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Punjab SET Sociology 2025 Exam

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About Punjab SET Sociology Exam

Punjab SET Sociology 2023 Application Form can be filled till Last week of July 2023. Apply Online for This Exam and the Admit Card & Result is Released soon. Eligibility Criteria for this exam is that the candidate must be a citizen of India.The Punjab SET is popularly known as the Punjab State Eligibility Test, which is organized through the Punjab State Organization to appoint the candidates for the post of Assistant Professor or to offers them JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) in the colleges and University of Punjab state.

Punjab SET Sociology Exam Date

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Punjab SET Sociology Eligibility

Education Qualification

1. Those candidates have obtained 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 Science, Computer Science &Applications, Electronic Science, etc. they can apply in this test.
2. Applicants belonging from Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PWD) category must have at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
3. Those are appearing in the Master’s degree (final year) examination, they also can apply in this examination.

Punjab SET Sociology Syllabus

Punjab SET Syllabus 2023 for Paper-1

Teaching Aptitude :

Teaching
Factors affecting teaching
Methods of teaching
Teaching aids
Learner’s characteristics
Evaluation systems

Research Aptitude

Research, Steps of research, Methods of research, Research ethics
Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference, and symposium
Thesis writing

Reading Comprehension

Questions are asked from a passage which can be of around 2-3 paragraphs.

Communication

Nature
Characteristics
Types
Barriers
Effective classroom communication

Reasoning (Including Mathematical)

Number series
Letter series
Codes
Relationships
Classification

Logical Reasoning

Understanding the structure of arguments
Evaluating the distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
Verbal analogies; Word analogy – Applied analogy
Verbal classification
Reasoning Logical Diagrams
Venn diagram
Analytical reasoning

Data Interpretation

Sources, acquisition, and interpretation of data
Quantitative and qualitative data
Graphical representation and mapping of data

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

ICT: meaning, advantages, disadvantages and uses
General abbreviations and terminology
Basics of internet and e-mailing

People and Environment

People and environment interaction
Sources of population
Pollutants and their impact on human life, exploitation of natural and energy resources
Natural hazards and mitigation

Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Administration

Structure of the institution for higher learning and research in India.
Formal and distance education
Professional/technical and general education
Value education
Governance, polity and administration
Concept, institutions and their interactions

Punjab SET Syllabus 2023 for Paper-2

Paper 2 : Sociology :
1. Basic Concepts in Sociology
2. Social Process and Problems
3. Society, Culture and Social Change
4. Indian Society
5. Social Research
6. Social Problems in India
7. Social Change and Development
8. Foundations of Social Thought
9. Rural Society: Structure and Change

Punjab SET Sociology Exam Pattern

The applicants must have to prefer the Exam Pattern for the better preparation of examination and the Exam Pattern consists of a number of questions, type of questions, marking scheme, and schedule of exams. Through the Exam Pattern, candidates can know the complete structure of the question paper.

There will be three Papers:

Paper 1: Research and Teaching Aptitude
Paper 2 & Paper 3 will be based on the respective subject.
The SET will be conducted in objective mode.
The Test will consist of three papers.
To evaluate the General Aptitude of the candidates, there will be one common paper (Paper-I) for all and it will contain 60 questions of 2 marks each, and the candidates will have to answer 50 questions only.
The Second and Third paper will be on the subject concerned.
The second paper will have 50 compulsory questions of 2 marks each.
For the Third paper, there will be 75 compulsory questions of 2 marks each.

Paper	Subject	No. of Question	Marks	Duration
Paper 1	Research and Teaching Aptitude	60	120	60 Minutes
Paper 2	Sociology	50	100	120 Minutes
Paper 3	Sociology	75	150	120 Minutes

Punjab SET Sociology How to Apply

1. Primarily, applicants need to go on the official web page of Punjab State.
2. Applicants should have to register themselves by submitting the required details in the required field.
3. After registration, candidates have to click on the link of “Apply here for Punjab SET Exam” option provided on the official web page.
4. In the Application Form, applicants have to fill the required details such as Personal plus Education details.
5. Applicants have to make the payment of application fee through online mode.
6. After filling all the details in the Application Form, applicants have to submit it and they should have to take the print out of it for future use.

Application Fee : Applicants can pay the application fee through online mode by using Challan, net banking, Debit card or Credit card, etc.