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State Eligibility Test Details
Name of exam: State Eligibility Test (SET), 2026
Type of exam: State level eligibility test for Asst. Professor
Level of exam: State Level
Date of exam: 15th March 2026 (Sunday)
Type of exam: Written exam
Mode of exam: Offline
No of question papers: 2
No of questions: 150 (50+ 100) questions
Maximum marks: 300 (100+200) marks
Exam duration: 03 Hours
Negative marking: No Negative marking
Mode of application: Online
Official website: www.sletne.org
Related Article: NTA UGC NET 2025
Eligibility Criteria of SET Exam
Age Limit: There is no age limit to appear in SLET Exam. Candidates who qualify in the Test are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor within the jurisdiction of the Member-States of this SLET Commission .
Educational Qualification:
# General/Unreserved/General-EWS candidates who have secured atleast 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC are eligible for this test. However, the scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Person with Disability (PWD) Category, the Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer who have secured atleast 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master degree or equivalent examination are eligible to appear in the Test.
# Candidates who have appeared or will be appearing at the final qualifying Master degree (final year) examination and result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examination have been delayed may also apply for this Test.
Application Fee:
| Category | Fees |
| UR | Rs. 1300/- |
| OBC-NCL | Rs. 1150/- |
| EWS | Rs. 1150/- |
| SC/ST | Rs. 1100/- |
| PWD | Rs. 900/- |
How to Apply for SET Exam ?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for this entrance test by visiting official SLET Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply .
# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
# Click on the “Online Application Form” and complete the registration process.
# In the next stage, click on “Online Application Form” Link and Login.
# Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
# At the end, pay the application fee as per your category and submit the form.
# Don’t forget to take a print out of the application form .
Important Dates of State Level Eligibility Test 2026
# Starting date for online application submission: 21st November 2025
# Last date for online application submission: 5th January 2026
# Date of SET exam: 15th March 2026
# Date of declaration SLET results: To be updated