UGC ACCREDITED

STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST

FOR THE POST OF
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
IN WEST BENGAL ONLY
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 22/SET

THE WEST BENGAL

COLLEGE SERVICE
COMMISSION
PURTA BHAVAN, SECTOR – I, DF BLOCK, SALT LAKE,
KOLKATA – 700 091

Website

www.wbcsconline.in
 NOTIFICATION FOR WEST BENGAL SET
FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ONLY IN WEST BENGAL

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 22/SET

Important Dates

1. Submission of online Application 2nd September, 2019

Form
(12 Noon)

2. Last date for Applying Online and payment 30th September, 2019
through credit/debit card/internet banking
(12 Midnight)
3.Last date of submission of Fee 15th October, 2019
through online generated Bank
challan at any branch of
UNITED BANK OF INDIA

4.Date of Examination 19th January, 2020

INDEX
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CONTENTS PAGE NO.
NO.
1. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS 1
2. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY 1-2
3. AGE LIMIT 2
4. EXEMPTION 2
5. EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT 2-3
6. SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST 3
PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF
7. 3-4
RESULT
8. PROVISIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY 4-5
9. ADMIT CARD 5
10. HOW TO APPLY 5
11. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 5-7
CHECK LIST FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION
12. 7
FORM
13. SUBJECT & SYLLABUS OF TEST 7-8
14. CENTRES OF EXAMINATION 8-9
15. TIME SCHEDULE 9
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF TEST BOOKLET AND
16. 9-10
ANSWER SHEET
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for twenty second State Eligibility Test for the posts
of Assistant Professor in Universities and Colleges of West Bengal only.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
i) Before submission of the online Application Form, the candidate should read this notification
carefully.
ii) The State Eligibility Test(SET) will be held on 19th January, 2020 (SUNDAY) for determining the
eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only in Universities and Colleges of
West Bengal. WBCSC will conduct SET in 30 subjects (listed in Pages 7 - 8) at selected Test Centres of
different Districts (listed in Pages 8- 9)of West Bengal.
iii) Eligibility for Assistant Professor will depend on the performance of the candidate in both the papers
of SET in aggregate. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be
governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the Universities/Colleges
of West Bengal.
iv) The result of the SET will be made available in the website: www.wbcsconline.in as and when it is
declared. The candidate will not be individually intimated about their result.
v) Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) /Persons with Disability (PWD) /Other Backward Classes
(OBC)(Non- creamy layer)/Economically Weaker Section Candidates (EWS) candidates will be given such
special concessions as may be decided by the WBCSC under the Guidelines of UGC.
2) CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
i) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR
equivalent examination from Universities/Institutions recognised by UGC are eligible for this Test. The
Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
Candidates/ Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PWD) category
candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or
equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
ii) Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree or equivalent course or candidates who have
appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited
or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However,
such candidates shall be considered eligible for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their
Master's Degree OR equivalent examination with at least 55% marks [50% marks in case of OBC falling in
Non -creamy layer/EWS/SC/ST/PWD (persons with disability) category candidates]. Such candidates
must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of SET
result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
iii) Candidates belonging to third gender in other words transgender would be eligible to draw the same
relaxation in fee and qualifying criteria for SET as are available to SC/ST/PWD categories. The subject -
wise cut-offs for this category should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PWD/OBC/EWS categories in
the corresponding subject.
iv) The Ph.D. degree holders 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 SET.
v) Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post graduation only. The candidates, whose
post graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No.13 (on page 7-8), may appear in a
related subject.

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vi) Candidates are neither required to send any certificate/document in support of their eligibility nor
printout of their Application Form (Confirmation Page) to WBCSC.
However the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the
Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the WBCSC at any stage, their candidature will be
cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
vii) Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate 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.aiu.ac.in)
3) AGE LIMIT
There is no upper age limit for applying for SET. However, for the purpose of recruitment, the relevant
Government Order will be applicable.
4) EXEMPTION
NET/SET/SLET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/ Institutions. In this regard, exemption from NET/SET/SLET
will be governed by UGC regulations and amendments notified in the Gazette of India from time to time.
ii) The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from
appearing in NET/SET.
iii) The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for
Assistant Professor held prior to 1st June 2002, being eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere
in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the
post of Assistant Professor only in the Universities/ Colleges situated in the state from where they have
cleared their SET.
5) EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT
Other Backward Classes (Non- SC/ST/PWD/
Category General
creamy layer)/EWS Transgender
Examination Fee Rs. 1000/- Rs. 500/- Rs.250/-

i) The candidates may pay the examination fee either by credit/ debit card/internet banking or through
e-challan generated during the online filling of the application form. In case of e-challan the payment
should be made at any branch of the United Bank of India in India (Bank charges Rs. 48/- (including
G.S.T). In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit card/internet banking the additional
processing charges as following will also be debited from the credit/debit card/internet banking
account of the candidate.
Credit Card: - 1.20% of the examination fee plus G.S.T as applicable
Debit Card : Nil
Internet Banking : Rs. 10/- per transaction plus G.S.T as applicable
ii) After filling all the details for applying online for SET, the candidate will have the option to select the
mode of payment of examination fee either by credit/debit card/internet banking or through e-challan
generated during the online filling of the application form indicating their details therein.
iii) The candidates are required to check the status of fee payment at WBCSC
websitewww.wbcsconline.in and if the status is ‘OK’ the candidate will be able to take the
printout of Confirmation Page.
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In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’ the candidates are advised as following:
If the fee is paid through e-challan by depositing cash in above mentioned bank, the candidate should
contact immediately the concerned bank to update his/her fee status on the website.

If the fee is paid through credit/debit card/internet banking and status is not OK, it means the
transaction is cancelled and the amount will be refunded to concerned credit/debit card /internet
banking account within a week. Such candidates have to pay the fee once again.

Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be
rejected. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
6) SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST
i)The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only objective type
questions and will be held on 19th January, 2020 (SUNDAY) in two separate sessions as under:
Session Paper Marks Number of Question Duration
50 questions, all are
First I 100 1 Hour (09:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.) IST
compulsory
100 questions, all are
Second II 200 2 Hours (11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M.) IST
compulsory
Paper-I shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions, each carrying 2 marks. The questions
which will 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.
Paper-II shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions, each carrying 2 marks which will be
based on the subject selected by the candidate. All the questions of Paper – II will be compulsory,
covering entire syllabi of earlier Paper II & Paper – III (including all electives, without options).
The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I & Paper – II on the OMR Sheet
provided along with the test booklet.
The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR sheet are given on page 9 and 10. It may
be noted that these instructions to candidates will not be sent to any of the candidates by
post.
7) PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF RESULT
Top 6% of the appearing candidates who appear in both two 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, viz., SC, ST, OBC (belonging to Non Creamy Layer)/EWS and PWD
(Transgender also) will be declared qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor by following the
reservation policy of the Government of West Bengal.

This will comprise of following steps:

Step I: The number of candidates to be qualified (total slots) for Eligibility for Assistant Professor shall be
equal to 6% of the candidates appeared in both the papers of SET.

Step II: The total slots shall be allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy of
Government of West Bengal.

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Step III: In order to be considered for ‘Eligibility for Assistant Professor’, the candidate must have
appeared in both the papers and secured at least 40% aggregate marks in both the papers taken
together for General (Unreserved) category candidates and at least 35% aggregate marks in both the
papers taken together for all candidates belonging to the reserved categories [viz., SC, ST, OBC
(belonging to Non-Creamy Layer)/EWS & PWD] and Transgender.

Step IV: The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular category is
derived as per the following methodology illustrated below:

Number of candidates belonging to ST

Number of candidates to be declared category who have qualified for Eligibility for
qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Assistant Professor in ‘English’ (say) (×) Total
Professor in the subject ‘English’ slots available for ST category (÷)Total number of
(say) for Scheduled Tribe (ST) category candidates belonging to ST category over all
subjects who have qualified for Eligibility for
Assistant Professor.

The aggregate percentage of the two papers corresponding to the number of slots arrived at, shall
determine the qualifying cut-off for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in ‘English’ (say) for the ST category.

Similar yardstick shall be employed for deriving the subject-wise qualifying cut-offs for all categories.
Similar allocation procedure is used for all subjects and categories.
The subject -wise cut-offs for transgender should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PWD/OBC/EWS
categories in the corresponding subject.
It may be noted that the above qualifying criteria decided by WBCSC is final and binding.
8) PROVISIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (INCLUDING VISUALLY CHALLENGED CANDIDATES)
HAVING 40% OR MORE DISABILITY
i) Twenty minutes compensatory time shall be provided for Paper – I and forty minutes for Paper – II
separately.
ii) The persons with minimum 40% Disability (Physically Challenged) candidates who are not in a position
to write in their own hand-writing can also avail the services of scribe. Compensatory time and facility of
scribe would not be provided to other Persons with Disability (Physically Challenged) candidates.
iii) The candidate has the discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or has to request the concerned
Officer-in-charge of the Test Centre for the same in writing at least one week in advance of the test. In
such instances the candidate is allowed to meet the scribe a day before the examination so as to verify
whether the scribe is suitable or not. Those candidates who opt for their own scribe have to produce the
scribe before the concerned Officer-in-charge of the Test Centre along with his/her certificates of
educational qualifications at least one day before the test.

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iv) There is no provision of Test Booklets in Braille for visually impaired candidates.
v) The candidates with disability should fill in the percentages and type of disability correctly in the
online application form of SET.
vi) An amount of Rs. 600/- (Rs. Six hundred only) will be paid to the scribe by the Officer-in-charge of
the Test Centre on the day of examination for all papers.
9) ADMIT CARD FOR SET
It may be noted that the admit card will be uploaded on the website www.wbcsconline.in in the first
week of DECEMBER, 2019. No Admit Cards will be sent to the candidates by post. The candidates
should download their Admit Cards from the website to ascertain their venue of the Test as mentioned
in the Admit Card and appear in the examination only at the designated examination center. No
candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination center other than that allotted to him/her in
the admit card.
10) HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATION HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE)
STEPS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
i) Candidate seeking admission to the Test (SET) must apply online only on the WBCSC website.
ii) Before applying online, the candidates must possess the scanned images as below:
#Passport size photograph in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 40 kb. The dimension of the photograph
should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height).
#Signature in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 30 kb. The dimension of the signature should be 3.5 cm
(width) x 1.5 cm (height).
iii) After filling all the details for applying online for SET the candidates have to select the
option of payment of examination fee either by credit/debit card/internet banking or through e-challan
generated during the online filling of the application form indicating their details therein and follow the
process as mentioned under 5 (ii & iii) on page 2.
iv) The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card along with their printout of online admit
card on the day of examination.
v) Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available on
WBCSC website www.wbcsconline.in Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like
Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.
vi) In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. WBCSC will not
be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature in submission of online
application during last days.

11) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

i) The candidates must read the conditions of eligibility as given at item no. 2 carefully and must satisfy
themselves regarding their eligibility for the Test before filling the online application Form.
ii) Submission of Online Application is mandatory. Hard copies of application form will not be accepted
by WBCSC.
iii) Application Form must be complete in all respects as per the Notification.
iv) All incomplete Application Forms will be rejected.
v) Applications submitted on any other format will not be accepted.

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vi) Printout of online application (Confirmation Page) should be kept by the candidate for further
reference.
vii) No applications can be submitted after the last date and no fee will be accepted after last date in
any circumstances.
viii) The Candidate should note that their candidature is strictly provisional. The mere fact that Admit
Card has been issued and the candidate is allowed to appear in the test shall not imply that the WBCSC
has finally accepted his/her candidature.
ix) WBCSC may change the Centre of examination or date of examination without assigning any
reason.
x) It may be noted that the Admit Card will be uploaded on the website the first week of DECEMBER,
2018. The candidates are requested to ascertain their venue of the test as mentioned in the Admit Card
and appear in the examination only at the designated examination center. No candidate will be
allowed to appear at the examination center other than that allotted to him/her in the Admit Card.
xi) The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card also along with their printout of online
Admit Card on the day of examination. No candidate will be allowed to appear in the examination
whose Admit Card is not issued by the WBCSC.
xii) To ensure fair conduct of examination frisking of the candidates will be done properly at main entry
gate of the exam center. The candidates should report at the examination center 1 hr 30 minutes prior
to commencement of examination and cooperate with the invigilators in frisking. No candidate will be
allowed to enter the examination center/hall after commencement of examination. No candidate will
be allowed to leave the examination hall/room before 10:30 AM in the 1st session and 1:00 PM
in the 2nd session.
xv) The use of calculators or Log Tables is not permitted. Mobile phones, pagers, electronic devices, bits
of paper, books/note books etc. are not allowed in the Examination Hall/Room. The candidate(s) found
in possession of any of these items in the examination hall/room will be treated as unfair means and
his/her result will not be declared.
xvi) The candidates have to follow the instructions given by the invigilators in the examination hall/
room and should not argue with the invigilators or other staff involved in the examination duty at the
examination centre. The candidates, who will not follow the instructions, will be treated as unfair means
and his/her result will not be declared.
xvii) In the examination hall/room, the candidates will neither talk to each other nor discuss any matter
during the examination. The candidates should not disturb the candidates in the examination room and
maintain complete silence during the examination. The candidate violating these instructions will be
treated as unfair means and his/her result will not be declared.
xviii) Candidates will not be allowed to write any question from the Test Booklet on the Admit Card or
on any other paper.
xix) There are no negative marks of incorrect answers.
xx) The candidate shall have to return the OMR Sheet of Paper I & II to the Invigilator before leaving the
examination hall/room.
xxi) No TA will be paid to the candidates, on account of appearing at the examination etc
xxii) Answer keys of all the papers will be displayed on the website www.wbcsconline.in during third
week of February, 2020 (the exact dates will be notified later in the website). The feedback of answer
keys will be accepted only through e-mail id which will be notified in due course. The WBCSC’s decision
on the feedback of answer keys shall be final and the result will be declared on the basis of final
answer keys

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xxiii)The refund (if any) will be transferred online to the concerned credit/debit card/internet
banking account, so the candidates are advised to pay from their own credit/debit card.
xxiv) The marks of all the candidates will be uploaded on WBCSC website soon after declaration of
result. Besides this, WBCSC will not issue any marks sheet to qualified/non qualified candidates.
xxv) No grievance with regard to answer key(s) after declaration of result of SET will be entertained.
xxvi) There are no negative marks of incorrect answers.
xxvii) Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.
xxviii) The decision of the WBCSC shall be final in all matters.
xxix) All legal disputes pertaining to this Test shall fall within the jurisdiction of Calcutta High Court only.
12) CHECK LIST FOR FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
The candidates are advised to ensure the following points before filling the Online Application forms:
i) Whether they fulfill the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under the heading
‘CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY’.
ii) That they have filled their CATEGORY, viz, GENERAL / OBC (non-creamy layer) / EWS/SC / ST / PWD/
Transgender, in the relevant column correctly.
iii) That they have filled their subject and city of examination and code in the relevant columns
correctly.
iv) That the Person with Disability (PWD) candidates have filled the relevant column in the online
application form. Only PWD candidates have to fill this column and the others have to leave it blank.
v) Whether they have kept a printout of application form (confirmation page) for their own record.
13) SUBJECT & SYLLABUS OF TEST
All questions of Paper – II will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus of earlier Paper - II &
Paper –III (including all electives, without options). Syllabi for all SET subjects can be
downloaded from the website www.wbcsconline.in and WBCSC will not send the syllabus to
individual candidates.
The list of SET subjects along with their respective codes is as given below:
Subject
Subject
Code
01 ENGLISH
02 BENGALI
03 SANSKRIT
04 HINDI
05 URDU
06 COMMERCE
07 ECONOMICS
08 HISTORY
09 PHILOSOPHY
10 POLITICAL SCIENCE
11 EDUCATION
12 CHEMICAL SCIENCES

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 13 GEOGRAPHY
14 LIFE SCIENCES
15 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
16 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
17 SOCIOLOGY
18 PSYCHOLOGY
19 LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
20 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
21 ELECTRONIC SCIENCE
22 COMPUTER SCIENCE
23 HOME SCIENCE
24 SANTHALI
25 MASS COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM
26 ANTHROPOLOGY
27 EARTH, ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN & PLANETARY SCIENCES
28 MUSIC
29 LAW
30 NEPALI
Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post graduation only. The candidates, whose
post graduation subject is not covered in the above list of subjects may appear in a related subject.

(i) For Mathematical Sciences, candidates having Master’s degree in Mathematics/

Pure Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Statistics are eligible.
(ii) For Life Sciences, candidates having Master’s Degree in Biological Science/
Botany / Zoology / Animal Science / Microbiology / Molecular Biology / Bio-
Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Physiology and other related subjects are eligible.
(iii) For Library Science, candidates having M.Lib./M.LIS. degree are eligible.
(iv) For Physical Education, candidates having M.P.Ed. degree are eligible.
14) CENTRES OF EXAMINATION
The candidates have to select any Two Centres of their choice for Examination of SET. The efforts will be
made to allot Centre of Examination to the candidates in order of the choice opted by them in their
application form. However, in some exceptional circumstances, a different Test Centre of nearby area
may be allotted.
DISTRICT
Sl No DISTRICT
CODE
1 11 KOLKATA
2 12 SOUTH 24 PARGANAS
3 13 NORTH 24 PARGANAS
4 14 HOWRAH
5 15 HOOGHLY

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 6 16 PURBA BARDHAMAN
7 17 PASCHIM BARDHAMAN
8 18 BIRBHUM
9 19 BANKURA
10 20 PURULIA
11 21 JHARGRAM
12 22 PURBA MEDINIPORE
13 23 PASCHIM MEDINIPORE
14 24 NADIA
15 25 MURISHIDABAD
16 26 MALDA
17 27 UTTAR DINAJPUR
18 28 DAKSHIN DINAJPUR
19 29 JALPAIGURI
20 30 ALIPURDUAR
21 31 COOCHBEHAR
22 32 DARJEELING

15) TIME SCHEDULE FOR SET

DATES OF EXAMINATION : 19/01/2020 PAPER - I PAPER - II
a) Entry in the Examination Hall 08.00 AM (IST) 10.45 AM (IST)
b) Distribution of Test Booklet 09.20 AM(IST) 10.50 AM (IST)
c) Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken/
09.25 AM(IST) 10.55 AM (IST)
opened to take out the Answer Sheet
d) Last entry in the Examination Hall 09.30 AM (IST) 11.00 AM (IST)
e) Test commences 09.30 AM(IST) 11.00 AM (IST)
f) Test concludes 10.30 AM (IST) 01.00 PM(IST)
16) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF TEST BOOKLET AND ANSWER SHEET
The candidates will find the Answer Sheet placed inside the sealed Test Booklet. The seal will be
broken/ opened by the candidates on the announcement by the invigilator and the Answer Sheet
shall be taken out. Do not open/break the seal before the announcement. The candidates should
verify the serial number and series of the Test Booklet with the serial number and series of OMR
sheet. In case of any variation, the Test Booklet and OMR sheet should be immediately returned to the
invigilator for the replacement with another set of same series available in the examination hall/centre.
1. Each Test Booklet will have a pre-printed Series like X, Y, Z . The candidates are required to check that
the Series pre-printed on the Test Booklet is correctly entered in the Answer Sheet.
2. The Answer Sheet (OMR) used will be of special type which will be scanned on Optical Scanner.
All the responses of the OMR Sheet are to be filled in neatly and accurately by the candidate with Black
ball point pen only. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING THE RESPONSES
(i) Out of four alternatives for each question, only one circle for the correct answer is to be darkened
completely with Black Ball Point Pen only. For example Question No. 005 in the Test Booklet reads as
follows:
Charminar is situated in
(1) Delhi
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Ahemadabad
(4) Bengaluru
The correct response to this question is (2) Hyderabad. The candidate will locate Question No. 005
in the Answer Sheet and darken the circle (2) as shown below:

(ii) Use Black Ball Point Pen to completely darken the appropriate circle, i.e. one circle for each entry.
The answer once marked is not liable to be changed. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited. If any
candidate uses the pencil for darkening the answer sheet, his/her answer sheet will be rejected.
(iii)A light or faintly darkened circle is a wrong method of marking and liable to be rejected by the
Optical Scanner. So, the circle should be properly darkened. Any other partial or ‘X’ or ‘P’
may not get captured by the scanner.
(iv)The Correct way of marking is shown below :

Correct Method
(v) If the candidate does not want to attempt any question he/she should not darken any circle
corresponding to the question.
(vi)Please do not fold the Answer Sheet and do not make any stray marks on it.
(vii) ROUGH WORK
The candidate will not do any rough work on the Answer Sheet. All rough work is to be done
in the Test Booklet itself.
(viii) CHANGING AN ANSWER IS NOT ALLOWED
The candidates must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before darkening the
appropriate circle as no change in answer once marked is allowed. Use of eraser or white/correction
fluid on the Answer Sheet is not permissible as the Answer Sheets are machine gradable and it may lead
to wrong evaluation. If more than one circle is darkened or if the response is marked in any other
manner except the ‘Correct Method’ shown above, it shall be treated as wrong way of marking.
Prior to handing over the Answer Sheet soon after the examination is over, the candidate must sign the
attendance sheet as a proof thereof. The examinee is permitted to take away the Test Booklet.
WARNING:
1. Persons removing pages from the test-booklet during examination, impersonating or trying to appear
through forged means will be dealt with as per law.
2. Canvassing directly or indirectly or influencing staff by unfair means would lead to serious
consequences including disqualification of the candidates.

Place : Kolkata Member Secretary

Date : 2nd September, 2019 West Bengal SET

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