Symbiosis Entrance Test SET 2010

Symbiosis International ( Deemed University) announces for Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) - a mandatory common written test for the admission processes of undergraduate institutes of the university.

Name of Institutes where SET score is mandatory for admission-

• Symbiosis Law School.[SLS]
• Symbiosis Institute of Technology.[SIT]
• Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences.[SIHS]
• Symbiosis Institute of Computers Studies and Research[SICSR]
• Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies[SCMS-UG]
• Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication [SIMC-UG]
• Symbiosis School of Economics [SSE]
• Symbiosis Institute of Design [SID]

A candidate aspiring to pursue an undergraduate programme at Symbiosis needs to follow the 3 stages mentioned below:

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. 1400/- on the SET website. This includes charges for a prospectus of the Undergraduate programmes at Symbiosis International (Deemed 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 website from April 21, 2010 to May 2, 2010.
• 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 SlU's constituent institutes.
• The SET website allows a facility to directly apply online to an institute.
• Candidates may apply also from the institute 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-2010 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 weightages for arriving at a cutoff, depending on its focused field as mentioned in the prospectus of each constituent institute.
• 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 15, 2010 to June 15, 2010.
• Those candidates paying through cash or DD, should ensure that

1. Axis Bank Challan for cash payment, OR
2. Demand Draft along with Payment Advice Form for DD payment reaches Symbiosis Test Secretariat by 18th April 2010.
Symbiosis Test Secretariat will not be held responsible for non-delivery or any delay on the part of Courier / Postal Services.

Symbiosis Entrance Test SET 2010 Structure

a. Duration: SET duration is 150 minutes.
b. SET is an objective test.
c. Papers: SET is conducted in two sessions for FIVE question papers.
A candidate may apply to take one paper from each session.
d. Institutes: The constituent institutes use scores of the following for admission.

SET is an aptitude test and is objective in nature for all the paper except Design. Each question has four options as answers. There is no negative marking for wrong answers. All sections are Mandatory.

How to Register For Symbiosis Entrance Test SET 2010
Step 1. A candidate can register for one paper from the morning session viz. Law or Engineering or Health Sciences and one paper from the afternoon session viz. General or Design Register at www.set-test.org This will generate your SET ID.
You need to upload latest scanned photograph (in the given format and size) of own at the time of online registration.

Step 2. Pay a non-refundable fee of Rs. 1400/- towards the Test Fee and the prospectus of undergraduate programmes of Symbiosis International (Deemed University).The SIDU Admission Cell will courier a copy of prospectus to the address registered at www.set-test.org

You have four (4) choices for payment. For different modes of payment, different 'Payment Advice' formats are created. Choose a payment mode and print a 'Payment Advice' form online.

1. CASH:
This 'Payment Advice' form is in three parts. Pay Rs. 1400/- in cash at Axis Bank branch in your city. Refer to the list of branches on the website. The bank will return two parts of the 'Payment Advice' form to you. The 'Student copy' is your receipt.
Sign the Symbiosis copy of the 'Payment Slip' form stamped by Axis Bank and send it to,
Symbiosis Test Secretariat
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Gram: Lavale, Tal: Mulshi, Dist: Pune – 411042

2. DEMAND DRAFT:
Get a crossed demand draft for Rs. 1400/- from any Nationalized Bank in favor of "Symbiosis Test Secretariat" payable at Pune.
Sign the single copy of the 'Payment Advice' for Demand Draft and send it along with Demand Draft to the Symbiosis Test Secretariat at,
Symbiosis Test Secretariat
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Gram: Lavale, Tal: Mulshi, Dist: Pune – 411042

3. ONLINE PAYMENT THROUGH CREDIT CARD:
You may pay directly through either Master or Visa card online. Follow the instructions given in the SET website.

4. ONLINE PAYMENT THROUGH NET BANKING:
You may transfer your SET test fee to Symbiosis Test Secretariat account using Net Banking option.

The SET website allows a facility for payment towards online Application for the Institutes along with SET 2010 Payment. The Institutes are:
• Symbiosis Law School [SLS]
• Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies-UG [SCMS-UG]
• Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research [SICSR]
• Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences. [SIHS]
• Symbiosis Institute of Design [SID]
• Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication [SIMC-UG]
• Symbiosis School of Economics [SSE]
• Symbiosis Institute of Technology [SIT]

Step 3. Admit Card should be printed from the website. This will be operative from April 21, 2010 to May 2, 2010. Ensure the following.
> Generate and print the Admit Card from the SET website.
> Bring the Admit card to the Test Center in addition to a photo-identity. An acceptable photo identity is any one of the following:

• Passport
• Driving license
• College / Institute identity card
• Credit card with photograph.
• Voter Id Card

> At the time of the written test, it is mandatory to produce the photo identity as described here. Symbiosis Authorized Person will verify and authenticate your Admit Card against the photo-id.
> Please preserve this authenticated Admit Card for further selection processes of individual Institutes.
Note: Please note that no duplicate Admit Card will be issued in case it is lost by the candidate.

Test Cities for Symbiosis Entrance Test SET 2010
SET Test is conducted in 17 cities. A candidate may choose any one city. The centre and its address will be informed to the candidate on the Admit Card.

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

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) takes care of international students through The International Office. All international students aspiring for admission to the institutes of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) are required to contact this office.
The International Office, Symbiosis
S.B. Road, Pune - 411 004, India.
Tel: +91 20 25671905,
Fax:+91 20 25659209
Email: int.admissions@symbiosis.ac.in
URL: www.symbiosis.ac.in/international.html


IMPORTANT DATES for Symbiosis Entrance Test SET 2010


Online registration closes April 10, 2010 Saturday
Payment closes on April 13, 2010 Tuesday
Symbiosis Entrance Test May 2nd , 2010 Sunday
Law/ Engineering / Health sciences : 9:30 am to 12.00 noon
General / Design Test : 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
SET Result May 15, 2010 Saturday

For more details contact:
Sivakumar Mathada, Registrar Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Symbiosis Test Secretariat
Gram: Lavale, Tal : Mulshi, Dist : Pune - 411042 India Phone: 020-39116226 / 27 ; Telefax: 020-39116228 Website: www.set-test.org ; University Website: www.siu.edu.in Email: symbitest@siu.edu.in, Email: info@set-test.org