MP SET Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Important Dates

• Offline, OMR based, one session.
• Two marks a question, no negative marking, nothing for an unanswered question.
• Questions are multiple choice, including matching, true/false and assertion-reason types.
• Papers are in Hindi and English; language subjects are in that language. If the two versions differ, the Hindi one prevails.
• If a question has more than one right answer, any of them scores. If a question is deleted, everyone gets its 2 marks.

MPPSC says the subject syllabi are those of UGC-NET and CSIR-NET, and the science subjects (Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Chemical, Life, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) follow the UGC-NET paper pattern. Syllabi are on MPPSC's Syllabus page and on ugcnetonline.in; nothing is posted to candidates.

Mathematical Sciences has four units, as in CSIR-NET: Unit I is compulsory for mathematics and statistics candidates, Units II and III are for mathematics and Unit IV for statistics.

SET-2025's 31 subjects

Many subjects take several Master's subjects. Political Science also takes Public Administration and International Relations; Sociology takes Anthropology and Social Work; Life Science takes botany, zoology, biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology, environmental science, fisheries and genetics among others; Defence and Strategic Studies takes Military Science; Sanskrit Traditional Subjects covers astrology, grammar, literature and dharmashastra and accepts the Acharya degree. The advertisement lists every accepted Master's subject.

Degree and marks

• A Master's from a university recognised under the UGC Act, or be in its final year, third semester or fourth semester.
• 55 per cent for unreserved, EWS and OBC (creamy layer) candidates; 50 per cent for MP-domiciled SC, ST and OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates and PwD candidates.
• Ph.D. holders who finished their Master's by 19 September 1991 get 5 per cent off (55 to 50).
• Foreign degrees and diplomas need equivalence from the Association of Indian Universities.
• No age limit.
• Apply only in a subject in which you don't already hold an MP SLET/SET, UGC-NET or CSIR-NET certificate.

Final-year candidates

You sit provisionally. The certificate is valid only once you pass the Master's with 55 or 50 per cent within two years of the SET result; until then you get a provisional e-certificate.

Reservation is for MP domicile only

• SC, ST, OBC, EWS, women and PwD concessions go only to Madhya Pradesh residents. Others, including reserved candidates from other states, apply as unreserved.
• OBC candidates in the creamy layer count as unreserved.
• SC, ST, OBC and EWS certificates must be MP Government e-certificates; EWS ones must be valid for 2025–26.
• 35 per cent of each category is reserved horizontally for MP women, and 6 per cent for PwD with a permanent disability of 40 per cent or more, certified through the UDID portal.

The SET only decides eligibility. MPPSC's result procedure:

• Everyone with the same marks as the last qualifier in a category is included.
• There's no waiting list.
• The result is declared on 87 per cent of the slots. The other 13 per cent waits on the court case over OBC reservation.
• Qualifiers get an electronic certificate only.

MP SET carries no pay. It makes you eligible for Assistant Professor, Librarian and Sports Officer posts in Madhya Pradesh; pay is set by the recruiting authority.

Apply online only, through mponline.gov.in or mppsc.mp.gov.in.

Late applications cost far more: ₹3,000 in the first late window and ₹25,000 in the second. There's no travel allowance for any category.

Exam cities for SET-2025: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Rewa, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain, Narmadapuram, Shahdol, Khargone and Ratlam. You list up to four in order of preference; MPPSC may allot a different one and won't consider requests to change it. Candidates from outside MP are placed as MPPSC decides.

SET-2025

Study the NET syllabus for your subject

MP SET uses it. Mathematical Sciences candidates should note which units apply to mathematics and which to statistics.

Answer everything

There's no negative marking.

Check the provisional key

Objections are taken online for 5 days after the key is published, at ₹150 a question plus a ₹40 portal fee per session. Nothing is considered after that, and the final key is final.

• mppsc.mp.gov.in: MPPSC
• SET-2025 advertisement (Hindi)
• SET-2025 result notice, 11 May 2026
• MPPSC syllabus page
• UGC-NET syllabi

Who conducts MP SET?

The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, Indore.

Which posts does MP SET make me eligible for?

Assistant Professor, Librarian and Sports Officer in Madhya Pradesh's universities and colleges.

Is MP SET online?

No. It's an offline OMR exam.

Is there negative marking?

No.

Can candidates from other states apply?

Yes, as unreserved candidates, with the ₹500 fee.