Rajasthan SET Syllabus 2026, Download Subject-wise PDFs

The University of Kota, Rajasthan, will conduct the Rajasthan State Eligibility Test 2026 on behalf of the Rajasthan government to determine eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor and Lecturer in colleges and universities across the state. Candidates with a Postgraduate degree in any subject often start their preparation with textbooks and other resources. Instead, candidates should begin with the official syllabus to focus on the relevant topics and use their study time effectively. This article will provide details of the syllabus for the upcoming SET.

Rajasthan SET Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2026

Candidates aiming to perform well in the Rajasthan SET must familiarise themselves with the detailed syllabus of their preferred subject, which they can download from the official website of the University of Kota. Understanding the syllabus and exam pattern of the 2 papers of SET covering a total of 300 marks will help candidates to identify the important topics and manage their study time effectively.

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Rajasthan SET Selection Process 2026

The selection process of the Rajasthan SET focuses on qualifying candidates based on their academic knowledge and eligibility criteria. Performance in SET determines whether a candidate is qualified for Assistant Professor eligibility. After qualifying, candidates have to undergo document verification when applying for teaching positions. The selection stages are:

Rajasthan SET Exam Pattern 2026

The Rajastahn SET is an offline-based exam. The test is divided into two papers. Paper 1 focuses on Teaching and Research Aptitude, and Paper 2 focuses on subject-specific knowledge.

• Paper 1 has 50 questions, and Paper 2 has 100 questions, so the total number of questions is 150.
• The total marks of the test are 300.
• Each question carries 2 marks.
• There is no negative marking for wrong answers.
• The medium of questions is English and Hindi.
• Both papers will be held in a single sitting of 3 hours duration.

Rajasthan SET Syllabus 2026

The syllabus of Rajasthan SET is similar to that of UGC NET, but is restricted to the state of Rajasthan. The subject-wise questions in Rajasthan SET are based on postgraduate level topics, so while preparing, candidates will find relevance to what they had studied in their course. The detailed syllabi of Paper 1 and Paper 2 are discussed below:

Rajasthan SET Paper 1 Syllabus

Paper 1 of the Rajasthan SET includes teaching aptitude, research aptitude, comprehension, communication, mental ability, reasoning, data interpretation, ICT, people & environment, and the higher education system.

Part 1: Teaching Aptitude

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

Part 2: Research Aptitude

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

Part 3: Comprehension

A passage will be provided, which is followed by questions that candidates must answer based on the given text.

Part 4: Communication

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

Part 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

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

Part 6: Logical Reasoning

• Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.
• Analogies.
• Venn diagram: Simple and multiple uses for establishing the 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).
• 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.

Part 7: Data Interpretation

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

Part 8 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

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

Part 9: People, Development, and Environment

• 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.
• Development and environment: Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals.
• Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biological Diversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.
• Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on the 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.

Part 10: Higher Education System

• Professional, Technical, and Skill-Based education.
• Value education and environmental education.
• Policies, Governance, and Administration.
• 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.

Rajasthan SET Paper 2 Syllabus

Paper 2 contains details of the candidates’ chosen subject. Candidates should stick to covering each topic of their subject. The syllabus for all subjects is available in PDF format.