State Eligibility Test 2026 – Online Apply for SLET Exam

State Eligibility Test 2026

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: State Eligibility Test (SET), 2026

Type of exam: State level eligibility test for Asst. Professor

Level of exam: State Level

Date of exam: 15th March 2026 (Sunday)

 

Type of exam: Written exam

Mode of exam: Offline

No of question papers: 2

No of questions: 150 (50+ 100) questions

Maximum marks: 300 (100+200) marks

Exam duration: 03 Hours

 

Negative marking: No Negative marking

Mode of application: Online

Official website: www.sletne.org

 

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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.

Application Fee: 

Category	Fees
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 .

Important Dates of State Level Eligibility Test 2026

 

# Starting date for online application submission: 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

Online Application Form	Register | Login
SET 2026 Notification	Click Here
Information Brochure	Click Here
SLET Guidebook	Click Here
Download Attestation	Click Here
SLET Syllabus	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here

 

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 

 

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	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 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.

Paper – II 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 .

 

SLET Exam Syllabus

Name of Subject	Subject Code	Download Syllabus
Assamese	01	Click Here
English	02	Click Here
Economics	03	Click Here
Education	04	Click Here
History	05	Click Here
Philosophy	06	Click Here
Political Science	07	Click Here
Geography	08	Click Here
Manipuri	09	Click Here
Bodo	10	Click Here
Bengali	11	Click Here
Hindi	12	Click Here
Anthropology	13	Click Here
Sanskrit	14	Click Here
Sociology	15	Click Here
Arabic	16	Click Here
Persian	17	Click Here
Law	18	Click Here
Nepali	19	Click Here
Psychology	20	Click Here
Commerce	21	Click Here
Management	22	Click Here
Chemical Science	31	Click Here
Life Science	32	Click Here
Mathematical Science	33	Click Here
Physical Science	34	Click Here
Computer Science	35	Click Here
Environmental Science	36	Click Here
Library and Information Science	37	Click Here
Earth, Atmospheric,  Ocean and Planetary Science	38	Click Here

 

SLET Test Centres

 

Here is the list exam centres throughout North Eastern region for State Eligibility Test 2026.

Name of Centres	Centre Code
Gauhati University	01
Dibrugarh University	02
Tezpur University	03
Assam University	04
Manipur University	05
Rajiv Gandhi Central University, Arunachal	06
Tripura University	07
Sikkim (Nar Bahadur Bhandari Degree College)	08
Mizoram University	09
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong	10
Nagaland University	11

 

FAQs of SLET Exam

What is the starting date to apply online for SLET 2026?

The starting date to apply online for SLET 2026 is 21st November 2025.

What is the last date to apply online for SLET 2026?

The last date to apply online for SLET 2026 is 5th January 2026.

Is there any age limit to appear in SLET Exam ?

There is no age limit to appear in SLET Exam.