Colleges and Programmes Under Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET 2023)

Symbiosis Entrance Test is the official entrance exam for UG courses offered by Symbiosis International (Deemed) University. SET (General) is the common entrance exam in which a candidate must appear for the following undergraduate courses after 12th to study at Symbiosis:

• Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) 
• Bachelor of Computer Applications (B.C.A.)
• Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communication)
• Bachelor of Science (Economics) Hons
• Bachelor of Arts/Science (B.A/B.Sc - Liberal Arts) Hons.
• Bachelor of Science (Applied Statistics and Data Science)

SET - General: Exam Details

• SET Full Form: Symbiosis Entrance Test - General
• Conducting Institute: Symbiosis International (Deemed) University
• SET 2023 General exam date & time:
• SET Test 1 Date - May 06, 2023 (Saturday)
  • SLAT: 09.00 AM to 10.00 AM
  • SET: 11.30 AM to 12.30 PM
  • SITEEE: 02.00 PM to 03.00 PM
• SET Test 2 Date - May 14, 2023 (Sunday)
  • SLAT: 09.00 AM to 10.00 AM
  • SET: 11.30 AM to 12.30 PM
  • SITEEE: 02.00 PM to 03.00 PM
• SET 2023 Exam Fee: 
  • Exam Registration Fee: Rs. 1950/-
  • Program Registration Fee: Rs. 1000/-
• SET 2023 General Eligibility: Standard XII (10+2) pass or an equivalent examination from any recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade (45% marks or equivalent grade for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes).
• SET 2023 General Exam Syllabus & Pattern:  https://www.set-test.org/structure.html

SET - General: Colleges

Following are the 10 colleges in which you can apply under the SET 2023 General examination:

1. Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research [SICSR], Pune
2. Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies [SCMS], Pune
3. Symbiosis Centre For Media And Communication [SCMC], Pune
4. Symbiosis School Of Economics [SSE], Pune
5. Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies [SCMS], Noida
6. Symbiosis School For Liberal Arts [SSLA], Pune
7. Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies [SCMS], Nagpur
8. Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies [SCMC], Bengaluru
9. Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies [SCMS], Hyderabad
10. Symbiosis Statistical Insitute [SSI], Pune

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research [SICSR], Pune

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies And Research (SICSR) Pune was established with the aim to give the IT industry its future leaders. SICSR has been playing a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian Management through its Graduate, Post Graduate, and Doctoral level programs, and Research Activities. The thought process at SICSR is student-centric, knowledge-based and socially responsible.

The institute also provides select undergraduate courses in Pune in Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor's in Computer Science Applications (BCA), thus imparting research and training in the required domains.

• Duration: 3 Years (Full Time)
• Reservation: 

1. Scheduled Castes - 15%
2. Scheduled Tribes - 7.5%
3. Differently Abled - 3%
4. Serving/Retired Defense Personnel and their Children - 5%
5. Kashmiri Migrants - 2 Seats
6. International Students - 15%

• Eligibility: Student passing XII from any stream or equivalent government-approved diploma in Engineering/Technology with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates)

• Selection Procedure: Selection Procedure: Symbiosis Entrance Test General Score, Personal Interaction and Writing  

1. SET Test: 50 Marks [SET Score scaled down to 50 marks]
2. Personal Interview: 30 Marks
3. Writing Ability Test: 20 Marks

• Medium Of Instruction: English
• College Link: https://www.set-test.org/sicsr.html

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Pune

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS) was established in the year 2004 in Pune. SCMS falls under the flagship of Symbiosis International University, Pune and offers a BBA management program that allows its students to represent their experience through creative expression and leadership qualities.

The BBA program of SCMS ultimately works in empowering its students with a sound knowledge base to keep their interest maintained in research, management, and overall development - by organizing cultural and sports activities and providing a conducive learning environment.

• Duration: 3 Years
• Intake: Indian students: 240, International Students (Including PIO and NRI students): 60

• Reservation:

1.  Scheduled Caste: 15%
2.  Scheduled Tribe: 7.5%
3.  Differently-abled students: 3%
4.  Kashmiri Migrants: 2 seats over and above the sanctioned intake.

• Eligibility: Passed XII or equivalent course in any discipline from any recognized Board / Council / University with minimum 50% marks for general (open) category and 45% marks for students of SC and ST category.

• Selection Procedure:Indian students will be admitted on the basis of the merit list drawn out of the results of the selection process through SET and PI-WAT.
• Program Pattern: Semester Pattern - 6 Semesters

• College Link: https://www.set-test.org/symbiosis-centre-for-management-studies.html

Symbiosis Centre for Media And Communication [SCMC], Pune

Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication (UG) was established in the year 2008, and since then it has carved a niche for itself in the field of Communication and Media Education. The institute offers a Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communication) Program with a comprehensive learning approach that not only involves academic learning but extends to the overall developmental learning process in terms of practical, research, cyber and experiential learning.

It has become the preferred destination for those who want to grow and become successful in the field of Communication Management and Mass Media.

• Duration: 3 Years
• Intake: 120 students

• Reservation:

Within the sanctioned intake –

1. Scheduled Caste - 15%
2. Scheduled Tribe - 7.5%
3. Differently-abled - 3%

Over and above the sanctioned Intake: –

1. Kashmiri Migrant - 2 seats
2. International Students including PIO & NRI - 15%

• Eligibility: Applicants who have completed their 10+2 (or 10+3 Diploma approved by State Board of Technical Education) in any discipline, from any recognized Board / Council / University, with a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ST) aggregate marks, or equivalent grades, are eligible to seek admission.

Applicants expecting their 12th results may also apply. It is incumbent upon them to furnish proof of securing a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ST) aggregate marks, or equivalent grades, at the time of the second round of admission.

• Selection Procedure: Indian students will be admitted on the basis of the merit list drawn out of the results of the selection process through SET and PI-WAT.
• Program Pattern: Semester Pattern - 6 Semesters

• College Link:https://www.set-test.org/scmc-pune.html

Symbiosis School of Economics [SSE], Pune

Symbiosis School of Economics is a bright, vigorous and growing institution, with a demonstrable record of success. This niche institute seeks to develop intellectual discipline, and critical and analytical assessment, which will result in rational thinking, along with an understanding of the need for constrained optimization, and a strong urge to strive toward achieving equilibrium.

SSE offers graduate and postgraduate programs in Economics within which students develop the intellectual and professional competencies for a successful life and work leadership.

• Duration: 3 Years
• Intake: 130 students

• Reservation:

1. Scheduled Caste: 15%
2. Scheduled Tribe: 7.5%
3. Differently Abled : 3%
4. Kashmiri Migrants: 2 over and above the program intake.
5. Admissions of all International Students including foreign nationals, PIO & NRI are done through The International Office of Symbiosis International.  

• Eligibility: XII pass from any branch with minimum 50% marks for the general category and 45% for students of SC and ST categories.

• Selection Procedure: Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) and Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test (PI-WAT)

• Program Pattern: Semester Pattern - 6 Semesters

• College Link: https://www.set-test.org/economics-school.html

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Noida

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Noida, an off-campus institute of Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune began its operations in December 2010. The Institute currently offers a full-time BBA program and expects to launch more after approval from the University.

It offers 5 specializations to the students (Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, International Business, and Business Analytics) and is one of the first institutes in India to offer Business Analytics as a full-fledged specialization at the undergraduate level.

• Duration: 3 Years
• Intake: 300 students

• Reservation:

Within the sanctioned Intake:

1. Scheduled Caste: 15%
2. Scheduled Tribe: 7.5%
3. Differently Abled: 3%

Over & above sanctioned Intake:

1. Jammu and Kashmir Migrants: 2 Seats Per Programme
2. International Students: 15% (Including PIO and NRI)

• Eligibility: Standard XII (10+2) or equivalent examination passed from any recognized board with minimum 50% marks or equivalent grade (45% marks or equivalent grade for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes).

• Selection Procedure: Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) and Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test (PI-WAT) at Symbiosis International University, Noida campus.

• Program Pattern: Semester Pattern - 6 Semesters

• College Link: https://www.set-test.org/management-studies-centre-noida.html

Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts [SSLA], Pune

Symbiosis has pioneered Liberal Arts education in India in recent years. With an objective to ensure that the youth of India "think, write, speak logically and coherently", the typical takeaways of a liberal arts education - it established the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts that has committed to the cause and offers a 4-year Bachelors degree program with specializations in Business, Media, English, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Biology, Maths & Statistics, Computer Science.

At the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, the program curriculum is composed in an extremely lucid manner to combine interdisciplinary streams that are not available in main-style conventional education programs.

• Duration: 4 Years ( Major & Minor Specialization from 2nd Sem)
• Total Seats - 100

• Reservation:

1. Scheduled Castes 15 %
2. Scheduled Tribes 7.5 %
3. Differently-abled 3 %
4.  Kashmiri Migrants 2 Seats
5. International Students 15%

• Eligibility: 

All students seeking admission to SSLA should write SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test). CBSE, ICSE, HSC: Students should have passed with at least 50% (Open Category) and 45% (SC, ST) in the 12th standard.

• Selection Procedure: Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) / Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test (PI-WAT) at Symbiosis International University, Noida campus.

• Program Pattern: Semester Pattern - 6 Semesters

• College Link: https://www.set-test.org/symbiosis-school-for-liberal-arts.html

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Nagpur

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Nagpur the undergraduate Institute of SIU, well recognized for imparting application-based management education at an undergraduate level offers a three-year BBA program. With a strong thrust on practical knowledge with sound conceptual inputs, students are well-trained and progress in life, whether it be in higher education, the corporate world or in entrepreneurship.

• Duration: 3 Years
• Intake: 180 students

• Reservation:

*For Nagpur domicile candidates: 45 seats (25%)

For others: 135 seats (75%)

Within the above intake:

1. Scheduled Caste: 15%
2. Scheduled Tribe: 7.5%
3. Differently Abled: 3%

Over & above sanctioned intake:

1. Jammu and Kashmir Migrants: 2 Seats Per Programme
2. International Students: 15% (Including PIO and NRI)

• Eligibility: The candidate should have passed the 12th (10+2) standard examination from any government-recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for S.C. / S.T. students) in one attempt (No Compartment / Supplementary). Students who have appeared for their Std. XII finals and awaiting results are also eligible to apply, subject to the submission of the passing certificate by the notified date.

• Selection Procedure: Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) and Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test (PI-WAT)

• Program Pattern: Semester Pattern - 6 Semesters

• College Link: https://www.set-test.org/scms-nagpur.html

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Bengaluru

The BBA program is a full-time, three-year, six-semester graduate program that aims to develop students into socially conscious corporate citizens. With its thorough and up-to-date curriculum and a vast range of optional modules, this program will prepare students for higher education at top business institutions in India and abroad, as well as for careers in the corporate sector.

• Duration: 3 Years
• Intake: 60 students

Indian Students: - Reservation of seats for Special Categories

The following are the reservation rules that shall be followed while admitting Indian students:

• Scheduled Caste: 15%
• Scheduled Tribe: 7.5%
• Differently Abled: 3%
• Kashmiri Migrants: 2 seats over and above the sanctioned intake.

• Eligibility: The candidate should have passed the 12th (10+2) standard examination from any government-recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for S.C. / S.T. students) in one attempt (No Compartment / Supplementary). Students who have appeared for their Std. XII finals and awaiting results are also eligible to apply, subject to the submission of the passing certificate by the notified date.

• Selection Procedure: Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) and Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test (PI-WAT)

• Program Pattern: Semester Pattern - 6 Semesters

• College Link: https://scmsbengaluru.edu.in/

Passed XII or equivalent course in any discipline from any recognized Board / Council / University with minimum 50% marks for general (open) category and 45% marks for students of SC and ST category. Qualifying the Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), Personal interview & Writing Ability Test of our Centre. Indian students will be admitted on the basis of the merit list drawn out of the results of the selection process through SET and PIWAT (SET score 50% and PIWAT 50%) entrance exam for UG courses Indian students will be admitted on the basis of the merit list drawn out of the results of the selection process through SET and PIWAT.

Intake for the BBA program

Indian students: 60

Indian Students: - Reservation of seats for Special Categories

The following are the reservation rules that shall be followed while admitting Indian students:

• Scheduled Caste: 15%
• Scheduled Tribe: 7.5%
• Differently-abled students: 3%
• Kashmiri Migrants: 2 seats over and above the sanctioned intake.

Differently Abled

A student having any of the following disabilities with a minimum 40% of damages can claim admissions under this category. A certificate issued by a Medical Superintendent/ Civil Surgeon of a Government hospital has to be submitted in this regard. The disability certificate shall be verified/certified by Symbiosis Centre of Health Care (SCHC), Pune, for admission under this category. Eligibility Criteria Differently Abled

ELIGIBILITY FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS

Blindness

"Blindness" refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely:

• Total absence of sight or
• Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses or
• Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degrees or worse.

Low Vision

Person with low vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision or the planning or execution of a task with an appropriate assistive device.

Hearing Impairment

Hearing Impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.

Loco motor disability

Locomotor disability means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy means a group of non-progressive conditions of a person characterized by abnormal motor control posture, resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the prenatal, peri-natal or intent period of development. All the cases of orthopedically handicapped persons would be covered the category of locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.

The policy of admission against vacant seats under reserved category

In case some seats remain vacant due to the non-availability of suitable candidates in the category of reservations then information about the number of vacant seats in each category will be reported to the Symbiosis International (Deemed University) and with the permission of the Vice-chancellor, the seats will be reverted to the general category and shortlisted students will be offered these seats.