Symbiosis SET Exam 2026: Admit Card, Question Paper, Courses Offered, and Cutoff

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Symbiosis International University conducts the Symbiosis Entrance Exam (SET) for admissions to various bachelor’s programs across Symbiosis institutes. The SET 2026 exam will be conducted on 2nd May 2026 (Test 1) and 10th May 2026 (Test 2).

The SET 2026 exam will have 60 MCQs, carrying 1 mark each, with no negative marking in 60 minutes.
The exam will have 4 sections: General English (16 questions), Quantitative Aptitude (16 questions), General Awareness (16 questions), and Analytical & Logical Reasoning (12 questions).
As the SET 2026 exam is conducted in 2 sessions, and if a candidate appears in both sessions, the best score is considered for the final merit list.
The SET 2026 results will be out on 20th May 2026 on its official website.

The Symbiosis Entrance Test will be conducted in approximately 68 cities all over India.

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Table of Contents

What is the Symbiosis SET Exam for?
SET Exam 2026 Important Dates
How to Apply for SET 2026 Exam?
Symbiosis SET 2026 Admit Card
Symbiosis SET Exam 2026 Eligibility
SET Exam Pattern 2026
Symbiosis SET Exam 2026 Syllabus
List of Courses Offered Through the SET 2026 Exam
SET Exam 2026: Reservation Policy
SET Exam 2026: Participating Institutions
Symbiosis SET 2026 Exit Options
SET 2026 Test Cities & Exam Centres (Official List)
SET Exam 2026 FAQs

What is the Symbiosis SET Exam for?

The SET exam is for students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree in various programs from the Symbiosis institutes. SET exam offers various courses such as BA, BBA, BCA, and BSc at various Symbiosis institutions.

The SET exam is conducted once a year in an online CBT mode.
12 Symbiosis Institutes will participate in the SET exam 2026 for ‌admissions to BBA, BCA, and BA programs.
There are approximately 720 seats available across Symbiosis institutes.
The registration fee for SET is ₹2250 per person. Candidates have to pay a fee of ₹ 1000 per program if they want to apply for more than one program.

Ques. Is the SET exam online or offline?

Ans. The Symbiosis entrance test is conducted in an online, computer-based test mode. The candidates can choose 3 preference cities among the 80 cities across India.

Ques. How many times is the SET conducted in a year?

Ans. SET is conducted only once a year for 2 days in the month of May. SET exam 2026 will be held in two days. Test 01: May 02, 2026 and Test 02: May 10, 2026. .

Ques. Who conducts the SET exam?

Ans. The SET exam is conducted by Symbiosis International University. SIU will organise the SET exam, seeing the exam pattern and setting the question papers also releases the SET results.

Ques. What is the application fee for the SET exam?

Ans. Application for the SET exam is 2250 per person. If the students plan to attend both the sessions, the application fee will be 4500 per person.

SET Exam 2026 Important Dates

The SET Registrations started in the month of December 2025. The SET Exam dates are:

Dates	SET Event
Till April 15, 2026	SET Registrations
April 24, 2026	Admit Card release for Test 1
April 30, 2026	Admit Card release for Test 2
May 02, 2026	SET Test 1
May 10, 2026	SET Test 2
May 20, 2026	SET Exam 2026 Results

Source: https://www.set-test.org/

How to Apply for SET 2026 Exam?

Candidates eligible for the SET 2026 exam must register through the official website, as the registration process is entirely online. Upon registration, each candidate’s application number for SET 2026 will be generated.

Check: SET/SITEEE 2026 Registration Begins; Apply By April 15 @set-test.org

The registration process can be completed using the simplified steps outlined below.

How to register for SET 2026?

Source: https://www.set-test.org/

Upon registration, candidates will receive their SET 2026 application number via their registered email ID.
This application number and the password created during registration will be used for all future SET 2026-related activities.

Documents required for SET 2026 Registration

You must have the following documents prepared before completing the SET 2026 application form:

Recent passport-size photograph
Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets
Date of birth certificate
Photo ID proof
Caste certificate (if applicable)

Symbiosis Entrance Test 2026 Application Fees

The application fee for SET 2026 is ₹2250 per test, and government taxes will be applicable. In addition to this, there is a programme registration fee of ₹1000, and this is also subject to taxes.

Category	Fees
SET 2026	₹2250 per test (Government taxes will be charged extra as applicable)
Program Registration Fee	₹ 1000 (Government taxes will be charged extra as applicable)

Check: Symbiosis SET 2026 Sample Paper; Previous Year Question Papers & Mock Test

Symbiosis SET 2026 Admit Card

The set exam admit card for 2026 will be released in April 2026 (Tentative).

You can print the SET admit card in colour from the official website for both phases.
If you apply for multiple tests, you should carry a separate hall ticket for each test.
You must reach the exam centre at least half an hour before the exam time mentioned in the call letter.

On the day of the exam, you must carry any of the following documents to the exam centre along with the Symbiosis entrance test admit card.

Passport Photograph
Driving License
Voter ID
PAN card
Aadhar Card (UID)
College/Institute ID

Symbiosis SET Exam 2026 Eligibility

To be eligible for the SET 2026 exam, you must:

Have completed class 12 or equivalent from any recognised board.
Have secured a minimum 50% aggregate marks in class 12. 45% for SC/ST category candidates.
Candidates who are in Class 12 or who are waiting for results can also apply for the SET.
Candidates who completed class 12 or equivalent from any foreign board and obtained the equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities are also eligible.

Ques. Who is eligible for the SET exam?

Ans. The candidates who have completed class 12 with ‌aggregate marks of 50% (general candidates) and 45%(SC/ST) are eligible to apply for the SET 2026.

Ques. I am still in Class 12. Can I apply for the SET?

Ans. Yes, students who are currently in class 12 can apply for the SET. Students need to provide ‌proof of Class 12 passing marks at the time of admission.

SET Exam Pattern 2026

The SET exam 2026 syllabus is distributed across 4 sections: General English, Quantitative, General Awareness, and Analytical and Logical Reasoning.

There are a total of 60 questions, with each carrying 1 mark.
The total duration of the exam is 60 minutes.
As per the SET exam 2026 marking scheme every correct answer, candidate gets +1 mark. There is no negative marking.

Also Check: SET Exam Pattern 2026: Section-wise Syllabus, Total Marks, Duration, and Recommended Books

SET 2026 Sectional Weightage

The SET sectional weightage is as follows for the exam.

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
General English	16	16
Quantitative	16	16
General Awareness	16	16
Analytical and Logical Reasoning	12	12
Total	60	60

Ques. Is there a negative marking in the SET Exam?

Ans. As per the marking scheme of the SET, there is no negative marking in the SET exam. Each correct answer is awarded 1 mark, and there is no deduction for the wrong answer.

Ques. What type of questions are asked in the SET exam?

Ans. All 60 questions in SET are multiple-choice questions with 4 options for each. You need to select the correct option.

Symbiosis SET Exam 2026 Syllabus

SET 2026 Syllabus is distributed across 5 sections, including General English, General Awareness, Quantitative, and Analytical and Logical Reasoning.

Important topics that are included in the general english are vocabulary, Idioms and phrases, para jumbles, parts of speech and antonyms -synonyms, etc.
General awareness mostly consists of questions about history, geography, economics and international affairs.
Arithmetic, percentages, equations, mensuration and probability are some of the important topics in the quantitative section.
The analytical and logical reasoning section covers topics such as puzzles, coding-decoding, blood relations and syllogisms.

Section	Syllabus
General English	Antonyms - Synonyms, Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases, Reading Comprehension, Figures of Speech, Para Jumbles, Parts of Speech
General Awareness	History, Geography, Economics, Current affairs, Science
Quantitative	Arithmetic, Percentages, Equations, Mensuration, Probability
Analytical and Logical Reasoning	Coding - decoding, Blood Relations, Puzzles, Cause and effect, Syllogisms

List of Courses Offered Through the SET 2026 Exam

By appearing for the SET entrance exam, you can pursue any of the following courses offered at Symbiosis Group Institutes:

B.B.A. - Honours / Honours with Research
B.C.A (Honours / Honours with Research)
B.B.A (Information Technology) - Honours /Honours with Research
B.A. (Mass Communication) - Honours / Honours with Research
B.Sc. (Economics)-Honours / Honours with Research
B.Sc. (Applied Statistics and Data Science) - Honours / Honours with Research

SET Exam 2026: Reservation Policy

As per the UGC guidelines 2006, the reservation policy for all institutions under SIU is as follows:

Reservation Intake	Reservation Percentage
Within the sanctioned Intake	Scheduled Cast: 15%
	Scheduled Tribes: 7.5%
	Differently Abled: 3%
Over and above intake	Kashmir Migrants: 2 seats per program
Over and above intake	International Students: Maximum of 25%
Defence Quota	5% for SLS Pune, SICSR, SCMS Pune
Nagpur Domicile	25% in SCMS Nagpur and SIT Nagpur

Ques. Is there a reservation for Nagpur students in Symbiosis institutes through SET?

Ans. Yes, there is 25% reservation for Nagpur Domicile students. Reservation only applicable for SCMS Nagpur and SIT Nagpur institutes.

Ques. What's the difference between within-sanctioned intake and over and above intake in SET reservation policy?

Ans. The difference between them is:

Within sanctioned intake: Reservation is for total seats; if an institute has 100 seats, 15 seats are reserved for SC candidates within the 100 seats.
Over and above intake: In this type of reservation, additional seats are created on top of regular seats. If an institute has 100 seats, 2 seats for kashmir migrants has been added, making the total of 102 seats.

SET Exam 2026: Participating Institutions

Symbiosis SET 2026 Exam scores are acceptable only in the constituent units of the conducting body.

The following SET Exam 2026 Participating Colleges offer admission to the students based on scores in the SET Exam:

Colleges	Programs Offered
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Pune	B.B.A (Honours / Honours with Research)
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Noida	B.B.A (Honours / Honours with Research)
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Nagpur	B.B.A (Honours / Honours with Research)
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- (SCMS), Bengaluru	B.B.A (Honours / Honours with Research)
	B.B.A. (Dual Degree, Honours/ Honours with Research)
Symbiosis Centre for Media & Communication (SCMC)	B.B.A. (Media Management) - Honours / Honours with Research
Symbiosis Centre for Media & Communication (SCMC)	B.A. (Mass Communication) - Honours / Honours with Research
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- (SCMS), Hyderabad	B.B.A (Honours / Honours with Research)
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)	B.C.A (Honours / Honours with Research)
	B.B.A (Information Technology) Honours / Honours with Research

Symbiosis SET 2026 Exit Options

As envisioned in the NEP 2020, Symbiosis International University (SIU) has announced a four-year degree program with several entry and exit possibilities.

SET 2026 Exit Options

Program Year	Academic Qualification	Total Credit per year
1st year	Certificate	44
2nd year	Diploma	84
3rd year	UG Degree	120
4th year	UG Degree with Honours/Research	160

Re-entry into the program: Provides the opportunity to re-enter within three years of leaving, with seven years as the most prolonged time to finish the program.

SET 2026 Test Cities & Exam Centres (Official List)

SET is conducted across multiple cities in India. The official list of available test cities is updated on the SET website, and allotment is done on a first-come, first-served basis.

Check out the table below to know the list of SET 2026 exam centres:

State	Cities
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi
Gujarat	Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Maharashtra	Ahmednagar, Amravati, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane
Delhi NCR	Delhi-Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida-Greater Noida-Ghaziabad
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota
Haryana	Ambala
Punjab	Chandigarh- Mohali, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala
West Bengal	Asansol, Hooghly-Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri
Karnataka	Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru(Mangalore), Belagavi(Belgaum)
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur
Odisha	Bhubaneswar, Cuttack
Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Roorkee
Delhi	Delhi/NCR
Jharkhand	Dhanbad, Ranchi
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati
Sikkim	Gangtok-Bardang
Telangana	Hyderabad
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu
Jharkhand	Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Dhanbad
Kerala	Kochi/ Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Goa	Panjim-Madgaon
Bihar	Patna
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
Meghalaya	Shillong
Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur
Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam

Source: https://www.set-test.org/test-cities

SET Exam 2026 FAQs

Ques 1. Is the Symbiosis Entrance Test easy?

Ans. SET is generally considered to be easy to moderate in difficulty level, but this can vary each year. The test format is consistent, and for many candidates the overall difficulty level is manageable. No negative marking scheme benefits as well.

Ques 2. How many attempts for the SET exam?

Ans. The SET exam is usually conducted in 2 rounds, and students can attend ‌both rounds of the SET. Students have to pay the application fee for both rounds during registration if they plan to attend both rounds.

Ques 3. Do I have to pay extra if I am planning to attend both rounds of SET 2026?

Ans. Yes, students who are planning to attend both rounds have to pay the fee of 4500 (2250 per session). Note that the registration fee is non-refundable.

Ques 4. Are there any additional fees to pay besides the application fee during registration?

Ans. Other than the registration fee of ₹ 2250, candidates have to pay ₹1000 for each programme they wish to apply for. Candidates can apply for more than 1 program.

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