SEED Exam Centre 2025: How to Select, List of Test Centers, Reporting Time, Exam-day Guidelines

Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design 2025 ( SEED )

Exam On: 12 Jan '25

Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Updated on Aug 22, 2024 16:00 IST

SEED Exam Centres 2025 - The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) will conduct the SEED 2025 written exams on January 12, 2025. The exam will be administered in an online proctored mode. This means, the candidate is not required to visit an exam centre to take the written exams.

Consequently, no exam centres for SEED 2025 will be allocated.

To take the online exam, the candidate will need a laptop, webcam, and uninterrupted internet connectivity.

The guidelines for taking the SEED 2025 written exam will be mentioned in the admit card. The candidate must carefully go through the exam guidelines, as the exam will be conducted in an online proctored.

This includes the software specification, webcam, and internet connection needed to take the exam. Further, exam officials will also describe what is a suitable exam area.

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Q:   What will be exam pattern of the SEED 2025 exam?

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The SEED 2025 exam will be conducted in an online proctored mode (PC/Laptop-based exam). Consequently, no exam centre will be allocated for the exam. The duration of the exam will be one hour, during which candidates will have to attempt 60 questions.

Questions format could be MCQ, Match the Columns, Fill in the blanks, image-based and comprehension based. Important topics that candidates need to prepared for the exam include - Visual Sensitivity and Judgement, Observational, Perceptual and Reasoning abilities, Problem Solving, Basic knowledge of Logic of Science and Mathematics, Art, Craft and Culture, Design and Environment.

It is recommended that candidates strictly follow the official pattern when preparing for the exam; don’t follow syllabus and pattern prescribed by unofficial sources.

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Q:   When will online registration open for SEED 2025?

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The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) started the registration process for SEED 2025 on August 16, 2024. The registration is being held online at sid.edu.in. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria need to apply before the last date.

The SEED 2025 application form is for admission to the B.Des course offered by participating colleges. As part of the application process, the candidate will have to get registered, fill in academic, personal, and contact details, upload documents, and pay the application fee.

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Q:   When will the SEED 2025 exam be conducted?

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The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) will conduct the SEED 2025 written exam on January 12, 2025. The exam will be administered in an online, remote-proctored mode. The detailed admission  notification for the exam has been released at the SID admission portal.

SID will also conduct mock tests for candidates to understand the online examination process. The mocks will be conducted from January 9-10, 2025. Candidates who qualify in the written exam or SEED will next have to appear in a PRPI round.

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Do candidates need to select exam center for SEED 2025

The SEED 2025 exam will be held in an online proctored mode. Or, in other words, the written exams will not be conducted in a center-based mode. Instead, the candidate can take the exam from a place of their choice, including their homes, provided they have a laptop, webcam, and internet connectivity.

So, when filling out the SEED 2025 application form, the candidate is not required to select an exam center.

The Symbiosis Institute of Design will release the full details of the online exam on its official website - sid.edu.in. Details may include the minimum requirements for taking the entrance exam, for instance, software and browser requirements. 

The candidate needs to meet the system and software requirements to properly take the SEED 2025 exam.

Q:   What is the reporting time for SEED exam?

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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 2025 written exams will be conducted in an online proctored, computer-based modle. This means the candiadate has the option to appear in the exam from a place of their choice. To take the online exam, the candidate will need a laptop/desktop, webcam, internet, and a few other software and hardware requirements. 

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Q:   Can a candidate change the SEED test centre after admit card is issued?

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The SEED 2025 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 2025 application form, the candidate needn't have 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.

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SEED 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SEED 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

02 Jan '25 -

12 Jan '25

SEED 2025 Admit Card

ONGOING

09 Jan '25 -

10 Jan '25

SEED 2025 Mock Test

12 Jan '25

SEED 2025 Exam Date

DatesPast Exam Dates

16 Aug '24 -

01 Jan '25

SEED 2025 Online registration

Key points related to SEED 2025 exam center

Here are few key points related to the SEED 2025 entrance exam:

  • The SEED 2025 exam will be administered in an online proctored mode. To take the exam, the candidate needs to be ready on time.
  • Eatables are not allowed inside the exam place. The candidate may however be allowed to keep drinking water with them. The candidate must carefully go through all the guidelines about the online exam. This includes what items are allowed and not allowed.
  •  Nobody is allowed inside the exam place, except the candidate, once the online exam is in progress. Parents and guardians will have to wait for their wards outside the exam place.
  • There will be no arrangement for depositing bags and other personal belongings at the exam center. Candidates will either have to leave them at the gate or find alternative options.
  • Only the original printout of the SEED admit card, will be considered a valid document to gain entry.

Q:   What is the SEED 2025 exam?

A:

SEED is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID). The scores of the exam are considered for admission to the B.Des programme offered by participating colleges. The SEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 12, 2025.

The Bachelor of Design (B. Des) is a four-year course, that carries 160 credit. The under-graduate degree programmes is offered by SID and the degree is awarded by the Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune.

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Q:   When will the SEED 2025 admission process start?

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The admission notification for the SEED 2025 exam is now out. The application form for SEED 2025 opened on August 16, 2024. The last date to apply for SEED 2025 is December 25, 2024.

The admission notification will include details pertaining to the admission schedule, seat intake, eligibility criteria, etc. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria may apply for the exam.

The SEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 12, 2025. Scores of the exam will be considered for admission to the 4-year B.Des programme offered by participating colleges. 

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List of SEED Exam Centers

In earlier editions of SEED, the exam was conducted in a centre-based mode. The list of exam centres is given below.

SEED Test Cities

State of SEED Test Centres

Agra

Uttar Pradesh

Aligarh

Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

Jhansi

Uttar Pradesh

Bareilly

Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

 Meerut

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

Ahmedabad

Gujarat

Gandhinagar

Gujarat

Rajkot

Gujarat

Surat

Gujarat

Vadodara

Gujarat

Ahmednagar

Maharashtra

Nagpur

Maharashtra

Nashik

Maharashtra

Navi Mumbai

Maharashtra

Amravati

Maharashtra

Aurangabad

Maharashtra

Pune

Maharashtra

Kolhapur

Maharashtra

Thane

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Maharashtra

Ajmer

Rajasthan

Jaipur

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

Rajasthan

Kota

Rajasthan

Udaipur

Rajasthan

Ambala

Haryana

Karnal

Haryana

Panipat

Haryana

Amritsar

Punjab

Chandigarh/ Mohali

Punjab

Patiala

Punjab

Ludhiana

Punjab

Asansol

West Bengal

Hooghly

West Bengal

Siliguri

West Bengal

Kolkata

West Bengal

Bengaluru

Karnataka

Mysuru

Karnataka

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu

Madurai

Tamil Nadu

Dehradun

Uttarakhand

Roorkee

Uttarakhand

Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh

Bhilai

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

Cuttack

Odisha

Delhi Gurugram

Delhi-NCR

Faridabad

Delhi-NCR

Noida-Greater Noida-Ghaziabad

Delhi-NCR

Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh

Kochi/Ernakulam

Kerala

Kottayam

Kerala

Thrissur

Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

Kozhikode

Kerala

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh

Nellore

Andhra Pradesh

Jamshedpur

Jharkhand

Ranchi

Jharkhand

Dhanbad

Jharkhand

Dibrugarh

Assam

Guwahati

Assam

Gangtok/ Bardang

Sikkim

Hyderabad

Telangana

Shimla

Himachal Pradesh

Shillong

Meghalaya

Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir

Port Blair

Andaman and Nicobar

Patna

Bihar

Panjim

Goa

Note: Given the exam will be conducted in an online proctored mode, no exam centre will be allocated for SEED 2025.

SEED Exam Centre FAQs 2025

The important FAQs related to SEED 2025 exam centre are given below.

Q:   Who assigns the exam centre for the SEED exam?

A:

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.

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Q:   How many exam centres can a student select at the time of registration for SEED 2025?

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The SEED 2025 exam will be conducted in an online proctored mode. So, candidates are not required to select exam entres for appearing in the exam.

In previous editions, when the exam was held in centre-based mode, the candidate had to select their options at the time of filling out the SEED applcation form. The candidates had to select three exam centres in the order of priority.  

On the day of the SEED 2025 exam, the candidate needs to keep ready their admit cards and ID. Also, the candidate must be ready with their laptops, webcams, and other accessories to take the exam.

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Q:   Can a student change the SEED 2025 exam center once it is assigned?

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The SEED 2025 exam will be administered in an online proctored mode. So, there is no question of changing an exam center.

Also, the candidate is not required to select an exam centre for SEED 2025 when filling out the application form. It is because the candidate can take the SEED 2025 exam from the comfort of their homes or a place of their picking. To take the SEED 2025 written exam, the candidate will need a laptop, webcam, and must meet other software and internet requirements.

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The last date for online registration and payment for SEED was December 25th, 2024 till 12.00 midnight. So you can apply before 12.00 midnight.

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Answered 2 months ago

SID doesn't offer any short term / distance courses. The institute presently offers only full time Under- Graduate degree courses.

At the UG level, the institute offers a regular B.Des program, while a hybrid M.Des program is offered at the PG level.

Admission to both courses will be through the SEED

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Candidates who are allotted seats will have to pay the seat-acceptance fee within the given deadline. If the payment is not made, the allotment will be cancelled. Further, the vacant seat will be offered to the candidate next in the order of merit.

Also, typically, there is no option to make partial

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Yes, the shortlisted candidates will have to appear in a Studio Test. SID will conduct the Strudio Test and Personal Interaction (STPI) from May 9-11, 2025.

Candidates who are included in the STPI shortlist need to participate. Note that the shortlist will be released on May 6, 2025.

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Answered 2 months ago

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.

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Answered 2 months ago

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 th

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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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

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Mock tests are designed to be taken a few days before the exam. The purpose of these mocks is to help the candidate iron out last minute errors and get onself aligned to the exam structure.

Mock tests can also help the candidate set their body clocks in tune with the exam timings.

So, yes, mocks are v

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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The SEED 2025 exam will be administered in remote-proctored mode. 

This means, you are not required to visit any exam center to take the exam. Instead, you can appear in the exam from any place of your chooseing, provided you have a computer system and internet.

Note that you will also need to webcam.

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Answered 2 months ago

NIFT is attempted by some 50,000 candidates every year and is considered the toughest entrance exams in the country, along with NID and UCEED.

In comparision, SEED is less competitive.

So, you have better chance of admission through SEED.

 

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