Karnataka SET Exam Pattern
| Session | Paper | Marks | Questions | Questions to be Attempted | Duration |
| First | I | 100 | 60 | 50 | 1 ¼ Hours |
| II | 100 | 50 | 50 | 1 ¼ Hour |
| Second | III | 150 | 75 | 75 | 2 ½ Hours |
Paper – I & II Marks to Qualify
| Category | Paper – I | Paper – II | Paper-I + Paper-II |
| General/Cat-IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB | 40 | 40 | 100 i.e., 50% |
| PH/VH | 35 | 35 | 90 i.e., 45% |
| SC/ST | 35 | 35 | 80 i.e., 40% |
Exam Pattern of Paper – III
| Section | Type of Questions | Questions | Marks |
| I | Essay Type | 2 | 40 |
| II | Analytical/Evaluative | 3 | 45 |
| III | Definitional/Short Answer | 9 | 90 |
| IV | Text-Based Questions | 5 | 25 |
KSET Syllabus for Teaching
- Teaching.
- Nature.
- Objectives.
- Characteristics.
- Basic requirements.
- Learner’s characteristics.
- Factors affecting teaching.
- Methods of teaching.
- Evaluation systems.
- Teaching Aids.
KSET Exam Syllabus – Research Aptitude
- Research.
- Meaning
- Characteristics and Types.
- Steps of Research.
- Methods of Research.
- Research Ethics.
- Paper.
- Article.
- Workshop.
- Seminar.
- Conference and Symposium.
- Thesis Writing
- Reading Comprehension.
- Communication.
- Nature.
- Characteristics.
- Types.
- Barriers.
- Effective Classroom Communication.
- Reasoning.
- Number series.
- Letter series.
- Codes.
- Relationships
- Classification.
- Logical Reasoning.
- Structure of Arguments.
- Data Interpretation.
- Information and Communication Technology.
- General abbreviations and terminology.
- Basics of internet and e-mailing.
- People and the Environment.
- Sources of pollution.
- Pollutants and their impact on human life.
- Exploitation of Natural and Energy Resources.
- Natural Hazards and Mitigation.
- Higher Education System.
- Governance, Polity, And Administration, etc.
Karnataka SET Syllabus – English
- Chaucer to Shakespeare.
- Jacobean to Restoration Periods.
- Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature.
- Romantic Period.
- Victorian Period.
- Modern Period.
- Contemporary Period.
- American and other non-British Literature.
- Literary Theory and Criticism.
- Rhetoric and Prosody.
KSET Lecturer Syllabus – Reasoning (Including Mathematical)
- Number series
- letter series
- codes
- Relationships
- classification
Karnataka SET Syllabus – Logical Reasoning
- Understanding the structure of arguments;
- Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
- Verbal analogies: Word Analogy-Applied analogy
- Verbal classification
- Reasoning Logical Diagrams: Simple diagrammatic relationship, multi
- diagrammatic relationship
- Venn diagram; Analytical Reasoning
KSET Syllabus for Data Interpretation
- Sources, acquisition, and interpretation of data
- Quantitative and qualitative data
- Graphical representation and mapping of data
