GSET EXAM 2014 SYLLABUS AND EXAM QUEALIFICATION

GSET EXAM 2014 SYLLABUS AND EXAM QUEALIFICATION GSET EXAM STRUCTURE 2014 EXAM PAPER1,2,3 GUJARAT SET 2014 

 Examination Structure and Scheme

 
 The Test for subject of Library and Information Science only for eligibility for Lectureship will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on 28th December 2013 (SATURDAY) in two separate sessions as under:

session	Paper	Marks	Number of Question	Duration
First	I	100	60 out of which 50 question to be attempted	09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.
First	II	100	50 questions all are compulsory	11.00 A.M. to 12.15 P.M.
Second	III	150	75 questions all are compulsory	02.00 P.M. to 4.30 P.M

     Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. Sixty (60) multiple choice questions of two marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would 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 would be evaluated.

    Paper-II ( Library and Information Science) for eligibility for Lectureshipshall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

    Paper-III ( Library and Information Science) will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

    Syllabus of Test: All questions of Paper-II and Paper-III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus for subject of Library and Information Science (including all electives, without options). Syllabi for subject of Library and Information Science can be downloaded from the Gujarat SET Website www.gujaratset.ac.in . Gujarat SET Agency will not send the syllabus to individual candidates.

    All old examination ' s Questions Papers for Paper - I, Paper - II and Paper - III for subject of Library and Information Science are available in our website.

    No Negative Marking.

    Candidates are required to appear in all three papers. A candidate who does not appear in Paper-I and II will not be permitted to appear in Paper-III.

    The questions in all three papers will appear both in Gujarati and English versions. In case of any discrepancy in Gujarati and English version of questions in Paper-I, II and III, the English Version should be taken as final.

    The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III on the ICR answer sheet provided separately.

    For Visually Handicapped (VH)candidates, thirty (30) minutes’ extra time shall be provided separately for paper-I and Paper-II. For paper-III, forty five (45) minutes’ extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate. Those Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates who are not in a position to write in their own hand-writing can also avail these services by making prior request (at least one week before the date of Gujarat SET Examination) in writing to the Gujarat SET office, Vadodara. Extra time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates.

GSET 2014 EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT GUJARAT SET EXAM

 Examination Fee & Mode of Payment
    
EXAMINATION FEE

      
General / Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-creamy layer) Candidates     Rs.800/-
SC / ST / PH / VH Candidates     Rs.700/-
      

MODE OF PAYMENT

    The examination fees can be paid only by a Demand Draft(DD) drawn on any Nationalized Bank payable at Vadodara in the name of "The Member Secretary, Gujarat State Eligibility Test".

    Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like money order, Pay order, Cheque, IPO etc. will be rejected.

    Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

    The candidate has to attach the Original Demand Draft (DD) with the printout of online Application Form which he/she has to submit to the Gujarat State Eligibility test office, Vadodara. Keep one xerox copy of Demand Draft with you for future reference.

EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP)
     
GSET 2014 EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP)  GUJARAT SET

    Exemption from SET will be as per decisions taken by the UGC and State Government from time to time.

    NET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Lecturers in Universities/Colleges/Institutions. Provided, however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph.D. Degree in compliance of the “University Grants Commission (minimum standards and procedure for award of Ph.D. Degree), Regulation 2009, shall be exempt from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions.” The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET.

    For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (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 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 SET.
 

ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA FOR GSET 2014 GUJARAT SET EXAM 

 Eligibility Criteria
     

    Only those candidates are eligible to appear in the GSET (only for subject of Library and Information Science ) who have completed / are studying in the final year of a UGC specified Master' s degree in the subject of Library and Information Science.

    Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (General / OBC) (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC in the subject of Library and Information Science are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Physically Handicapped (PH)/ Visually Handicapped (VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination in the subject of Library and Information Science are eligible for this Test.

    Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing in the final year at the qualifying Master’s degree examination in the subject of Library and Information Science or whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for the Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for Lectureship only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates)in the subject of Library and Information Science. These candidates must obtain their P.G. degree / marksheet within two years from the date of SET Examination with required percentage of marks, failing which they will be treated as disqualified.

    The Ph.D. degree holders in the subject of Library and Information Science whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in the SET Examination.

    Those candidates who are studying in the last semester of Master's Degree in the subject of Library and Information Science cannot appear for this test.

    There is no upper age limit.

    Candidates belonging to SC / ST / PH / VH / OBC(latest Non - Creamy Layer certificate) category are required to submit an attested copy of their Certificate alongwith the Online Printout of their Application Forms. Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates / documents in support of their eligibility along with printout of their Application Form. Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility detected by the agency at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

    Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate in the subject of Library and Information Science awarded by Indian University/Institute or 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 Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. (www.aiuweb.org)

    Candidates may note that the verification of eligibility conditions with reference to the documents as may be called for will be taken up only after the candidate has qualified in the Test. If in the event of you being found ineligible at any stage for the award due to any reason (including unintentional computer error or printer’s devil etc.), the award may be withdrawn by Gujarat SET Agency.

    Any qualified/not-qualified candidate will not get any marksheet from SET agency. The SET agency will issue certificates to the qualifying candidates only.