HP SET Syllabus 2024 {New} Download PDF Paper 1, 2 | Exam Pattern

HP SET Syllabus 2024 Download Exam Pattern HPPSC State Eligibility Test: The syllabus of State Eligibility Test as per the notification published for the State Eligibility Test Exam by Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission has been given below in the article. The HP SET Syllabus for the exams can be downloaded in PDF format. Details of recruitment, marks distribution and other information regarding the HP SET Exam Pattern 2024 have also been given here. Read the exam scheme of the exam carefully for the post of Assistant Professors recruitment through HP SET Exam 2024. The official website is www.hppsc.hp.gov.in.

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HPPSC HP SET Exam Syllabus 2024 {ALL SUBJECT} Himachal Pradesh State Eligibility Test

HPPSC SET Exam Pattern 2024

The State Eligibility Test is divided into two papers. Total marks of SET are 300. The papers are objective type. The test will be held in the month of March/April 2024 Tentatively. The test will be conduct only in one day. In these two papers, each question will carry 2 marks. Candidates have to attempt the examination in OMR sheet. The marks distribution is given below:-

Paper I – it shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching or research aptitude of the candidate. In paper I the commission will test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. All questions are compulsory.

Paper II – Subject of Paper II is based on the candidate’s preference. All questions are compulsory in this paper.

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HP SET Paper 1 Syllabus

Teaching Aptitude:

• Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.
• Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.
• Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.
• Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).
• Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.
• Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.

Research Aptitude:

• Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Post positivistic approach to research.
• Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods.
• Steps of Research.
• Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.
• Application of ICT in research.
• Research ethics.

Comprehension:

• A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be answered.

Communication:

• Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.
• Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication.
• Barriers to effective communication.
• Mass-Media and Society.

Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude:

• Types of reasoning.
• Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.
• Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.)

Logical Reasoning:

• Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition.
• Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.
• Analogies.
• Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments.
• Indian Logic: Means of knowledge.
• Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).
• Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).

Data Interpretation:

• Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.
• Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
• Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of Data.
• Data Interpretation.
• Data and Governance.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT):

• ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.
• Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.
• Digital initiatives in higher education.
• ICT and Governance.

People, Development and Environment:

• Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.
• Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment.
• Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.
• Impacts of pollutants on human health.
• Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests.
• Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.
• Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.

Higher Education System:

• Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.
• Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.
• Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.
• Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.
• Value education and environmental education.
• Policies, Governance, and Administration.

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HP SET Qualifying Marks 2024

Top 6% of the appearing candidates should secure at least following aggregate marks in both the papers will be qualified in SET Exam 2024-25 –

Please note that the HP SET Qualifying marks & Cut Off Marks are two different things. Cut Off Marks will be decided by the HPPSC authority later and every year it is different.

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HP SET E-Certificate

Candidates who will clear the cut off marks for his/her subject, will be deemed qualified in State Eligibility Test as per the official’s criteria. Thereafter, successful candidates will be able to download the HP SET Syllabus Certificate online. Validity of the HPPSC SET E-Certificate will be depending upon the Himachal Pradesh PSC’s Website. The process of checking the HPSET Result & Scorecard is provided in this post.

HP State Eligibility Test | Mode of Selection for Assistant Professor

The selection for Assistant Professor is done mainly through State Eligibility Test under HPPSC. Candidates must qualify the HP SET Exam which is one of the main eligibility criteria for the Recruitment of Assistant Professor in the State.

For more details of HP SET 2024 visit the official notification on HPPSC Website. For any query regarding HP SET Syllabus, comment down below.

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