SEED Admit Card 2026 (OUT for Round 2): B.Des Direct Hall Ticket Link

SEED Results will be announced on March 25, 2026 (Wednesday) for B.Des Round 2 and for M.Des on May 07, 2026 (Thursday). The result will be declared online on the website of SID.

Candidates who are included in SEED waiting list will be considered for admission only if there are any vacancies. The seat allotment for waiting list candidates will be conducted if any vacant seats remain.

The allotment of seats in this case will be based on SEED 2026 merit ranks.

For any admission-related queries, the candidate can contact the admission officials at the following numbers: +91 020 - 26557200

S.No. 231/ 3A-4, Viman Nagar, Pune- 411014, Maharashtra, India

Admission to the SEED M.Des programme will be conducted based on the performance of the candidate in

• Studio Test & Portfolio Review
• Personal Interaction

Yes, you need to participate in the SEED counselling even if you are a topper of Class 12 boards exam. Admission to Symbiosis Institute of Design is offered through SEED entrance exam.

SEED Entrance Exam is of 60 minutes and will have 60 questions. The test will be conducted online in computer based mode. The test will be of one hour long and will be conducted between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on the test day.

To upload portfolio for SEED PRPI 2026:

• Click good quality pictures of these and compile them in a Power Point Presentation of maximum of 15 slides.
• Convert this into a PDF of up to 5 Mb.
• Take pictures that are different from others. Do not copy others.

The call letters for the personal interview (PRPI admit card) will be issued in the last week of March 2026. The admit card will be issued only to candidates who complete the slot booking process. 

Note that hard copies of the call letter are sent to the candidate.

On the day of the PRPI, the candidate will have to display the admit card on demand. Any candidate failing to do so will not be allowed to sit in the exam.

SEED Portfolio Review and Personal Interaction (PRPI) will be conducted in two phases. Phase I will be conducted in March 2026. Phase 2 will be conducted in April 2026. Candidates will be notified for the next phase in which they have to appear. 

SEED 2026 First Merit List for B.Des will be announced on April 21, 2026 (Tuesday). The merit list for M.Des will be announced on May 15, 2026 (Friday).

SEED portfolio may contain

• Sketches, mixed media illustrations and digital work
• Collaging of images, 2D and 3D articles
• Photography
• 3D objects like sculpture, fabric products, gadgets, art inspired products, etc.

Portfolio submission is the 2nd stage of the SEED 2026 admission process. Candidates who are shortlisted for the PRPI need to upload portfolio and PRPI task starting in the last week of March 2026.

The portfolio and PRPI upload link will be available on the SID website after the candidate has booked the Personal Interaction slots.

The seat reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PwD are as follows:

Yes, Candidates seeking admission to the B.Desprogrammeneed to compulsory appear in the SEED 2026 exam. The scores of the SEED exam will be next shortlisted for a Portfolio Review and Personal Interaction round. Note that the final merit list will be prepared by considering the cumulative performance of the candidate in the Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED), Portfolio Review, PRPI Task, and Personal Interaction (PRPI).

So, any candidate who appears in the SEED but doesn’t appear in the PRPI will not be considered for admission. 

The B.Des is a 4-year course carrying 160 credits.

SEED Portfolio Review and Personal Interaction (PRPI) will be conducted in two phases. Phase I will be conducted in March 2026. Phase 2 will be conducted in April 2026. Candidates will be notified for the next phase in which they have to appear. 

The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) offers a Bachelor of Design (B. Des) of four years duration. Admission to the course is conducted through the SEED entrance exam and PRPI rounds. The fee structure for the B.Des programme is given in the table below.

SEED- Tuition Fees for the B.Des program

The call letters for the personal interview (PRPI admit card) will be issued in the last week of March 2026. The admit card will be issued only to candidates who complete the slot booking process. 

Note that hard copies of the call letter are sent to the candidate.

On the day of the PRPI, the candidate will have to display the admit card on demand. Any candidate failing to do so will not be allowed to sit in the exam.

The application form of SEED 2026 is open for the M.Des program. The application form has to be submitted online at sid.edu.in (application link also given on this page).

As part of the application filling process, the candidate has to get registered, fill in the form, upload documents, and pay the application fee. The SID admission registration fee is Rs. 3250/- (Rs. 2250 for SEED & Rs. 1000 for SID)

• Click good quality pictures of these and compile them in a Power Point Presentation of maximum 15 slides. Convert this into a PDF of up to 5 Mb.
• Take pictures that are different from others. Do not copy others.

As per information on SID website, the institute does not promote or is aware of any coaching classes/preparatory classes. So, the candidate can decide whether they want to join any coaching institute or not. Note that there are many coaching institutes that offer preparation classes for exams like NIFT, NID DAT, etc.

Candidates can also download online study material after paying charges.

The slot booking process of SEED 2026 for the Personal Interaction will open in the last week of January 2026. The slot booking process will open online at sid.edu.in.

You need to log in to the portal using your log-in ID and password to book your slots.

Upon successful slot booking, call letters will be issued.

The start date for uploading portfolios has not been declared yet, but it is expected to be in the last week of March 2026. The portfolio upload link was given on the SID admission portal. The candidate needed to follow the specified guidelines when uploading the portfolio. 

The portfolio should have

• Sketches, mixed media illustrations and digital work  

• Collaging of images, 2D and 3D articles  

• Photography  

• 3D objects like sculpture, fabric products, gadgets, art inspired products etc.