Srinagar, July 18: The University of Kashmir, the nodal agency for the Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test (JKSET) and Ladakh State Eligibility Test (LASET), has announced that the JKSET/LASET-2026 will be conducted on October 25, 2026 (Sunday) across Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh.
According to the JKSET Agency, the examination determines the eligibility of candidates for appointment as Assistant Professor in universities and colleges of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Candidates qualifying the test will also be eligible for admission to Ph.D. programmes in accordance with the applicable regulations. The examination will be conducted in 41 subjects.
The test will be held at multiple centres across the region. In the Kashmir Division, examination centres will be located in Srinagar, Anantnag and Baramulla. In the Jammu Division, the examination will be conducted in Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri, Udhampur and Bhadarwah, while candidates in Ladakh can appear at centres in Leh and Kargil.
The online application process will commence on July 24, 2026, and continue until August 20, 2026. Candidates who miss the regular deadline will be allowed to submit their applications with a late fee up to August 25, 2026. Admit cards will be available for download from September 8, 2026.
The University has also outlined special provisions for candidates with disabilities. Visually impaired (VI) candidates will be granted compensatory time as per the prescribed guidelines, with an additional 20 minutes for Paper-I and 40 minutes for Paper-II.
As Braille question booklets will not be available, visually impaired candidates will be permitted to use the services of a scribe. The scribe must possess educational qualifications not exceeding those prescribed under the applicable government guidelines and must not be a candidate appearing in the JKSET/LASET examination.
Candidates with benchmark disabilities who, due to physical limitations affecting writing, are unable to write independently may also avail themselves of the facility of a scribe and compensatory time. Such candidates are required to submit a written request along with the prescribed disability certificate and supporting documents to the Member Secretary, JKSET/LASET, University of Kashmir, or the Coordinator, JKSET/LASET, University of Jammu/Ladakh, as applicable, at least one week before the examination.
The University clarified that the grant of compensatory time and the facility of a scribe will be governed by the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the guidelines issued by the Government of India and the respective Union Territory administrations from time to time.
It further emphasized that no candidate will be entitled to the facility of a scribe or compensatory time unless found eligible under the applicable rules and guidelines.
