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SET Cut Off 2026: Check Category and Institute Wise Marks

Last Updated on 23 Jun 2026

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The SET cutoff for the BBA program at SICSR Pune is expected to be between 40 and 45 marks for a General category student. For the reserved category, the cut-off range is 35 to 39. The cutoff marks for Symbiosis SET are released category-wise by the participating institutes. Some of the top institutes accepting the SET score are SICSR Pune, SCMS Pune, SCMS Noida, SCMS Nagpur, SCMS Bangalore, SCMS Hyderabad, etc.

Except for Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, SICSR, Pune, the SET cutoff for all the participating institutes is relatively lower. The cutoff range for such colleges is 35-40 marks, especially for the general category. 

Students often wonder what a good or safe score is on the Symbiosis SET exam. According to past cutoff trends, a good score in SET is 45+ out of 60. The general category scoring 45+ marks has a high chance of getting into SICSR Pune and SCMS Pune in the BBA program. 

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SET Cut Off 2026: Category-wise (Expected)

For popular institutes, the cut off for the general category is usually high. If you belong to the General category, you can expect the cut-off to be 40+ marks. To get a rough idea of the expected category-wise cut-off, we prepared cut-off data based on past cut-off trends, which is shown below.

Category SET Cutoff Marks 2026 (Expected)
General 40 to 45 marks
OBC/EWS 35 to 39 marks 
SC 30 to 35 marks 
ST 25 to 30 marks 

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SET Cut Off Marks 2026: Institute-Wise

If we go by the institutes, the expected Symbiosis SET cut-off marks for SICSR Pune range from 40 to 44. However, students scoring 45+ may secure admission to Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, Pune.

SET Score Accepting Institute SET Cut off 2026 (Expected)
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, SICSR, Pune 40-44 marks
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, SCMS, Pune 35-39 marks 
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Noida 30-34 marks 
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Nagpur 28-29 marks 
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Bangalore 30-31 marks 
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Hyderabad 31-32 marks 
Symbiosis Artificial Intelligence Institute 35 marks 

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Previous Year SET Cut Off Trends

Over the past 3 years, the SET cut-off marks have been 40+ for the general category at SICSR Pune and SCMS Noida. Check the previous years’ SET cut-off marks from 2025 to 2016 provided below.

SET Cut off 2025

Institute Cut-Off (Marks)
Symbiosis Pune (BBA) 44+
Symbiosis Noida (BBA) 45+

SET Cut off 2024

Institute Cut-Off (Marks)
Symbiosis Pune (BBA) 54+
Symbiosis Noida (BBA) 48+

SET Cut off 2023 

Institute/Course SET Cut-Off (Marks)
SCMS Pune (BBA) 37
SCMS Noida (BBA) 29
SCMS Bengaluru (BBA) 36
SCMS Nagpur (BBA) 31
SCMS Hyderabad (BBA) 31
SICSR Pune (BBA IT) 43

SET Cut off 2022

Category SET 2022 Cut off
General 89
SC 50
ST 48
Differently Abled Candidates 55
Kashmiri Migrant Candidates 45

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SET Cut off 2021

India Category BBA
General 99
SC 47
ST 53
Differently Abled 59
Kashmiri Migrant 56
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SET Cut off (2019 to 2016)

All India Category 2019 Cut Off 2018 Cut Off 2017 Cut Off 2016 Cut Off
General 97 86 81 91
SC 45 46 45 40
ST 50 45 30 49
Differently Abled 57 50 58 44
Kashmiri Migrant 54 50 51 51

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Symbiosis SET Selection Process

The Symbiosis selection process through SET includes the Personal Interview round as well. In addition, candidates will have to appear for other rounds, which are entirely based on the program and college they choose. The other selection stages are the Writing Ability Test (WAT), the Group Discussion (GD), and the Studio Test (ST). Candidates should note that they may be called for one or more of the selection stages mentioned. Marks allocated to these selection parameters may vary by the respective department. 

Here is the list of colleges that accept the Symbiosis score, along with benchmarks for the entrance test and PI scores.

Institute Name Entrance Test Score out of 60 marks (Scaled up to 70) Interview Score
SCMS, Pune  70 marks 30 marks
SCMS-NOIDA  70 marks 30 marks
SCMS, Nagpur  70 marks 30 marks
SSE  70 marks 30 marks
SICSR  70 marks 30 marks
SCMS, Bengaluru  70 marks 30 marks
SCMS, Hyderabad  70 marks 30 marks
SSI, Pune  70 marks 30 marks
SCMC  70 marks 30 marks
SSSS  70 marks 30 marks
SSLA  70 marks 30 marks
SAII, Pune  70 marks 30 marks
SSCANS  70 marks 30 marks

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Colleges Accepting SET Scores

Symbiosis SET-accepting colleges follow the NEP 2020 guidelines. As per the NEP 2020, the university will offer a 4-year undergraduate program that includes an honours degree with a research component. Here is the list of colleges that accept the SET score, along with the courses they offer.

Institute Name Courses Offered
SCMS, Pune  B.B.A. – Honours / Honours with Research 
B.B.A – Honours/ Honours with Research- Dual degree in collaboration with Deakin University, Australia
SCMS-NOIDA  B.B.A. – Honours / Honours with Research 
B.B.A – Honours/ Honours with Research- Dual degree in collaboration with Deakin University, Australia
SCMS, Nagpur  B.B.A. – Honours / Honours with Research 
SSE  B.Sc. (Economics) -Honours / Honours with Research 
B.Sc. (Economics) Honours/ Honours with Research (Dual Degree in collaboration with University of Bristol, United Kingdom) 
SICSR  B.B.A (Information Technology) – Honours / Honours with Research 
B.C.A – Honours / Honours with Research 
SCMS, Bengaluru  B.B.A. – Honours / Honours with Research 
B.B.A. – Honours/ Honours with Research – Dual Degree in collaboration with Deakin University, Australia 
SCMS, Hyderabad  B.B.A. – Honours / Honours with Research 
SSI, Pune  B.Sc. (Applied Statistics and Data Science) – Honours / Honours with Research 
SCMC  B.A. (Mass Communication) – Honours / Honours with Research 
B.B.A (Media Management) Honours/ Honours with Research 
SSSS  B.Sc. (Sport and Exercise Science) – Honours/ Honours with Research 
SSLA  B.A. (Liberal Arts) Honours/Honours with Research/ B.Sc. (Liberal Arts) Honours/ Honours with Research 
SAII, Pune  B.Sc. (Artificial Intelligence) – Honours/ Honours with Research 
B.B.A (Artificial Intelligence) – Honours/ Honours with Research 
SSCANS  B.B.A (Hospitality and Culinary Management) – Honours / Honours with Research 

FAQs On Cut-offs

36 out of 60 marks is considered a good score for colleges like SCMS Pune, SCMS Noida, and SCMS Nagpur. If you aim for SICSR, Pune, your SET score should be 45+.

45+ marks out of 60 is considered a very good score in the Symbiosis SET exam. A score range of 35 to 45 is considered ideal for getting into top colleges.

The expected cut off score for Symbiosis Pune is 35 to 39 marks. But the safe score to secure a seat at Symbiosis Pune is 40+ marks.

The expected cut-off for the SCMS Noida campus in SET is 30-34 marks out of 60. But students should perform well in the personal interview round to become eligible for the counselling process.

For the general category, the safest score is 45+ marks in the Symbiosis SET exam.
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