SET 2025 Exam Analysis: The Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET 2025) will be conducted in two rounds (May 5 & 11). The first round of the SET exam 2025 concluded today. The test was conducted in an online CBT mode in 80 cities nationwide. Overall, the paper was easy to moderate in the difficulty level. The GK & Quant section had a mixed reaction, and students opined that the Logical Reasoning was easiest. Check the brief SET exam analysis 2025 here.
Our experts have thoroughly reviewed the paper to share a section-wise difficulty level, paper structure, and provide an estimated cut-off for admission to BBA programs across various Symbiosis institutes.
Mentioned below are brief details about the SET 2025 Paper pattern and an overview of the section-wise difficulty level.
SET exam analysis - Highlights
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Section |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Good Score |
|
General English |
16 |
Easy |
TBA |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
16 |
Easy to moderate |
TBA |
|
General Awareness |
16 |
Moderate |
TBA |
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
12 |
Easy |
TBA |
Round one of the SET 2025 exam concluded today. Going through the brief SET 2025 exam analysis will enable students to gain an overall understanding of the paper and gauge their performance compared to thousands of test takers across the country in 80 different cities. Also, it might prove to be crucial for students whose exams are scheduled for the second round (May 11).
According to the feedback received from multiple test takers and an independent paper review done by our experts, the overall difficulty level of the paper is thought to be easy to moderate. Time constraint was not so much of a factor. There was ample time, especially because of the easy nature of the Reasoning and English sections. Find below the section-wise analysis of the paper.
The overall difficulty level of this particular section was easy. The paper was even easier than the previous year. There was a poem extract, and simple-straight forward questions were asked. The important topics and topic-wise number of questions are mentioned below.
General English important topics in the SET 2025 exam.
|
Topics |
Number of Questions |
|
Fill in the blanks |
3-4 |
|
Synonyms & Antonyms |
1-2 |
|
Correct sentence |
2-3 |
|
Idioms & phrases |
2-3 |
|
Error spotting |
2-3 |
|
Grammar |
2-3 |
|
One word substitution |
1 |
The overall difficulty level of this particular section was easy to moderate (similar to the previous year). The important topics and topic-wise number of questions are mentioned below.
Quantitative Aptitude important topics in the SET exam 2025.
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Topics |
Number of Questions |
|
Number System |
1-2 |
|
Time and work |
1 |
|
Simple 7 compound interest |
1 |
|
Profit, loss, and discount |
2-3 |
|
Averages |
1-2 |
|
Probability |
1 |
|
Geometry |
2 |
|
Permutation & combination |
1 |
|
Data interpretation |
1 |
|
Algebra |
2 |
|
Series |
2 |
Students had a mixed reaction regarding the General Awareness section. Overall, the difficulty level of this particular section can be termed as easy to moderate.
The overall difficulty level of this particular section was easy. According to the students, this section was the easiest. The important topics and topic-wise number of questions are mentioned below..
Analytical & Logical Reasoning important topics in the SET exam 2025.
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Topics |
Number of Questions |
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Coding-decoding |
2 |
|
Blood relations |
2 |
|
Series |
2 |
|
Clocks |
1 |
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Seating arrangements |
1 |
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Statement-conclusions, cause and effect |
2 |
|
Strong and weak arguments |
1 |
The following is a brief estimation of what the expected cut-off may look like in the top symbiosis institutes for BBA admission. These estimations have been done by our experts and are completely based on the previous data available to us.
SET 2025 Cutoff
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College |
Cutoff |
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SCMS Pune |
45+ |
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SCMS Noida |
42+ |
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SCMS Bengaluru |
40+ |
|
SCMS Hyderabad |
40+ |
|
SCMS Nagpur |
38+ |
The SET exam pattern will remain the same in 2025. There will be four sections with a total of 60 questions. Students need to mark/answer all the questions within the given exam duration of 60 minutes. Students must remember that there is no negative marking in the SET exam. The brief SET 2025 exam pattern has been tabulated below.
SET Exam Pattern
|
Particular |
Details |
|
Sections |
General English - 16 Questions Quantitative - 16 Questions General Awareness - 16 Questions Analytical & Logical Reasoning - 12 Questions |
|
Marking scheme |
+1 for every correct answer No negative marking |
|
Total marks |
60 marks |
|
Duration |
60 minutes |
|
Type of questions |
MCQ - Objective type |
The Symbiosis Institute has already announced the detailed SET 2025 timeline. The SET 2025 exam will be conducted in two parts. The detailed date and time for each slot have been tabulated below.
SET 2025 Exam Dates
|
Events |
Date |
|
SET Registration Last Date |
April 12, 2025 |
|
Admit Card Release Date |
Test 1: April 25, 2025 Test 2: April 30, 2025 |
|
SET Test 1 |
May 05, 2025 - 9.00 to 10.00 am |
|
SET Test-02 |
May 11, 2025- 09.00 to 10.00 am |
|
Result Announcement |
May 22, 2025 (Tentative) |
The Symbiosis Institute will release the SET amidst cards for both the slots (May 5 & 11) of the SET exam separately. Students must be aware of these and must not worry. The SET 2025 amidst cards for the first exam slot on May 5 will be released on April 25, 2025. Students from the second exam slot must wait until April 30, 2025, for their admit card.
Once students receive their admit card, they must check it thoroughly and ensure that there is no discrepancy. In case of any errors, students are advised to contact the Symbiosis Institute help desk and get them corrected before the exam day.
Students will not be allowed in their respective exam centres without a valid SET 2025 admit card. Therefore, as soon as the admit cards are released, students must download and take a printout to keep them safe.
The SET 2024 exam was held in 76 cities. But, for SET 2025, Symbiosis Institute has decided to conduct SET 2025 in 80 cities. Students will have the option to choose their desired exam centre while filling out the SET application form. The final allotted test centre to candidates will be mentioned in the SET 2025 admit cards. Check the brief list of all the SET 2025 exam centres.
Set 2025 Exam Centres
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SET 2025 Test Centres |
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Agra |
Cuttack |
Madurai |
Shimla |
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Kanpur |
Patna |
Bareilly |
Hooghly-Kalyani |
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Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar |
Dehradun |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
Siliguri |
|
Karnal |
Port Blair |
Belagavi (Belgaum) |
Hyderabad |
|
Ahmednagar |
Delhi-Gurugram |
Meerut |
Surat |
|
Kolhapur |
Prayagraj(Allahabad) |
Bengaluru |
Indore |
|
Ajmer |
Dhanbad |
Mumbai |
Thane-Kalyan-Dombivli |
|
Kolkata |
Pune |
Bhilai |
Jabalpur |
|
Aligarh |
Dibrugarh |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
Thiruvananthapuram |
|
Kota |
Raipur |
Bhopal |
Jaipur |
|
Ambala |
Ernakulam-Kochi |
Nagpur |
Thrissur |
|
Kottayam |
Rajkot |
Bhubaneshwar |
Jalandhar |
|
Amravati |
Faridabad |
Nashik |
Udaipur |
|
Kozhikode |
Ranchi |
Bilaspur |
Jammu |
|
Amritsar |
Gangtok-Bardang |
Navi Mumbai |
Vadodara |
|
Lucknow |
Roorkee |
Chandigarh-Mohali |
Jamshedpur |
|
Asansol |
Guwahati |
Noida-Greater Noida-Ghaziabad |
Varanasi |
|
Ludhiana |
Shillong |
Chennai |
Jhansi |
|
Aurangabad |
Gwalior |
Panaji-Madgaon |
Vijayawada |
|
Patiala |
Visakhapatnam |
Coimbatore |
Jodhpur |
Students must stay tuned to this page for all the latest updates regarding the SET 2025 exam. Also, the brief written SET exam analysis and our experts' comprehensive video SET 2025 analysis will be live here shortly after the exam.
SET 2025 Exam Analysis - Slot 2SET is a crucial entrance exam that offers BBA admission to various Symbiosis institutions nationwide. Aspiring students must thoroughly review the evolving SET exam, structure, pattern, and difficulty level to review and align their study plan and secure Symbiosis admission. Review previous years' SET exam analysis to get a brief idea.
The SET 2025 scores will be determined based on the number of correct answers marked by the students. For each correct answer, candidates will be awarded one mark. There are no negative markings for wrong answers.
SET is a national-level entrance exam, which will be conducted in an online CBT mode. The difficulty level of the SET exam is usually easy to moderate. But a few questions might be tricky and might require extra time.
The GK and Analytical & Logical Reasoning sections are usually easier than the Quantitative Aptitude section. However, the SET exam difficulty level might vary every year.
The SET exam 2025 has 4 sections. The section-wise weightage and marking scheme is mentioned below.
|
Section |
Questions |
Weightage |
Marks |
|
General English |
16 |
26.66% |
16 |
|
Quantitative |
16 |
26.66% |
16 |
|
General Awareness |
16 |
26.66% |
16 |
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
12 |
20% |
12 |
|
Total |
60 |
100% |
60 |
The SET 2025 exam will be conducted in two different shifts or rounds. The first round is scheduled on May 5 and the second round on May 11.
