Kerala SET Preparation 2022 – Kerala State Eligibility Test is conducted for the aspiring candidates who wish to be teachers in schools of Kerala. The examination is conducted by LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala Govt.). Every year a large number of candidates appear for Kerala SET examination. So to help candidates to prepare well for the examination we have written down a few preparation tips that will surely help candidates in better preparation and in qualifying the examination. Read the complete article to know Kerala SET preparation tips.
Kerala SET Preparation 2022
Candidates who are going to appear for the Kerala SET examination this year must start their preparation for the examination. LBS Centre has announced the exam date of Kerala SET 2022. It is important that candidates give their best while preparing and studying for the exam. It is tough to cover such a vast syllabus but we have made a few preparation tips that will help candidates to know how to cover the syllabus in time and crack the examination in the first attempt itself.
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Kerala SET Preparation Tips 2022
Read this section to learn a few preparation tips that will help the candidates in better preparation for the Kerala SET exam
- Prepare a smart study plan. It is important for every candidate so that they can complete their syllabus on time. Try to divide the syllabus as per the difficulty level, study the difficult ones first because they are going to take much time to complete.
- Candidates must make sure to self evaluate themselves and know how much they are able to remember a topic once read/studied.
- Candidates must start searching for previous year question papers, sample papers and start solving them. This will improve your accuracy and also will increase your speed to solve a question.
- Candidates must keep making short notes while studying any topic or subject. This will help you remember things for a longer period of time and also one can revise it just a day before the exam.
- Keep revising the topics so that you do not forget anything and be prepared to answer it whenever asked in the question paper.
Kerala SET Preparation Books
| Subjects | Books |
| English | Introduction to English Literature by W. H Hudson The Routledge History of Literature in English |
| Geography | Human Geography (Majid Hussain) Geographical Thoughts (Dixit) Class 10th, 11th & 12th Geography NCERT |
| Hindi | Hindi Sahitya Ka Sankshipt Itihas (Dr. Vishwanath Tripathi) Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman (Dr. Namvar Singh) |
| Islamic History | On Writing Well (William Zinsser) The Press (A. J. Liebling) |
| Malayalam | 100 Chintha Vishayangal (T. Chandy) Adhunika Designil 30 Vasthubavanagal (Kanippayyur Makan Krishnan |
| Chemistry | A textbook of environmental chemistry and pollution (S. S. Dara.) Advanced physical chemistry (Gurdeep Raj) |
| Anthropology | Indian Anthropology by Nadeem Hasnain Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi |
| Statistics | Fundamentals of Applied Statistics (S. C. Gupta & V. K. Kapoor) Fundamentals of Statistics (2 Vol.) (A. M. Goon, M. K. Gupta and B. Dass Gupta) |
| Biotechnology | Genentech (Sally Smith Hughes) Biotechnology (U. Satyanarayana) |
| Journalism | UGC NET Mass Communication by Atul Udaipuria |
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Kerala SET Syllabus 2022
Kerala SET Syllabus is very vast. The syllabus for Paper 1 is general knowledge and aptitude for teaching and for Paper 2 it is the subject in which the candidate has specialised in their master’s program. It consists of 33 subjects in total. Read the subjects mentioned below:
- Biotechnology
- Russian
- General paper -I
- Psychology
- German
- Sanskrit
- Geography
- Social Work
- Geology
- Chemistry
- Music
- Commerce
- Philosophy
- Economics
- Physics
- English
- Science
- Urdu
- Journalism
- Zoology
- Latin
- English
- Political Science
- French
- Arabic
- Malayalam
- Botany
- Mathematics
- Hindi
- Statistics
- History
- Syriac
- Home Science
Kerala SET Exam Pattern 2022
Candidates must know the exam pattern of the Kerala exam so that they can have an overview of the question paper and can prepare accordingly. The Kerala SET exam comprises 2 papers: Paper 1 has questions from General Knowledge and Aptitude in Teaching and Paper 2 examination is conducted in different subjects. Candidates have to choose a subject out of the 33 subjects while filling up the application form. Read the tables drawn below to know the Kerala SET exam pattern for Paper 1 and Paper 2 respectively.
Kerala SET Exam Pattern 2022 – Paper 1
| Subject | Total No. of Questions | Total Marks |
| General Knowledge (Part A) | 60 | 60 |
| Aptitude in Teaching (Part B) | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
- Mode of the Kerala SET exam is offline.
- +1 mark for every correct answer
- No negative marking
- Duration – 2 hours
Kerala SET Exam Pattern 2022 – Paper 2
| Subject | Total No. of Questions | Marks Allotted for Each Question (Total Marks) |
| For 31 subjects(Except Maths & Statistics) | 120 | 1 (120) |
| For Mathematics & Statistics | 80 | 1.5 (120) |
- Mode of the Kerala SET exam is offline.
- +1 mark for every correct answer
- No negative marking
- Duration – 2 hours
About Kerala SET
The LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala Govt.) is responsible for the smooth conduction of the Kerala SET examination in the state. The Kerala SET exam is conducted twice a year to hire eligible candidates for the post of Higher secondary School Teacher and Vocational Teacher in various schools of Kerala. The examination is conducted in offline mode. The examination consists of 2 papers: Paper 1 which has 120 questions, each question of 1 mark and the time allotted to complete the paper is 2 hour similarly Paper 2 has 120 questions except for mathematics and statistics which has 80 questions each question of 1.5 mark and time allotted is 2 hour.
Official website: lbsedp.lbscentre.in
Frequently Asked Questions
Ans: The syllabus for Paper 1 is General Knowledge and aptitude teaching skills.
Ans: Candidates can download the official exam pattern from the official website of LBS Centre, lbsedp.lbscentre.in.
Ans: JK SET examination is conducted in offline mode.
