TNSET (Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test)

TNSET 2024: Exam Date, Registration, Syllabus, Admit Card

The TNSET 2024 will be held in the 4th week of July 2024. The registration and application process will begin from the 1st week of June 2024 that will continue till the 1st week of July 2024. The TNSET exam refers to Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test which is an eligibility examination conducted by Annamalai University.

The purpose of TNSET is to determine the eligibility of candidates for the position of Assistant Professors in various universities and colleges across Tamil Nadu. The TNSET exam is held in various subjects, and candidates who qualify are awarded the eligibility certificate. This certificate is essential for those who wish to pursue a career in teaching at the university or college level. The TNSET exam is conducted in accordance with the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines.

TNSET 2024 – Highlights

Exam Name

TNSET 2024

Exam Conducting Body

Annamalai University

Application Mode

Online mode

TNSET exam full form

Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test

Frequency

Annual

Exam level

State level

Exam mode

Offline

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TNSET 2024 – Important Exam Dates

Following is the list of the important dates for the candidates who will be appearing in the TNSET 2024.

Events

Dates (Tentative)

Application form

1st  week of June 2024

Closing date of online

application form

1st  week of July 2024

Admit Card

3rd week of July 2024

TNSET Exam date

4th week of July 2024

Answer Key

July 2024

Result Declaration

August 2024

TNSET 2024 – Eligibility Criteria

Candidates appearing for TNSET 2024 are required to fulfill certain eligibility criteria. Following is the list of the eligibility criteria for TNSET 2024.

  • Candidates must have a Master’s Degree with a minimum aggregate of 55% (50% for the reserved category candidates).
  • There is no age limit given for the candidates appearing in the exam.
  • Candidates in their final year are also eligible. 

TNSET 2024 – Registration/Application Process

The registration and application process will start in the 1st week of June 2024 and it will continue till the 1st week of July 2024.  The application process will be done through online mode only.

Step – 1: Candidates are required to visit the official website of TNSET to begin the registration and application process.

Step – 2: Candidates are then required to register themselves online through the website portal and follow the steps. After registration is done, candidates are then required to fill in the application form.

Step – 3: In the final step, candidates are then required to make the payment for the application form through online mode only.

Following is the list of the fee structure based on the categories of the candidates.

Category

Fees

General

INR 1,500

BC/ BCM/ DNC

INR 1,250

SC/ SCA/ ST/ PWD/ Transgender

INR 500

TNSET 2024 – Syllabus

The syllabus for TNSET 2024 will be similar to the exams of UGC or CSIR NET. The syllabus is further divided into three sections – Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3 respectively. Following is the list of the topics that will be covered in these sections.

Subjects

Topics

General Aptitude

·Reading and Comprehension

·Teaching and Research Aptitude

·Communication

 Logical Reasoning Ability

·Information and Communication Technology

·Date Interpretation

·People and Environment

·Higher Education System Governance, Polity, and Administration

Economics

·         Micro & Macro Economic Analysis

·         Public Finance

·         Development and Planning

·         International Economics

·         Statistical Methods

·         Indian Economy

Political Science

·         Comparative Politics and Political Analysis

·         Political Theory and Thought

·         Public Administration

·         Indian Government and Policies

·         International Relations

Psychology

·         Learning Process

·         Perceptual Processes

·         Memory and Forgetting

·         Thinking and Problem-Solving

·         Human Abilities

·         Personality

Sociology

·         Neo-Functionalism & Neo-Marxism

·         Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology

·         Structuration and Post-Modernism

·         Contemporary Issues

·         Theoretical Perspectives

·         Current Debates

·         Challenges of Globalization

TNSET 2024 – Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the TNSET 2024 consists of two papers, Paper-1, Paper-2, and Paper-3.

  • Exam mode: Offline (Pen-paper based)
  • Exam duration: 1 hour 15 minutes for Paper 1 and Paper-2, and 2 hours for Paper-3
  • Medium of Exam: English and Tamil.
  • Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – 100 marks for Paper -1 and Paper-2, and 150 marks for Paper-3.
  • Marking scheme: 2 marks for each correct answer, no negative marking for incorrect answers.

TNSET 2024 – Admit Card

The admit cards for TNSET 2024 will be released for the participating candidates in the 3rd week of July 2024. These admit cards will be released by the authorities online on the official website for only the registered candidates. No admit cards will be sent via offline mode by the official authorities.

Candidates will have to log in with their details such as application number, and date of birth to avail their respective admit cards. It is advisable for the candidates to keep a hard copy of their admit cards for future reference.

TNSET 2024 – Results & Answer Keys

The results for the TNSET 2024 will be published on the official website in the month of August 2024. However, one advantage for the candidates will be that these authorities will also be publishing an “Answer Key” set for the participating candidates before publishing the results in the official website.

FAQs

Q1. What are the eligibility criteria for TNSET 2024?

Ans. Candidates should have a Master's degree in the subject they wish to teach, with a minimum of 55% marks for General/OBC (Creamy Layer) Category and 50% marks for Scheduled Tribe (ST), Persons with Disability (PwD-VI/HI/PH).

Q2. When will be the TNSET 2024 exam conducted?

Ans. The TNSET 2024 exam will take place in the 4th week of July 2024.

Q3. What is the exam pattern for TNSET 2024?

Ans. The TNSET 2024 consists of three papers: Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3. All the three papers include objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and are supervised in various subjects.

Q4. When will be the TNSET 2024 application process will begin?

Ans. The application process for this exam will begin from the 1st week of June 2024 that will continue till the 1st week of July 2024.

Q5. What is the amount to be paid by the students for appearing in TNSET 2024?

Ans. General Candidates appearing for the TNSET 2024 are required to pay an amount of INR 1500, candidates belonging from the BC/ BCM/ DNC are required to pay INR 1250, and the reserved category students such as SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender are required to pay INR 550.

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