What to do after 12th? Get SET go?

 

In modern days mainstream careers like engineering and medical are not the only career opportunities available to undergraduate students. But there are plenty of career opportunities available in almost any stream of study like Science (Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology), Arts, Management, Law, Architecture which offer bright career and job opportunities. However, irrespective of the stream(s) students always need to clear entrance examinations which are at college or university level like Symbiosis admission, NID or The National Institute of Design conducts Design Aptitude Test, Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), LSAT or Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or TISS Bachelor Admission Test ( national level) Entrance Exam for admission in BA etcetera.

 

Entrance Exams for Engineering

 

Different colleges conduct various types of entrance examinations like JEE, BITSAT, SRMJEEE, COMEDK, VITEEE, Symbiosis engineering entrance test (SET) etcetera. In fact in the country for engineering stream, there are more than fifty different types of engineering entrance exams conducted at the national, state level as well as specific college and university level. Hence students can opt to appear in more than one examination to maximise their selection chances in the days of cut-throat competition.

 

Commerce UGs Entrance Exams 

 

The commerce students need to clear exams like SAT, CLAT, ACLAT, CUSAT, NCHMCT etcetera. For a career in other professions like CA, CWA, CS etc there are tests like Common Proficiency Test (CPT) for Chartered Accountancy, ICWAI entrance examination for cost account or the test for Company Secretary.

 

Arts UGs Entrance Exams 

 

Students from Arts stream have like NCHMCT JEE, NIFT, SAT, CLAT and more as entrance examinations.

 

Marine/Defence examinations

 

There is an NDA or all India level entrance exam for joining the defence sector and after qualifying the selected students to join Navy, Air Force or Army. Whereas the Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test is for the aspirants desiring to get a Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS).

 Indian Navy also offers Btech Course, tests for Indian Navy Sailors Recruitment, Indian Army Technical Entry Scheme (TES) etcetera.

  

Biology Students entrance examinations

 

Examinations like NEET, AIPMT, AIIMS MBBS are for the students who have studied Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

 

Various other entrance exams

 

There are other career options as well after 12th that the students can clear to get into their desired career.

 

Some of these are...

 

Fashion Designing:  NIFT is a popular national level entrance examination for fashion designing undergraduate courses 

 

Hotel Management: Institute level and national level exams are there for those who wish to get into hotel management. NCHMCT JEE is a popular national level hotel management entrance exam.

 

As we have seen there are various entrance examination tests at various levels like national, state or institution level catering to various streams of studies like science, arts, commerce, law, architecture and others. Various prestigious private colleges conduct many different tests. For example, Symbiosis conducts various Symbiosis Entrance Tests or SET (like SET-A, SET-B) which are undergraduate entrance tests for undergraduate degree programs in Pune, Nagpur, Hyderabad. The SET examination for 2021 is to be held in May and SET application form for 2021 is released already.

Entrance examination after passing 12th: A pocket view!

 

Gone are the days when only doctor, engineer were considered as the top career choices, and equally gone are the days when college or undergraduate entry to college education(other than engineering and pharmacy)was taken only on merit basis i.e. test score of 12th standard. The entrance examination is now compulsory for any stream science, commerce, Arts, Architecture, Pharmacy and so forth. For example, students wishing to pursue engineering may opt for various examination options like JEE, BITSAT, SRMJEEE, COMEDK, VITEEE, Symbiosis engineering entrance test or SET etcetera.

 

However, students from other streams like science, commerce, arts have to face competitive examinations after 12th. Apart from engineering or Pharmacy/Medical streams, exams are there for Science (Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology), Arts, Management, Law, Architecture and also various other common/uncommon but trending career options after higher secondary.

 

Let’s discuss a few...

 

Entrance Exams for Commerce Ugs

 

SAT, CLAT ACLAT, CUSAT, NCHMCT, NIFT MRNAT (Manav Rachna). For those commerce students willing to pursue professional careers like Chartered Accountancy, Company Secretary or Cost Accountancy will have to face tests like Common Proficiency Test (CPT) for Chartered Accountancy, the entrance exam for Company Secretary, ICWAI entrance examination for cost accountancy program.

 

 

Entrance Exams for Science Ugs

 

Science students belong to two categories: there are 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Maths and 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Such students need to appear in the entrance examination as per their 12th specialisation. They can also appear in Joint Entrance Examination or JEE for entry into Engineering, Medical fields. Here again, the exam types are JEE Main, JEE Advanced, NATA, NEET, AIIMS, CLAT, AILET, NIFT, NID, AIEED, SAT, MRNAT (Manav Rachna)

 

 Entrance Exams for Arts Ugs

 

 Similarly, students from 12th Arts steam appear in entrance exams like NCHMCT JEE,

NIFT,SAT,CLAT, MRNAT (for Manav Rachna)

 

Entrance Exams for Unconventional career options for Ugs

 

We have discussed the most common entrance examinations for conventional career options. But there are many other trending career options and their respective entrance examinations as well. Some of these are...

 

Exam for Fashion Designing 

 

Various entrance exams are there which interested students can pursue fashion designing career UG courses to become a fashion designer or a merchandiser after completing the graduation. NIFT is a famous entrance examination for fashion designing undergraduate courses at a national level where successful students can acquire admission in the designing institute of their dreams.

 

Exam for Hotel Management Entrance 

 

 There are various hotel management colleges that organise entrance exams. There are college-specific exams while there are national-level exams as well. For example, NCHMCT JEE is the national level hotel management entrance exam.

 

Exam for Agriculture Entrance 

 

With technology and management entering agriculture promising successful career opportunities in various fields in the agriculture sector, youngsters have started taking interest in this field. Many universities offer various courses in agriculture and students can get admission to these by successfully passing the National, State or University-specific entrance exams. For example, ICAR (AIEE) is a national level entrance exam.

 

Exam for Architecture Entrance 

 

Youngsters interested in planning, designing, construction of buildings and structures seek entry into the field of Architecture. They can do so by clearing some of the top national level architecture entrance exams like NATA, JEE-MAIN.

 

Entrance Exam Biology Students

 

Students with Physics, Chemistry and Biology specialisation can appear for examinations like NEET, AIPMT, AIIMS MBBS

 

 Symbiosis (a deemed university) as an educational institution, after operating for about four decades has become quite famous in India. Under its banner, it has 15 institutes in Pune, Nagpur, Noida and Hyderabad offering 21 different Symbiosis UG courses and conducts various entrance examinations under the banner Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET).

Want to Study Law? Choose Symbiosis! Reasons Here

 

Why are we mentioning Symbiosis? Are we advertisers? Or have we taken money from them to propagate their program? Hell NO! It’s just because it is a well-known school. Now it is a big, rather the biggest brand in the Indian education sector. Well, it is true that you will have to give Symbiosis law entrance test to get into this prestigious college. But then with some practice, you will be able to crack the exam.

 

But first thing first.

 

Why do we say Symbiosis?

 

Experience is the best teacher, right? Well then, this school has a long experiential journey of more than four decades. The school started its journey way back in 1971, and today, as we said, it is the most well known private education brand throughout the country.

 

Not only India, but even the school also attracts many foreign students as it provides international standard quality education.

 

 Under its banner, it has universities, colleges, centres and schools and hosts more than forty thousand Indian and international on-campus students. A matter to take pride for this school (deemed university).

 

A wide variety of multi-disciplinary programmes aimed at future global education standards and requirements along with globally acclaimed faculty, global-standard infrastructure and campus life make the school must be sought after by the students.

 

Because it attempts at holistic development of students it is a hot destination even for many foreign students who want to be ready in all aspects for the future world ahead, keeping pace with the future demands and needs.

 

What is SLAT? 

 

As we said, if you wish to study an undergraduate course, you will have to appear for an entrance test. SLAT (Symbiosis Law Admission Test) is an entrance examination conducted for studying in one of the 7 colleges of SIU (Symbiosis International University).

 

What are the programmes you can do after qualifying SLAT?

 

Symbiosis Law School – Pune offering B.A.LL.B (Hons.) / B.B.A.LLB (Hons.)

Symbiosis Law School- Noida offering B.A.LL.B / B.B.A.LLB

Symbiosis Law School- Hyderabad offering B.A.LL.B / B.B.A.LLB

Symbiosis Law School- Nagpur offering B.A.LL.B / B.B.A.LLB

 

 

Who all can apply for SLAT?

 

There are some basic requirements for SLAT. You will require a score of 50% aggregate in your class 12 or equivalent exam. In case if you come from any of the reserved categories you will get a 5% relaxation, which means you will need to have an aggregate of 45% in class 12 or equivalent.

 

Foreign student but want to study at Symbiosis?

 

Those students who are not Indian citizens but wish to come to India for study, need to have completed 12th standard (or equivalent exam) from their birth-country or wherever they have studied (whichever board functions there). Along with this, they will have to procure an equivalent certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) which is not very difficult to get.

 

 

What is the SLAT 2021 syllabus?

 

There will be 5 papers for SLAT symbiosis. These will be on Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, General English, Analytical Reasoning and General Knowledge.

Preparing for BBA? Choose Symbiosis Safely! Quick Details Here

 

Symbiosis, a leader in providing world-class education is now a brand in Indian education. There are 12 constituent Institutes/Departments, across the cities of Pune, Noida, Hyderabad & Nagpur under the banner of Symbiosis, offering 17 undergraduate programmes. However, if you wish to study an undergraduate course, you will have to appear for an entrance test. SET symbiosis is a national level entrance examination conducted for studying in one of the 12 colleges of SIU (Symbiosis International University).

 

What is SET actually?

 

Basically, this is a test for studying any of the undergraduate courses in Law, Engineering, Management, Mass Communication, Computer Studies, Liberal Arts, Economics, and Bachelor of Business Administration.

 

Those who wish to study say Architecture, Design, Culinary arts, Medical Technology, Radiotherapy, Nursing or Photography, such admissions happen through specific admission processes of the respective institute or department and for the details you will have to visit the particular website. 

 

But Why Symbiosis?

 

First. It has a rich and long journey spanning over four decades. Way back in 1971 Symbiosis started its journey and now this private group of academic institutions is a big brand in India.

 

And now under its banner, it has universities, colleges, centres and schools. All these host over 40,000 Indian and international on-campus students. Something the institution takes pride in as the number one private school (deemed university). Because it provides international standard quality education, it attracts many students from abroad.

 

The school offers a wide variety of multi-disciplinary programmes aimed at future global education standards and need, with globally acclaimed faculty, world-standard infrastructure and student-life, the school provides holistic development of students. This is the reason it is a hot destination for students who want to prepare themselves for the futuristic-world and its demands and needs.

 

Basic Criteria for applying for SET

 

Interested in graduating out from Symbiosis?

 

You have to appear for SET as we said before. But you will need to have a 50% score in aggregate in class 12 or equivalent. If you belong to reserved categories you will get a 5% relaxation. This means you will need to have an aggregate of 45% in class 12 or equivalent.

 

Are you not from India but want to study at Symbiosis?

 

Most welcome. Here are the rules: for students from outside India they need to have completed 12th standard or equivalent exam from their country of origin (whichever board functions there). Additionally, they will have to get an equivalent certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

 

What are the components of SET?

 

There will be 4 sets of papers for SET.

 

1.     Logical Reasoning

2.     Legal Reasoning

3.     Analytics Reasoning

4.     Reading Comprehension

5.     General Knowledge

 

Symbiosis is also very well known for its management courses at the undergraduate level. Both as a standalone programme (BBA) or in combination like BBA, LLB Symbiosis BBA entrance exam will be conducted via SET-B for getting admission in Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune, Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies-Noida or Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies-Nagpur

Set Guide for You: In Just 5 Minutes!

 

Symbiosis is a private group of academic institutions that was started way back in 1971 and now has under its banner university, colleges, centres and schools hosting more than 40,000 Indian and international on-campus students. The school (deemed university) provides international standard quality education and hence attracts many students from abroad. However, the students have to undergo various selection tests to get into this coveted institution. Symbiosis entrance test (SET) is one of them. SET is a national level entrance examination conducted for entrance to the 12 colleges of SIU (Symbiosis International University).

SET is actually a test for admission to undergraduate courses of various streams like Law, Engineering, Management, Mass Communication, Computer Studies, Liberal Arts, Economics.

 

Aspiring students willing to study undergraduate courses in any of these streams need to appear for SET. The eligibility criteria is 50% score in aggregate in class 12 or equivalent. Students belonging to reserved categories will get a 5% relaxation and thus they will need to score an aggregate of 45% in class 12 or equivalent.

 

So far as students from outside India are concerned, those who have completed 12th standard or equivalent exam from a foreign board will be required to obtain an equivalent certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

 

So far as exam preparation for the SET exam is concerned, the students must be well acquainted with the syllabus. They need to practice enough of mock tests, solve plenty of sample papers and try to solve questions with a time limit set.

 

Regular practise of such things will enable them to crack the examination quite easily. And with right and smart efforts along with dedication students can score really well because the questions are set at easy to moderate parameters. That is to say, these are not tough questions to answer.

 

Students can appear in the SET exam attempting for more than one course. The only criterion is that they will be needed to apply for each course separately.

 

After the SET results are out, successful students will be required to clear group discussions and personal interview rounds.

 

Basically, the SET question papers have four sections.

1.     Analytical and Logical Reasoning

2.     General English

3.     Quantitative Aptitude

4.     General Awareness

 

 The exam is conducted online mode only and there is no negative marking.

Of course, the exam comes with a fee. For SET Test 2021 it is Rs 1950 for one course. If a student wants to apply for two courses, the fee is 3900 INR. The payment mode is offline and online both. Demand Draft is the offline option. Credit/Debit card, Net banking or UPI are the online payment modes.

Engineering Entrance Tests: A 3-Minutes Gist

In India still, Engineering is considered by masses as the most desirable career options. Lakhs of candidates apply to hundreds of colleges, universities, each college having its own entrance test, again with various examinations at the state and Central/National level, it is at times very daunting to make out what is what. With the burgeoning population, the entrance exams are getting tougher day by day. However, with so many different colleges to choose from, students have various options as well to choose from like JEE, BITSAT, SRMJEEE, COMEDK, VITEEE, Symbiosis engineering entrance test or SET etcetera.

 

In fact, more than fifty different types of engineering entrance exams are conducted throughout the country mostly at the undergraduate (UG) level. And as we mentioned, some exams are held at the state level, some at National while different institutions/colleges conduct exams at the institutional level. Usually, most of the engineering students apply in more than one examination in order to maximise their admission chances due to high competition rate.

JEE

JEE, the most well-known engineering entrance examination in our country has two parts. JEE Main and JEE Advanced. JEE Main is conducted by National Testing Agency or NTA. While JEE Advanced is conducted by the seven IITs under the guidelines of Joint Admission Board of JAB.

BITSAT 

Birla Institute of Technology and Science conducts its own entrance examination for getting admission in programs like Pharma, BE, MSc which are offered by the different BITS colleges at Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad

WBJEE

West Bengal conducts its state level of entrance examination for admission to various state colleges in Engineering & Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy courses. The examination is conducted by the Joint Entrance Examinations Board of government of West Bengal.

MHTCET

This is a state-level engineering entrance examination conducted by the government of Maharashtra. The examination is conducted for admissions to first-year Engineering and Technology programmes (BE/BTech) and Pharmacy programmes (BPharma/PharmD) offered by the colleges in the state of Maharashtra.

VITEEE

Yet another quite popular institution-level entrance test conducted by the Vellore Institute of Technology or VIT for admission to its own BTech programs.

Symbiosis SET

Symbiosis institution has become quite famous in India now with over four decades of its education journey and it is a deemed university. There are 15 institutes under Symbiosis spread across the cities of Pune, Nagpur, Noida and Hyderabad offering 21 different undergraduate programmes.

Symbiosis conducts different entrance tests like Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET)-A, Symbiosis Entrance Test - B (SET B), Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT), SIT Engineering Entrance Exam (SIT EEE) and Non SET exams as well. Symbiosis application form for SET or Symbiosis Entrance Test for 2021 is released already and the examination will be held in May 2021