The Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board concluded the Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test 2025 from 6 March to 09 March 2025 on behalf of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Candidates who have appeared for the TNSET examinations are now waiting for the results.
The board has not released the official result date of TNSET-2024; however, based on the past year’s trends, candidates can expect the result in May 2025. The board has already released the candidate’s response sheet with the tentative answer key and objection tracker.
Candidates who find any mistake in the answer key should object now as the objection tracker is live till 27 March 2025 at 06 PM. The TNSET 2025 will determine the candidate’s eligibility for the Assistant Professor post in Universities and colleges of Tamil Nadu.
| Examinations | TNSET-2024 (Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test)-2024 |
| Conducting Body | Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board |
| Purpose | To determine the eligibility for the Assistant Professor posts |
| Exam level | State Level |
| Frequency of Exam | Once a year |
| Exam Date | 06 March to 09 March 2025 |
| Result Date | May 2025 (Expected) |
| Official website | https://www.trb.tn.gov.in/ |
How to Check?
Candidates who appeared for the TNSET 2024 examinations this year can check their results in the following steps:
- You should visit the official website of Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board mentioned above.
- Next, go to the important links section on the homepage and click the Latest Result.
- Next, you should look for the TNSET-2024 result option and click the View PDF option.
- Once you click the View option, your TNSET-2024 PDF result will appear on your screen.
- You can find your roll number with the CTRL+F command, and later, remember to download the TNSET-2024 result PDF for future use.
Your TNSET result PDF will include details like your roll number, marks secured, qualifying status, and others.
Cut-off Marks
The board will release the cut-off marks for the TNSET examinations for each subject along with the result. The cut-off marks depend on different factors, such as exam difficulty level, the number of candidates appearing for the examinations, the number of qualified candidates, the past year’s trends, and others.
Every year, the cut-off marks can be different, however, candidates wondering about the cut-off marks can check the expected subject-wise cut-off marks curated below based on past-year trends:
| Subject | General | OBC | SC/ST/PwD |
| General Paper | 46%-51% | 41%-46% | 36%-41% |
| Law | 45%-50% | 40% -45% | 37%-42% |
| Library and Information Science | 45%-50% | 40%-45% | 35%-40% |
| Arabic | 44%-49% | 39%-44% | 34%-39% |
| Anthropology | 45%-50% | 41%-46% | 36%-41% |
| Archaeology | 44%-49% | 39%-44% | 34%-39% |
| Commerce | 46%-51% | 41%-46% | 36%-41% |
| Chemical Sciences | 47%-52% | 42%-47% | 37%-42% |
| Computer Science and Applications | 48%-53% | 43%-48% | 38%-43% |
| Criminology | 44%-49% | 39%-44% | 34%-39% |
| Defence and Strategic Studies | 45%-50% | 40% -45% | 35%-42% |
| Economics | 47%-52% | 42%-47% | 37%-42% |
| Earth Sciences | 46%-51% | 41%-45% | 36%-41% |
| Education | 45%-50% | 41%-46% | 36%-41% |
| English | 48%-53% | 43%-48% | 38%-43% |
| Electronic Science | 47%-52% | 42%-47% | 37%-42% |
| Environmental Sciences | 46%-51% | 41%-45% | 36%-41% |
| Hindi | 44%-49% | 39%-44% | 34%-39% |
| History | 46%-52% | 40%-45% | 37%-42% |
| Geography | 45%-51% | 39%-44% | 34%-39% |
What’s Next?
After the TNSET-2024 result declaration by the Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board, the candidates who cleared the examination will get the TNSET certificate that will determine their eligibility and help them get the Assistant Professor post in Tamil Nadu Universities and colleges.
Candidates should understand that the TNSET examination qualification is only for the Assistant Professor post under the UGC guidelines, but not for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). The TNSET certificate will be valid for a lifetime, so candidates can use their SET qualification easily.
Candidates who have appeared for the TNSET-2024 examinations this year can expect the result soon because, as per the reports, it can be released in May 2025. Candidates should visit the Teachers recruitment board website to stay updated about the result announcement or any other notice.