Syllabus For MH-SET Assistant Professor Maharashtra State Eligibility Test setexam.unipune.ac.in :

Organisation : University of Pune
Announcement : Syllabus
Designation : Assistant Professor

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State Eligibility Test (SET) for Assistant Professor :

Paper-I :
The main objective is to assess the teaching and research capabilities of the candidates. Therefore, the test is aimed at assessing the teaching and general/research aptitude as well as their awareness.

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They are expected to possess and exhibit cognitive abilities. Cognitive abilities include comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding the structure of arguments and deductive and inductive reasoning.

The candidates are also expected to have a general awareness and knowledge of sources of information. They should be aware of interaction between people, environment and natural resources and their impact on quality of life. The details are given in the following sections :
NOTE :
(i) Each section gets equal weightage : five questions and 10 marks from each section.
(ii) Whenever pictorial questions are set for the sighted candidates a passage followed by equal number of questions should be set for the visually handicapped candidates.

I. Teaching Aptitude Teaching : Nature, objectives, characteristics and basic requirements; Learners characteristics; Factors affecting teaching; Methods of teaching; Teaching aids; Evaluation systems.
II. Research Aptitude Research : Meaning, characteristics and types; Steps of research; Methods of research; Research Ethics; Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium; Thesis writing : its characteristics and format.

III. Reading Comprehension A passage to be set with questions to be answered.
IV. Communication Communication : Nature, characteristics, types, barriers and effective classroom communication.
V. Reasoning (Including Mathematical) Number series; letter series; codes; Relationships; classification.

VI. Logical Reasoning Understanding the structure of arguments; Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning; Verbal analogies : Word analogy-Applied analogy; Verbal classification; Reasoning Logical Diagrams : Simple diagrammatic relationship, multi diagrammatic relationship; Venn diagram; Analytical Reasoning.

VII. Data Interpretation Sources, acquisition and interpretation of data; Quantitative and qualitative data; Graphical representation and mapping of data.
VIII. Information and Communication technology (ICT) ICT : meaning, advantages, disadvantages and uses; General abbreviations and terminology; Basics of internet and e-mailing.

IX. People and Environment People and environment interaction; Sources of pollution; Pollutants and their impact on human life, exploitation of natural and energy resources; Natural hazards and mitigation.
X. Higher Education System : Governance, Polity and Administration Structure of the institutions for higher learning and research in India; formal and distance education; professional/technical and general education; value education; governance, polity and administration; concept, institutions and their interactions.

Sample Questions :
I. Teaching Aptitude :
1. Which one of the following is the main objective of teaching ?
(A) To give information related to the syllabus.
(B) To develop thinking power of students.
(C) To dictate notes to students.
(D) To prepare students to pass the examination.
Key : (B)

2. Which one of the following is a good method of teaching ?
(A) Lecture and Dictation.
(B) Seminar and Project.
(C) Seminar and Dictation.
(D) Dictation and Assignment.
Key : (B)

3. Teacher uses teaching aids for
(A) Making teaching interesting.
(B) Making teaching within understanding level of students.
(C) Making students attentive.
(D) The sake of its use.
Key : (B)

4. Effectiveness of teaching depends on
(A) Qualification of teacher.
(B) Personality of teacher.
(C) Handwriting of teacher.
(D) Subject understanding of teacher.
Key : (D)

5. Which of the following is not characteristic of a good question paper ?
(A) Objectivity.
(B) Subjectivity.
(C) No use of vague words.
(D) Reliable.
Key : (B)

II. Research Aptitude :
1. A researcher is generally expected to :
(A) Study of existing literature in a field.
(B) Generate new principles and theories.
(C) Synthesize the ideas given by others.
(D) Evaluate the findings of a study.
Key : (B)

2. One of the essential characteristics of research is :
(A) Replicability.
(B) Generalizability.
(C) Usability.
(D) Objectivity.
Key : (D)

3. The Government of India conducts Census aftger every 10 years. The method of research used in this process is :
(A) Case study.
(B) Developmental.
(C) Survey.
(D) Experimental.
Key : (C)

4. An academic association assembled at one place to discuss the progress of its work and future plans. Such an assembly is known as a :
(A) Conference.
(B) Seminar.
(C) Workshop.
(D) Symposium.
Key : (A)

5. An investigator studied the census data for a given area and prepared a write-up based on them. Such a write-up is called :
(A) Research paper.
(B) Article.
(C) Thesis.
(D) Research report.
Key : (B)