27th WB SET Qualifying Marks 2025 for General, OBC, EWS, SC and ST Categories
Check the category-wise minimum qualifying marks for the 27th WB SET 2025. General/EWS need 40%, while all other categories require 35% to qualify.
27th WB SET Qualifying Marks 2025: The qualifying process for the 27th WB SET follows a fixed and transparent system to ensure fairness for all categories. Only 6% of the total candidates who appeared in both papers are declared eligible for the post of Assistant Professor. This percentage remains constant every year. Once this overall number is calculated, it is divided among all categories according to the Government of West Bengal’s reservation rules, ensuring proportional distribution.
To qualify, candidates must score the minimum aggregate marks across both papers. General and EWS candidates must secure at least 40%, while SC, ST, OBC-NCL, PWD, and Transgender candidates need at least 35%. Appearing in both Paper I and Paper II is mandatory; missing even one paper results in disqualification regardless of marks.
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27th WB SET Qualifying Marks 2025: Category-Wise
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Find the qualifying marks for 27th WB SET 2025 in the following table.
Category | Minimum Aggregate Marks Required |
General / Unreserved (UR) | 40% |
EWS | 40% |
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 35% |
SC | 35% |
ST | 35% |
PWD | 35% |
Transgender | 35% |
The subject-wise 27th WB SET 2025 cutoff is then determined using a detailed proportional method. First, the number of qualifying candidates in each subject and category is calculated based on their share of the total reserved slots. For example, the ST cutoff for English is derived by comparing the proportion of ST candidates qualifying in English to the total ST qualifying slots across subjects. The aggregate marks at this point become the final subject-wise cutoff, ensuring fairness and consistency.
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This formula is applied uniformly across all subjects and categories, including General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS. For Transgender candidates, the cutoff is always kept equal to the lowest cutoff among SC, ST, OBC, PWD, and EWS, ensuring inclusivity. Overall, the multi-step procedure maintains transparency and ensures that deserving candidates make it to the final merit list.
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