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SET Counselling Process 2024: All About Counselling Process

Author : Akash Kumar Singh

August 30, 2024

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Overview: SET Counselling 2024 begins after the announcement of the entrance exam scores. The counselling process of SET exam allows you to choose your campus and course preferences based on your SET entrance test scores and get final admission to Symbiosis University.

The participating colleges of Symbiosis International University conduct the counselling process after the declaration of SET results.

You shall be eligible for the SET Counselling Process 2024 based on your result in the entrance test. Only the candidates scoring above the respective cutoffs of their category move forward to the counselling round.

You must complete the registration form to appear for counselling of SET Exam 2024.

Two rounds are included in the Symbiosis Counselling process:

  • Personal Interview
  • Written Ability Test

Note: Certain courses may require additional rounds. Find the complete details of the selection rounds per college and course in the article below.

Upon clearing these rounds, you shall be shortlisted for the SET admission process.  

SET Counselling Important Dates 2024

Please find the important Symbiosis counselling dates related to the Symbiosis University Admission Process 2024 in the table below:

Particular SET 2024 Exam Dates
Registration and Payment close on April 12, 2024 (Friday)
SET Admit Card April 25, 2024 (Thursday) for SET Test 01 April 30, 2024 (Tuesday) for SET Test 02
Test 01 - April 25, 2024 (Thursday) SET: 11.30 AM to 12.30 PM
SLAT: 09.00 AM to 10.00 AM
Test 02 - April 30, 2024 (Sunday) SET: 11.30 am to 12.30 pm
SLAT: 09.00 am to 10.00 am
Announcement of Result followed by Counselling May 22, 2024 (Wednesday)

Know more: SET Exam Preparation Strategy

SET 2024 Counselling Process

Here is the complete procedure for admission into various affiliated colleges of Symbiosis International University.

  • After the declaration of SET Results, you shall appear for the counselling process for SET exam. 
  • The seat will be allotted based on merit and marks obtained in the SET 2024 exam.
  • You must register at the respective institution to attend SET Exam Counselling 2024.

1. Personal Interview

You must appear for the interview conducted by the panel of experts from Academics.

The interview shall include general awareness, Extracurricular activities, Academics and candidate-specific fields of interest, communication skills and overall personality.

Check hetre: SET Exam Important Topics

2. Written Ability Test

  • You need to take a picture association test and write a short essay on any general topic the panel gives.
  • There could be subjective-type questions and answers round on the given topic.
  • For Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication [SCMC], Pune, the Symbiosis counselling process of SET 2024 will include Studio Test besides PI, WAT and document verification.

Refer: SET Exam Preparation Books

SET Online Coaching

SET Online Coaching

Documents required for SET Counselling Process 2024

Applicants must carry all the above-mentioned documents while attending Symbiosis Entrance Test Counselling 2024.

If anyone fails to produce any below mentioned documents at Symbiosis Entrance Test Counselling venue, the authorities will not allow them for counselling.

  • 4 recent passport-size photos
  • Caste Certificate
  • Migration Certificate
  • School Leaving Certificate
  • Symbiosis SET Admit Card 2024
  • 10th Class passing Mark sheet and Certificate
  • 12th Passing Certificate and Mark sheet
  • Address proof
  • Caste Certificate
  • SET Score Card 2024

Refer: SET Previous Year Papers

Institutes for SET Counselling Process 2024

Here is the Symbiosis counselling schedule for participating institutes in SET, registration date for admission, etc.

Day and Date Entrance Test Institutes
In June SET
  • Symbiosis Institute of Computers Studies and Research [SICSR]
  • Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS] - Pune
  • Symbiosis Center for Media & Communication [SCMC]
  • Symbiosis School of Economics [SSE]
  • Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS] - Noida
  • Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts [SSLA]
  • Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS] - Nagpur
  • Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS] - Bengaluru
  • Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS] - Hyderabad
  • Symbiosis Statistical Institute [SSI]

Practice with: SET 2024 Mock Tests Series

SET Seat Reservation 2024

As per the notice, some seats are reserved for students from different categories. Let us look at the table below to know the reservation rules for the SET 2024 Exam.

Category Reservation
Scheduled Caste 15%
Scheduled Tribe 7.5%
Differently-abled students 3%
Armed Forces Dependants (Wards of Serving/Retired) 5%
Kashmiri Migrants 2 seats over and above the sanctioned intake.

Check: SET Logical Reasoning PreparationTips

Symbiosis Counselling 2024: Admission Criteria for Various Institutions

Each institute will conduct Writing Ability Test (WAT), Personal Interview (PI), and Studio Test (ST). After the selection process, each institute affiliated with Symbiosis University will declare the merit list. You can review the weightage of each part of the selection process as used in previous SET counselling rounds.

SET Participating Colleges SET exam scores (scaled down) PI scores
SCMS Pune 70 30
SCMS Noida 70 30
SCMS Nagpur 70 30
SICSR Pune 70 30
SCMS Bengaluru 70 30
SCMS Hyderabad 70 30

Get free resources for SET 2024: Best Symbiosis SET Online Coaching 2024

Conclusion

If you have secured equal to or higher marks than the cut-off for entrance test (SET or SLAT), you will advance to the further rounds of SET counselling process 2024!. Complete details of the further rounds, as well as their weightage, are mentioned in the above article.

If you have got a high score on the entrance test, that is very helpful but the PI and WAT rounds are as important for the final call, and thus you could consider taking expert guidance for the same. At Supergrads, we have faculty that has helped numerous students secure a seat at Symbiosis University.

Check: Symbiosis SET Cut-Off Marks

Frequently Asked Questions

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