CG SET 2026 — Assistant Professor Eligibility Test, Apply by 17 Aug

Chhattisgarh Karamchari Chayan Mandal (CGSSB), formerly known as Vyapam, has released the notification for the Chhattisgarh State Eligibility Test 2026 under Notification No. S.S.B./Pariksha F-20/2026/3150. CG SET determines eligibility for appointment as Assistant Professor in Chhattisgarh and is conducted under the Directorate of Higher Education. Applications opened on 23 July 2026 and close on 17 August 2026 at 5:00 PM, with the examination provisionally set for Sunday 4 October 2026. The test runs offline in OMR format across two papers on the same day. Paper I is compulsory for every candidate, carries 50 questions for 100 marks, and runs from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM, testing teaching aptitude, research aptitude, reasoning, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness. Paper II is subject-specific with 100 questions for 200 marks, running from 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM. Every question in both papers carries 2 marks and there is no negative marking in either paper. Qualification is decided on a percentile basis rather than a fixed cut-off. The top 6 per cent of candidates who appear in both papers and secure at least 40 per cent aggregate marks for General category, or 35 per cent for SC, ST, OBC non-creamy layer, PwD and transgender candidates, are declared eligible, following Chhattisgarh reservation policy. Because answer sheets are machine-evaluated by OMR, there is no rechecking or re-evaluation. CGSSB requires a one-time Profile Registration before applying, and candidates get a self-service correction window from 18 to 20 August 2026. The examination will be held at 10 district headquarters: Ambikapur, Baikunthpur, Bilaspur, Dhamtari, Durg, Jagdalpur, Kanker, Raigarh, Raipur and Rajnandgaon.

Post-graduate qualification as prescribed by the Directorate of Higher Education for Assistant Professor eligibility; candidates must verify the departmental eligibility rules before applying, since submitting an application or appearing in the examination does not by itself confer eligibility

Not specified in the examination notification; governed by the eligibility rules of the concerned department

• Candidates must satisfy the Assistant Professor eligibility rules issued by the Directorate of Higher Education, Chhattisgarh
• Applying online or appearing in the examination does not by itself establish eligibility
• A one-time CGSSB Profile Registration must be completed before the application can be filed
• Photograph must be recent, light background, JPG or JPEG, between 50 KB and 100 KB
• Signature must be scanned separately, JPG or JPEG, between 50 KB and 100 KB
• File names must be alphanumeric with no spaces and no extra dots
• No certificates are collected at the application stage; candidates alone are responsible for the accuracy of every detail entered
• CGSSB conducts the examination and declares the result only; document verification, selection and appointment are handled by the recruiting authority

• General: ₹350
• Other Backward Class: ₹250
• SC, ST and PwD (Divyang): ₹200
• Payable online only
• Local residents of Chhattisgarh who actually appear in the examination have the fee refunded to the same bank account after the result is declared

Not applicable; SET is an eligibility test and does not carry a post or pay scale of its own. Salary applies at the point of Assistant Professor appointment by the recruiting institution

1. Visit cgssb.cgstate.gov.in and complete the one-time Profile Registration if you have not already done so
2. Read the Instructions to fill the FORM guidance on the website before entering any details
3. Verify every field in your Profile Registration carefully, since both the application and the final result are generated from this data
4. Open the SET 2026 application form, which draws your personal details automatically from the registered profile
5. Select your Paper II subject and your preferred examination district from the 10 available centres
6. Upload your photograph and signature as separate JPG files, each between 50 KB and 100 KB
7. Pay the application fee online according to your category
8. Click SUBMIT to finalise, as an application that has not been submitted is not considered valid
9. Download and print the submitted application form and keep it safely
10. Use the correction window from 18 to 20 August 2026 if any detail needs fixing, since CGSSB makes no corrections at any stage