SEED

Yes, SEED is compulsory for admission to the BDes programme at Symbiosis Institute of Design. Passing the exam followed by Portfolio Review and Personal Interaction rounds is necessary. For students appearing for SEED for the first time, SEED preparation tips can be helpful. Also do fill out the application form timely so that exam preparation can be started early. Other than this, hard work and determination are very important. 

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 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. 

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.

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 2027 exam will be administered in an online proctored mode. So, there is no question of changing an exam center.

The SEED 2027 exam will be conducted in an online proctored mode. So, candidates are not required to select exam centres to appear for the exam.

SEED 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

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 2027. In fact, candidates will be allocated seats to the B.Des programme based on their merit rank in the SEED 2027 entrance exam.