Organisation : Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
Post Name : State Eligibility Test-2017 Assistant Professor Recruitment
Reference Number : Advertisement No. 12/2017
Apply Online : http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppscoafs/login.aspx
Notification : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/77471-set.pdf
Home Page : http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc/pag...fications.aspx

State Eligibility Test :
The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (Authorized Agency) announces holding of State Eligibility Test (SET) in the month of February/March 2018 (Sunday) 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.

The test will be conducted in 22 subjects as listed below at various examination centres located at Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Sunder Nagar, Dharamshala, Palampur and Kangra subject to number of candidates.

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 recognized by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test.

The Scheduled Caste (SC) of H.P. /Scheduled Tribe (ST) of H.P. /Other Backward Classes (Non- creamy layer of H.P./ Persons with Disability (PWD) of H.P. category candidates of H.P. 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 have appeared or will be appearing at the 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 will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for the post of Assistant Professor in the Universities/Colleges situated in the state, only after they have passed their Master's Degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/OBC (Non- creamy layer /PWD (Persons with disability) category candidates).

Such candidates must complete their P.G. Degree examination within two years from the date of SET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

iii) 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

iv) 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. (for instance the candidates having post graduation degree in Acharya (Traditional Sanskrit) are not eligible to appear in Sanskrit subject ).

v) Concession of Fee is only for SC of H.P. /ST of H.P. /OBC of H.P. (Non-creamy layer) candidates of Himachal Pradesh. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non-creamy layer) category must ensure that their certificate of respective category is on parental lineage issued by the competent authority. The candidates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility.

Therefore, the candidates must ensure themselves about their eligibility for the test. In the event of any wrong information supplied on online applications or any ineligibility being detected by the Commission at any stage, their candidature shall be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

vi 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 degree/ diploma/certificate with Master?s Degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.

EXAMINATION FEE :
1. General Rs. 700/-
2. Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer) of H.P. Rs. 350/-
3. SC/ST of H.P. Rs.175/-
4. PWD (General PWD, S.C. PWD, S.T. PWD & OBC PWD) of H.P. Rs.175/-
Note:-
(i) The benefits of reservation shall be extended to the candidates of residents of Himachal Pradesh only
(ii) The reserved category candidates of other states shall be treated as General Category candidates.

Mode of Payment :
Candidates can pay requisite Examination Fee either through 'e – Challan' or through 'e-payment' option.
1. The candidates can deposit the requisite Examination Fees at any branch of Punjab National Bank through “e-Challan” generated through the website of the Commission, i.e. hp.gov.in/hppsc.

Thereafter, the candidates are required to visit again the above mentioned website to access the home page of the “ONLINE APLCATION FILING 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” & then click on “Update Fee Details”.

2. The candidates can also pay requisite examination fees through Debit or Credit Card of any Bank. Before applying online, all candidates are advised to go through detailed instructions given on the above mentioned website.

HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to visit at hppsc.hp.gov.in and click the link to APPLY ONLINE FOR STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST. Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above mentioned website. The candidates already registered with HPPSC for other examinations / test need not to register again and they may use said User ID and Password for applying online.

General Instructions:
1 The candidate must read the conditions of eligibility at Item No. 2 carefully and must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for the test before filling the online applications.
2 The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card alongwith their printout of online admission card on the day of examination.
3 The Commission may change SET Examination Centre/ date of examination without assigning any reason.
4 No TA will be paid to the candidates.
5 Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.
6 The use of calculators or Log Tables is not permitted. Mobile phones, pagers, electronic devices etc. are not allowed in the Examination Hall/ Room.
7 A candidate who does not appear in Paper-I, will not be permitted to appear in Paper-II and Paper-III.
8 Physically/ Visually handicapped candidates who are not in position to write in their own hand writing can avail the services of scribers by making prior request to the Commission at least one week before the commencement of the written test.
9 The candidate should ensure that his category code in answer sheet is the same as he/ she has claimed in the application form. No change in this regard will be accepted by the Commission at later stage.
10 No candidate shall be allowed to go outside the examination hall /room for any purpose without prior permission of the Centre Superintendent. Smoking and taking Tea in examination hall /room is also strictly prohibited.
11 Candidate will not be allowed to write any question from the Test Booklet on the Admission Card or on any other paper.
12 Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended and photographs pasted by them in all the places, viz., in their Application Form, Attendance Slip and Admission Card should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.
13 The candidates in their own interest are requested to retain a photocopy of the Application Form for their record.
14 Application Form must be completed in all respects as per the Notification.
15 No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall / room before 12.15 P.M. in the 1st session and 4.30 P.M. in the 2nd session.

16 The candidates are being provided Carbonless OMR Answer Sheets to attempt the answers. They have to return the original OMR sheet (upper part of pink colour ) of Paper I, Paper-II and Paper III to the Invigilator(s) before leaving the examination hall/room. The candidates are allowed to take away the Test Booklets of Paper I, II and III alongwith duplicate (Carbonless copy of green colour) OMR Sheet on conclusion of the examination.

17 The detailed instructions for the candidates will be uploaded on the official website of the Commission alongwith admission letters. It may be noted that instructions to candidates will not be sent to the concerned by post.
18 The decision of the Commission shall be final in all matters.
19 No grievance with regard to answer key(s) after declaration of result.
20 There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
21 No change of examination centre will be allowed.
22 The result of the SET will be made available on the website of the Commission as and when it is declared. The candidates will not be intimated individually about their result.
23 SET qualified candidates shall become eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor (College Cadre) only in the University/Colleges belonging to Himachal Pradesh State.
24 The marks of all candidates will be uploaded on website of the Commission after declaration of result.

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS THROUGH WEBSITE UPTO 27-11-2017 TILL 11:59 P.M. AFTER WHICH THE LINK WILL BE DISABLED.