SET BA Mass Communication Cut off 2026: Check Category wise Cut off Marks

Symbiosis Entrance Test 2026 ( SET )

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Updated on Aug 29, 2025 17:30 IST

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SET cutoff 2025 is released every year by the participating SET institutes after the declaration of the SET exam results. The SET result 2025 was announced on May 22, 2025. The SET exam 2025 was conducted on May 5, 2025, for Test 1, and on May 11, 2025, for Test 2. Although the SET exam was conducted in two days, the participating SET exam institutes only release one consolidated SET cutoff list for each institute. SET cut off 2025 is different for all institutes and courses. These cutoffs are available on the official website of each Symbiosis college. After the announcement of SET results and cut-off for the SET exam 2025, a list of shortlisted candidates is also released for the final rounds of selection. The SET counselling schedule was released by the individual SET colleges. Read below to know more about the SET exam cutoff 2025.

Table of contents
  • Factors Determining SET 2025 Cutoff
  • SET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • SET 2025 Cutoff (Expected)
  • SET Cutoff 2024 (Previous Year)
  • About SET Cut off 2025
  • SET Exam Cut off 2025: Symbiosis Colleges and Courses
  • SET Selection Criteria 2025
  • FAQs Related to SET Cutoff
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Factors Determining SET 2025 Cutoff

The following factors determine the SET cutoff. 

  • Number of applicants appearing for the Symbiosis Entrance Test
  • Total number of seats available
  • Difficulty level of exam

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SET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SET 2026 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
May ' 26

SET result 2026

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SET 2025 Cutoff (Expected)

Refer to table below to know the expected SET cutoff 2025:

Institute's Name

Courses offered

Expected Cutoff 2025

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research [SICSR], Pune

-BBA (IT)

-BCA

- 42-44

- 29-32

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Pune

BBA 

36

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Noida

BBA

27

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Nagpur

BBA

30

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Bangalore

BBA

30

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Hyderabad

BBA

30

The SET cutoff for each category will be released on the website of the participating institute. The category wise SET cutoff will be available online and the students who match the cutoff can appear for the counselling round at the institute. 

Read below to learn more about the SET 2025 cutoff:

  1. The students have to apply for admission according to the SET cut offs as released by Symbiosis Institutes for their courses.

  2. Students will have to appear in the Written Ability Test and Personal Interviewas per the schedule released by the participating institutes of the SET exam. 

  3. Only students meeting the cutoff marks of the participating colleges will be called for a Personal Interview or PI round.

  4. The application process and GD PI schedule of these institutes can be different from each other; so, the students are advised to check the websites of Symbiosis University and the respective institutes.

  5. The final selection will be based on scaled marks of the SET exam, WAT and PI as under 
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SET Cutoff 2024 (Previous Year)

The SET cutoff 2024 as a part of the SET selection criteria is depicted in the table below:

Category

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

SCMS Noida

SCMC Pune

SET exam scores

50

50

30

WAT scores

30

35

10

PI scores

20

15

30

Academic profile

NA

NA

20

Studio test

NA

NA

10

Total scores

100

100

100

Symbiosis Cut Off 2023, 2022, 2021 and Previous Years

Refer to the table and infographic below to know the previous years' cutoff trends:

Category

SET Cutoff 2022

SET Cutoff 2021

SET Cut Off 2020

General

89

92

90

SC

50

41

42

ST

48

46

45

Differently Abled Candidates

55

57

55

Kashmiri Migrant Candidates

45

55

55

Previous year SET cutoff

Previous years' SET cutoff

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About SET Cut off 2025

Read below to know more about SET 2025 cutoff:

  1. The students will have to apply for admission according to the cutoffs as released by Symbiosis Institutes for their courses.

  2. Students will have to appear in Written Ability Test and Personal Interview as per the schedule released by the participating institutes of SET exam. In 2021, WAT was conducted alongside the SET exam due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the country.

  3. Only students meeting the cutoff marks of the above-mentioned institutes will be called for PI round.

  4. The application process and GDPI schedule of these institutes may be different from each other; so, the students are advised to check the websites of Symbiosis University and the respective institutes.

  5. The final selection will be based on scaled marks of SET exam, WAT and PI as under 
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SET Exam Cut off 2025: Symbiosis Colleges and Courses

Refer to the table below to know the SET participating colleges and the courses offered by them.

Institute's Name Courses offered
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research [SICSR], Pune

-BBA (IT)

-BCA

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Pune

BBA

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies [SCMS], Noida BBA
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Nagpur

BBA

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Bangalore

BBA

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Hyderabad

BBA

Number of Seats at the Affiliated SET Institutes

Check out the table below to know the number of BBA seats available for the students appearing for the SET BBA exam:

Name of the Institute Number of Seats
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Pune 300 (240 Indian Nationals and 60 PIO/NRI students)
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Noida 150
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Science and Research (SICSR), Pune 90
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SET Selection Criteria 2025

The following table depicts the SET selection criteria for different institutes:

SET Participating Colleges

SET exam scores (scaled down to 50)

WAT score

PI scores

SCMS Pune

50

30

20

SCMS Noida

50

35

15

SICSR Pune

50

20

20+10 (academic profile

SSE Pune

50

30

20

SSCA Pune

50

30

20

SSLA Pune

50

30

20

SCMC Pune will have selection criteria as under:

Category

Weightage

SET scores scaled down to 30

30

PI scores

30

WAT scores

10

Studio Test

10

Academic Profile

20

Total

100

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FAQs Related to SET Cutoff

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  2. Click on the 'Display/ Challenge Answer Key' link.
  3. Accept the declaration.
  4. Enter the roll number and mobile number.
  5. Download the key PDF.

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