State Eligibility Test 2026 – Online Apply for SLET Exam
State Eligibility Test (SET) is a competitive examination conducted by State Level Eligibility Test Commission (SLET) , Assam (NE Region). The main motive behind this exam is to list a pool of eligible candidates to be appointed as an Asst. Professor in the same league as National Eligibility Test (NET) organised by University Grants Commission (UGC). This Test is conducted in all the States of the North East including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
SLET Commission Assam (N.E. Region) has recently released the official notification of State Eligibility Test (SET) 2026. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.
State Eligibility Test Details
Name of exam:
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State Eligibility Test (SET), 2026 |
Type of exam:
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State level eligibility test for Asst. Professor |
Level of exam:
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State Level |
Date of exam:
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15th March 2026 (Sunday) |
Type of exam:
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Written exam |
Mode of exam:
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Offline |
No of question papers:
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2 |
No of questions:
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150 (50+ 100) questions |
Maximum marks:
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300 (100+200) marks |
| Exam duration: |
03 Hours |
| Negative marking: |
No Negative marking |
| Mode of application: |
Online |
| Official website: |
www.sletne.org |
Eligibility Criteria of SET Exam
| Age Limit: |
There is no age limit to appear in SLET Exam. Candidates who qualify in the Test are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor within the jurisdiction of the Member-States of this SLET Commission . |
| Educational Qualification: |
# General/Unreserved/General-EWS candidates who have secured atleast 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC are eligible for this test. However, the scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Person with Disability (PWD) Category, the Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer who have secured atleast 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master degree or equivalent examination are eligible to appear in the Test.
# Candidates who have appeared or will be appearing at the final qualifying Master degree (final year) examination and result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examination have been delayed may also apply for this Test.
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Application Fee:
UR : Rs. 1300/-
OBC-NCL : Rs. 1150/-
EWS : Rs. 1150/-
SC/ST : Rs. 1100/-
PWD : Rs. 900/- |
How to Apply for SET Exam ?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for this entrance test by visiting official SLET Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply .
# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
# Click on the "Online Application Form" and complete the registration process.
# In the next stage, click on "Online Application Form" Link and Login.
# Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
# At the end, pay the application fee as per your category and submit the form.
# Don't forget to take a print out of the application form .
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Important Dates of State Level Eligibility Test 2026
Starting date for online application submission:
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21st November 2025 |
| Last date for online application submission: |
5th January 2026 |
| Date of SET exam: |
15th March 2026 |
| Date of declaration SLET results: |
To be updated |
Important Web-Links of State Eligibility Test
About State Eligibility Test 2026
State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) consists of two papers. All the two papers will have only objective type questions of the following forms:
(a) Multiple Choice
(b) Matching
(c) Assertion and Reasoning
(d) True and False
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Date and Time of SLET Exam
State Eligibility Test (SET), 2026 will be conducted on 15th March 2026 (Sunday) in two sessions for both papers. The detail schedule of SET exam is as mentioned below.
Paper
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Marks |
Number of Questions |
Duration |
| I |
100 |
50 |
1 Hours ( 10.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M.) |
| II |
200 |
100 |
2 Hours (11.30 A.M. to 1. 30 P.M.) |
| Paper – I |
It shall be of general subject, intended to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.
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| Paper – II |
It shall consist of 100 objective type questions based on the subject. Each question will carry 2 marks. There will be no negative marking. The compensatory time provided to the visually impaired candidates and PWD candidates with writing disability in Paper-I is 20 minutes. Accordingly, there is provision of 20 minutes compensatory time in Paper - II . |
