SEED Exam Centre 2026: How to Select, List of Test Centers, Reporting Time, Exam-day Guidelines

Ideally, the candidate must be ready for the online exam an hour or so before the exam commences. The Symbiosis Institute of Design will release the detailed reporting time on its official website.

The SEED 2026 written exams will be conducted in an online, proctored, computer-based model. This means the candidate can take the exam from any location of their choice. To take the online exam, the candidate will need a laptop/desktop, webcam, internet, and a few other software and hardware requirements. 

The SEED 2026 exam will be conducted in an online proctored mode. So, there is no option to select or change exam centres.

At the time of filling out the SEED 2026 application form, the candidate doesn't need to select any exam centre.

Candidates may note that the 1st phase of the SEED entrance exam includes written tests. If the candidate gets shortlisted, then hr or she has to next appear in a Portfolio Review and Personal Interaction (PRPI) round.

SEED is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID). The scores of the exam are considered for admission to the B.Des programme offered by participating colleges. 

The Bachelor of Design (B. Des) is a four-year course, that carries 160 credits. The under-graduate degree programmes is offered by SID and the degree is awarded by the Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune.

The admission notification for the SEED 2026 exam is now out. Application form for SEED 2026 opened on August 1, 2025. The last date to apply for SEED 2026 B.des was November 30, 2025.

The last date to apply for SEED M.Des is April 25, 2026 (Saturday).

Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID)  conducted the SEED 2026 written exam on January 11, 2026. M.Des exam will be conducted on May 03, 2026.

It will be conducted in an online, remote-proctored mode. Detailed admission notification for the exam has been released at the SID admission portal.

The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) started the registration process for SEED 2026 on August 01, 2025. The registration is being held online at sid.edu.in. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria need to apply before the last date.

The SEED application form is for admission to the B.Des course offered by participating colleges. As part of the application process, the candidate will have to get registered, fill in academic, personal, and contact details, upload documents, and pay the application fee.

The SEED 2026 exam will be conducted in an online proctored mode. So, candidates are not required to select exam entres for appearing in the exam.

In previous editions, when the exam was held in centre-based mode, the candidate had to select their options at the time of filling out the SEED applcation form. The candidates had to select three exam centres in the order of priority.  

On the day of the SEED 2026 exam, the candidate needs to keep ready their admit cards and ID. Also, the candidate must be ready with their laptops, webcams, and other accessories to take the exam.

The exam conducting body i.e. SIU of Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED) is responsible for allocating/ assigning the exam centre to the candidate. It may be noted that the SEED 2025 exam will be administered in an online proctored mode. So, the candidate will not be allocated an exam centre. Instead, the candidate will be able to take the written exams from a place of choice. 

The details related to the online exam will be uploaded on the SID admission portal - sid.edu.in. The candidate needs to carefully go through the exam guidelines.

SEED 2026 exam will be administered in an online proctored mode. So, there is no question of changing an exam center.

Also, the candidate is not required to select an exam centre for SEED 2025 when filling out the application form. It is because the candidate can take the SEED 2025 exam from the comfort of their homes or a place of their picking. To take the SEED 2025 written exam, the candidate will need a laptop, webcam, and must meet other software and internet requirements.

SEED 2026 exam will be conducted online. The duration of the exam will be one hour. There will be 60 questions. Question paper will include MCQ, Match the Columns, Fill in the blanks, image-based and comprehension.