TS SET Question Paper 2025 LIVE: Paper 1, 2 Exam Analysis, Expected CutoffTS SET Question Paper 2025: Osmania University is organising the TS SET 2025 examinations from December 22 to 24 , with two shifts scheduled each day, covering a total of 29 subjects. 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.
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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 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.
- 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.
Video - TS SET Paper 1 Exam Analysis 2025 December 22 by CollegeDekho

Video - TS SET Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2025 December 22 by CollegeDekho

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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.
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TS SET Question Paper 2025 December 23 LIVE Updates
11 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 10 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 09 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 08 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 07 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 06 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 05 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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.
04 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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
03 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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
02 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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.
01 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 12 00 PM IST - 23 Dec'25
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.
11 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 10 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 09 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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.
08 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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
07 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 06 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 05 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 04 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 03 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 02 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 01 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 12 00 AM IST - 23 Dec'25
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 11 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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 10 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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 09 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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 08 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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 07 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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 06 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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+ 05 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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 04 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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
03 40 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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
03 20 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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.
03 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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.
02 40 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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".
02 20 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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.
02 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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.
01 40 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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.
01 20 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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
01 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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
12 40 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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
12 20 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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.
12 00 PM IST - 22 Dec'25
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











