Kerala State Eligibility Test (Kerala SET) is a state-level examination conducted by LBS Centre for Science & Technology to shortlist eligible teachers for the higher secondary level courses to be taught in the State of Kerala.
If you wish to be appointed as teachers in the Higher Secondary Schools and Non-Vocational courses in VHSE have to clear the Kerala State Eligibility Test 2021.
Kerala SET 2021
Here are the main highlights of Kerala SET Exam 2021 for better understanding.
| Exam Name | Kerala State Eligibility Test (Kerala SET) |
| Commonly known as | Kerala SET / SET Exam Kerala |
| Kerala SET exam conducting body | LBS Centre for Science & Technology |
| Level | State Level |
| Eligibility Criteria | Post -Graduate degree with B.Ed. |
| Question Type | Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) |
| Papers |
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| Total no of Questions | 120 Questions each Paper |
| Duration | Paper-I: 2 hours
Paper-II: 2 hours |
| Medium | English |
| Negative Marking | No negative marking |
| Official Website | lbscentre.kerala.gov.in |
Aspirants can download the Kerala SET Syllabus 2021 pdf from the official website.
Kerala SET 2021- Exam Pattern
The Kerala SET comprises of two papers, i.e., Paper I and Paper-II.
Paper I is common to all the candidates whereas Paper II is subject-related chosen by you (Specialised subject)
- The Kerala SET exam is conducted in offline mode.
- All the questions are objective multiple-choice questions.
- The duration of the Kerala SET is 2 hours for each paper.
- There is no negative marking for any paper.
- 1 mark is awarded for every correct answer except for mathematics and statistics where you will be given 1.5 marks for every question.
| Papers | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks Allotted for Each Question |
| Paper-I | General Knowledge (Part A) | 60 | 1 |
| Aptitude in Teaching (Part B) | 60 | 1 | |
| Paper-II | For 33 subjects
(All subjects except Maths & Statistics) |
120 | 1 |
| For Mathematics & Statistics | 80 | 1.5 |
Kerala SET 2021 Subjects for Paper II
Here is a list of subjects for Kerala SET Paper II. You have to select that subject in which you have done your Masters.
| Arabic | Hindi | Political Science |
| Biotechnology | History | Psychology |
| Botany | Home Science | Russian |
| Chemistry | Journalism | Sanskrit |
| Commerce | Latin | Social Work |
| Economics | Malayalam | Sociology |
| English | Mathematics | Statistics |
| French | Music | Syriac |
| Geography | Philosophy | Tamil |
| Geology | Physics | Urdu |
| German | Zoology | – |
Kerala SET Syllabus 2021- Paper I
Kerala SET GK Syllabus – General Knowledge Topics
- Scientific Research
- Indian History
- Awareness of current events and the environment.
- Everyday Science
- Indian Polity
- Economics
- Indian Constitution
- Sports
- Indian Culture
- Indian Geography
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Kerala SET Exam Syllabus – Aptitude
- Partnership
- Data Interpretation
- Area
- Decimal Fraction
- Ratio and Proportion
- Simplification
- Clocks & Calendars
- Boats and Streams
- Logarithm
- Time and Distance
- Allegation or Mixture
- Time and Work
- Problems on Ages
- Blood Relations
- Height and Distance
- Simple Interest
- Problems on H.C.F & L.C.M
- Pipes and Cistern
- Volume and Surface Area
- Probability
- Compound Interest
- Surds and Indices
- Permutation and Combination
- Chain Rule
- Square Root and Cube Root
- Average
Kerala SET Syllabus 2021: Paper 2 (Specialized Subject)
Paper 2 will include any questions from any single subject out of a list of 36 subjects as chosen by the candidates. The Kerala SET Syllabus for all the subjects is mentioned below in brief:
Kerala SET Syllabus for Anthropology
- Meaning and Scope of Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Basic Concepts of Anthropology
- Nature and Configuration of Culture
- Family, Marriage & Kinship
- Political Organisation and Social Control
- Social Stratification
- Religious Organizations
- Economic Organizations
- Meaning and Scope of Biological Anthropology
- Man’s place in the animal kingdom
- Introduction to human evolution
- Theories of organic evolution
- The emergence of man fossil evidence
- The biological basis of life, heredity, and variations
- Human genetics – basic concepts and principles
- Concept of race, ethnicity, and population
- Biological anthropology in service of human society
- Application of Biological Anthropology
- Indian society, civilization, and culture
- Hindu religious and philosophical traditions
- Indian education system
- Composition of the Indian population
- Social disabilities
- Approach to the study of Indian culture and civilization
- Process of social changes
- The tribes of India
- Aesthetic and Creative Aspects of Indian Culture
- Changing village India
- Science and Scientific Research
- Construction of Research Design
- Fieldwork Tradition in anthropology
- The ethnographic approach in anthropological research
- Basic Techniques of data collection
- Quantitative analysis
- Qualitative analysis
- The ethnographic approach in anthropology
- Preparation of Anthropological research report
- Method and Theory in Socio-Cultural and Development Anthropology
- Evolutionism, Diffusionism, Functionalism, Continuum
- Structural Functionalism
- Structuralism and Post Structuralism
- Ecological, Medical and Economic Anthropology
Kerala SET Syllabus for Arabic
- Arabic Prose: Mu’allaqat, Poets of Mu’allaqat, Prophet and Muhala Moon, Umayyad and Abbasid Period, Modern Period, Islamic and Umayyad
- Contemporary Arab World
- Encyclopedic work in Arabic
- Arabic Grammar: Rhetorics, Linguistic, Prosody
- Arabic Criticism
- Indo Arabic Literature
- Journal Arabic
- Travel and Tourism
- Translation
Kerala SET Syllabus for Botany
- Diversity of Lifeforms: Bacteria, Viruses, Phycology, Lichenology, Mycology, Briology, Gymnosperm, Morphology, Angiosperms, Ethnobotany, Histology, Microtechnique and Histochemistry, etc.
- Reproductive Biology
- Functional Plant Biology and Analysis Plant Physiology: Metabolism, Growth, differentiation and development, Photoreceptors, Stress physiology and senescence, Chemical Bonds, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, etc.
- Molecular Cell Biology and Heredity
- Ecology and Environment
- Applied Botany
Kerala SET Syllabus for Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry: Electron displacement effects and Aromaticity, Reagents and Name Reactions, Stereochemistry, Photochemistry, and Pericyclic Reactions, etc.
- Inorganic Chemistry: Periodicity and Chemistry of Main Group Elements, Transition and Inner Transition elements, Coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry: Solid, Liquid, Gas, Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics, Electrochemistry, Surface Chemistry, Colloids, and Catalysis
- Theoretical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics, Chemical Bonding, Molecular Symmetry, and Group Theory, etc.
- Analytical Chemistry
- Selected Topics: Green, Medicinal, Environmental and Material Chemistry, Polymers, etc.
Kerala SET Syllabus for Commerce
- Management concepts and strategies
- Business Environment, Policy, and MIS
- Financial and Corporate Accounting
- Quantitative Techniques & Research methods
- Financial Management and Marketing
- Cost and Management Accounting
Kerala SET Syllabus for Economics
- Microeconomic Theory and Applications
- Macroeconomic Theory and Applications
- Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis
- Development Experiences of India and Kerala
- Economic Development and Environmental Economics
- Money, Banking, Public Finance, and International Trade
Kerala SET Syllabus for English
- Chaucer’s Age, Early Renaissance in England, Rise of English Drama and Prose, Revenge Tragedy, Shakespeare, Elizabethan Theatre, Milton, Restoration.
- Neoclassical Age, Heroic Drama, Popular Prose Writing, Dryden and Pope, Dr. Johnson, Rise of Novel, Transition Poetry
- Beginning, early, and later Romanticism
- Early Feminist Writing
- Victorian Age: Prose, Biography, Novel, Poetry, Drama, Women Novelists, Transition, Colonial Enterprise
- 20th Century and Contemporary British Literature: Edwardian Period, War Poets, Pink Poet, Avant, Modernist Poetry, Verse Drama, Ted Hughes, Post War Fiction, Irish Dramatic Movements, Immigrants Writings, etc.
- American, Indian, and New Literatures in English
- African Literature and Colonialism
- History and Structure of English and English Language Teaching
- Literary Theory and Criticism
Kerala SET Syllabus for French
- Middle Ages to 17th century
- 18th and 19th century
- 20th and 21st century
- Literary criticism
- Culture and Civilization (Geography, History, Art & Cuisine, Heritage)
- Linguistics, Methodology & Fle
- Grammar
- Francophone Literature, Culture, and Civilisation
- Contemporary France
Kerala SET for Gandhian Studies
- Making of the Mahatma: Early Life and Education, Education in England, Gandhi as a Lawyer in South Africa, Western Influence, Advent of Satyagraha in South Africa
- Fundamentals of Gandhian Thoughts: Concept of Human Nature and Perfectibility, Truth, Relation between ends and means, Pursuit of Truth through Nonviolent means, Cardinal and Ashram Vows
- Political and Economic Thought
- Social and Educational Ideas
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
- Gandhi and the modern world
Kerala SET Syllabus for Geography
- Geography – meaning, nature, and scope
- Development of Geographical thought
- Traditions in Geography
- Foundation in Human Geography
- Physical Geography: Geomorphology, Endogenic process, Formation of soils and rocks, Oceanography, Atmosphere, Biogeography,
- Resource Geography: Economic, Agricultural, Population and it’s dynamics
- Urban and Regional Geography
- Indian Geography
- Geoinformatics: Cartography, GIS, Method of Data Interpretation, etc.
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Kerala SET Syllabus for Geology
- Physical Geology
- Marine Geology
- Geomorphology
- Planetary Geoscience
- Crystallography and Mineralogy
- Igneous Petrology
- Metamorphic Petrology
- Sedimentary Petrology
- Stratigraphy
- Quaternary Geology
- Palaeontology
- Indian Geology
- Structural Geology
- Geotectonics
- Engineering Geology
- Hydrogeology
- Geochemistry
- Economic Geology
- Exploration & Mining Geology
- Remote sensing
- Geoinformatics
- Environmental Geology
- Field Geology
Kerala SET Syllabus for German
- Linguistik / Deutsche Sprachgeschichte Basic Linguistics
- Deutsche Literaturgeschichte
- Deutsche Literatur/ Literaturwissenschaft
- History of Western Philosophy and German Culture
- Politische Geschichte / Landeskunde
- Methods of Teaching German as a Foreign Language
Kerala SET Syllabus for Hindi
- Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas-Aadikal Se Poorv Bhartendu Yug Tak
- Hindi Sahitya ka itihas- bhartendu Yug se unnis sou chalees tak
- Aadhunik Kal- 1940 Se 2015 Tak
- History of Hindi Language & Structural Grammar
- Western and Eastern Literary Thoughts, Prosody & Poetics
- Functional Hindi, Translation & Linguistics
Kerala SET Syllabus for History
- Historical Methods
- Historiography
- Kerala History
- Ancient and Medieval Indian History
- Modern Indian History
- Select Themes World History
Kerala SET Syllabus for Home Science
- Human Development and Family Relations
- Marriage & Family Relations
- Advances & Assessment of children
- Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
- Family Resources Management
- Textile Science and Fashion Designing
- Extension and Development Communication
- Research and Development in Family and Community Science
Kerala SET Syllabus for Islamic History
- Islam Under the Prophet and Pious Caliphs
- Muslim dynasties of the Middle Age
- Intellectual contributions of Medieval Islam
- Reform and Revivalist Movements in Islam
- Islam in India
- Modern and Contemporary Muslim World
Kerala SET Syllabus for Journalism
- Dimensions of Mass Communication
- Media History & Laws
- Reporting and Editing
- Advertising, Public Relations, Corporate Communication & Media Management
- Electronic and Digital Media
- Communication Research
Kerala SET Syllabus for Kannada
- Modern, medieval, and ancient literature
- Folklore and Cultural Studies
- Prosody and Literary Criticism
- History of Kannada Language and Linguistics (General and Dravidian)
- Research Methodology, Textual Criticism, Journalism and Computer knowledge
Kerala SET Syllabus for Latin
- History
- Grammar
- Prose
- Poetry
- Translation (Latin to English and English to Latin)
- Short Story & Drama
Kerala SET Syllabus for Malayalam
- Verse
- Prose
- Visual Arts – Literary Drinking
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Theories and Malayalam Criticism
- Linguistics History & Grammar
Kerala SET Syllabus for Mathematics
- Fundamental Concepts: Sets and Functions, Analytic Geometry, Elementary Calculus, Probability.
- Real and Complex Analysis
- Abstract Algebra: Groups, Rings, Fields
- Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
- Number Theory and Differential Equations
- Topology and Functional Analysis
Kerala SET Syllabus for Music
- History of Music
- Vedic Music
- Lakshana granthas
- 72 Sampoorna melakarta scheme
- Composers and Vaggeyakaras of the pre-Tyagaraja period
- Raga Lakshana of the melakartas
- Music and Temples
- Musical inscriptions in Kudumiyanmalai and thirumayam
- Talas
- Origin and evolution of musical forms
- Evolution of musical concerts
- Composers and Vaggeyakaras of the Tyagaraja period
- Raga Lakshana
- Stringed, Percussion, and Wind instruments of South and North with playing technique
- Manodharma Sangeetha
- Exposition of Pallavi
- Advance knowledge of musical prosody
- Group kritis of Tyagaraja, Dikshitar, Syama Sasthri, and Swathithirunal
- Treatment of music in geyanataka, nritya natika, Bhagavata Mela natakam, yakshagana and kathakalakshepam
- Composers and Vaggeyakaras of post Tyagaraja period
- Raga Lakshana
- Bharata’s experiment Dhruva veena and Chala veena, the cycle of 4th and cycle of 5th
- Music and mathematics
- Geographical factors and their influence
- Music and physiology – Larynx and Ear
- Yazh – its origin evolution and decline
- Composers and Vaggeyakaras of the modern period
- Music Therapy
- Music and Yoga
- Modern trends in Music, etc.
Kerala SET Syllabus for Philosophy
- Classical Indian Philosophy
- Contemporary Indian Philosophy
- Western Philosophy
- Contemporary Western Philosophy
- Logic
- Ethics
Kerala SET Syllabus for Physics
- Mathematical Physics
- Classical Mechanics
- Quantum Mechanics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Electromagnetic Theory
- Atom and Molecular Physics
- Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electronics
Kerala SET Syllabus for Political Science
- Modern Political Analysis
- Political Thoughts
- Indian Government and Politics
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations
- Public Administration
Kerala SET Syllabus for Psychology
- Cognitive Processes
- Motivation, Emotion, and Learning
- Psychometry and Research Methodology
- Personality and Social Psychology
- Psychopathology
- Applied Psychology
Kerala SET Syllabus for Russian
- Russian Grammar: Noun, Pronoun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective, etc.
- Modern Russian Language: Phonetics and Lexicology
- Morphology and Syntax
- Russian Cultural History
- Russian Literature: Prose Fiction
- Russian Literature: Poetry and Drama
Kerala SET Syllabus for Sanskrit
- History of Sanskrit
- Vrtta and Alankar
- Linguistics
- Sahitya: Poetry & Drama
- Jyotisa
- Vyakaran
- Nyaya
- Vedanta
Kerala SET Syllabus for Social Work
- History and Philosophy of Social Work
- Social Legislations
- Sociology
- Developmental Psychology
- Counseling
- Social Case Work
- Social Group Work
- Community Organization
- Social Work Research and Statistics
- Project Planning
Kerala SET Syllabus for Sociology
- Sociology: Discipline, Concepts, and Processes
- Sociological Theories
- Social Research Methods and Statistics
- Sociology of India
- Theory and Practice of Development
- Globalization and Emerging Challenges
Kerala SET Syllabus for Statistics
- Mathematical Methods for Statistics
- Probability Theory
- Distributions in Statistics
- Estimation and Testing of Hypotheses
- Sample Surveys and Design of Experiments
- Multivariate Analysis, Stochastic Processes, and Index Numbers
Kerala SET Syllabus for Syriac
- Syriac Grammar, History and Structure of Syriac Language
- Syriac Poetry and Liturgical Literature
- Secular, Biblical, and Monastic Literature
- India and Syriac Literature
- History of Syriac Churches
- Current affairs
Kerala SET Syllabus for Tamil
- Literature: Society, Justice, Epic & Devotional
- Short Literature
- Contemporary Literature
- Tamil Grammar
- Performance and Literary Theories
- History of Tamil Literature
- Communication
- Tourism
- Folklore
- Anthropology
- Philosophy
Kerala SET Syllabus for Urdu
- Beginning of Urdu Literature and Language
- Beginning and fall of Urdu Language
- Messinian
- Habits of Sufi
- Vitan Vati and its characteristics
- Guilds
- Urdu poetry and trends
- Urdu Prose
- Ferris literature services
- Umm and her oaths, etc.
Kerala SET Syllabus for Zoology
- Taxonomy, Animal Diversity, and Applied Zoology
- Evolution, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Ethology
- Physiology, Immunology and Developmental Biology
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biostatistics
- Genetics, Biotechnology, and Microbiology
- Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Bioinformatics
Kerala SET Syllabus for Bio-Technology
- Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.
- Biochemistry, Enzymology and Biophysics and Instrumentation
- Microbiology, Immunology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Genetic Engineering, Plant and Animal Biotechnology, Biosafety, Bioethics, and Regulation
- Bioinformatics, Biostatistics Bioinformatics, and computational biology, IPR, Patent laws in Biotechnology
- Environmental Biotechnology Food and dairy Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Nano bio Technology, Environmental microbiology
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