KSET 2026 EXAM SYLLABUS

The KSET syllabus is crucial for students to learn more about the professor and the lectureship. The KSET exam syllabus is provided to the candidate prior to the KSET 2026 exam. Paper-1, Paper-2, and Paper-3 are the three types of papers that are included in the KSET syllabus. You can have a better understanding of the three papers that will be covered in this exam by reading the information provided below.

Syllabus for General Paper:

1. Teaching Aptitude:

• Teaching: Nature,
• Factors affecting teaching;
• Methods of teaching;
• Objectives,
• Characteristics and basic requirements;
• Learner’s characteristics;
• Teaching aids;
• Evaluation systems

1. Research Aptitude:

• Methods of research
• Research Ethics
• Research: Meaning, characteristics, and types
• Steps of research
• Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference, and symposium
• Thesis writing: its characteristics and format

1. Reading Comprehension:

• A passage to be set with questions to be answered

1. Communication:

• Communication: Nature, characteristics, types, barriers, and effective classroom communication.

1. Reasoning (Including Mathematical):

• letter series
• codes
• Number series
• Relationships
• Classification

1. Logical Reasoning:

• Understanding the structure of arguments;
• Verbal classification
• Reasoning Logical Diagrams: Simple diagrammatic relationship, multi
• Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
• Verbal analogies: Word Analogy-Applied analogy
• diagrammatic relationship
• Venn diagram; Analytical Reasoning

1. Data Interpretation:

• Sources, acquisition, and interpretation of data
• Quantitative and qualitative data
• Graphical representation and mapping of data

1. Information and Communication Technology (ICT):

• ICT: meaning, advantages, disadvantages, and uses
• General abbreviations and terminology
• Basics of internet and e-mailing

1. People and Environment:

• People and environment interaction
• Sources of pollution
• Pollutants and their impact on human life, exploitation of natural and energy resources
• Natural hazards and mitigation

1. Higher Education System: Governance, Polity, and Administration:

• formal and distance education
• professional/technical and general education
• Structure of the institutions of higher learning and research in India
• value education: governance, polity, and administration
• concept, institutions, and their interactions

Syllabus for Commerce:

• Unit 1 – Business Environment and International Business
• Unit 2 – Accounting and Auditing
• Unit 3 – Business Economics
• Unit 4 – Business Finance
• Unit 5 – Business Statistics and Research Methods
• Unit 6 – Business Management and Human Resource Management
• Unit 7 – Banking and Financial Institutions
• Unit 8 – Marketing Management
• Unit 9 – Legal Aspects of Business
• Unit 10 – Income-tax and Corporate Tax Planning

Syllabus for Economics:

• Unit 1 – Micro Economics
• Unit 2 – Macroeconomics
• Unit 3 – Statistics and Econometrics
• Unit 4 – Mathematical Economics
• Unit 5 – International Economics
• Unit 6 – Public Economics
• Unit 7 – Money and Banking
• Unit 8 – Growth and Development Economics
• Unit 9 – Environmental Economics and Demography
• Unit 10 – Indian Economy

Syllabus for English:

• Unit 1 – Drama
• Unit 2 – Poetry
• Unit 3 – Fiction, Short story
• Unit 4 – Non-Fictional Prose
• Unit 5 – Languages: Basic concepts, theories, and pedagogy. English in Use.
• Unit 6 – English in India: history, evolution, and futures
• Unit 7 – Cultural Studies
• Unit 8 – Literary Criticism
• Unit 9 – Literary Theory post World War II
• Unit 10 – Research Methods and Materials in English

Syllabus for Social Work:

• Unit 1 -Nature and Development of Social Work.
• Unit 2 – Society, Human Behavior and Communities.
• Unit 3 – Social Work with Individuals and Groups.
• Unit 4 -Social Work with Communities and Social Action.
• Unit 5 -Research in Social Work: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches.
• Unit 6 -Administration, Welfare,e, and Development Services.
• Unit 7 -Social Policy, Planning, and Social Development.
• Unit 8 -Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights, and Social Work Practice.
• Unit 9 – Areas of Social Work Practice I.
• Unit 10 -Areas of Social Work Practice II.

Syllabus for Environmental Science:

• Unit 1 – Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences
• Unit 2 – Environmental Chemistry
• Unit 3 – Environmental Biology
• Unit 4 – Environmental Geosciences
• Unit 5 – Energy and Environment
• Unit 6 – Environmental Pollution and Control
• Unit 7 – Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Subject Code: 29
• Unit 8 – Environmental Assessment, Management, and Legislation
• Unit 9 – Statistical Approaches and Modelling in Environmental Sciences
• Unit 10 – Contemporary Environmental Issues Unit –I: Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences

Syllabus for Political Science:

• Unit 1 – political theory
• Unit 2 – political thought
• Unit 3 – Indian political thought
• Unit 4 – Comparative political analysis
• Unit 5 – International Relations
• Unit 6 – India’s foreign policy
• Unit 7 – Political institutions in India
• Unit 8 – Political process in India
• Unit 9 – Public Administration
• Unit 10 – Governance and public policy in India

Syllabus for Sociology:

• Unit 1 – Sociological Theory
• Unit 2 – Research Methodology and Methods
• Unit 3 – Basic concepts and Institutions
• Unit 4 – Rural and Urban transformation
• Unit 5 – State, Politics and Development
• Unit 6 – Economy and Society
• Unit 7 – Environmental and Society
• Unit 8 – Family, marriage, and kinship
• Unit 9 – Science technology and society
• Unit 10 – Culture and Symbolic transformations

Syllabus for Geography:

• Unit 1 – Geomorphology
• Unit 2 – Climatology
• Unit 3 – Oceanography
• Unit 4 – Geography of Environmental
• Unit 5 – Population and settlement geography
• Unit 6 – Geography of economic activities and regional development
• Unit 7 – Cultural, social and political geography
• Unit 8 – Geographic Thoughts
• Unit 9 – Geographic Techniques
• Unit 10 – Geography of India

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KSET 2026 Exam Syllabus – FAQs

Q1. What is the syllabus for KSET 2026?

Ans. The KSET 2026 syllabus consists of two papers:

• Paper I: General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude (common for all subjects).
• Paper II: Subject-specific syllabus, based on the subject chosen by the candidate (from 40+ options such as English, Economics, Political Science, Life Sciences, Commerce, etc.).

Q2. What are the main topics covered in Paper I of KSET?

Ans. Paper I includes:

• Teaching Aptitude
• Research Aptitude
• Reading Comprehension
• Communication
• Logical Reasoning
• Data Interpretation
• ICT (Information & Communication Technology)
• People & Environment
• Higher Education System (Governance, Polity & Administration)

Q3. How many subjects are available in KSET 2026?

Ans. There are around 41 subjects, including English, Kannada, History, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Commerce, Education, Computer Science, Management, etc.

Q4. How should I prepare for Paper I and Paper II together?

Ans.

• For Paper I, focus on conceptual understanding, reasoning practice, and mock tests.
• For Paper II, study core topics from postgraduate (PG) level textbooks and previous year KSET/UGC NET question papers.

Q5. Can I use UGC NET preparation material for KSET?

Ans. Absolutely. Since both exams share the same syllabus pattern, UGC NET books and mock tests are excellent resources for KSET preparation.