SEED

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.

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 2025 entrance exam.

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 payment.

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.

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.

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 the unofficial mocks may have as it is simpy the discretion of the organizer.

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 on the SID admission portal.

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 very useful.

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. 

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.