Fashion Design

There will be no specific counseling registration process for SEED 2026. In fact, candidates will be allocated seats to the B.Des programme based on their merit rank in the SEED 2026 entrance exam.

The merit list will be prepared by considering the cumulative performance of the candidate in the SEED 2026 written exam, Portfolio Review, PRPI Task and Personal Interaction. The first merit list cum seat allotment for SEED 2026 was announced on April 21, 2026. 

The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) will conduct a solitary seat allotment round for SEED 2026. In case there are vacant seats left after the 1st round of admission, a 2nd round of seat allotment may also be conducted. 

Note that SID will release the 1st merit list in the last week of April 2026.

The seat allotment will be as per the merit rank of the candidate and specialisation selected at the time of filling out the SEED application form. Note that SEED seat allotment will be released in the form of a merit list that will contain the names of candidates shortlisted for admission.

The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) doesn't offer any short term / distance course. Currently, the institute offers only full time UG degree courses. Admission to the 4-year B.Des courses offered by the institute will be based on the cumulative performance of the candidate in the SEED 2026 written exam, PRPI and Portfolio Review. 

SID presently offers only UG courses in design. So, candidates can't appear in the SEED 2026 exam for admission to any PG courses. The SEED written exam is administered in the month of January. Candidates who qualify in the written exam has to next appear in a PRPI round. The final merit list for SID will be prepared by considering the performance of the candidate in the SEED 2026 written exam, personal interaction, and PRPI and Portfolio review.

There are currently 180 seats available for the B.Des programme for Indian nationals. There are also 27 supernumerary seats earmarked for international students. 

The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) offers four major disciplines at SID in the following areas.

The candidate will have to select their programme of study at the time of filling out the SEED 2026 application form. Admission to the above courses will be conducted on the basis of merit rank of the candidate in SID.

Note that the merit rank will be prepared considering the performance of the candidate in the SEED 2026 written exam, Personal interaction, and Portfolio and PRPI Task review.

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 B.Des programme has an intake capacity of 180 seats (Indian nationals only). In addition, there are 27 seats reserved for international students. The candidate may note that the seat intake is however subject to approval from SIU. There is also reservation of seats for SC, ST, and Differently Abled candidates.

The B.Des programme is available in four specialisations - Communication Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, and Fashion Communication.

Yes, the Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) has caste-based reservation of seats for admission to the B.Des program. SID has a combined intake of 180 seats for Indian students. The reservation criteria for the B.Des programme is given in the table below.

In addition to the seats reserved above, there are supernumerary seats available for Kashmiri Migrants and International Students:

Kashmiri migrants - 2 seats

International students - 15%