SET 2021 Analysis

04 September, 2021
UG Team
CAT

SET 2021 for admission into multiple Symbiosis programs after 12th (BBA, BBA (IT), Economics, BCA, Mass Communication, liberal arts) in Pune, Noida & Nagpur campuses was conducted in online, home proctored mode from 10-12 July 2021

The exam had two parts

  • Part 1 – 60 min, 60 Q of MCQ
    Marking scheme: +1, 0
    There was no sectional time limit/cut-offs. So, one could move across sections
  • Part 2 – Written Ability Test: 30 min. This was compulsory for all students

Day 1 analysis

Part 1 (60 min)

  • English (16 Q)
    The section had 3 Q on para jumbles, 1 RC passage, 2 Q on sentence correction, 3-4 Q on antonyms-synonyms, 2-3 Q on the identification of grammatically correct sentences, 2 Q on idioms-phrases, 1 Q on active-passive voice conversion. It was a scoring section.
  • Quantitative Aptitude (16 Q)
    In this section, 1-2 Q was from percentages, SI-CI, logarithm, number application, sequences & series, time-speed-distance, 2 Q from geometry, 1 each from probability & P&C. It was an easy-moderate section.
  • General Knowledge (16 Q)
    Most Q were from current affairs, but a few were from static GK also. The key topics covered were world news & forums, personalities, world days, government news, awards, sports, establishment, defense. This was of moderate difficulty.
  • Analytical & logical reasoning (12 Q)
    This section had 1-2 Q from clocks-calendars & series each, 2 Q from the family tree, 2-3 Q from coding-decoding, 1 Q on the linear arrangement, 2 Q from cause and effect & 1 on verbal analogy

Part 2 (30 min)

WAT topics

Students had to write about one of the following two topics. There was no upper word limit

  • Work from home is affecting work-life balance
  • It doesn’t matter what you have, what really matters is what you do with what you have

To summarize, the paper was very easy. Cut-offs for the interview shortlist should be as follows 

  • BBA – Pune – 44-45, Noida 38-40, Nagpur – 36-38
  • Mass Comm – 42-44
  • Other programs – 40+

WAT will be evaluated by respective institute (s)/program (s), if the student has registered for them & if they shortlist that student on the basis of test score.

All the best for result announcement on 27 July & PI shortlist by respective Symbiosis campuses thereafter