TS SET Question Paper 2025 LIVE: Paper 1, 2 Exam Analysis, Expected Cutoff

TS SET Question Paper 2025:Osmania University is organising the TS SET 2025 examinations fromDecember 22 to 24, with two shifts scheduled each day, covering a total of29subjects. The TS SET is conducted for candidates who wish to qualify for Assistant Professor or Lecturer positions in institutions across the state.

The TS SET Question Paper 2025 is a total duration of three hours. The examination consists entirely of compulsory objective-type questions, with each question carrying two marks. Paper 1 is designed to evaluate the candidate’s teaching and research aptitude, while Paper 2 focuses on the subject chosen by the candidate during registration. Since the examination is conducted in online mode, candidates do not receive a physical copy of the question paper. To assist examinees, our subject experts have compiled the Paper 1 questions along with the answer key.

TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Exam Analysis

Candidates can go through the TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 exam analysis provided below:

• According to the feedback shared by candidates, the Shift 1 question paper was rated as "Moderate"
• Prakash, a candidate from Khammam who appeared for theLife Sciencessubject, mentioned that Paper 1 was easy, while the Life Sciences paper was slightly challenging but manageable. Overall, he felt that the exam was doable.
• Paper 1 included 4 to 5 questions from Teaching Aptitude and 5 to 6 questions from Research Aptitude.
• In the Mathematical Aptitude section, 3 to 4 questions were asked from Number Series.
• The expected number of good attempts in Paper 1 is 35 or more.

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TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: List of questions asked (memory-based)

Students can download master question paper PDFs of TS SET 2025 December 22 for Shift 1 and 2 below.

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TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Exam Analysis

Candidates can go through the TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23 exam analysis provided below:

• Based on the initial reactions from the students, the difficulty levl of the paper 1 was "Moderate". While, Commerce paper was "Tough".
• Additionally,the research aptitude questions were pretty easy.
• In the Mathematical Aptitude section, 2 to 3 questions were reported from Letter Series.
• Several candidates also noted that a few questions in both Research and Teaching Aptitude appeared to be repeated from the previous three years’ question papers.
• With regard to the Commerce paper, questions related to the legal aspects of business were found to be particularly difficult.
• Out of the total 100 questions, only about 45 questions were considered easy to attempt, while the remaining questions were viewed as significantly tough.

TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: List of questions asked (memory-based)

Students can download master question paper PDFs of TS SET 2025 December 23 for Shift 1 and 2 below.

Candidates can keep checking the live blog below to stay updated with the latest happenings of TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 such as exam analysis, unofficial answer key and much more.

TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23 LIVE Updates

• Dec 23, 2025 11:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025: Mathematical Science Previous Year's cutoff (3/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  SC	43.33	44.67
  ST	43.33	43.33
  EWS	44.00	44.00

• Dec 23, 2025 10:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025: Mathematical Science Previous Year's cutoff (2/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  BC-C	48.00	44.00
  BC-D	46.00	47.33
  BC-E	46.00	46.00

• Dec 23, 2025 09:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025: Mathematical Science Previous Year's cutoff (3/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	48.67	49.33
  BC-A	43.33	45.33
  BC-B	46.00	46.67

• Dec 23, 2025 08:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 : Physical Education Previous Year's cutoff (3/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  SC	51.33	52
  ST	51.33	51.33
  EWS	50.67	0

• Dec 23, 2025 07:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 : Physical Education Previous Year's cutoff (2/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  BC-C	47.33	62.00
  BC-D	56.67	61.33
  BC-E	50.67	50.00

• Dec 23, 2025 06:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 : Physical Education Previous Year's cutoff (1/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	58.00	63.33
  BC-A	52.67	57.33
  BC-B	54.67	62.67

• Dec 23, 2025 05:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025: December 23 Shift 2 Concludes

  The TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23 examination Shift 2session was completed as scheduled, and candidates were asked to exit the examination hall after finishing the paper.

• Dec 23, 2025 04:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025: December 24 Shift 2 subjects

  Here are the following subjects to be appeared in the TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 24 shift 2 exam.

  • Computer Science and Applications
  • English
  • Law

• Dec 23, 2025 03:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025: December 24 Shift 1 subjects

  Here are the following subjects to be appeared in the TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 24 shift 1 exam.

  • Chemical Sciences
  • Economics
  • Earth Sciences
  • Political Sciences
  • Social Work
  
   

• Dec 23, 2025 02:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025: December 23 Shift 2 beginss

  The TS SET 2025 December 23 shift 2 examination began as scheduled ie, 2 PM, with candidates instructed to log in on time, carefully follow the directions provided by the invigilators, and proceed to attempt the questions accordingly.

• Dec 23, 2025 01:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Reservation policy (2/2)

  Category	Reservation Policy (%)
  SC- group 1	1
  SC- group 2	9
  SC- group 3	5
  ST	10
  General (Unreserved)	36

• Dec 23, 2025 12:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Shift 1 Ends

  The TS SET Question Paper 2025 for December 23, Shift 1 ended at 12 PM. After the examination concluded, candidates were directed to exit the examination lab.

• Dec 23, 2025 11:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Reservation policy (1/2)

  Category	Reservation Policy (%)
  BC-A	7
  BC-B	10
  BC-C	1
  BC-D	7
  BC-E	4
  EWS	10

   

• Dec 23, 2025 10:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: History Previous Year's cutoff (3/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  SC	60.00	50.00
  ST	58.67	48.00
  EWS	58.00	49.33

• Dec 23, 2025 09:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Shift 1 Starts

  The TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23, Shift 1 started at 9 AM. Candidates were asked to log in, adhere to the instructions given by the invigilators, and begin attempting the questions.

• Dec 23, 2025 08:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Shift 1 subjects

  Here are the following subjects to be appeared in the TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23 shift 1 exam.

  • Commerce
  • Management
  • History
  • Physical Education
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology
  • Library & Information Science

• Dec 23, 2025 07:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: History Previous Year's cutoff (2/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  BC-C	54.67	38.67
  BC-D	64.00	52.00
  BC-E	61.33	52.00

• Dec 23, 2025 06:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: History Previous Year's cutoff (1/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	65.33	55.33
  BC-A	61.33	49.33
  BC-B	62.67	52.67

• Dec 23, 2025 05:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Management Previous Year's cutoff (3/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  SC	50.00	52.00
  ST	47.33	52.67
  EWS	49.33	49.33

• Dec 23, 2025 04:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Management Previous Year's cutoff (2/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  BC-C	56	56.67
  BC-D	53.33	54.67
  BC-E	52.67	55.33

• Dec 23, 2025 03:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Management Previous Year's cutoff (1/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	56.67	58.67
  BC-A	51.33	54.00
  BC-B	52.67	54.00

• Dec 23, 2025 02:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Commerce Previous Year's cutoff (3/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  SC	43.33	48.00
  ST	40.67	45.33
  EWS	46.00	46.67

• Dec 23, 2025 01:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Commerce Previous Year's cutoff (2/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  BC-C	47.33	46.67
  BC-D	46.00	50.00
  BC-E	48.67	50.00

• Dec 23, 2025 12:00 AM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23: Commerce Previous Year's cutoff (1/3)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	51.33	54.00
  BC-A	44.67	47.33
  BC-B	44.67	50

• Dec 22, 2025 11:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Education Previous Year's cutoff

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	55.33	64
  BC-A	51.33	58.67
  BC-B	54.00	62.67
  BC-C	51.33	60.67
  BC-D	52.67	61.33
  BC-E	52.67	59.33

• Dec 22, 2025 10:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Life Sciences Previous Year's cutoff (2/2)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  BC-A	49.33	48.67
  BC-B	53.33	50
  BC-C	52.67	48
  BC-D	53.33	40
  BC-E	52.67	49.33

• Dec 22, 2025 09:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Life Sciences Previous Year's cutoff (1/2)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	56.00	52.00
  SC	50.67	48.00
  ST	48	46.67
  EWS	48.67	47.33

• Dec 22, 2025 08:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Geography Previous Year's cutoff (2/2)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  BC-A	0	57.33
  BC-B	59.33	62.67
  BC-C	40.00	62
  BC-D	59.33	61.33
  BC-E	64	50

• Dec 22, 2025 07:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Geography Previous Year's cutoff (1/2)

  Category	Cutoff 2024	Cutoff 2023
  General	69.33	63.33
  SC	54.67	52
  ST	63.33	47.33

   

• Dec 22, 2025 06:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Good Attempts

  Parameter	Expected number of good attempts (paper 1)
  Very good performance	39+
  Good	35+
  Average	28+

   

• Dec 22, 2025 05:00 PM IST

  TS SET 2025 December 22 Shift 1 (Memory-based): Paper 1 Detailed analysis):

  Topic	Subtopics	No. of questions
  Mathematical Aptitude	Number series	3 to 4
  ICT	https/internet protocols digital learning	1 to 2
  Higher Education System	skill-based	1

   

• Dec 22, 2025 04:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 Shift 1: Paper 1 Detailed analysis

  Weightage Analysis

  • 4-5 questions from Teaching Aptitude
  • There was a question related to SWAYAM and MOOCS

  Research Aptitude

  • There was a question related to Thesis style and format
  • There were 5-6 questions from Research Aptitude
  
   

• Dec 22, 2025 03:40 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Difficulty Level of Shift 1

  Paper 1 Difficulty Level (General Paper)

  • Easy to Moderate
  • Balanced paper within syllabus only

  Life Sciences (only life sciences reviews available)

  • Moderate to Tough
  • 40% direct questions but most questions were indirect/application-based - Time consuming

• Dec 22, 2025 03:20 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Student's Review 3

  The Life Sciences paper wasn’t extremely difficult for those who had prepared well. I found it to be of average difficulty, as some questions required deep thinking and were time-consuming.

• Dec 22, 2025 03:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Student's Review 2

  Abdul reviewed that, The General Paper was average and scoring around 70 marks seemed manageable. However, the Life Sciences paper was very tough, with many assertion-based and indirect, tricky questions.

• Dec 22, 2025 02:40 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Student's Review 1

  Anusha from Warangal stated that, "the General Paper was quite easy, but the Life Sciences paper felt very tough. The difficulty level was comparable to that of the UGC NET exam".

• Dec 22, 2025 02:20 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Exam Analysis

  • According to the feedback shared by candidates, the Shift 1 question paper was rated as "Moderate"
  • Prakash, a candidate from Khammam who appeared for the Life Sciences subject, mentioned that Paper 1 was easy, while the Life Sciences paper was slightly challenging but manageable. Overall, he felt that the exam was doable.

• Dec 22, 2025 02:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Shift 2 Begins

  The TS SET Question Paper 2025 for December 22, Shift 2 began at 2 PM. Aspirants were instructed to log in, follow the guidelines provided by the invigilators, and proceed with answering the questions.

• Dec 22, 2025 01:40 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Total Duration of the exam

  The TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 examination  will be held in 3 Hours via computer-based test (CBT) mode. 

• Dec 22, 2025 01:20 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Paper 2 details

  Here are the important details regarding TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 Paper 2

  • Total number of questions: 100
  • Type of questions: Objective
  • All questions are compulsory to attempt and related to core subjects
  • For positive reponse: 2 marks will be awarded
  • For negative reponse: No marks will be deducted

• Dec 22, 2025 01:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Paper 1 details

  Here are the details regarding TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 Paper 1

  • Total number of questions: 50
  • Type of questions: Objective
  • All questions are compulsory to attempt
  • For positive reponse: 2 marks will be awarded
  • For negative reponse: No marks will be deducted

• Dec 22, 2025 12:40 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Shift 2 subjects

  Here are the following subjects to be appeared in the TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 shift 2 exam.

  • Education
  • Telugu
  • Urdu
  •  Linguistics
     

• Dec 22, 2025 12:20 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Shift 1 Concludes

  The TS SET Question Paper 2025 for December 22, Shift 1 concluded at 12 PM. Aspirants were instructed to leave the examination laboratory after the completion of the exam.
   

• Dec 22, 2025 12:00 PM IST

  TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22: Shift 1 subjects

  Here are the following subjects to be appeared in the TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 22 shift 1 exam.

  • Geography
  • Life Sciences,
  • Journalism and Mass Communication, 
  • Hindi 
  • Sanskrit