Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET) for Assistant Professor
[ Accredited by UGC, New Delhi ]
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.

Help-Line
info@gujaratset.ac.in

Important Instructions

  • Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available at GSET website and also to be shortly published in the Local Newspapers and Employment News.
  • The candidates must read the 'ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA' carefully and must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for GSET Examination before filling the Online Application Forms. The Application form will be available only online on the website: http://www.gujaratset.ac.in.
  • It is compulsory to pay the examination fee(Step-1) and register online for GSET Examination (Step-2) after payment of fee. Applications submitted in any other format will not be accepted. Hard Copies of application form will not be accepted by GSET Agency.
  • Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Cheque, Pay Order, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.
  • Application Form must be complete in all respects as per the Information Bulletin. All incomplete Application Forms will be rejected. Information such as his/ her name, contact details / address, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth, choice of examination centre, etc provided by the candidate in the online Application Form will be treated as final. Any request for change in such particulars after the closure of registration period will not be considered by GSET Agency. No request for change of category or subject will be entertained, even after the result is declared.
  • Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. More than one application i.e. multiple Application Forms submitted by a candidate will not be accepted.
  • The Reservation policy for GSET examination is as per the Gujarat Government. The Candidates of Gujarat State belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Physically Handicapped (PH) / Visually Handicapped (VH) /Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC)(Non-creamy layer)/General-EWS will be given such special concessions as may be decided by GSET Agency. Central Government OBC certificate is not acceptable from the candidates belonging to SEBC.
  • The candidates of other States, i.e. other than Gujarat State, belonging to reserved category shall be treated as General category candidates.
  • CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT THE PRINT OUT OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, FEE PAYMENT RECEIPT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO GUJARAT SET OFFICE, VADODARA.
  • In case a Candidate qualifies for the GSET Examination, it is mandatory for him / her to preserve print out of Application Form and Examination Hall Ticket along with Photo (Xerox) Copies of Eligibility and Category related documents, Mark sheets, Certificates etc. for Certificate Verification to be done by University or Government / Affiliated / Private College of Gujarat State at the time of recruitment of GSET Qualified Candidate as Assistant Professor. Hence it is advised to a candidate to preserve all the above-mentioned documents.
  • No application can be submitted and no fee will be accepted after last date in any circumstances.
  • GSET Agency does not edit/modify/alter any information entered by the candidate under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates are advised to exercise utmost caution for filling up correct details in the Application Form and OMR Answer sheet. In case of any discrepancy in details of candidates in Application Form and OMR Answer sheet, the details filled up in OMR Answer sheet will be taken as final.Any request for change in information will not be entertained.
  • Candidates should note that their candidature is strictly provisional. The mere fact that Online Application Form and Examination Fee accepted and Hall Ticket issued to a candidate and the candidate is allowed to appear in GSET Examination will not imply that GSET Agency has accepted his / her candidature. In the event a candidate being found ineligible at any stage for the award due to any reason (including unintentional computer error or printer’s devil etc.), he / she will be declared as not-qualified in GSET Examination and GSET certificate will be withdrawn.
  • GSET Agency may change the centre(s) or date of examination without assigning any reason.
  • Candidates must ensure that their email address to be registered in their online Application Form are their own. Candidates are advised to visit the GSET Website and check their e-mails regularly for latest updates.
  • Corrections sent by the candidate through Post/ Fax/Email/by Hand will not be entertained by GSET.
  • In case it is found at any time in future that the Candidate has used / uploaded the photograph and /or signature of someone else in his/ her Application Form / Admit Card or he/she has tampered his/her Hall Ticket / result, these acts of the candidate shall be treated as Unfair Means Practices on his/her part and he/she shall be proceeded with the actions as contemplated under the provisions of the Information Bulletin relating to Unfair Means Practices.
  • Candidates are not allowed to carry any baggage inside the Examination Centre. GSET Agency will not be responsible for any belongings stolen or lost at the premises.
  • Candidates are NOT allowed to carry Instruments, Geometry or Pencil box, Handbag, Purse, any kind of Paper/ Stationery/ Textual material (printed or written material), Eatables (loose or packed), Mobile Phone/ Earphone/ Microphone/ Pager, Calculator, DocuPen, Slide Rules, Log Tables, Camera, Tape Recorder, Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator, any metallic item or electronic gadgets/ devices in the Examination Hall/Room.
  • Smoking, chewing gutka, spitting etc. in the Examination Room/Hall is strictly prohibited.
  • If any candidate is in possession of any of the above item, his/ her candidature will be treated as unfair means and lead to cancellation of the current Examination & also debar the candidate for future examination(s) & the question papers and OMR Answer sheet will be seized.
  • The Examination Hall Ticket will be uploaded on GSET ebsite www.gujaratset.ac.in 7 days prior to Examination day. Candidates have to download and get a printout of Examination Hall Ticket. It will not be sent to the candidates by Post. If your Examination Hall Ticket does not display image of your photograph, you have to paste the photo at appropriate place and get it attested from the competent authority.
  • No candidate is allowed in the Examination Hall without the Examination Hall Ticket.
  • Please confirm that your name, subject, Centre etc. shown in the Examination Hall Ticket are correct. If there is any error in the Examination Hall Ticket please contact SET office by E-mail : info@gujaratset.ac.in immediately and submit written application to SET Office otherwise SET Office will not be responsible for making necessary corrections and will not be responsible for providing benefits or for loss arising out of these to the candidates.
  • The candidates are requested to ascertain their venue of GSET Examination mentioned in the examination hall ticket and appear in the examination only at designated examination centre / venue.No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination centre / venue other than that allowed to him / her in the examination hall ticket.
  • Candidate must carry Printout of Online Examination Hall Ticket and also one additional photo identity such as a driving license, voter ID, college/university identity card, PAN card etc. to the examination center on the Day of the Examination. No candidate will be allowed to appear in the examination whose hall ticket is not issued by GSET Agency.
  • It may be pointed out that getting application confirmation, downloading Examination Hall Ticket and noting of seating arrangement/venue of GSET Examination from the GSET website shall be the sole responsibility of candidate only. GSET Agency will not send any E-Mail or SMS in any of above regards. GSET Agency will not be held responsible in this regard.
  • To ensure fair conduct of examination frisking of the candidates will be done properly at main entry gate of the exam centre. The candidates should report at the examination centre 60 minutes prior to commencement of examination and cooperate with the invigilators in frisking. No candidate will be allowed to the examination centre / hall after commencement of examination. No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall / room before 12 : 30 P.M.
  • 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'.
  • 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.
  • For Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates, 20(Twenty) minutes compensatory time shall be provided for Paper – I and 40 (forty) minutes for Paper – II separately. They will also be provided the services of a scribe/writer who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate.The compensatory time facility will be provided whether such candidate uses the facility of Scribe/writer or not.There is no provision of Test Booklets in Braille for Visually Handicapped (VH)candidates.
  • Those Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates who are not in a position to write in their own hand-writing can also avail Scribe/writer services but Compensatory Time will not be given. Compensatory time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates.
  • All old examination ' s Questions Papers and Answers for all the subjects are available in GSET website www.gujaratset.ac.in.
  • GSET Agency will display Provisional Answer Key of the questions on the GSET website www.gujaratset.ac.in to provide an opportunity to the candidates to challenge the Provisional Answer Key. Candidate(s) appeared in GSET Examination can download the Answer key(s).
  • The Candidates will be given an opportunity to make a challenge against the Provisional Answer Key on payment of Rs. 1000/- per question challenged as processing charges. Candidates may challenge the answer key(s) by sending a written request to the Member Secretary, Gujarat State Eligibility Test, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, B - Block, Chameli Baug, Nr. University Guest House, Prof. C. C. Mehta Road, Vadodara - 390 002 supporting his / her stand with standard books / literature along with the Demand Draft of Rs. 1,000/- per question in favour of the " Member Secretary, GSET" payable at Vadodara, within stipulated time period given for the same. The envelope should be marked "Grievance Regarding Answer Key(s) of GSET Examination". The request(s) so received will be placed before the Expert Committee(s). GSET Agency's decision on the challenges shall be final and the result will be declared on the basis of final answer keys. Answer Key Challenges without payment of Processing Charges or without justification/ evidence and those filed on any other medium other than the above prescribed procedure will not be considered.
  • The marks of all the candidates will be placed on GSET website: www.gujaratset.ac.in soon after the declaration of the result. Besides this, GSET Agency will not issue any mark sheet to any qualified / not-qualified candidate.
  • The GSET Agency will issue Only E-certificates to the qualifying candidates only. Printed / Hard Copy of Certificate will not be issued / sent to any Successful Candidate.
  • GSET 2017 onwards, a QR-code is provided on the e-certificate of the candidate who cleared the Gujarat SET exam to verify the authenticity of the e-certificate. The QR-code scanning output is not an official marksheet, hence the use of that information is strictly prohibited except for verifying the authenticity of the e-certificate and shall not be considered authoritative for any analysis or merit.
  • No Grievances with regards to answer key(s) after declaration of result of GSET will be entertained.
  • No TRAVEL ALLOWANCE will be paid to the candidates on account of appearing in the examination etc.
  • There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
  • There is no provision of re - evaluations.
  • Canvassing, before or after Examination, in any form will disqualify the candidate.
  • The decision of GSET Agency shall be final in all matters.
  • The GSET Agency shall not be responsible for any printing error in the publication. While preparing this due care has been taken. However, any inadvertent error cannot be ruled out. GSET Agency reserves the right to rectify any error at a later stage.
  • All legal disputes pertaining to this GSET Examination shall fall within the jurisdiction of Vadodara Courts only.