.C., in a subject of SET. The candidates having Post Graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/Institute or a 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 (www.aiu.ac.in)

b. The candidates other than SC/ST/OBC/SBC/DT(VJ)/NT/Transgender/PwD/Orphans, who have secured at least 55% marks (without gracing or rounding off)in Master’s or equivalent examination, are eligible for this test. The OBC/ SBC/DT(VJ)/NT [belonging to non-creamy layer] and SC/ST//Trans-genders/PwD/Orphans who have secured at least 50% marks (without gracing or rounding off) in Master’s or equivalent Examination are eligible for this test. The candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/ DT (A)(VJ)/ NT (B,C,D)/ SBC including PwD & Orphans, must ensure that they have a valid category certificate from the Govt. of Maharashtra & Goa.

c. The candidates who are studying in the first year of two years Master’s Course or in first two semesters of a four-semester course of Master’s Degree or studying in the fourth year of Five year Integrated Masters Course, are not eligible to appear for this test.

d. The 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 Assistant Professor after they have passed their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PwD/Orphans/Transgender and OBC/SBC/DT(A)/NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/ [ Non-Creamy Layer only]. 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.

e. As per reservation policy of the states of Maharashtra and Goa, only their candidates can avail reservation benefits. Therefore, other state-reserved category candidates must write General Category in their online application form. Failure to do this will be an offense. Since the result of SET is provisional, and by mistake if such candidates qualify under the reserved category, they will be treated as disqualified.

f. Candidates can appear for SET in the subject of their Post-Graduation only e.g. Commerce: M.Com., Environmental Science, M.Sc. Env. Sci., Life Science, M.Sc. Life Science/Botany/Zoology/Microbiology/ Biotechnology etc., Home Science : M.Sc., M.A. Home Science (Refer Item No. 4 on page 07, for list of SET and P.G. subjects).

If a post-graduate subject of any candidate is not included in the list of SET subjects, such Candidates can appear for SET in a related or equivalent subject.

g. Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in Support of their eligibility nor printout of their Application Form or Confirmation Page to the Nodal agency. However, the candidates, in their own interest, must ensure their eligibility for the test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Nodal agency at any stage, their candidature will be canceled and they shall be liable for legal action. Nodal Agency do not verify the information provided by the candidates in their application form, hence candidature of all applicants will be purely provisional subject to the fulfillment of eligibility criteria.

h. A candidate who has already qualified SET in a subject will not be allowed to appear again for SET in the same subject. The candidates violating this rule will be liable for Initiating legal action and shall not be issued a certificate.

i. To apply for the SET, there is no upper age limit.

j. As per the U.G.C. rules the candidates who have passed M.Sc. (by PPPR/Research) are not eligible for the SET.

k. The SET Nodal Agency will not issue any mark sheet to qualified/not qualified candidates. Students should note that there is a provision for online verification of M-SET result by the employer. The SET Unit will issue e-certificate to qualified candidates based on the information provided by the candidate in the online application form. (For details refer to ‘g’ above).

5. CENTERS OF EXAMINATION:

The M-SET will be conducted at the following 17 city centers only: Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Nanded, Amravati, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Panjim (Goa), Ratnagiri & Parbhani.

6.a) APPLICATION FORM:

Application form is available only at the following University Website: https://setexam.unipune.ac.in

Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility nor printout of their application form to any coordinating Center in the States of Maharashtra and Goa or to SET Department, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. The list of the enrolled candidates will be displayed on the following website:- https://setexam.unipune.ac.in

The candidates whose names are missing but have paid fees should immediately mail a scanned copy of evidence of payment to [email protected]. The candidates should take a printout of the online application after filling up necessary information and retain it for future use.

b) FEES:

The examination fees* including processing fee are as under:

i) OPEN Rs. 800/-

ii) SC/ST/**PwD/Transgender/Orphans
OBC/DT(A)(VJ)/NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/SBC (Non-Creamy Layer only)/EWS (Open). Rs. 650/-

Pay fees as per notification only.

**PwD: Only persons with 40% or more disability are eligible to avail benefit under this category.

The candidates of other states except Goa, belonging to reserved categories shall be treated as Open/general category, as per the reservation policy of Maharashtra & Goa states.

The examination fees should be paid through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net banking only. Examination fees once paid cannot be refunded.

10. ADMIT CARD/HALL TICKET:-

The Hall Ticket/Admit Card will be generated based on the information provided by the candidate in the online application form. In case of false information in the online application form, the admit card will be generated accordingly. It will be provided online to all candidates 10 days prior to the date of the SET examination on the same website from where the candidate had submitted his/her SET application form online. Candidate shall enter his/her Login ID and password for getting his/her Admit Card. Admit card/Hall Ticket will not be sent to the candidates by post.

Candidates have to download and get a printout of ADMIT CARD. Candidate must carry admit card and also one original photo identity such as Adhar Card, PAN card, Voter Id etc. On the Day of the Examination.

The candidates will be allowed to appear only for the SET subject mentioned in the admit card.

Candidates are also requested to approach Contact Person of the Center opted by him/her, for assistance required, if any.

10. HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATION HAS TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE):

STEPS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

i. Candidate seeking admission to the Test (SET, 7 th April, 2024) must apply online only on following SET website: https://setexam.unipune.ac.in

ii. You will require to enter “NUMBER” of any one of the following documents while filling online application form: PAN/Aadhar card / Voter Id/ Passport /Ration card/ Bank account or any other Govt. Identity proof.

iii. Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the scanned images as below:-

Passport size photograph in JPG/ JPEG format of maximum 50kb.
Signature in JPG/ JPEG format of maximum 30kb.

iv. After filling all the details for applying online for SET, the candidates have to make payment through Credit card/Debit card/ Net Banking indicating your details.

v. The candidates are required to bring a original identity proof along with printout of their online admit card on the day of examination.

vi. Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available on following SET website: http://setexam.unipune.ac.in Please note that fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO, Challan etc. will be summarily rejected.

vii. In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. SET State Agency will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature in submission of online application during last days.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The candidates must read the conditions of eligibility as given at item no. 2 carefully and must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for the test before filling the online application form.
2. Submission of Online Application is mandatory. Hard copies of application form will not be accepted by any coordinating Center in States of Maharashtra and Goa or by SET Department, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. It must be retained by the candidate for his/her future use.
3. Application Form must be complete in all respects as per the Notification. No requests for change of category or subject will be entertained, after the last date for editing online application form.
4. Incomplete Application Form will be rejected.
5. Applications submitted on any other format (including old SET format) will not be accepted.
6. Printout of online application form should be kept by the candidate with him/her for further reference. The state agency shall not provide this information even after the result is declared.
7. No online applications can be submitted after the last date (i.e.07.02.2024).
8. The candidates are required to bring original photo identity card along with printout of their online Admit Card on the day of examination. No candidate will be allowed to appear for the examination whose admit card is not issued by the SET State Agency.
9. The candidates should report at the examination center 60 minutes prior to commencement of examination. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination center/hall after commencement of examination.
10. No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall/room before 1.30 p.m.
11. The candidates shall have to return the original OMR Sheet to the Invigilator on the conclusion of each session. However, candidates are allowed to carry the Test Booklets of Paper-I and II along with a duplicate copy (carbon less copy) of OMR Sheets on conclusion of the examination only.
12. No TA will be paid to the candidates, on account of appearing for the examination etc.
13. The use of calculator and Log Tables is not permitted. Mobile phones, Pagers, Electronic Devices etc. are not allowed in the Examination Hall/Room.
14. A candidate who does not appear in paper-I will not be permitted to appear in paper-II.
15. Candidates will not be allowed to write any question from the Test Booklet on the Admit Card or on any other paper.
16. There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
17. The provisional Answer keys of all the papers will be displayed on the following website: http://setexam.unipune.ac.in. The date for the display of provisional answer keys will be notified later on the above website. The candidates, who are not satisfied with the answer keys, may challenge (online only through the link available on the website http://setexam.unipune.ac.in) on payment of Rs.1000/- per question. In case the challenge of any candidate regarding answer keys is accepted, the fee will be refunded to such candidates. In all other cases, the fee once paid will not be refunded. The SET State Agency’s decision on the Challenges shall be final, and the result will be prepared on the basis of the final answer keys to be displayed on the SET website.
18. The marks of all the candidates will be uploaded on the following SET website: https://setexam.unipune.ac.in. Soon after approval & acceptance of the result by the committee for declaration of result. Besides this, the SET state Agency will not issue any marks sheet to qualified/non-qualified candidates. The qualified candidates shall not be required to submit eligibility documents after the declaration of the result.
19. As per UGC directives, No Grievances with regard to Final Answer key(s), will be entertained after the declaration of the result of SET to be held on 7th April, 2024. 
20. There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
21. Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.
22. The decision of the SET State Agency shall be final in all matters.
23. All legal disputes pertaining to this Test shall fall within the jurisdiction of appropriate Courts within Maharashtra and Goa only.
24. The candidate must sign the attendance sheet in each session. In the absence of the candidate’s signature on the attendance sheet, his/her O.M.R. (Answer-sheet) will not be checked.
25. Smoking, Taking Tea/Coffee/Alcoholics etc. or any refreshments in the examination hall/room are prohibited.

CHECKLIST FOR FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM:

The candidates are advised to ensure the following points before filling the Online Application forms:

i. Whether they fulfill the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under The heading ‘CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY’

ii. That they have filled their CATEGORY, viz. OPEN/OBC/DT(A)(VJ)/ NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/SBC/ (belonging to the non-creamy layer only), SC/ST/ PwD(40% or more disability),EWS/Orphan/Transgender in the relevant column correctly.

iii. That they have filled in their subject and Center of examination correctly.

iv. That the Persons with 40% or more Disability (PwD) have filled the relevant column in the online application form. Only PwD candidates with 40% or more Disability have to fill this column, and the others have to leave it blank. v. Whether they have kept a printout of online application form (confirmation page) for their record.

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