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9071013499 SET Bulletin 2026 Prospectus

SET/SITEEE 2026

Admission Criteria For Children/Wards Of Defence Personnel

Candidates applying under the Defence Personnel category for SET/SITEEE 2026 must fulfil the academic eligibility requirements and submit the mandatory documentation as prescribed by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). The guidelines below outline eligibility, documentation norms, and verification procedures applicable across all Symbiosis institutes offering undergraduate programmes.

The definition for Children / Wards of Defence Personnel is:

Children / Wards of Defence personnel means children/ wards of those Defence Personnel who are serving / retired Defence personnel from Army, Navy, Air Force. Retired Defence personnel are those who fall in the category of ex-servicemen as laid down in Ministry of Defence letter no. 36035/5/85- Est (SCT) dated 14 April 1987. It also includes children of Defence personnel, who died while in service or after retirement

The University provides 5 % reservation within the sanctioned intake for Children/ Wards of Defence Personnel in Constituents as listed below:-

  1. Bachelor of Computer Applications - Honours / Honours with Research programme conducted by Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR), Pune
  2. Bachelor of Business Administration (Information Technology) - Honours / Honours with Research programme conducted by Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR), Pune

Note: A candidate who is interested to apply under the category “Children/ Wards of Defence Personnel” for any of the abovementioned programmes, should select the category “Children/ Wards of Defence Personnel” for each programme separately.

* The definition for Defence Personnel is:

The term Defence Personnel would mean only those serving / retired Defence personnel from Army, Navy, Air Force. Retired defence personnel are those who fall in the category of ex-servicemen as laid down in Ministry of Defence letter no 36035/5/85- Estt (SCT) dated 14 April 1987. It includes defence personnel who died while in service or after retirement.

Note:

  • Candidates applying for any of the above-mentioned categories will be required to upload their relevant supporting documents at the time of registration, and the same will be verified at the time of PI.
  • Candidates applying under the category “Children/wards of Defence Personnel” in SICSR will be considered as candidates in the OPEN Category for other institutes for which they have applied.
  1. A candidate applying under any of the reserved category (Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Person with Disabilities (PwD)/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Children/wards of Defence Personnel) is mandatorily required to upload and submit relevant documents issued by a competent authority. Any participation at any stage of the admission process by such candidate is purely provisional and always subject to verification and authentication of such relevant documents.
  2. In case a candidate falls under more than one of the above categories (e.g. Scheduled Caste as well as Persons with Disabilities (PwD) or any other combination), he/she must select any one category (i.e., either Scheduled Caste OR Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in the example mentioned) at the time of filling the registration form. The category selected at the time of registration will be considered final for the entire admission process, and all benefits/entitlements will be based on that selected category. No claim for benefits under any other category will be accepted at any stage.
  3. Please note that if any information provided by the candidate regarding his/her category is found to be incorrect, the University reserves the right to cancel the candidature.
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Caution Notice

Admission to all the courses and programmes at Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU) are strictly on merit, based on the eligibility criteria, admission criteria and processes prescribed by the University from time to time and assessment of individual performance in different entrance tests / procedures conducted by SIU including Symbiosis National Aptitude Test [SNAP], Symbiosis Entrance Test [SET], Symbiosis Law Admission Test [SLAT], Symbiosis All India Admission Test [AIAT], Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design [SEED], Symbiosis Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam [SITEEE] and Symbiosis Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET).

It is a matter of Policy that Symbiosis International (Deemed University) does not charge capitation fee for admission from students and this is widely and prominently published as well on all the relevant places like prospectus, website, Admission Booklets, etc.

All aspirants / parents are hereby notified that some individuals and/or organisations are giving / making false and misleading advertisements / claims in newspapers, websites, social media platforms or other means that they can secure/ ensure admission to various programme offered by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Such individuals or organisations may also seek or demand money from aspirants or their parents in consideration of such purported assurances.

Aspirants and parents are advised to rely only on information and communications issued through the University's official channels, and to independently verify any claim regarding admission made by any third party.

It is informed at large that the University has not authorised or appointed any individual, agent, consultant or organisation to guarantee, assure or otherwise represent that admission to any course or programme, can be secured against payment of money or through any means other than the prescribed admission process. In this regard, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) requests the aspirants / parents to refrain from entering into any transaction with such elements. Despite this Notice, if any aspirant / parent still proceeds with or enters into transaction with such elements, they would be doing so at their own risk and cost.

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) further notifies that any aspirant attempting to approach Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for admission through or at the instances of such agents will be permanently debarred from admission to all the courses and programmes at Symbiosis International (Deemed University).

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Caution Notice

Admission to all the courses and programmes at Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU) are strictly on merit, based on the eligibility criteria, admission criteria and processes prescribed by the University from time to time and assessment of individual performance in different entrance tests / procedures conducted by SIU including Symbiosis National Aptitude Test [SNAP], Symbiosis Entrance Test [SET], Symbiosis Law Admission Test [SLAT], Symbiosis All India Admission Test [AIAT], Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design [SEED], Symbiosis Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam [SITEEE] and Symbiosis Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET).

It is a matter of Policy that Symbiosis International (Deemed University) does not charge capitation fee for admission from students and this is widely and prominently published as well on all the relevant places like prospectus, website, Admission Booklets, etc.

All aspirants / parents are hereby notified that some individuals and/or organisations are giving / making false and misleading advertisements / claims in newspapers, websites, social media platforms or other means that they can secure/ ensure admission to various programme offered by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Such individuals or organisations may also seek or demand money from aspirants or their parents in consideration of such purported assurances.

Aspirants and parents are advised to rely only on information and communications issued through the University's official channels, and to independently verify any claim regarding admission made by any third party.

It is informed at large that the University has not authorised or appointed any individual, agent, consultant or organisation to guarantee, assure or otherwise represent that admission to any course or programme, can be secured against payment of money or through any means other than the prescribed admission process. In this regard, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) requests the aspirants / parents to refrain from entering into any transaction with such elements. Despite this Notice, if any aspirant / parent still proceeds with or enters into transaction with such elements, they would be doing so at their own risk and cost.

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) further notifies that any aspirant attempting to approach Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for admission through or at the instances of such agents will be permanently debarred from admission to all the courses and programmes at Symbiosis International (Deemed University).

By order
Registrar