The full form of WB SET is West Bengal State Eligibility Test. The WB SET is conducted by West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC) to select candidates for Assistant Professor in Universities and Colleges of West Bengal.

There are 2 papers - Paper 1 and Paper 2. The Paper 1 is common for all candidates. However, Paper 2 is conducted for 33 subjects. Aspirants must obtain minimum qualifying marks in both the papers of SET in aggregate to become eligible for the Assistant Professor post. Candidates who qualify for the exam will be governed by the rules and regulations for the recruitment of Assistant Professors in the state.

Here are WB SET Exam Dates2023 along with the other important dates on the exam:

Here are the key points on the WB SET exam:

WB SET Notification for the various ground duty posts will be issued between April to September this year. It is expected that the application process will commence from July onwards, and the last date to submit the WB SET application form for2023 was extended till September.

The candidates aspiring for the WB SET posts can apply for the examination through an online process. Interested students can apply through the West Bengal Service Commission's official website. The steps to apply for the WB SET exam are provided below.

Step 1: Click here or visit the board's official website www.wbcsconline.in

Step 2: Click on the official notification for the WB SET2023 application form

Step 3: Click on the apply link, fill up the required information to complete the registration

Step 4: Post completing your registration credentials that are sent in the mail.

Step 5: log in to the form Indian army application page using your credentials

Step 6: Fill the WB SET application form and proceed with all the mandatory documents.

Step 7: Submit the scanned documents and upload it in the application page.

Candidates must pay the required application fees to complete their application process. The WB SET2023 Application Fees for different levels of examination as well as the categories are provided below.

• General: INR 1200
• OBC/EWS: INR 600
• SC/ ST/PWD: INR 300

The admit card of the WB SET exam will be released soon on its official website once the official notification is out. The applicants who had applied for the WB SET2023 exam will be able to download the admit card from their official website soon using their registration number and password.

How to Download the WB SET2023 Admit Card?

Given below are some steps you can follow for downloading the WB SET Admit Card

• Step 1: Visit the official website to download WB SET Admit Card2023.
• Step 2: Click on the WB SET2023 Admit Card link and login using your registration and password
• Step 3: Check all the available details related to the examination
• Step 4: Download the WB SET admit card and take a clear color printout of it on an A4 size paper.

Details Mentioned on the WB SET Admit Card

The WB SET Admit Card may contain the following details about the candidates.

• Candidate’s Name
• DOB of the candidate
• Candidate’s Registration Number or Roll number
• Candidate’s Photograph
• Candidate's Signature/Thumb impression of the candidate
• Guardian’s name
• Category of the candidate(General/SC/ST/OBC)
• Exam Date & Reporting Time
• Exam Centre/Venue
• Exam Slot
• Examination center guidelines

If there are any mismatches or errors found in the WB SET Admit Card details, the candidates must contact the examination authority immediately.

The candidates must read the WB SET Admit Card guidelines and strictly follow them based on the rules given.

The WB SET examination is conducted as a written examination for assistant professor posts. Candidates after qualifying in the examination will be called for a document verification round. Below we have given about the process of the exam.

WB SET Written Exam Pattern

The exam is conducted online and it will be based on multiple objective type questions. The total duration of the exam is three hours and the paper is available in both English and Bengali language. For each correct answer, two marks are awarded and no negative marks will be deducted for incorrect answers.

The exam pattern of the exam is given below:

The WB SET Exam is conducted in a wide range of sections. The Paper I syllabus for the exam is provided in the table below. The candidates can also go through the official website of WB SET for more details about the syllabus.

After the completion of the WB SET Exam for all the candidates, the commission releases the answer key. We've outlined a step-by-step procedure for downloading the WB SET Answer Key pdf without any difficulty.

• 1st step: To begin, go to the WBCSC's official website.
• Step 2: Now, on the dashboard, navigate to the 'Set Question Paper' section.
• Step 3: You will be transferred to a new page titled "Set Question Paper, Answer Key."
• Step 4: From the drop-down menu, select the year (2021).
• Step 5: You will be taken to the subject-specific WB SET 2021 question papers as well as the Answer Key.
• Step 6: Save the WB SET Answer key to your computer and print it off for future reference.