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14 Jun – 10 Aug 2026
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University of Kota
Rajasthan SET 2026 • Advt No: NOTIFICATION-01/2026 (REVISED BY NOTIFICATION-04/2026)
University of Kota is conducting Rajasthan SET 2026 in 37 subjects to determine eligibility for Assistant Professor appointments in Rajasthan.
Registration Dates
14 Jun – 10 Aug 2026
Closes 5:30 AM IST
Exam Scope
RJ
Application Mode
Online
Qualification
Master's degree or equivalent with at least 55% marks for General, Unreserved and General-EWS candidates and 50% marks for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD and Third Gender candidates. Final-year and result-awaited candidates may apply provisionally.
Salary / Stipend
Not applicable; Rajasthan SET is an eligibility certification examination and does not itself carry a salary or appointment.
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The University of Kota has been entrusted by the Government of Rajasthan to conduct the Rajasthan State Eligibility Test (SET) 2026. The examination determines eligibility for appointment as an Assistant Professor in universities and colleges within Rajasthan. It is an eligibility certification examination and does not itself advertise or fill a fixed number of vacancies.
Field | Details |
|---|---|
Examination | Rajasthan State Eligibility Test (SET) 2026 |
Conducting body | University of Kota |
Latest revised notification | Notification-04/2026 (Revised) |
Notification date | 31 July 2026 |
Examination level | State level |
Purpose | Eligibility for Assistant Professor or lecturer recruitment in Rajasthan |
Application mode | Online through Rajasthan SSO and the State Recruitment Portal |
Number of subjects | 37 subjects |
Current status | Application open |
Candidates who qualify may apply for Assistant Professor or lecturer recruitments conducted separately by universities, colleges and recruitment agencies under their applicable rules.
Online applications opened on 14 June 2026. Under the latest revised schedule, the final date for application submission and fee payment is 10 August 2026. Corrections in application particulars may be made up to 11 August 2026, and the examination will be held on 13 September 2026 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Event | Date / Status |
|---|---|
Initial notification issued | 11 June 2026 |
Online application starts | 14 June 2026 |
Latest revised notification issued | 31 July 2026 |
Last date to submit application | 10 August 2026 |
Last date for examination-fee payment | 10 August 2026 |
Application correction available up to | 11 August 2026 |
Admit card | To be announced before the examination |
Examination date and time | 13 September 2026, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM |
Result | To be announced |
All subject examinations are scheduled for the same date and time. Candidates should complete the form and payment before the 10 August 2026 deadline rather than waiting for the final hours.
Candidate Category | Examination Fee |
|---|---|
General / SBC / OBC creamy layer of Rajasthan and candidates from outside Rajasthan | ₹1,500 |
EWS / SBC / OBC non-creamy layer candidates of Rajasthan | ₹1,200 |
SC / ST candidates of Rajasthan and all PwD candidates | ₹750 |
Third-gender candidates | Fee relaxation equivalent to SC / ST / PwD categories under the eligibility provisions |
Candidates should verify the category selected in OTR and the amount shown by the payment portal before confirming payment. Fee-refund treatment is governed by the separate official refund policy.
The minimum academic requirement is a Master's degree or equivalent from a UGC-recognized university or institution. General, Unreserved and General-EWS candidates must have at least 55% marks without rounding off, while OBC non-creamy layer, SC, ST, PwD and third-gender candidates must have at least 50% marks without rounding off.
Subject requirement: Candidates must normally appear in the SET subject corresponding to their post-graduation subject.
Final-year or result-awaited candidates: Candidates pursuing a Master's degree, awaiting the final result or facing a delayed qualifying examination may apply provisionally.
Provisional qualification deadline: Such candidates must complete the Master's degree or equivalent with the required percentage within two years from the date of the SET result, failing which they will be treated as disqualified.
Population Studies: Candidates holding a Master's degree in Geography with specialization in Population Studies are also eligible to appear in Population Studies.
Third-gender relaxation: Third-gender candidates receive the fee and eligibility relaxation available to SC, ST and PwD candidates.
Subject not offered: A candidate whose post-graduation subject is not included in the SET subject list may consider the relevant UGC NET or UGC-CSIR NET examination.
There is no upper age limit for Rajasthan SET 2026. The notification does not prescribe a minimum age for appearing in the test; eligibility is based primarily on the academic and subject conditions.
No fixed vacancies are attached to Rajasthan SET 2026. This is a qualifying examination rather than a direct appointment recruitment. Passing SET makes a candidate eligible to compete for Assistant Professor or lecturer posts in Rajasthan, subject to the separate vacancy notification, qualifications, reservation rules and selection procedure of the recruiting university, college or agency.
Vacancy Parameter | Status |
|---|---|
Total vacancies | Not applicable |
Post directly filled through SET | None |
Eligibility obtained | Assistant Professor or lecturer eligibility in Rajasthan |
Appointment guarantee | No; candidates must apply separately when vacancies are advertised |
Certificate validity | Lifetime |
Geographical validity | Rajasthan State |
The qualification process is based on a single examination session containing two objective papers. Both papers are compulsory and are conducted continuously without a break. The total examination duration is three hours and the maximum score is 300 marks.
Paper | Questions | Marks | Duration / Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper I | 50 compulsory MCQs | 100 marks | One hour; teaching and research aptitude, reasoning, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness |
Paper II | 100 compulsory MCQs | 200 marks | Two hours; subject knowledge in the candidate's selected SET subject |
Combined | 150 questions | 300 marks | 180 minutes without a break |
Marks per question: Each correct response carries two marks.
Negative marking: There is no negative marking for an incorrect response.
Unattempted questions: No marks are awarded for unanswered questions.
Ambiguous or multiple-answer question: Credit is awarded under the University's notified evaluation rule to candidates who attempted and selected an accepted correct answer.
Dropped question: If a question is dropped, two marks are awarded to all candidates who appeared in the relevant paper or examination.
Question-paper medium: Papers are generally bilingual in English and Hindi; language-subject papers are in the concerned language.
Qualifying result: Qualification is determined through the applicable subject-wise and category-wise SET result procedure and cutoffs.
Subjects 1–10: 101001 — Chemical Sciences; 101002 — Commerce; 101003 — Computer Science and Applications; 101004 — Earth Sciences; 101005 — Economics; 101006 — Education; 101007 — English; 101008 — Environmental Sciences; 101009 — Geography; 101010 — Hindi.
Subjects 11–20: 101011 — History; 101012 — Home Science; 101013 — Law; 101014 — Life Sciences; 101015 — Management; 101016 — Mathematical Sciences; 101017 — Music; 101018 — Philosophy; 101019 — Physical Education; 101020 — Physical Sciences.
Subjects 21–30: 101021 — Political Science; 101022 — Population Studies; 101023 — Psychology; 101024 — Public Administration; 101025 — Rajasthani; 101026 — Sanskrit; 101027 — Sociology; 101028 — Urdu; 101029 — Visual Art; 101030 — Library and Information Science.
Subjects 31–37: 101031 — Persian; 101032 — Punjabi; 101033 — Sindhi; 101034 — Statistics; 101035 — Yoga; 101036 — Mass Communication and Journalism; 101037 — Sanskrit Traditional Subjects.
The revised notification added Mass Communication and Journalism and Sanskrit Traditional Subjects, taking the total number of subjects to 37.
Rajasthan SET 2026 does not carry a salary, pay level or direct appointment because it is an eligibility test. A qualified candidate's salary and service conditions will depend on the separate Assistant Professor or lecturer recruitment in which the candidate is eventually selected.
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Direct employment through SET | No |
Salary through this examination | Not applicable |
Typical use of certificate | Eligibility for Assistant Professor or lecturer recruitment in Rajasthan |
Recruiting authorities after qualification | Universities, colleges and other recruitment agencies |
Certificate validity period | Lifetime |
State validity | Rajasthan only |
SET qualification does not override post-specific requirements such as subject specialization, additional qualifications, experience, reservation documentation, interview, screening or merit criteria prescribed by a future recruiting authority.
Create or log in to a valid Rajasthan SSO account using the candidate's own identity and contact details.
Open the Rajasthan State Recruitment Portal through SSO and complete the mandatory One Time Registration and e-KYC process.
Ensure that the OTR profile contains the correct name, date of birth, gender, domicile, category, photograph, signature and contact details.
Open Ongoing Recruitments and select Rajasthan State Eligibility Test SET 2026.
Choose the SET subject that corresponds to the post-graduation subject and enter the Master's degree or provisional academic details.
Upload the prescribed identity, category, disability and academic documents in the required formats and sizes.
Review the category and domicile information carefully because these details affect eligibility and the examination fee.
Pay the applicable examination fee online and confirm that the transaction status is successful.
Preview and submit the form, then save the final application and payment receipt.
Use the correction facility, where necessary, before 11 August 2026 and retain the corrected final form.
The completed application and examination-fee payment must be submitted by 10 August 2026. Candidates should use the official correction facility by 11 August 2026 for any permitted change in application particulars.
Post-graduation subject: Select the SET paper matching the Master's degree subject; do not choose a subject merely because its syllabus appears convenient.
Required marks: Verify 55% for General, Unreserved and General-EWS or 50% for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD and third-gender eligibility, without rounding off.
Provisional candidates: Result-awaited or final-year candidates must complete the qualifying Master's degree with the required marks within two years from the SET result.
Age condition: There is no upper age limit; do not enter an assumed age cutoff from another examination.
Domicile and category: Rajasthan-specific fee and reservation benefits require the correct category, creamy-layer status and supporting documents.
OTR consistency: The name, date of birth and identity information in OTR should match the original academic and identity certificates.
Payment and final submission: A saved draft or debited bank amount is not sufficient; confirm successful fee status and final submission before 10 August 2026.
Exam-day documents: Follow the admit-card instructions and carry the original identity document specified by the University along with the admit card.
It is a state eligibility test for determining eligibility for appointment as an Assistant Professor or lecturer in Rajasthan. It is not a direct recruitment for a fixed number of posts.
The revised last date for online application submission and examination-fee payment is 10 August 2026. Permitted corrections may be made up to 11 August 2026.
The examination is scheduled for 13 September 2026 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. All subjects are scheduled at the same date and time.
A candidate needs a Master's degree or equivalent. The required marks are 55% without rounding off for General, Unreserved and General-EWS candidates and 50% without rounding off for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD and third-gender candidates.
No upper age limit is prescribed for Rajasthan SET 2026. The notification does not specify a minimum age for appearing in the test.
Paper I contains 50 questions for 100 marks and Paper II contains 100 questions for 200 marks. Both papers are compulsory and are completed in three hours without a break. There is no negative marking.
No. SET qualification provides eligibility to apply for relevant recruitments in Rajasthan. Appointment depends on separate vacancy advertisements and the selection rules of universities, colleges or recruitment agencies.
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