Fashion Design

Candidates who are allotted seats will have to pay seat-acceptance fee within the given deadline. If the payment is not made, allotment will be cancelled. Vacant seat will be offered to the candidate next in the order of merit. Also, there is no option to make a partial payment.

Yes, the shortlisted candidates will have to appear in a Studio Test. SID will conduct the Studio Test and Personal Interaction (STPI) from May 2026.

Candidates who are included in the STPI shortlist need to participate. Note that the shortlist will be released on May 6, 2026.

The SID admission portal mentions nothing about the validity of the SEED 2025 scorecard.

Nonetheless, it can be presumed that the SEED scorecard will be valid for the current admission session only. So, if you qualify in SEED 2025, you need to apply for admission in the current academic session only.

The official mock tests may generally have fewer questions than are actually asked in the entrance exam. The purpose of the mock questions is simply to give you an idea about the question type.

You will also learn navigation by taking the mock tests.

Meanwhile, there is no fixed number of questions the unofficial mocks may have as it is simpy the discretion of the organizer.

There is no harm in taking mocks hosted by coaching institutes. However, note that mocks tests by third parties are typically not free and you have to pay a specific fee.

So, make it a point to take the official mocks first, as they are free and also coveres the exam syllabus.

The mocks will be hosted on the SID admission portal.

SEED 2026 exam will be conducted online for all programmes. There will be no offline exam centre. You can give exam from your home, but you should have proper internet connection.

The M.Des program has an intake of 20 seats. The Symbiosis Institute of Design hasn't given any category-wise reservation.

This means all seats will be treated as open category.

The allotment of seats to the M.Des program will be as per SEED 2025 merit rank.

• Bachelor's Degree of minimum 4-year duration in any specialization or 
• Full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture

The candidate can download the SEED 2026 - MDes Information Brochure from the SID admission portal. The brochure can be downloaded in PDF format. 

This is what the SID admission portal reads on placement and career prospects:

"On completion of the M.Des programme, you can kickstart your career as an Interface Designer, UX Architect, UX Designer, Web Designer, Mobile Application Interface Designer, Game Designer, Interaction Designer, Service Designer and so on.

Supported by SID’s robust industry interaction cell, several companies like TCS, Deloitte, PWC, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, Accenture, Siemens and Capgemini have already been onboarded. for internships, industry-led projects and placements."