Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test 2012

NOTIFICATION AP-SET-2012        OSMANIA UNIVERSITY,

HYDERABAD- 500 007.

Applications are invited by Osmania University from eligible candidates to appear for the  Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test (AP-SET), 2012 for recruitment as Assistant  Professors/ Lecturers in various Universities/ Degree Colleges/ Institutions of Higher Education in Andhra Pradesh. The Test will be held on  27.7.2012 (Friday) for 24 subjects approved by University Grants Commission falling under Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences in 12 Centers in the State.

Eligibility Criteria for the Test:

The candidate must have a Master’s Degree from a UGC recognized university with  minimum 55% marks for general/BC candidates and 50% marks for SC/ST/PH/VH.

Candidates who are appearing in the final year of their Post-Graduate examination may also appear in this examination. For details of subjects, scheme of test and examination  centers see the information provided in www.apset.org, and www.osmania.ac.in Registration Fee: Rs.700 for OC; Rs.500 for BC; and Rs.250 for SC/ST/PH/VH. Registration fee has to be paid through Bank Challan by down loading from AP- SET website.

Important dates:

Submission of on-line applications    :  3.5.2012 to 30.5.2012

With late fee of Rs.100 :   1.6.2012 to   5.6.2012

With late fee of Rs.200 :  6.6.2012 to 10.6.2012  

Date of Examination  :   27.7. 2012(Friday) from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm

For further details visit www.apset.org or www.osmania.ac.in

Date: 23.4.2012                          Prof.B.Rajeswara Reddy

                                                     Member Secretary, AP- SET

                                                        Osmania University

                                                                    Hyderbad
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AP.SET - 2012

Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test (AP.SET)

Conducted by Osmania University ,Hyderabad-500 007, Andhra Pradesh.

Eligibility & Fee Structure:        Eligibility Conditions:

3.1 Only those candidates who have completed or are pursuing the final year of PG degree in related subjects are eligible to appear AP. SET. Others need not apply.

3.2 Candidates who have secured atleast 55% marks (without grace or rounding off) in the Master’s degree ( for OC & BC) and  50% marks (without grace or rounding off) for   Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST)/Physically Challenged (PH)/VH category candidates  are eligible for this examination.

3.3 Candidates who have appeared (or) will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s Degree examination and whose result is still awaited (or) candidates whose examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master’s Degree examination (or) equivalent with atleast 55% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PH/VH candidates). Such candidates must obtain their P.G degree mark sheet within one year from the date of SET with the required percentage of marks, failing which they will be treated as disqualified.

3.4 Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination has been completed (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for relaxation of 5% of marks from 55% to 50% to appear in the AP.SET Examination.

3.5 Candidates have to appear for AP-SET in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. In case the subject of a candidate is not included in the list of SET subjects, the candidate may appear in UGC-NET / UGC-CSIR NET which is held twice a year.

3.6 The candidates who qualify in the test are eligible to apply for the post of Asst. Professors / Lecturers in various universities and degree colleges of higher education in Andhra Pradesh. They will be given a pass-certificate and the validity period of certificate is forever.

3.7 Candidates other than general category are required to mention of their social status (BC/SC/ST/PH/VH) in the online application form. The candidates in their own interest must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the test. In case their ineligibility is detected by the Agency at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

3.8 Candidates may note that the verification of eligibility conditions with reference to the documents (PG qualification certificates, caste certificates and certificates related to PH/VH) as may be called for will be taken up only after the candidate has qualified in the test. If in the event of the candidate being found ineligible at any stage for the award due to any reason, the award may be withdrawn by AP.SET.

3.9 Candidates should note that their candidature is provisional. The mere fact that an admission card has been issued to a candidate will not imply that the university has finally accepted his/her candidature. Candidates may note that their candidature will be deemed final upon verification of eligibility conditions.

3.10 The candidates will not be given any mark sheet from the AP.SET office whether they have qualified or not qualified. No revaluations of papers are allowed for SET Examination. The SET agency will issue certificates to the qualified candidates only after careful verification of the concerned certificates of the candidate.

3.11 The same photograph of the candidate which is printed on the hall ticket will also be Printed on the certificate to be issued by the Office of the AP.SET.

 4.Age Limit:         No upper age limit.

5. Number of Chances:          A candidate can avail any number of chances.

6. Exemption (Eligibility for Lectureship):

6.1 AP-SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in universities/ colleges/institutions. However, the candidates, who have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of AP.SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in universities/ colleges/ institutions.

6.2 For AP- SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (AP-SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For AP- SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Lecturer only in the universities/ colleges belonging to the state from where they have cleared their AP-SET.

7. FEE STRUCTURE AND MODE OF PAYMENT:   CATEGORY             FEE

OC                             700/-

BC                             500/-

SC/ST/PH/VH          250/-

The Registration fee/late fee has to be paid through bank challan only, which is provided along with the online application form in the AP-SET website. Candidates are to be required to take the printout of the prescribed bank challan from the AP-SET website and after the payment of fee it has to be enclosed with the printed filled in online application form.

Scheme of Examination:

The APSET will be conducted in objective mode. The test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of multiple choice questions and will be held on the day of examination in two separate sessions as under:

Session  Paper            Number of Questions Marks Duration First I 60 out of which 50 questions are to be attempted 50x2=100 1¼ Hours (09.30 am to 10.45 am First II 50 questions all of which are compulsory 50x2=100 1¼ Hours (10.45 am to 12.00 noon) Second III 75 questions all of which are compulsory 75x2=150 2½ Hours (01.30 pm to 04.00 pm)

Paper-I: General paper on Teaching and Aptitude:

This paper shall be of general nature intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will be primarily designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. There will be sixty (60) multiple-choice questions of two marks each of out of which the candidate will be required to answer any fifty (50). In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate will be evaluated.

Paper-II: Subject Paper :

This paper consists of multiple- choice questions based on the subject selected by the candidates .The paper will consists of fifty (50) multiple choice questions. The candidates will have to answer all the questions. The candidates will have to mark their response for each question on the computer coded optical mark reader (OMR) answer sheet provided along with the test booklet

Paper-III: Subject Paper (in depth questions):

This paper consists of multiple choice questions based on the syllabus of the subject selected by the candidates. The paper will consist of seventy-five (75) multiple-choice questions. The candidates will be required to answer all the questions and have to mark their response for each question on the computer coded optical mark reader(OMR)answer sheet provided along with the test booklet. Paper-III of all the subjects covers all the specializations of that subject in which SET is conducted. For example Paper-III of Chemical Sciences covers all specializations such as Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, & Bio-inorganic Chemistry. Similarly, Paper-III of Earth Sciences covers such as Geology, Applied Geology, MS Geology, Geophysics, Meteorology, Marine Geology, Petroleum Geology, Geo-Informatics, Applied Geochemistry & Oceanography. Paper-III of Life Sciences covers all specializations such as Botany, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Genetics, Microbiology, Zoology, Fishery Science, Animal Biology & Marine Biology. Paper-III of Mathematical Sciences covers all specializations such as Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics & Applied Statistics. Paper-III of Physical Sciences covers all specializations such as Atomic & Molecular Physics, Classical Dynamics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electromagnetics, Experimental Design, Electronics, Nuclear Physics, Space Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics & Thermodynamics.

A candidate who does not appear for Paper-I and Paper-II will not be permitted for Paper-III.

There will be No negative Marking

The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as given below:

Category Minimum marks (%) to be obtained Paper-I Paper-II Paper-III General 40 (40%)    40 (40%)      75 (50%) BC 35 (35%)   35 (35%)  67.5 (45%) rounded off to 68 SC/ST/PH/VH 35 (35%)        35(35%)      60(40%)

Only such candidates who obtain the minimum required marks in each paper, separately as mentioned above, will be considered for the final preparation of results.

However, the qualifying criteria and eligibility for Lectureship shall be decided by the Moderation Committee of AP. SET.  The syllabus of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III will be the same as UGC-CSIR and UGC-NET

The candidates will be allowed to carry a carbon printout of the OMR Response Sheets with them on conclusion of examinations.

Syllabus:

AP-SET SYLLABUS: As per the UGC guidelines the CSIR/UGC-NET syllabus has been adopted for the conduct of AP-SET for all  the 24 subjects for which accreditation is given by UGC Question paper for paper-I is common for all subjects in which SET is conducted and it will be bi-lingua l(English and Telugu). Paper-ll and paper-lll of certain subjects will also be bi-lingual and details are furnished below. The syllabus for paper-l, paper-ll and paper-lll will not send to the candidates by the University.  GENERAL PAPER ON TEACHING AND RESEARCH APTITUDE (PAPER – I) Download Subject Code Subject 01 Anthropology Download 02 Chemical Sciences Download 03 Commerce Download 04 Computer Science & Applications Download 05 Economics Download 06 Education Download 07 English Download 08 Earth Science Download 09 Life Sciences Download 10 Linguistics Download 11 Management Download 12 Hindi Download 13 History Download 14 Law Download 15 Mathematical Sciences Download 16 Physical Sciences Download 17 Physical Education Download 18 Philosophy Download 19 Political Science Download 20 Psychology Download 21 Public Administration Download 22 Sociology Download 23 Telugu Download 24 Urdu Download

EXAMINATION CENTERS OF AP-SET:

Centre Code Examination Centre 11 Hyderabad 12 Warangal 13 Nizamabad 14 Nalgonda 15 Visakhapatnam 16 Guntur 17 Rajahmundry 18 Nellore 19 Tirupati 20 Anantapur 21 Kadapa 22 Kurnool

Note: No request for change of center will be entertained under any circumstances.