India, Jan. 14 -- This year unlike 2018, the State Eligibility Test (SET) exam paper pattern will be set according to the national exam standards set by the University Grants Commission (UGC), said officials. In 2019 about one lakh students will attempt SET which is likely to be held by June end.

"The exam pattern for the SET will now be two papers instead of three papers that the students will attempt. The first paper will be of general aptitude test of 100 marks, while the second paper will be based on the respective subject and will be of 200 marks. Both the exam papers will have multiple choice questions," said BP Kapadnis, coordinator of SET at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU).

This SET exam is conducted for Maharashtra ...