SET Test for Symbiosis Undergraduate Programmes

Symbiosis Entrance Test Overview

Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) is a common written test for the admission processes of undergraduate institutes of Symbiosis International University established as under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 vide notification No.F.9.12/2001 U.3 of the Govt. of India. In the year 2002 there were 3 constituent institutes, subsequently ten more Institutes of Symbiosis have been brought under the ambit of Symbiosis International University vide notification No.F.9.12/2006-U.3 (A).

It is a mandatory written test for the admission process for the undergraduate programmes of the following Symbiosis institutes. However SET is not mandatory for the Symbiosis instititute of Technology (SIT) and Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS).

Note: Candidates those who are applying to Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT) and Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS) should visit their website for further details.

SET is only the first step. Each Symbiosis institute has its independent selection process.

• SET-2011 has 5 different papers namely General, Design, Law, Engineering and Health Sciences.
• The test will be conducted in two sessions, Morning and Afternoon.
• A Candidate may take more than one paper. However he may choose one paper from morning session and one paper from afternoon session.

Registration Process for SET 2011

Stage-1: SET Test

• Register online at www.set-test.org
• You may register for one paper in the morning viz. Law or Engineering or Health Sciences and one paper in the afternoon session viz. General or Design.
  
  For Engineering and Health Sciences, if a candidate wishes to offer scores other than SET, he/she need not register for SET and apply directly to the concerned institute.
• You need to upload a scanned photograph of yours at the time of registration.
• Follow the instructions for payment of Test fee of Rs. 1500/- on the SET website. This includes charges for a prospectus of the Undergraduate Programmes at Symbiosis International University.
• Candidates applying to Symbiosis Institute of Technology must register at SET even if they offer JEE or AIEEE scores. They need to pay the prospectus fee of Rs. 500/-
• Print "Admit Card" directly from the SET website from 26 April 2011 to May 7 2011.
• Bring the Admit Card and a Photo Identity to the Test Center. It will be authenticated during the Test. 
  (Candidates shall preserve the authenticated Admit Card till the Admission processes of the desired Symbiosis Institutes are over. If the Admit card is lost, no duplicate Admit Card will be issued.)
• Appear for the Test.

Stage-2: Apply online to the desired SIU's constituent institutes.

• The SET website ( www.set-test.org ) allows a facility to directly apply online to an institute.
• Candidates may also apply from the institute/s website.
• To apply to an institute, a candidate must register for the relevant SET paper. For example, to apply to Symbiosis Law School, register for Law paper at SET.
• Candidates applying to Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT) or Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS) with other than SET-2011 score should refer to the institute websites and apply.

Stage-3: Attend further selection process of the chosen institutes, if called.

• Each institute has its own cutoff, as mentioned in the prospectus.
• The institutes will announce a short list for attending further selection process.
• The individual institute as per their schedules will announce short List & Waiting Lists.
• For details of selection process and schedules please refer to the website of respective institute/s.

Important:

• While adequate care is taken in ensuring that there are no mistakes in reading the answer sheet by the scanning machine, there is no provision of revaluation of the answer sheet of any candidate.
• The scores published by the Symbiosis Test Secretariat shall be final and shall not be subject to any appeal or revaluation.
• The SET Score card will be available on the website for a period of one month from the date of declaration of results i.e. from May 20, 2011 to June 20, 2011.
• Those candidates paying through cash or DD, should ensure that,
• 1. Bank Challan for cash payment, OR
• 2. Demand Draft along with Payment Advice Form for DD payment reaches Symbiosis Test Secretariat by 23rd April 2011.
  
  Symbiosis Test Secretariat 
  Symbiosis International University
  Gram: Lavale, Tal: Mulshi, Dist: Pune – 411042.

Symbiosis Test Secretariat will not be held responsible for non-delivery or any delay on the part of Courier / Postal Services.

To complete registration process a candidate is required to register online for SET Test at www.set-test.org and appear for the test. It is also mandatory to complete registration by filling up the on line application form of the desired institute for the desired programme before the closing date of application of the respective institute.

Test Cities

SET Test is conducted in 18 cities. A candidate may choose any one city.  The centre and its address will be informed to the candidate on the Admit Card.



Ahmedabad

• Kochi
• Bengaluru
• Kolhapur
• Bhubaneshwar
• Kolkata
• Chandigarh
• Lucknow
• Chennai
• Mumbai
• Delhi
• Nagpur
• Hyderabad
• Nashik
• Indore
• Noida
• Jaipur
• Pune

*Symbiosis Test Secretariat reserves the right to change or allot a city other than the one requested by the candidate in the event of the requested city is not being available for any reason.