SET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule, Admission Process & Eligibility

Overview: The Symbiosis Entrance test (SET) is a gateway to 8 courses and 9 different colleges under Symbiosis University. Find out all the information about the SET 2026 exam in the article below.

Symbiosis International University (Deemed University) conducts the SET entrance exam for undergraduate programs. It assesses your aptitude in Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning, and General Awareness.

The authorities will release the dates for the Symbiosis SET. Just like last year, the SET 2026 exam will be conducted in two phases in May 2026 (Tentative).

Read through the blog to get a complete insight into the SET exam 2026 details, including eligibility criteria, syllabus, selection process, counselling process, etc.

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What is the SET 2026 Exam? 

Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) is a university-level exam conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in a computer-based test (CBT) mode. 

It is a common, mandatory exam to pursue various programs offered by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) institutes.  

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SET 2026 Exam Highlights

The table below provides an overview of the SET exam 2026:

Features	SET Exam 2026 Details
Exam name	SET
SET Exam Full Form	Symbiosis Entrance Test
Conducting Body	Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Exam Level	University Level
Exam frequency	Twice a year (Tentative)
Exam mode	Online (Computer-based test)
Exam Duration	One hour (60 minutes)
Selection Process	Entrance Exam
	Written Ability Test
	Personal Interview
Syllabus	General English, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Skills, and General Awareness
Exam pattern	Multiple Choice Questions with no negative marking
Language	English
Application fees	INR 2250/- per test
Courses offered	B.B.A. B.B.A. (Media Management) B.C.A B.B.A (Information Technology) B.A. (Mass Communication) B.Sc. (Economics)-Honours B.Sc. (Applied Statistics and Data Science) B.B.A. (Dual Degree, Honours/ Honours with Research)
Number of Seats	760 seats
Courses offered	BBA, BCA, BA Mass Communication, BA/BSC Liberal Arts, BSc Economics/Economics (H)
No. of test cities	76
SET 2026 Exam date	May 2026 (Tentative)
Helpdesk No.	020-61936226/27
Official website	http://www.set-test.org/

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 2026 Exam Eligibility Criteria

The SET entrance exam 2026 eligibility is mentioned below: 

Category	SET Exam Eligibility
For General Category	Passed Standard XII (10+2) or equivalent examination from any recognized Board with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade.
For SC/ST	Passed Standard XII (10+2) or equivalent examination from any recognized Board with a minimum of 45% Marks or equivalent grade.

You must fulfill the eligibility criteria for set exam qualification. However, you have to submit the passing certificate during the admission process.

SET 2026 Exam Dates 

The table below consists of tentative dates for the following year. 

Events	SET Exam 2026 Dates & Time (Tentative)
SET Registration commences from	December 2026
Last Day to fill out SET/SLAT/SITEE 2026 Application Form	April 2026
Payment closes on	April 2026
SET Admit Card Live	April 2026 for SET Test 01 April 2026 for SET Test 02
SET Exam Date for Test 1	May 2026
SET Exam Date for Test 2	May 2026
Announcement of SET Result	May 2026

Note: Depending on any unavoidable circumstances, the schedules and the nature/structure of the test can change, and all tests can be conducted entirely online or offline or in a combination of both modes at the discretion of SIU. 

SET 2026 Exam Pattern

As per the SET exam pattern 2026, the test will be conducted online. The SET question paper consists of 60 questions for 60 marks.

The time duration of the exam is 60 minutes, i.e., one hour. There is no negative marking for the Symbiosis Entrance Exam.

Check out the table below to learn the detailed paper pattern of the SET Exam 2026.

Subject	Questions	Marks
General English	16	16
Quantitative	16	16
General Awareness	16	16
Analytical and Logical Reasoning	12	12
Total	60	60

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SET 2026 Exam Syllabus

Being aware of the SET exam syllabus will help you understand the important SET exam topics from the exam's point of view and help you focus more on those topics to score good marks in the upcoming exam. 

You may want to know the SET exam analysis for previous years to get an idea of the most common topics asked in the exam and the exam difficulty level. 

Look at the table below to learn the detailed syllabus for the SET entrance exam 2026.

Section	Important Topics
English	Synonyms, Antonyms, Error Spotting, Fill in the blanks, Analogy, Prepositions, Articles, Grammar, Vocabulary.
Quantitative Ability	Percentage, Profit and Loss, Discount, Time, Speed and Distance, Algebra, Time and Work, Number System, Permutation and Combination, Probability
Logical Reasoning	Arrangements, Coding-Decoding, Syllogism, Blood Relationship, Cubes, Assumptions, Series, Venn Diagram, Verbal Reasoning (cause and effect), Coding-decoding
General Knowledge	Companies and Founders, Awards, Science, Sports, Books, Authors, Current Affairs

SET 2026 Exam Application Process

You can only fill out the SET application form online, which is available on the official website.

How to Fill out the SET 2026 Application Form?

You can follow the steps below while filling out the Application Form for the SET Exam 2026.

• The first step is registration. After clicking on the "Apply Now" button on the official website, the online window to register for the exam will likely to open in April 2026 (Tentative).
• If you have registered for the SET exam 2026, click the "sign-in" button. Otherwise, click on the "register" button.
• Once you click on the "register" button, you will be redirected to a new page. Here, you must read all the instructions carefully and then click on the "I Agree" button.
• In the next step, fill in all the required details, such as your name, date of birth, category, mobile number, e-mail ID, etc., and upload a scanned photo and signature.
• Next, proceed with payment, which can be made through credit, debit, or net banking options.
• After getting the confirmation, save the page and get the necessary printouts.

Application fee for SET 2026 Exam

You can pay the application fee online or offline. You have to choose anyone from the following four payment modes:

• i) Billdesk Payment Gateway
• ii) Easebuzz Payment Gateway
• iii) Demand Draft

Particulars	Amount
SET Application Fee	Rs.2250/- per test (Non- refundable and non-transferable)
Program registration fee (mandatory)	Rs.1000/- (Non- refundable and non-transferable)

SET 2026 Admit Card

Admit card for the SET Test is an important document without which you will not be permitted to appear for the written test or further selection processes of SIU.

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

• You can print the SET admit card 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

SET 2026 Exam Centres

The SET entrance exam will be conducted across 80 cities in the country. You can select up to 3 exam centres as per your choice while filling out the SET registration form.

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

Ensure you follow all the SET exam day instructions for a stress-free experience. 

SET 2026 Exam Preparation Tips

Following expert preparation tips for the exam will enhance your preparation levels and help you score well in the upcoming exam.

To help you prepare, we have provided some tips from our experts.

During the preparation, it is important to know your weaknesses and strengths. This will help you build strong areas and focus on the weaker areas so that you can work hard. Start the preparation with the tough ones and then move on to the easier ones.

• Allocate at least 2 hours for each subject in your daily plan and try to finish the planned task on time.
• Read English newspapers daily to perform well in the General Awareness and General English sections. Also, this will help you get a grip on the Vocabulary section. 
• You will learn problem-solving techniques and time-management skills by regularly taking mock tests.
• Try to solve the question with one or more methods. This will increase your accuracy level in solving different types of questions.
•  Also, you must ensure that you make short notes when preparing for the SET exam 2026. The notes should include all the important formulas and concepts of each section.

SET Exam Previous Year Papers 

• Practising SET question papers from previous years is one of the best preparation methods experts suggest.
• Solving previous year's SET question papers will help improve your time management skills, speed, and accuracy in the final exam.
• You will also get an idea of the difficulty level and type of questions asked in the exam.
• With the help of previous papers, you can build your confidence levels too.

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SET 2026 Preparation Books

For successful preparation, refer to the best books, which cover all the important topics. You must also ensure that the books explain concepts in depth.

The following are some of the best preparation books for the SET exam 2026: 

Subject	Book name	Author/Publisher
English	High School English Grammar and Composition Key	Wren and Martin
	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude for All Competitive Examinations	Abhijit Guha
	Fast Track Objective Arithmetic	Arihant Publications
Logical Reasoning	A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal
	How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT	Arun Sharma

For the General Knowledge and current affairs section prepare from practice questions for GK for SET exam 2026 based on previous year papers.

SET 2025 Result

Symbiosis International University (SIU) will release the SET exam result 2026 on the official website.

• You can download the scorecard from the official website one month after the result is announced. 
• Each institute will release a merit list of the shortlisted students for the next selection stage, i.e., written ability test and personal interview.
• The final admission is provided based on the marks you scored on the SET exam 2026, written ability test, and personal interview.

SET 2026 Cut off

Cut-off marks of SET exam 2026 are the minimum qualifying marks that you need to score to be shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process.

The SET cut-off varies for each course at Symbiosis Institute. After the SET results are declared, the university will release the cut-off on the official website.

You are eligible for the next exam stage based on the cut-off marks. The following factors are considered while determining the cut-off marks for Symbiosis entrance test 2026.

• The number of students appearing for the exam 
• The number of seats available
• Category 

SET 2026 Seat Reservation

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) provides reservations as per the UGC guidelines for aspirants in the SC/ST/PwD category.

The SET exam 2026 seat allotment is done as per these percentages once the exam result is announced. 

The reservation rules for admissions at SIU are tabulated below:

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 per program
International Aspirants	20%

SET 2026 Selection Process

The first step in the selection process is appearing for the Symbiosis university entrance exam. The SET admit card will be released on the official website. 

Here is the detailed selection process for SET exam 2026: 

• You will be shortlisted for PI/WAT/ST-PI based on your respective marks. 
• To be eligible for admission to any UG program, you must attend all components/tests of PI/WAT/ST-PI.
• Only those who attend all components/tests of the selection process (PI/WAT/ST-PI) shall be considered eligible for the merit/wait/reject list to be generated.
• Those who remain absent for any of the components/tests will be considered ineligible for the SIU's UG degree program selection process.

The merit list for the SET entrance exam will be based on the following parameters: 

SET Participating Colleges/Colleges Accepting SET Exam 2026 Scores	Entrance Test (60 marks) Scaled up to 70 marks	PI	Total
SCMS Pune- B.B.A. - Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100
SCMS Noida- B.B.A. - Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100
SCMS Nagpur- B.B.A. - Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100
SSE Pune B.Sc. (Economics) -Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100
SICSR - B.B.A (Information Technology) - Honours / Honours with Research B.C.A - Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100
SCMS, Bengaluru- B.B.A. - Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100
SCMS, Hyderabad- B.B.A. - Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100
SCMS-Hyderabad (BBA)	70	30	100
SSI, Pune-  B.Sc. (Applied Statistics and Data Science) - Honours / Honours with Research	70	30	100

Once the colleges release the merit list based on exam scores, the SET counselling 2026 process will start.

Make sure to keep checking the website for the latest SET exam details and updates on the admission process.

SCMC- Course	Marks
B.B.A. (Media Management) - Honours / Honours with Research	Entrance Test- 50; PI- 30 WAT- 10; Portfolio/Studio Test- 10
B.A. (Mass Communication) - Honours / Honours with Research	Entrance Test- 50; PI- 30; WAT- 10 Portfolio/Studio Test- 10

SET 2026 Counselling

The participating colleges of Symbiosis International University conduct the counselling process after the declaration of results. Based on your result, you shall be eligible for SET counselling. 

After the online Symbiosis entrance test SET, the next round is GD and PI. Given below is the admission procedure for the SET exam 2026:

• You will be selected for counselling based on the marks secured in the online test.
• You must register for counselling at the respective institution.
• You need to produce original documents to take part in further counselling rounds.
• You must fill in your preferences and pay the requested fee during counselling.
• Seat allotment after the exam depends on the choices filled, rank, category, and availability of seats.
• After seat allotment, you have to complete other admission procedures.

Students interested in pursuing undergraduate programs at Symbiosis University through the SET exam 2026 should stay updated with the official website for the latest SET exam details, including important dates and notifications.

Prepare for the exam using the latest study materials. Additionally, enhance your preparation by downloading SET previous year question papers and mock tests from our website. 

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Key Takeaways:

• Exam Format: SET exam 2026 is a computer-based test assessing General English, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Skills, and General Awareness, with no negative marking.
• Registration and Fees: Registration begins in April, with the exam in May. Fees total INR 3250, covering both the application and program registration, exclusively online.
• Selection Process: Candidates are selected through the SET score, followed by a Written Ability Test and Personal Interview.
• Eligibility Criteria: Applicants need at least 50% in their 12th grade (45% for SC/ST) to apply.
• Preparation Resources: The official website offers SET mock test and sample papers, emphasizing extensive practice.