SEED

SEED 2026 seat allotment will be made considering the following factors:

1. Merit rank of the candidate in the SEED written exam

2. Portfolio Review

3. PRPI Task

4. Personal Interaction

Additionally, the information entered by the candidate at the time of filling out the SEED 2026 application form will also be considered. Note that the candidate has to select the B.Des specialisation when applying for SEED 2026.

Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) will announce the 1st seat allotment for the B.Des programme in the last week og April 2026. The seat allotment will be announced in the form of a merit list containing the names of candidates shortlisted for admission. Candidates included in the merit list will have to pay the seat-acceptance fee and register online for the B.Des program.

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 will be announced in April 2026. Candidates who are included in the merit list need to pay the seat-acceptance fee and register online for the program.

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.