SET 2025 Counselling - Registration, Documents, Seat Allotment, Fees, Procedure and Online Reporting

Updated By Aarushi Jain on 29 May, 2025 12:52

The SET 2025 counselling will happen at various participating institutes and includes a Written Ability Test and Personal Interview. Once the results were declared online on May 22, you can register for counselling at your preferred Symbiosis Institute based on your performance.

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SET Counselling Process 2025

The SET counselling 2025 will soon be conducted at various participating institutes of Symbiosis International University (Deemed). The SET 2025 exam was conducted on May 5 and May 11, 2025, and if you have attempted both sessions, then the best score out of both will be used in the admission process. The SET 2025 results were announced online on 22 May 2025. If your score is within the cut-off, you will proceed to the next steps, which involve a Written Ability Test and a Personal Interview. The moment results and cut-offs are released, you can register for counselling at the Symbiosis institutes you prefer.

SET Counselling Schedule 2025

The dates mentioned below are for the SET 2025 counselling schedule:

SET Participating Institutes

Admission Registration Dates 2025 (Last date of payment)*

PI-WAT Rounds 2025

First Merit List Dates 2025*

SCMS Pune

20-May-2025

03-Jun-2025 to 13-Jun-2025 and 08-Jun-2025

18-Jun-2025

SCMS Noida

23-May-202510-Jun-2025 to 17-Jun-202525-Jun-2025

SICSR Pune

26-May-202509-Jun-2025 to 18-Jun-202525-Jun-2025

SSE Pune

20-May-202502-Jun-2025 to 07-Jun-202513-Jun-2025

SCMC Pune

20-May-202508-Jun-2025 to 10-Jun-202518-Jun-2025

SCMS Nagpur

30-May-202511-Jun-2025 to 15-Jun-202524-Jun-2025

SCMS Bengaluru

23-May-2025

09-Jun-2025 to 19-Jun-2025 (Regular BBA)

20-Jun-2025 to 21-Jun-2025 (Dual degree)

25-Jun-2025

SCMS Hyderabad

24-May-202506-Jun-2025 to 12-Jun-202519-Jun-2025

SET 2025 Counselling Highlights

They will be admitted to the college of their choice depending on their results in the Symbiosis Entrance Test 2025 and the PI-WAT. The SET test counselling timetable will be communicated to the candidates who are taking the exam.

  • Personal Interview (PI): Applicants will be required to interview students. These individuals will be either industry or academic experts. General knowledge, social activities, scholastic and applicant-specific sectors of interest, effective communication, and an optimistic attitude will be covered in the SET 2025 PI.
  • WAT or Written Ability Test: Applicants must complete a Picture Association Test (PAT) and write a brief essay on a theme assigned by an advisory group. Subjective discussions about the subject for SET 2025 WAT could also be questioned.
  • Applicants for the Standby List or Dismissed List: Only applicants who decided to take the entrance exam and the PI-WAT will be considered for the overall merit, waiting list, or reject list.
  • Applicants who have already written admissions tests such as JEE Main 2025 and are seeking admission in Engineering or Health Sciences do not need to apply for SET 2025. They can apply to the relevant educational establishment directly.

SET Detailed Counselling Process 2025

The counselling process generally involves two rounds: WAT (Written Ability Test) and PI (Personal Interview). Elaborated below is the information regarding both rounds. This year, WAT will be conducted in online mode after the respective tests. 

WAT (Written Ability Test)

Candidates are generally required to go through PAT (Picture Association Test) and attempt to write a short essay on the topics allotted by the panel of judges. Depending on the institute, the WAT could also include subjective-type questions and answers on the topic given. Symbiosis Centre of Media and Communication conducts a Studio Test along with PI and WAT.

PI (Personal Interaction/Personal Interview)

The candidate will have to go through an interview with a panel of experts. The panel might include members from the industry or academia. The question raised at the PI round will be covered from-

  • ECA (Extracurricular Activities)
  • General Awareness
  • Academics
  • Candidate’s sphere of interest
  • Communication skills of the candidate
  • The overall personality of the candidate

Admission Criteria for SET Counselling Process 2025

After the conclusion of the WAT, PI and ST the institutes will announce a merit list based on the following.

Exam Name

SSE Pune, SCMS Pune, SSCA Pune, SICSR Pune, SSLA Pune

SCMC, Pune

SCMS, Noida

SET score

50

30

50

Written Ability Test

30

10

35

Personal Interview

20

30

15

Studio Test

NA

10

NA

Academic Profile

NA

20

NA

Grand Total

100

100

100

Documents Required for SET 2025 Counselling

The following documents are needed for the counseling sessions.

  • A printout of the online registration form.
  • A printout of the Symbiosis Entrance Test 2024 scorecard.
  • A printout of the admit card.
  • Class 12 Marks Card
  • Class 12 Passing Certificate
  • Class 10 Marks Card
  • Class 10 Passing Certificate
  • Migration Certificate
  • Transfer Certificate
  • Gap Certificate
  • Caste Certificate
  • Address Proof
  • Income Certificate
  • Prescribed Fee
  • Two photographs.
  1. Provisional Admission Fee: The applicant must pay INR 1,000,000 as a provisional entrance fee via a Demand Draft made payable to 'Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune'.
  2. Provisional Acceptance Letter: Following admission, the candidate must obtain the provisional acceptance letter from the Manager's office.

SET 2025 Exam Reservation Details

There will be reservations for certain classes that potential applicants can use. The SET 2025 exam reservation information is listed below.

Categories

Reservation Percentage

Scheduled Caste

15%

Scheduled Tribe

7.5%

Differently-abled Students

3%

Armed Forces Dependants (Ward of Retired/Serving)

5%

Kashmiri Migrants

2 seats over the sanctioned intake.

SET Admission Fee 2025

If the applicant decides to accept the assigned seat and affirms their enrollment, they must pay a provisional acceptance fee of INR 1,000,000. The applicant must make a Demand Draft billed to "Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune" in order to be considered. After acceptance is effective, applicants must pick up their provisional acceptance letter from the Director's office.

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