Kerala SET 2025: Application (Ongoing), Exam Date, Admit Card, Qualifying Marks, Pattern & Syllabus

Kerala State Eligibility Test is organised by the LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, for the candidates to be selected as Higher Secondary School Teachers and Non-Vocational Teachers in VHSE. Qualifying for the Kerala SET is stipulated as a mandatory requirement for candidates to be appointed as Higher Secondary School Teachers in the State.

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The Kerala SET exam is of a four-hour duration. As part of the Kerala SET exam, aspirants must give two papers. While Paper 1 is common for all candidates, Paper 2 contains questions from the subject in which the candidate had a specialisation at the post-graduation level. Candidates can select from a list of 31 subjects to give the Kerala SET Paper 2 exam. These subjects are listed below.

Check below the Kerala SET exam highlights.

Candidates who want to appear for the Kerala SET exam 2025 for the July session can apply between April 28, to June 10, 2025. The Kerela SET exam application form can be filled out online. The steps to fill out the application form are given below:

• Visit the official website
• Click the 'Online Registration' link
• Click on the ‘Registered Candidates’ link
• Enter the login details
• Make corrections or changes to the form
• Submit and save the confirmation page

Direct link to apply for Kerala SET 2025 July session: https://lbsedp.lbscentre.in/setjul25/online.php

The Kerala SET online application correction window for the July session will be activated from June 11 to June 13, 2025. Candidates can make corrections to the already submitted Kerala SET application form by following the given steps:

• Visit the official website- lbsedp.lbscentre.in/setjul25
• Click the 'Online Registration' link
• Click on the ‘Registered Candidates’ link
• Enter the login details
• Make corrections or changes to the form
• Submit and save the confirmation page

Candidates must possess a Master’s degree in a specific subject with not less than 50 per cent aggregate marks or equivalent grade. Apart from this, aspirants should have a B Ed degree in any discipline from any university in Kerala or possess these qualifications from any other university which is considered to be at par with these universities. However, there are some exceptions to the Kerala SET eligibility criteria 2025 and these exceptions are listed below.

Aspirants are informed that they do not meet the eligibility criteria for Kerala SET 2025 if they have secured their qualifications through Correspondence Courses/ Open Universities which are not recognised by any one of the Universities in Kerala. Also, “candidates who have acquired their qualifications through recognised correspondence courses/Open universities should obtain and furnish certificates of recognition and equivalency from any one of the Universities in Kerala”, states the official website.

Note: Aspirants possessing the Master’s degree with the minimum marks required to meet the SET eligibility criteria and are in the final year of BEd degree programme are also eligible for Kerala SET 2025. Similarly, candidates who have secured their BEd degree and are in the final year of their post-graduate programme also meet the eligibility criteria. The official website informs: “Such candidates must produce the Certificates of their qualifying examinations passed with the minimum required marks within one year from the date of publication of the results of the test, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified”.

Kerala SET exam comprises two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both papers comprise multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Have a look at the highlights of the Kerala SET exam pattern below.

Kerala SET syllabus 2025 is prescribed by the LBS Centre. The syllabus varies for Paper 1 and Paper 2. The Kerala SET Paper 1 syllabus includes topics from General Knowledge and Aptitude in Teaching. On the other hand, the Kerala SET Paper 2 syllabus differs as per the subject chosen by candidates while filling out the application form. Paper 2 is conducted for 31 subjects.