SEED

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.

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.

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.

Yes, the Symbiosis Institute of Design will verify all the information furnished by the candidate in the application form. The verification process will be condcucted at the time of SEED 2025 counseling and seat allotment. So, it is recommended that the candidate only furnishes only genuine and verifiable information in the application form. If incorrect information is submitted, the candidate may face disqualfiication. In case the candidate is awarded a seat and is found to be ineligible later on, the seat may be cancelled and allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit.

The SEED 2025 seat allotment will be made considering the following factors:The merit rank of the candidate in the SEED 2025 written examPortfolio ReviewPRPI TaskPersonal InteractionAdditionally, the information entered by the candidate at the time of filling out the SEED 2025 application form will also be considered. Note that the candidate has to select the B.Des specialisation when applying for SEED 2025.The 1st seat allotment for SEED 2025 will be announced on April 21, 2025. 

Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) will announce the 1st seat allotment for the B.Des programme on April 21, 2024. 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 from April 21-May 2, 2025.Note that if the candidate doesn’t pay the fee within the given deadline, then his or her seat allotment could be cancelled. If there are any vacant seats left after the 1st round of allotment, a 2nd allotment may also be announced.

There will be no specific counseling registration process for SEED 2025. In fact, candidates will be allocated seats to the B.Des programme based on their merit rank in the SEED 2025 entrance exam.The merit list will be prepared by considering the cumulative performance of the candidate in the SEED 2025 written exam, Portfolio Review, PRPI Task and Personal Interaction. The first merit list cum seat allotment for SEED 2025 will be announced on April 21, 2025. Candidates who are included in the merit list need to pay the seat-acceptance fee and register online for the program.

In the previous edition of the SEED exam, a single seat allotment round was conducted. In the SEED 2025 counseling as well only one round of seat allotment is announced so far.So, you may not be eligible for admission if you are not included in the 1st list. But that being said, if there are vacant seats left after the 1st round of admission, a 2nd round of allotment will be allocated. The details regarding any additional rounds of counseling will be notified on the SID admission portal - sid.edu.in. Note that there is no need to register separately for the 2nd round of counseling. 

The seat allotment of SEED 2025 will be announced in the form of a merit list. It will contain details like the seat, specialization, and merit rank of the candidate. To download the seat allotment letter, the candidate will have to log-in to the portal using their candidate log-in details. SEED 2025 seat allotment will be based on the merit rank of the candidate and specialisation selected during filling the application form. Candidates who are allotted seats will have to pay the seat-acceptance fee within the given deadline to confirm their seats. 

The 1st seat allotment cum merit list of SEED 2025 (B.Des) will be declared on April 21, 2025. Candidates who are allocated seats will have to pay the seat-acceptance fee on or before May 2, 2025. The fee payment schedule has been released by the Symbiosis Institute of Design on its admission portal - sid.edu.in.If the candidate fails to make the payment within the given deadline, the allotted seat will be canceled and will be allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit. Also, along with the payment of the fees, the candidate will also have to register for the allotted program.