Events	Dates
Issue of GO	November 19th, 2016
Starting of distribution of Application Forms	December 05th, 2016
Starting of Online Registration	December 06th, 2016
Closing of distribution of Application Forms	December 24th, 2016
Last date for Online Registration	December 24th, 2016 at 3:00 PM
Last date for receipt of filled-in ApplicationsÂ	December 24th, 2016 at 5:00 PM
Issue of Online Hall Tickets	February 01st, 2017
Date of Test	February 02nd, 2017
Publishing of Answer Keys in the Website	February 15th, 2017

In order to ensure the standards of teaching in Higher Secondary Course, the Government have decided to conduct the State Eligibility Test for the candidates to be selected as Higher Secondary School Teachers and Non-Vocational Teachers in VHSE. A pass in the State Eligibility Test (SET) is stipulated as a mandatory requirement for appointment as Higher Secondary School Teachers in the State as per the Special Rules in force.

As per G.O.(Rt)No.2138/11/Gl.Edn. Dated 6/6/2011, the Government have entrusted with the Director, LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, the conduct of the SET on the basis of the syllabus approved by the Board of Examinations for the conduct of State Eligibility Test. Candidates are requested to go through the Prospectus carefully to get themselves acquainted with the rules and regulations before submitting the online application.

• There shall be two papers for the SET- February - 2017.
  
  Paper I
  Paper I is common for all candidates.It consists of two parts, Part (A) General Knowledge and Part (B) Aptitude in Teaching.
  
  Paper II
  Paper II shall be a test based on the subject of specialisation of the candidate at the Post Graduate (PG) Level.
• Subjects for SET
  There shall be 35 subjects for Paper II of the SET.
• Duration of the Test
  The duration of the Test shall be 120 minutes for each paper.
• Number of questions and marks
  
  Paper I : There shall be 120 questions for Paper I with 60 questions each for Part A and Part B. Each question shall carry one mark.
  
  Paper II : There shall be 120 questions carrying one mark each for the subjects under Paper II except for Mathematics and Statistics. For Mathematics and Statistics there shall be only 80 questions carrying 1.5 marks each.
• The questions of both the papers shall be objective in nature and based on single response, ie., for each question four suggested responses (A, B, C, D) will be given of which only one will be the most appropriate answer and the candidates will have to select and mark their response in the appropriate space provided in the OMR Answer Sheets.
• For each correct response the candidates will be awarded 1 mark in both the Papers except for Mathematics and Statistics for which each correct response will be awarded 1.5 marks. Marking more than one response against a question shall be deemed as incorrect answer. No marks shall be deducted for incorrect answers.

Educational qualification:

• Interested, eligible candidates should be holding a Master's degree in the concerned subject with not less than 50 per cent marks or equivalent grade
• They should also be holding a BEd degree in any discipline from any one of the universities in Kerala or have acquired these qualifications from any other university recognised as equivalent thereto

STEP 1

• Log on to the site www.lbscentre.org or www.lbskerala.com
• Click SET-FEBRUARY-2017
• Click ONLINE REGISTRATION
  
  The candidate will be prompted to type the Application Number and the Site Access Key. The Application Number and Site Access Key should be typed without error. Then the candidate will be prompted to upload the photograph.
• Click UPLOAD PHOTO (see Note for details).
  
  After successful uploading of the photo the application form will be displayed.
• Fill in the application form carefully without mistakes
• Click SUBMIT
• Click the PRINT Button to take the printout of the submitted application with the Registration ID
• Take a photocopy of the Printout and keep it for future reference.

STEP 2

MODE OF SENDING THE APPLICATIONS
After completion of Step 1, the printout of the online application shall be signed by the candidate and sent to the Director, LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Extra Police Road, Nandavanam, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram-695033 by registered post or can be handed over in person at the LBS Centre Headquarters (address given above) so as to reach his office on or before the last date fixed for submission of applications.

There will be Test Centres at all the District Head Quarters in the State (Districts and District Codes are given below). A candidate can select a District Head Quarter as Test Centre. Change of District Centre once selected will not be allowed under any circumstances. The Venue will be allotted by the Director, LBS Centre for Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram which will be intimated to the candidates in due course when Admit Cards are released online.

Codes	Districts
01	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
02	KOLLAM
03	PATHANAMTHITTA
04	ALAPPUZHA
05	KOTTAYAM
06	IDUKKI
07	ERNAKULAM
08	THRISSUR
09	PALAKKAD
10	MALAPPURAM
11	KOZHIKODE
12	WAYANAD
13	KANNUR
14	KASARAGOD