Symbiosis – SET
About SET
Symbiosis International University (SIU) is a private co-educational, multi-institutional university located in Pune, Maharashtra. The University offers academic programs in seven faculties at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university has 31 Institutes / Departments spread across 5 campuses located at Pune, Nashik, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Noida.
Symbiosis centre for management located in Pune is one among the best B-school for BBA program. Apart from the regular BBA degree, Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR) offers BBA (IT) for students who aspire to build their career in IT industry. Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) is the common written test for the admission processes for undergraduate studies in the institutes of Symbiosis International University.
SET is only the first step. Each Symbiosis institute has its independent selection process. Students are short listed for personal interview (PI) and written aptitude test (WAT) on the basis of their performance in SET. SET has five different papers; general, design, law, engineering and health.
SET 2022 Eligibility
Students who wish to pursue BBA program through the institutes of Symbiosis University should appear for SET. The eligibility criteria for SET 2020 are as follows:
- Passed XII or its equivalent in any discipline from any recognized Board with minimum 50% marks for open category.
- Minimum marks for students belonging to SC and ST category is 45%.
- Candidate who has appeared for their H.S.C finals and awaiting results are also eligible to apply, subject to submission of passing certificate by the notified date.
- Applicants who have obtained 10+2 through Open Universities system directly without having any basic qualification are not eligible for the Course.
- There is no upper age limit for SET.
SET 2021 Pattern
Mode: Online
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions
No. of Questions: 60
Duration: 1.5 Hours (60 mins of test + 30 mins of written ability test)
Marking Scheme:
- Correct Answer : +1
- No Negative Marking
Section Wise Split-up:
| Sections | Questions |
| General English | 16 |
| Quantitative Ability | 16 |
| General Awareness | 16 |
| Analytical and Logical Reasoning | 12 |
| Total | 60 |
Selection Criteria:
- SET Score
- PI + WAT
This is exclusively for 2021, since under the usual scenario SET follows the standard process of 150 minutes for 150 questions (150 marks).
SET 2021: Important dates
Important dates in SET 2021 calendar are as follows:
| Event in SET 2020 | Date |
| Registration start date | January 22, 2020 |
| Last date for Registration | April 16, 2020 |
| Admit card will be live | April 22, 2020 |
| SET Test date | May 2, 2020 |
| SET Result | May 12, 2020 |
Set Registration fee Rs. 1750/-
Application link: Click here
After declaration of the SET result, the institute to which you have applied will conduct further selection processes (PI-WAT) for short-listed candidates. The schedule for the same will be published on the Websites of the institutes
SET Syllabus
General Awareness
National Insignia & Establishments, Environment, Science & Technology, Aerospace & Defense, Awards, Titles and Honors, Personalities, Books & Authors, Government & Politics, Days & Dates, Arts & Culture, International News/Forums, Business, Economy & Trade
Analytical and Logical Reasoning
Coding & Decoding, Symbol Based Logic, Family Tree & Directions, Arrangements: Linear, Circular, Matrix Arrangements, Groups & Conditionalities, Logical Series, Selection Criteria, Sequential O/P Tracing, Analogies, Odd one out, Logical Puzzles, Calendar
Quantitative Ability
Numbers, BODMAS, HCF & LCM, Averages & Percentages, Roots, Indices, Surds, Simple & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Algebraic Formulae, Linear & Quadratic Equations, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Mixtures & Alligations, Time, Speed & Distance, Work Related Problems, Pipes & Cisterns, Geometry: Lines, Angles & Triangles, Polygons, Circles & Mensuration, Permutations & Combinations, Probability
General English
Etymology & Roots, Idioms & Phrases, Analogies, Antonyms-Synonyms, Foreign Words Noun & Pronoun Errors, Subject-Verb Agreement, Prepositions and Conjunctions, Tenses, Modifiers & Parallelism, Reading Comprehension, Inference based passages Syllogisms, Logical Consistency, Deductive Reasoning.
SET 2021 Analysis
SET 2021 for admission into multiple Symbiosis programs after 12th (BBA, BBA (IT), Economics, BCA, Mass Communication, liberal arts) in Pune, Noida & Nagpur campuses was conducted in online, home proctored mode from 10-12 July 2021
Exam had two parts
- Part 1 – 60 min, 60 Q of MCQ
Marking scheme: +1, 0
There was no sectional time limit/cut-offs. So, one could move across sections - Part 2 – Written Ability Test: 30 min. This was compulsory for all students
Day 1 analysis
Part 1 (60 min)
- English (16 Q)
The section had 3 Q on para jumbles, 1 RC passage, 2 Q on sentence correction, 3-4 Q on antonyms-synonyms, 2-3 Q on identification of grammatically correct sentences, 2 Q on idioms-phrases, 1 Q on active-passive voice conversion. It was a scoring section. - Quantitative Aptitude (16 Q)
In this section, 1-2 Q were from percentages, SI-CI, logarithm, number application, sequences & series, time-speed-distance, 2 Q from geometry, 1 each from probability & P&C. It was easy-moderate section. - General Knowledge (16 Q)
Most Q were from current affairs, but a few were from static GK also. The key topics covered were world news & forums, personalities, world days, government news, awards, sports, establishment, defence. This was of moderate difficulty. - Analytical & logical reasoning (12 Q)
This section had 1-2 Q from clocks-calendars & series each, 2 Q from family tree, 2-3 Q from coding-decoding, 1 Q on linear arrangement, 2 Q from cause and effect & 1 on verbal analogy
Part 2 (30 min)
WAT topics
Students had to write about one of the following two topics. There was no upper word limit
- Work from home is affecting work-life balance
- It doesn’t matter what you have, what really matters is what you do with what you have
To summarize, the paper was very easy. Cut-offs for interview shortlist should be as follows
- BBA – Pune – 44-45, Noida 38-40, Nagpur – 36-38
- Mass Comm – 42-44
- Other programs – 40+
WAT will be evaluated by respective institute (s)/ programme(s), if student has registered for them & if they shortlist that student on the basis of test score.
All the best for result announcement on 27 July & PI shortlist by respective Symbiosis campuses thereafter