SET

No, candidates will not need to fill a different SET application form if they belong to a reserved category. The SET application form is the same for all candidates, and they have to choose their category during registration process (Part 1).

No changes can be made to the SET application form 2026 once submitted. Candidates should carefully fill the SET application and registration form before paying the SET application fee. Candidates should check the information entered before submitting the application form. 

Candidates must note that there will not be a form correction window once the application window closes. Hence, they should double check the application form before submission. 

For SET exam registration, students will need:

• Scanned passport size photograph
• Email ID
• Mobile number
• Date of birth
• Category certificate
• Nationality
• Academic details
• Class 12 marksheet 

SET fee is the same for all categories. The conducting body, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), typically offers the same application fee for candidates belonging to the reserved categories such as SC/ST as for the unreserved category.

This year, the application fee for SET is INR 1950 which includes GST. Students have to additionally pay the institute fee, i.e. INR 1,000 per institute.

When filling out the online application form, candidates belonging to the reserved categories will be required to select their category and the applicable fee concession will be displayed accordingly. 

The SET application is not refunded under any circumstances. Once paid, the SET registration fee will be non refundable. In case a student is unable to appear for the SET exam, he/she will not be refunded the money spent as the SET application fee.

Students should check the eligibility criteria, exam information and details before applying for the SET exam and paying the application fee. 

The SET application form will be available online only. The SET application form is released on the official exam website of SET. The university does not provide any provision of offline SET registration. Candidates need to pay the application fee online as well or through a DD. Even if the candidates are paying the application fee through a DD, they should still apply online and upload the required documents. 

All communication regarding the SET exam, including the application process, admit card release, result declaration, etc., is done online only through the SET website.