SET (General)
Symbiosis Entrance Test (General)

Latest Update: Application last date extended to 28th June and Exam will be conducted from 10th to 13th July

SET (General) 2021: The SET (General) 2021 or SET A and SET B 2021 will be conducted by the Symbiosis International University for admissions into the Undergraduate courses in Computer Applications, Arts and Science in Liberal Arts, Economics, Hospitality and Culinary Arts, Management and Mass Communications offered by its various colleges and campuses.

The SET A and SET B is conducted for admissions into the following respectively:

• For SSCA, SSLA,SSE,SCMC and SICSR – Symbiosis Entrance Test - A (SET A)
• For SCMS Pune, NOIDA and Nagpur- Symbiosis Entrance Test - B (SET B)

Please Note:

• SET A and SET B are NOT interchangeable. So, if you miss SET A and take SET B you will not be eligible for admission to, say, BA-Liberal Arts.
• If you have applied to Institute(s) / Programme(s) falling under SET A and SET B, you will need to appear for both tests.
• If you have not applied to any Institute(s) / Programme(s) and have only paid for SET, you will be considered for SET B.

The SET (General) 2021 including SET A and SET B will be conducted tentatively in the 2^nd week of May 2021 and the Application for the same is expected to arrive tentatively from the 2^nd week of January, 2021.

SET (General) 2021 Key Points:

SET (GENERAL) Application Form 2021: The SET (GENERAL) Application Form 2021 will be available online tentatively from the 2^nd week of January, 2021 on the SET official website: www.set-test.org.

The SET (GENERAL) Application Form 2021 can be filled by following these steps:

• Visit the official admission portal of SIU: www.set-test.org 
• Click on the registration link
• Enter your name, mobile number, email Id, Category and preferred test city
• Upload your recent passport size colour photograph in .jpg, .jpeg or .png format. The maximum size of the photo should not exceed more than 100kb.
• Click on “Save and Continue” option to complete the SET (GENERAL) registration

Upon submitting the registration form of SET (GENERAL) 2021, candidates will receive an I.D. and a password which they will need every time to access their account.

Steps to Fill the SET (GENERAL) Application Form 2021:

• Login at the SET candidate portal.
• The application form of SET (GENERAL) 2021 will be displayed on the screen.
• Enter your personal information such as name, parent’s name, date of birth, category and communication details.
• Enter your educational qualification details (Class 10th and Class 12th marks, percentage, passing year and board name).
• Select your course choice; you can select both BA LLB and BBA LLB or just one programme.
• Check all the information to ensure that all entries are correct and complete and submit your application form for fee payment.

SET (GENERAL) Application Form 2021 - Fee payment

Select the mode of payment. The SET (GENERAL) application fee can be paid in online or offline mode. Candidates who select the online mode will be redirected to the payment gateway. The online fee payment can be done by using a credit card or debit card or by net banking option.

Candidates who select the offline mode of payment will be required to generate the e-challan. The application fee of SET (GENERAL) should be paid by using the demand draft in favor of “Symbiosis Test Secretariat” payable at Pune.

Before filling the SET (GENERAL) Application Form 2021 the candidates must read the information brochure for details like Institute Profile, Seat Availability, Admission Process, Eligibility, etc.

SET (General) Eligibility Criteria 2021: The SET (General) Eligibility Criteria 2021 is necessary for students to read before doing registration for the examination.

The Eligibility Criteria is important for any examination because even if a candidate does not fulfill a single criterion of the eligibility criteria declared for the examination then the candidate is not allowed to appear for the examination or even after appearing for the examination and clearing the same the admission through the examination stands cancelled or void.

SET (General) Eligibility Criteria 2021 for Indian:

Qualification:

• Candidate must have passed class 12^th or its equivalent from any recognized Board/University.
• If the candidates appearing in class 12^th examination are also eligible to apply.

Minimum Marks Requirement:

• Candidate must have secured at least 50% marks in their class 10+2.
• For SC/ST candidates, marks relaxation is 5%.

SET (General) Reservation Policy:

• Scheduled Caste (SC)                             : 15%
• Scheduled Tribes (ST)                           : 7.5%
• Differently Abled                                   : 3%
• Children/wards of Defence Personnel   :  5%
• Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) living in Kashmiri Valley       : 2 seats per programme
• International Candidates                          : 15%

Eligibility Criteria for International Candidates:

Symbiosis Center for International Education (SCIE) earmarks 15% of the total intake of the respective program for international students which include, Foreign Nationals (FN), Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Card Holders, Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) Card Holders, and Non-Resident Indians (NRI)

• Foreign National (FN): A student is eligible to apply as a Foreign National (FN) if he/she is a citizen of any country other than India and holds a foreign passport.
• Person of Indian Origin (PIO): All the existing Persons of Indian Origin cardholders registered as such shall be deemed to be Overseas Citizens of India cardholders.
• Overseas Citizen of India (OCI): A student is eligible to apply as OCI if he/she is granted with Overseas Citizenship of India and has an OCI card.
• Non-Resident Indian (NRI): A student is eligible to apply as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) if the candidate has appeared for either 10th or 10+2 (equivalent to the Indian 10th or 12th) examination outside India. It is mandatory for NRI students who have appeared for their 10th standard exam outside India and 12th in India.

SET (General) Exam Pattern 2021: The SET (General) Exam Pattern 2021 is important to read for every student who wishes to appear for it.

The SET (General) Exam Pattern 2021 gives a clear idea to the student about the type of questions, exam duration exam language and various other important details about the examination.

The SET (General) Exam Pattern 2021 also helps in the planning of preparation for the examination and successfully clearing the same.

SET (General) Exam Pattern 2021:

SET (General) Exam Pattern 2021 Detail:

SET (General) 2021 Selection Process:

SIU will conduct the two more further rounds i.e., Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for selection of candidate. Candidates who qualifies the SET (General) Entrance Exam, only those candidates are eligible for Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.

Personal Interaction (PI):

Personal Interaction will be conducted online over a video chat application.

Writing Ability Test (WAT):

WAT will include subjective essay questions.

SET (General) Participating Colleges 2021: SET (General) Participating Colleges 2021 or SET (General) Participating Institutes 2021 include the Symbiosis colleges of Computer Applications, Arts, Science, Media and Journalism, Management.

The SET (General) Participating Colleges 2021 or SET (General) Participating Institute 2021 are as follows:

Students must go through the Participating Colleges and their seat distribution before filling up their choices for admissions in the counselling procedure. The candidate has a clear idea about the chances of getting admissions through this entrance examination after reading about the participating colleges in detail.

The Participating Colleges in any Entrance Exam also reflect the importance of that examination in a great manner as more important the participating colleges in an examination the more important that entrance examination becomes.

So, students must go through the Participating Colleges while applying for any entrance examination and do a thorough research about the quality of those participating colleges in the entrance examination.

SET (General) Admit Card 2021:  The SET (General) Admit Card 2021 or SET (General) Hall Ticket 2021 will be available for download from Monday, June 14,2021 to Sunday, June, 27,2021. on the official website of SET (General): www.set-test.org .

Download the SET (General) Admit Card 2021 by following below mentioned steps:

• Visit the above-mentioned official website.
• Click on the Admit Card link.
• Enter the ID and Password
• Admit Card will be displayed on the screen and check all the details.
• Download and Print the SET (General) Admit Card 2021.

Important Instruction:

• Please ensure that your latest passport size, colour photograph is pasted on the Admit Card at the place provided for before appearing for the test (Your photograph should not be more than 3 months old)
• Admit Card should be printed (color printouts only. B&W printouts will not be accepted) from the SET (General) website.
• Cell phones, calculators, watch calculators, alarm clocks, digital watches with built in calculators/ memory or any electronic or smart devices are not be allowed in the test hall.
• Candidates will not be allowed to leave the test hall till the test is completed. After submission of the test, candidate will not be allowed to re-enter the test hall.
• Candidates are advised to locate allocated test center at least a day in advance to avoid any issue on the day of the test.
• Travel and staying arrangements will need to be done by the candidates
• Differently Abled/ Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes category candidates are requested to upload their relevant document (s) while registering for the SET (GENERAL)/SLAT/ SITEEE. Candidates failing to do this will be considered under the Open Category.

For Identification:

• Passport
• Driving license
• Voter ID Card
• Pan Card
• AADHAR Card (UID)

The Admit Card is an important document and must be carefully kept by the candidates as it is necessary to produce at the Exam centre while appearing for the Entrance Examination and without the same the Candidate is not allowed to enter the exam hall to appear for the entrance examination.

The Admit Card usually contains the details of the Exam Centre, Personal Details of the Candidate like Name and Date of Birth and other important information including the Instructions.

SET (General) Result 2021: The SET (General) Result 2021 will be published online on the SET SET (General) website: www.set-test.org .

Check the SET (General) Result 2021 by following the below mentioned steps:

• Go to the official website i.e., www.set-test.org .
• Click on the SET (General) Result link.
• Enter the ID and Password.
• Result will be displayed on the screen.
• Download and Print the SET (General) Result 2021 for further admission process.

Selection Criteria for SET (General):

Final merit list of the programme will be based on the following:

SCMS-Pune:

• Entrance Test Score (Scaled Down to): 50 marks

PI-WAT (50 marks):

• PI: Out of 30 marks
• WAT: Out of 20 marks

SCMS-Noida:

• Entrance Test Score (Scaled Down to): 50 marks

PI-WAT (50 marks):

• PI: Out of 35 marks
• WAT: Out of 15 marks

SCMS-Nagpur:

• Entrance Test Score (Scaled Down to): 50 marks

PI-WAT (50 marks):

• PI: Out of 35 marks
• WAT: Out of 15 marks

SSE:

• Entrance Test Score (Scaled Down to): 50 marks

PI-WAT (50 marks):

• PI: Out of 30 marks
• WAT: Out of 20 marks

SSLA:

• Entrance Test Score (Scaled Down to): 50 marks

PI-WAT (50 marks):

• PI: Out of 30 marks
• WAT: Out of 20 marks

SICSR:

• Entrance Test Score (Scaled Down to): 50 marks

PI-WAT (50 marks):

• PI: Out of 30 marks
• WAT: Out of 20 marks

SCMC:

• Entrance Test Score (Scaled Down to): 30 marks

STPI-WAT (70 marks):

• PI: Out of 30 marks
• WAT: Out of 10 marks
• Studio Test: Out of 10 marks
• Academic profile: Out of 20 marks

Category-wise cut-off for Merit List and Wait List will be displayed on the website of the respective institutes. Wait list movement will depend upon the vacant seats available

SET (General) Counselling Procedure 2021:  The SET (General) Counselling Procedure 2021 or the SET (General) Selection process for admissions will start after the Final Result of the SET A and SET B are declared.

The SET (General) Admissions will be based on the Final Merit list of candidates declared after the final selection criteria of the SET A and SET B examinations for all the respective 8 Participating colleges/campuses.

Selection Criteria for SET A:

Final merit list of the programme will be based on the following:

• SET A score: Scaled down to 20
• PI: Out of 50
• WAT: Out of 20
• 10th standard marks: Out of 10

Selection Criteria for SET B:

Final merit list of the programme will be based on the following:

• SET B score: Scaled down to 30
• PI: Out of 30
• WAT: Out of 10
• Studio Test: Out of 10
• Academic Profile: Out of 20

Category-wise cut off for Merit List and Wait List will be displayed on the website of the respective institutes.

As per the Category-Wise cut-off and Merit List, the candidates will have to complete the admission formalities and deposit the Admission Fee to complete the admission process.

After the Merit, List candidates have completed the admission formalities and after the prescribed date if the seats are still vacant then the candidates from the wait list will be called upon and the interested candidates will have to complete the admission formalities.

After the wait List candidates have completed the admission formalities and the prescribed dates for completing the admission process is over then there will be no further rounds of counseling or seat allocation.

After the SET (General) Admission/Selection process is completed for all the courses in all the participating colleges the classes for the first year of the new session will begin in each institute as per their respective schedule.