AURANGABAD: The 37th Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (MH-SET) held on Sunday saw a turnout of 6,228 candidates — around 81% attendance — from Aurangabad.
Satish Dandge, exam coordinator for Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (Bamu), said both papers of MH-SET were conducted smoothly in strict compliance with the Covid prevention norms.
“The examination was conducted across 18 centres in Aurangabad by following social distancing norms. Right from wearing of face masks to using sanitizers for hygiene, all stakeholders involved in the examination process followed Covid appropriate behaviour as per official guidelines,” he said.
Conducted in an offline objective mode, the first MH-SET paper was of 100 marks and was slotted from 10 am to 11 am. This was followed by the second paper of 200 marks scheduled between 11.30 am and 1.30 pm.
The examination saw presence of two invigilators from Delhi that were deputed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The result of the MH-SET will be made available on the official website (setexam.unipune.ac.in) as and when it is declared by the competent authorities.
The candidates will not be intimated individually about their result.. On behalf of the states of Maharashtra and Goa, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is the state agency that conducts the exam every year for determining the eligibility of the candidates for the job of assistant professor in universities and colleges in both the states.
