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The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission closed the HP SET answer key challenge window on May 30, 2024. The HP SET answer key challenge window was activated on May 26, 2024. The Commission released the provisional HP SET answer key on May 25, 2024. The HP SET 2023 exam was conducted on April 28, 2024 in offline mode. The HP SET admit card 2023 was released on April 18, 2024 at hppsc.hp.gov.in. The Commission released the official HP SET notification 2023 and application form on October 21, 2023 in the official website. The last day to apply for the HP SET application 2023 was on November 17, 2023.
The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (Authorized Agency) conducts the State Eligibility Test (SET) for determining the Eligibility for recruitment to the post(s) of Assistant Professor(s) in universities and colleges located within the State of Himachal Pradesh. Candidates applying must ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the State Eligibility Test (SET). The HP SET is conducted in 22 subjects as given below. Eligible candidates can fill the application form in online mode. The admit card is issued 5 days prior to the exam date to only those candidates who fill the application form successfully. The result is declared in online mode. The Test consists of two papers - paper I and II. Both the papers consist of only objective type questions. The exam is held on a single day in two separate sessions.
Full Exam Name | Himachal Pradesh State Eligibility Test |
Short Exam Name | HP SET |
Conducting Body | Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission |
Frequency Of Conduct | Once a year |
Exam Level | State Level Exam |
Languages | English |
Mode Of Application | offline +1 more |
Application Fee | Offline : 700 +1 more |
Mode Of Exam | offline |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
HP SET Himachal Pradesh State Eligibility Test (session 2023)
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The HP SET result will be released in PDF format in online mode. Top 6% of the appearing candidates who appear in all three papers and secure at least 40% aggregate marks for candidates belonging to General Category and at least 35% aggregate marks for candidates belonging to reserved categories will be declared qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor by following the reservation policy of the State Government.
If there is a tie at the least qualifying cut-off marks in any given subject, then all candidates who are tied (i.e. have the same marks) will be considered as qualified and as such the number of qualified candidates may exceed 6%.
Candidates who secure at least 55% marks (50% for reserved categories) in Master's Degree or equivalent examination from Universities/institutions recognized by UGC in Humanities and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for HP SET.
The PhD Degree holders whose Master‟s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1993 (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 HP SET.
Candidates are advised to appear 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.
The HP SET application form was released by the examination authority in online mode on October 21, 2023. The commission closed the HP SET application form on November 17, 2023. Candidates are required to apply online at the official website. Along with filling the application form, candidates must also deposit the application fee of Rs.700 for general category, Rs.350 for OBC and Rs.175 for SC/ST/PwD. in online mode. Candidates can deposit the requisite Examination Fees at any branch of Punjab National Bank through 'e-Challan' generated through the official website. Thereafter, they are required to visit the website again to access the home page of the "Online application filling system' by entering User ID and Password earlier created by the candidates on or before the last date. Click on 'Fee details' and enter the details of 'Branch Code/Name, Transaction Number and Date of deposit' and then click on 'Update Fee Details'.
Interested candidates must carefully go through the eligibility criteria of HP SET before beginning to fill up the HP SET application form.
State | City |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla Solan Sundernagar Dharamshala Palampur Kangra Mandi |
According to the HP SET exam pattern, Paper-I shall be of general nature, and will 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. The paper shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions and each question will carry 2 marks. The maximum marks of the paper is 100 and the duration of the paper will be one hour.
Paper-II of HP SET shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks which will be based on the subject selected by the candidates. They need to finish the paper within 2 hours.
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 01
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 02
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 04
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 05
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 06
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 07
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 08
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 09
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 10
Chemical sciences: Unit 01
Chemical sciences: Unit 02
Chemical sciences: Unit 03
Chemical sciences: Unit 04
Commerce: Unit 01
Commerce: Unit 02
Commerce: Unit 03
Commerce: Unit 04
Commerce: Unit 05
Commerce: Unit 06
Commerce: Unit 07
Commerce: Unit 08
Commerce: Unit 09
Commerce: Unit 10
Computer science and applications: Unit 01
Computer science and applications: Unit 02
Computer science and applications: Unit 03
Computer science and applications: Unit 04
Computer science and applications: Unit 05
Computer science and applications: Unit 06
Computer science and applications: Unit 07
Computer science and applications: Unit 08
Computer science and applications: Unit 09
Computer science and applications: Unit 10
Economics: Unit 01
Economics: Unit 02
Economics: Unit 03
Economics: Unit 04
Economics: Unit 05
Economics: Unit 06
Economics: Unit 07
Economics: Unit 08
Economics: Unit 09
Economics: Unit 10
Geography: Unit 01
Geography: Unit 02
Geography: Unit 03
Geography: Unit 04
Geography: Unit 05
Geography: Unit 06
Geography: Unit 07
Geography: Unit 08
Geography: Unit 09
History: Unit 01
History: Unit 02
History: Unit 03
History: Unit 04
History: Unit 05
History: Unit 06
History: Unit 07
History: Unit 08
History: Unit 09
History: Unit 10
Life sciences: Unit 01
Life sciences: Unit 02
Life sciences: Unit 03
Life sciences: Unit 04
Life sciences: Unit 05
Life sciences: Unit 06
Life sciences: Unit 07
Life sciences: Unit 08
Life sciences: Unit 09
Life sciences: Unit 10
Life sciences: Unit 11
Life sciences: Unit 12
Life sciences: Unit 13
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 01
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 02
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 03
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 04
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 05
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 06
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 07
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 08
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 09
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 10
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 01
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 02
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 03
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 04
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 05
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 06
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 07
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 08
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 09
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental and musicology): Unit 10
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 01
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 02
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 03
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 04
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 05
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 06
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 07
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 08
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 09
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 10
Music-Percussion: Unit 01
Music-Percussion: Unit 02
Music-Percussion: Unit 03
Music-Percussion: Unit 04
Music-Percussion: Unit 05
Music-Percussion: Unit 06
Music-Percussion: Unit 07
Music-Percussion: Unit 08
Music-Percussion: Unit 09
Music-Percussion: Unit 10
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 01
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 02
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 03
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 04
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 05
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 06
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 07
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 08
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 09
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 10
Philosophy: Unit 01
Philosophy: Unit 02
Philosophy: Unit 03
Philosophy: Unit 04
Philosophy: Unit 05
Philosophy: Unit 06
Philosophy: Unit 07
Philosophy: Unit 08
Philosophy: Unit 09
Philosophy: Unit 10
Physical education: Unit 01
Physical education: Unit 02
Physical education: Unit 03
Physical education: Unit 04
Physical education: Unit 05
Physical education: Unit 06
Physical education: Unit 07
Physical education: Unit 08
Physical education: Unit 09
Physical education: Unit 10
Physical sciences-Part-A (Core): Unit 01
Physical sciences-Part-A (Core): Unit 02
Physical sciences-Part-A (Core): Unit 03
Physical sciences-Part-A (Core): Unit 04
Physical sciences-Part-A (Core): Unit 05
Physical sciences-Part-A (Core): Unit 06
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 01
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 02
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 03
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 04
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 05
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 06
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 07
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 08
Physical sciences-Part-B (Advanced): Unit 09
Political science: Unit 01
Political science: Unit 02
Political science: Unit 03
Political science: Unit 04
Political science: Unit 05
Political science: Unit 06
Political science: Unit 07
Political science: Unit 08
Political science: Unit 09
Political science: Unit 10
Psychology: Unit 01
Psychology: Unit 02
Psychology: Unit 03
Psychology: Unit 04
Psychology: Unit 05
Psychology: Unit 06
Psychology: Unit 07
Psychology: Unit 08
Psychology: Unit 09
Psychology: Unit 10
Public administration: Unit 01
Public administration: Unit 02
Public administration: Unit 03
Public administration: Unit 04
Public administration: Unit 05
Public administration: Unit 06
Public administration: Unit 07
Public administration: Unit 08
Public administration: Unit 09
Public administration: Unit 10
Sanskrit: Unit 01
Sanskrit: Unit 02
Sanskrit: Unit 03
Sanskrit: Unit 04
Sanskrit: Unit 05
Sanskrit: Unit 06
Sanskrit: Unit 07
Sanskrit: Unit 08
Sanskrit: Unit 09
Sociology: Unit 01
Sociology: Unit 02
Sociology: Unit 03
Sociology: Unit 04
Sociology: Unit 05
Sociology: Unit 06
Sociology: Unit 07
Sociology: Unit 08
Sociology: Unit 09
Sociology: Unit 10
Tourism administration and management: Unit 01
Tourism administration and management: Unit 02
Tourism administration and management: Unit 03
Tourism administration and management: Unit 04
Tourism administration and management: Unit 05
Tourism administration and management: Unit 06
Tourism administration and management: Unit 07
Tourism administration and management: Unit 08
Tourism administration and management: Unit 09
Tourism administration and management: Unit 10
Education: Unit 01
Education: Unit 02
Education: Unit 03
Education: Unit 04
Education: Unit 05
Education: Unit 06
Education: Unit 07
Education: Unit 08
Education: Unit 09
Education: Unit 10
Education: Unit 11
Mathematical sciences: Unit 01
Mathematical sciences: Unit 02
Mathematical sciences: Unit 03
Mathematical sciences: Unit 04
Mathematical sciences: Unit 05
Mathematical sciences: Unit 06
Mathematical sciences: Unit 07
Mathematical sciences: Unit 08
Mathematical sciences: Unit 09
Mathematical sciences: Unit 10
Mathematical sciences: Unit 11
Mathematical sciences: Unit 12
The HP SET admit card was released in online mode on April 18, 2024. Candidates must take a printout of the HP SET admit card. They have to carry the admit card on the day of exam as not candidate will be allowed to sit for the exam without it.
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The HP SET 2024 exam was held on April 28, 2024.
Each question in HP SET 2024 carries 2 marks, and there is no negative marking.
HP SET consists of two papers.
The HP SET 2024 syllabus has 24 subjects.
There is no upper age limit for HP SET 2024 candidates.
Application Date
28 Sep, 2024 - 18 Oct, 2024
Exam Date
17 Nov, 2024 - 21 Nov, 2024
Exam Date
08 Dec, 2024 - 08 Dec, 2024
Exam Date
15 Dec, 2024 - 15 Dec, 2024
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