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The syllabus for Symbiosis Entrance Test depends on the course for which the student is aiming to enroll.
The dominant departments in the syllabus of Symbiosis University which hosts its own set of entrance examinations in various cities:
Engineering
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Management
Law
Media & Communication
Humanities
Mass
Social Sciences & Computer Studies
Points to remember:
Syllabus for the SET 2018comprises a common section and a department selective.Each of the departments in Symbiosis International University has their own testing areas and syllabus.
SET 2018 Common Section Syllabus:
The syllabus for the common section of the test comprises topics as follows:
Quantitative Aptitude:
Pipes and cisterns, averages, binomial theorem, coordinate geometry, functions, geometry, inequalities, linear equations, logarithm, mensuration, mixtures and allegations, number systems and number theory, percentages, permutation and combination, probability, profit and loss, progressions - arithmetic, geometric and harmonic, quadratic equations, bicycle races, clocks, ratio and proportion, set theory, simple and compound interest, speed, distance and time, trigonometry and blood relations.
Data Interpretation:
Introduction to data interpretation, bar graphs, calculation techniques, column graphs, data sufficiency, graphs representing the area, line charts, pie charts, tables and capelets and Venn diagrams.
Logical Reasoning:
Boolean logic, critical reasoning and cubes to the family tree, logic based problems, logical deductions, logical links, reasoning puzzles, sequencing and arrangement, syllogism, verbal reasoning based on binary logic, cryptographic decoding on a basic level, alphabets and numbers logic identification.
SET 2018 Verbal Section Syllabus:
Reading Comprehension:
Facts and opinions, global questions, idea organization patterns, identifying purpose and tone, identifying central points, identifying main ideas, inferences, inferential questions, logical or cause and effect questions, predicting and identifying supporting details, recognizing and evaluating arguments, specific detail questions and understanding vocabulary.
Verbal Ability:
verbs, adjectives, adverbs, analogies, antonyms, articles, conjunctions, direct and indirect speech, origin of words(Latin/Roman), phobias, manias, odd one out, misplaced modifiers, prepositions, punctuation, roots and prefixes, suffixes, sentence completion, identifying errors in sentences, synonyms and tenses.

Distance learning has popular option nowadays, because of its flexibility of time, place and study schedule. Distance learning comes as a blessing to students who want to study further while continuing with jobs or who might not be able to attend a full-time course for various reasons.
The most frequent query from students regarding distance learning is related to the confusion over the value of a distance learning programme. The answer to this totally depends on the student. Some students can make the most of a distance learning programme, but there are also others who are not comfortable with this pattern.
Allows students to pursue studies along with a job, it is more affordable (Distance learning programmes cost way less than a full-time, regular programme. Very economically viable option, easy on the pockets), more comfortable, more recognizable among employers.

The placements at BIMTECH (Greater Noida) are decent in terms of ROI. The details of compensation for PGDM course in BIMTECH over the years is as follows:
1. Highest Package is Rs 12 lakhs per annum, the average is Rs 7.5 lakhs per annum and lowest is Rs 5.5 lakhs per annum.
2. The compensation for PGDM in Retail Management from BIMTECH, Greater Noida is highest package is Rs 7.5 lakhs per annum, the average is Rs 7.32 lakhs per annum and lowest is Rs 5 lakhs per annum.
3. For PGDM in Insurance Business Management from BIMTECH is highest package is Rs 9.4 lakhs per annum, the average is Rs 7.14 lakhs per annum and lowest is Rs 5 lakhs per annum.
4. The compensation for PGDM in International Business Management from BIMTECH Greater Noida is: Highest package is Rs 10 lakhs per annum, average package: 7.21 lakhs per annum and the lowest package is Rs 5 lakhs per annum.
For more details, you may visit the placement page on the official website of BIMTECH:http://bimtech.ac.in/placement/.

WE School's fee structure is 11.6 LPA. The average package offered is 8.5 LPA. PGDM courses offered: HR, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Rural Management, Retail Management, Media & Entertainment, Business Analytics, e-business, Healthcare Management and Business Design. WE School ranked 27th by Business Today in 2016.
Goa Institute of Management's fee structure: 13.85 lakh rupees. The average package offered is 9.40 LPA. PGDM courses offered: HR, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Healthcare and Big Data Analytics. GIOM ranked 24th by Business Today in 2016.
Goa Institute of Management has a much larger campus than WE School, Mumbai. WE School offers more number of courses as compared to GOIM thus aspirants have more options to choose from. Both the colleges offer good academic and industry exposure. WE School has an exclusive 6 months program called GCL Global Corporate Citizen Leadership wherein students are given problem statements from corporates & then they have to come up with the prototype solutions for the same. This program enables students to do stakeholder mapping, secondary & primary research & also gives a chance to work with industry mentors.
Pointers to consider:
1. Location
2. Courses
3. Capital to be invested

IMI, Delhi has been rated consistently in top 8 B-Schools in India in almost all editions. HRD rank also covered IMI, Delhi in top 10 ranks. Placements saw up to 130% growth over last year. The location is best in India. High fees can be one factor to worry. IMI was in limelights last year in all major publications with tremendous placement both in SIP and finals. Faculties are the best the side of IMI. Marketing and Strategy are the best choices if you want to opt IMI. HR and BFS course have also produced tremendous results in last year thanks to the great effort of placement team. It is a student-driven institute which believes in empowering its students. IMI, New Delhi focuses on shaping global leaders, you get to interact with people from different regions as well as from different countries and also learn from them.

IBS, Mumbai is better than IBS, Gurgaon. IBS, Mumbai is a decent college. One of the best out of all the other with good placements in mainline streams such as finance and marketing. Placements lag in streams like HR, operations and IT.Honestly, it has got the excellent faculties and you'll have a lot to learn.
Great course curriculum. It lacks in terms of large campus but has got ample co-curricular activities and events throughout the year. It has got a good return on investments with the average package lying around Rs 6 lakhs.
Irrespective of the placements and other things, studying at IBS is worth an experience and it will teach you. IBS, Mumbai is a decent college.

In Supply Chain Management you will be dealing with all the supplies onto the procurement, production, transportation, warehousing inventory etc. They will be responsible for the on-time production of the good and transportation to the end level. As a supply chain professional, you will be dealing with supply chain issues from procurement to final production to final delivery to the end customer. It is the most emerging and challenging field in the market currently. So if you are a supply chain professional you will require to update inventory level, manufacturing science, transportation logistics, warehousing etc. The starting salary for supply chain will be about Rs 4 lakh per annum to about Rs 7 lakh per annum depending on the company and your profile. It will increase with experience.
Whereas Entrepreneur Management is concerned with the development of being idea of business and to grow new business in the market. So if you are able to generate new idea you will be able to grasp the things.
All the best!!

While the question is about the healthcare management which is basically concerned with a healthcare unit or a hospital. You will be required to manage the entire system of the unit from procurement of material for the hospital to delivery. The timely service to the customer, from administration to proper ethics following in the unit.You will be managing the entire unit on your own.The starting salary will be Rs 4 lakh which will revise as you will gain experience. So it had enormous scope and growth in every country.
While talking about IT or information technology it deals with the computer system tech-driven system to handling sensitive tools of the company to market. As IT guy you will be responsible for managing the company information technology. The starting salary will be Rs 7 lakh which will increase with your experience
All the best!!

Finance and Supply Chain are both different fields with different scope and growth prospects. If you are a supply chain professional you will be dealing with supply chain issues from procurement to final production and final delivery to the end customer.It is the most emerging and challenging field in the market currently so if you are a supply chain professional you will require to update on inventory level manufacturing science transportation logistics warehousing etc. All these will be your necessary part of life.The starting salary in Supply Chain will be about Rs 4 lakh per annum to about Rs 7 lakh per annum depends on the company and your profile. It will increase with experience.
Now talking about Finance field it will be more into accounting, financial management, portfolio management, asset management, wealth management, investment banking, banking and finance, stock market, fundamental analysis, technical analysis etc. You will be dealing with the total fund of the company and will be responsible for allocation of funds and the budget available different department of the company. Your task will be keeping the record of all the transaction.
The starting salary ranges from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh as per company and profile. So both the fields are different with different prospects.
All the best!