Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR), Pune, is a constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Its 2027 admission pathways include B.C.A. selection through SET and online Personal Interaction, and M.B.A. (Information Technology) selection through SNAP, Group Exercise and Personal Interaction.

Application charges comprise an entrance-test fee and a separate institute programme fee. SET costs INR 2,250 per test and SNAP costs INR 2,550 per test, with applicable government taxes added. Each SICSR programme choice requires a further INR 1,000 registration payment plus applicable government taxes. Paying the test fee alone does not qualify an applicant for shortlisting, regardless of the score.

SICSR M.B.A. Admission 2027 Application Portal

SICSR Important Dates

MBA Admission and SNAP 2026

The MBA calendar covers entrance registration, institute selection and the start of the 2027 session.

Event Date
SNAP registration and payment deadline November 25, 2026
SNAP 01 admit card release December 7, 2026
SNAP 02 admit card release December 11, 2026
SNAP 01 examination December 13, 2026
SNAP 03 admit card release December 18, 2026
SNAP 02 examination December 19, 2026
SNAP 03 examination December 26, 2026
SNAP result announcement January 12, 2027
SICSR programme registration and payment deadline January 16, 2027
SICSR shortlist publication January 21, 2027
Group Exercise and Personal Interaction slot booking January 21 to January 28, 2027
Group Exercise and Personal Interaction rounds February 7 to 9 and February 13 to 14, 2027
First merit list publication February 24, 2027
First merit list fee payment deadline March 4, 2027
MBA programme commencement June 1, 2027

Subject to revision. Kindly check with the official sources to confirm

The institute labels its calendar tentative. The SNAP result and SICSR registration deadline are separated by 4 days.

M.Sc. (Computer Applications) Registration

Non-SNAP applications open in the month announced:

Event Date
Non-SNAP registration begins January 2027

Subject to revision. Kindly check with the official sources to confirm

Undergraduate Admission at SICSR

B.C.A. and B.B.A. (Information Technology) follow the Four Year Undergraduate Programme framework. Both offer Honours and Honours with Research tracks and share SET, an application portal and a selection procedure. Applicants may choose both programmes under one test registration by paying the programme fee separately for each. Their combined intake makes undergraduate admission the institute's largest entry route.

Programme Duration and Tracks Sanctioned Intake Selection Route
B.C.A. 4 years; Honours / Honours with Research 180 seats SET followed by online Personal Interaction
B.B.A. (Information Technology) 4 years; Honours / Honours with Research 120 seats SET followed by online Personal Interaction

Academic Eligibility and Research Track

Students from every Class 12 stream can apply. Neither mathematics nor computer science is a compulsory subject requirement. The source's qualifying-examination table provides the following shared eligibility entry.

Programme Qualifying Examination Listed Minimum Marks
B.C.A. Honours Class 12 from a recognised Board or an equivalent government-approved Diploma in Engineering or Technology 50%; 45% for SC/ST
B.B.A. (IT) Honours / Honours with Research Class 12 or an equivalent government-approved Diploma in Engineering or Technology, as listed in the supplied table 50%; 45% for SC/ST

The accompanying source text describes B.C.A. as the broader entry route because it accepts a government-approved 3-year Engineering or Technology diploma. Honours with Research is selected during study rather than during application: eligibility requires a CGPA of 7.5 or above at the end of Semester 6. Lateral entry follows the university's Four Year Undergraduate Programme rules.

SET Format

SET is a 60-minute computer-based examination with 60 questions and 60 marks. All sections are compulsory, and wrong answers receive no negative marks. Applicants may take up to 2 tests in a cycle; the higher score is used without normalisation across attempts. The source describes the test as taking place on two dates in early May.

Section Questions Marks
General English 16 16
Quantitative 16 16
General Awareness 16 16
Analytical and Logical Reasoning 12 12
Total 60 60

The 2026 edition used the 9.00 AM to 10.00 AM slot on both test days across 68 cities. Programme-wise ranks are visible in the candidate login only for choices whose programme registration fee has been paid.

Undergraduate Admission Steps

The university handles SET registration, the examination and results through set-test.org. SICSR separately handles programme applications, shortlisting and Personal Interaction, each with its own deadline. The supplied article describes undergraduate test applications as opening in December.

  1. Register for SET and complete the separate SICSR programme registration and payment.
  2. Take SET; Personal Interaction shortlisting uses the SET score alone.
  3. Book an online Personal Interaction slot within the institute's booking window.
  4. Complete the four parts of the online stage: registration, document verification, Personal Interaction and feedback.
  5. Check the programme-wise merit list, which combines SET performance with Personal Interaction, and complete admission payment.

Undergraduate selection has no Group Exercise. Missing a booked interaction may disqualify the applicant from that cycle, and booking does not reopen after the window closes. The institute registration deadline is separate from, and later than, the SET deadline; missing it prevents merit-list consideration even with a strong test score.

Non-SET Undergraduate Route

After SET merit lists are exhausted, an additional undergraduate route uses an institute-conducted entrance examination and online Personal Interaction. The source describes this route as opening in July, with the test and interaction offered on 3 separate dates in the same window. The Class 12 eligibility threshold is unchanged.

Reservation and International Applications

Category UG Reservation
Scheduled Castes 15% within sanctioned intake
Scheduled Tribes 7.5% within sanctioned intake
Persons with Disability 3% within sanctioned intake
Serving or retired defence personnel and their children 5% within sanctioned intake
Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandit families 2 additional seats
International students 25% over and above sanctioned intake

International and Non-Resident Indian applications are processed through the Symbiosis Centre for International Education. The source states that international seats are additional to the sanctioned intake at 25% for every programme.

Postgraduate Admission at SICSR

The postgraduate routes differ by programme: MBA applicants use SNAP and an online Group Exercise and Personal Interaction, while M.Sc. (Computer Applications) applicants use the institute's Non-SNAP form and institutional assessment without an entrance test. The source describes postgraduate test applications as opening in August.

Programme Duration Sanctioned Intake Application Route
M.B.A. (Information Technology) 2 years, full-time 60 seats SNAP
M.B.A. (Technology Management) 2 years, full-time 30 seats SNAP
M.Sc. (Computer Applications) 2 years, 4 semesters 30 seats Non-SNAP institute application

MBA Eligibility and Selection

The two MBA programmes can be selected under one SNAP application, with a separate programme payment for each. Specialisation is chosen within the programme rather than during application.

  • A degree from a recognised university or Institution of National Importance with 50% marks or an equivalent grade is required.
  • The eligibility threshold is 45% for SC and ST applicants.
  • Engineering, commerce, science and arts graduates apply under the same rules; no stream restriction applies.
  • Work experience is not compulsory for either programme.

SNAP percentile determines shortlisting. Final selection uses the following components, with no separate weight assigned to past academic results.

Selection Component Weight
SNAP score 50%
Group Exercise 10%
Personal Interaction 40%
  1. Complete SNAP registration and the separate SICSR programme registration and payment.
  2. Take SNAP and check the institute shortlist.
  3. Reserve a GE-PI slot during the booking window published with the shortlist.
  4. Attend the online Group Exercise and Personal Interaction.
  5. Check merit-list or waitlist status and pay the required academic-fee instalment by the deadline.

Group Exercise and Personal Interaction together carry the same weight as SNAP. Performance in these assessments can strengthen an application whose percentile is only slightly above the expected shortlisting level.

M.B.A. (IT) reservation within sanctioned intake is 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 3 seats for Persons with Disability and 5% for the defence category. Additional allocations are 2 seats for Kashmiri Migrant families and 25% for international students.

The supplied SNAP 2026 institute-selection information lists M.B.A. (IT) and M.B.A. (Technology Management). Applicants interested in M.B.A. (Digital Transformation) should confirm its application route with admissions@sicsr.ac.in before paying.

SNAP Examination Pattern

SNAP 2026 is a 60-minute computer-based test containing 60 questions for 60 marks. Wrong answers attract a penalty of 25% of the question's mark. Up to 3 attempts are permitted, with the highest score used for the percentile and no normalisation between attempts. Test timings are communicated through the admit card.

Section Questions Marks
General English 10 10
Analytical and Logical Reasoning 20 20
Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency 20 20
Ethics, Morality and Values 10 10
Total 60 60

M.Sc. (Computer Applications) Eligibility and Selection

M.Sc. (CA) is SICSR's postgraduate programme without an entrance examination. SNAP is unnecessary, and applicants submit the Non-SNAP form directly through the institute website. No entrance-test admit card is issued.

Programme Detail Requirement or Structure
Qualifying degree Graduation from a recognised university or Institution of National Importance
Minimum marks or equivalent grade 50%; 45% for SC/ST
Selection assessments Group Exercise and Personal Interaction under institutional admission criteria
Programme credits 80
Specialisations Software Development, Cyber Security and Data Science
Compulsory industry internship 12 credits in Semester 4
Research components Research Methodology, a pilot project and a dissertation
  1. Submit the institute's Non-SNAP application.
  2. Check the shortlist and interaction call letter.
  3. Attend the online Group Exercise and Personal Interaction.
  4. Check the merit list and complete admission formalities.

The source describes the usual registration window as January to May, with selection and the merit list following within a fortnight of closure and classes beginning in June.

Ph.D. Admission at SICSR

Ph.D. (Computer Studies) admission is administered by the Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation under the Faculty of Computer Studies, rather than by SICSR's institute office. The supplied article describes 2 annual intakes, with entrance examinations in December and May, allowing applicants who miss one window to use the next.

Admission Element Process
Entrance examination Symbiosis Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET)
Following assessment Online Personal Interaction
Selection publication First merit list and waitlist
  1. Apply through the Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation registration process.
  2. Take PET where required.
  3. Attend online Personal Interaction.
  4. Check the first merit list and waitlist.

The 2026-27 doctoral application charges are listed below. Candidates exempted from the entrance examination pay reduced fees.

Applicant Category Application Fee
General category INR 2,400
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and differently abled candidates INR 1,800

Subject to revision. Kindly check with the official sources to confirm

SICSR Expected Cutoffs

SICSR does not publish closing SET scores for its undergraduate programmes or an official closing SNAP percentile for its MBA programmes. Institutes establish their own shortlist thresholds after results, and undergraduate thresholds change with registrations and paper difficulty. The supplied figures are expected General-category ranges for planning, rather than official cutoffs or assured shortlisting scores.

Programme Test Expected General-Category Range
B.C.A. Honours / Honours with Research SET 30 to 34 marks out of 60
B.B.A. (IT) Honours / Honours with Research SET 40 to 46 marks out of 60
M.B.A. (Information Technology) SNAP 80 to 82 percentile

Reserved-category undergraduate thresholds are several marks lower. The expected M.B.A. (IT) band is described as having increased by roughly 1 percentile per year in recent cycles. M.B.A. (Technology Management) is newer and has a much smaller intake, so the source gives no stable expected band for it.

Scholarship and Financial Assistance

Merit-based awards and financial assistance schemes follow the university's policy.

Application Steps and Registration Fees

For the SET and SNAP routes, applicants complete a university examination form, a separate SICSR programme registration and the applicable online assessment. One entrance registration can include multiple SICSR programme choices, with a separate fee payable for each.

Registration Charge Fee
SET examination registration INR 2,250 per test, plus applicable government taxes
SNAP examination registration INR 2,550 per test, plus applicable government taxes
SICSR programme registration INR 1,000 per programme, plus applicable government taxes

Subject to revision. Kindly check with the official sources to confirm

  1. Open set-test.org for undergraduate test registration or snaptest.org for MBA test registration.
  2. Accept the terms, enter personal and academic information, and verify the one-time password sent to the registered mobile number and email.
  3. Pay the applicable examination registration charge.
  4. Use institute selection to choose Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research and the desired programmes.
  5. Pay the separate registration charge for every programme chosen.
  6. Download the examination admit card and attend the test on the booked date.
  7. After results, check the scorecard and programme-wise rank in the candidate login.
  8. If shortlisted, book the online selection slot within the published window.
  9. Attend Personal Interaction, with Group Exercise included for the postgraduate selection routes.
  10. Check the institute website for merit-list and waitlist status.
  11. Confirm the seat by paying the first academic-fee instalment before the deadline.

Submitted applications cannot be changed under any circumstances. Examination and programme registration payments are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Documents and Verification Requirements

Verification takes place during the online interaction rather than through a separate campus visit. Applicants should prepare clear scans before their slot.

  • Relevant-cycle SET or SNAP admit card and scorecard.
  • Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets and passing certificates.
  • Engineering or Technology diploma marksheets for B.C.A. diploma-route applicants.
  • Graduation marksheets and degree certificate for MBA and M.Sc. applicants.
  • A passport-size colour photograph taken within the preceding 6 months.
  • A government-issued photo identity document.
  • Caste and validity certificates for SC and ST applicants.
  • A disability certificate for Persons with Disability applicants.
  • A service or discharge certificate for defence-category applicants.
  • Domicile proof for Kashmiri Migrant and Kashmiri Pandit applicants.
  • Passport, visa and equivalence documents for international applicants using the Symbiosis Centre for International Education route.

Failure to produce the relevant category certificate at verification removes the reservation benefit for that cycle. False information permits cancellation of the application or admission at any stage.

SICSR Admission Contacts

Institute admission queries go to the Model Colony office. Questions about SET or SNAP forms should be submitted to the respective examination helpdesk through Raise A Query in the candidate login.

Contact Detail Information
Address Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, 1st Floor, Atur Centre, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony, Pune 411016
Admissions email admissions@sicsr.ac.in
Admissions telephone 020 2567 5601, 020 2567 5603 and 9075088779
Office hours 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time
Grievance email grievance@sicsr.ac.in

SICSR Admission Questions

Ques. What academic qualifications allow an applicant to seek B.C.A. admission?

Ans. Applicants need Class 12 from a recognised Board or an equivalent government-approved Engineering or Technology diploma, with at least 50% marks. SC and ST applicants require 45%. Students from any Class 12 stream are eligible.

Ques. Can an undergraduate entrance score other than SET be used for the regular SICSR route?

Ans. The regular B.C.A. and B.B.A. (IT) route accepts only the Symbiosis Entrance Test. Other national undergraduate entrance tests are not considered for these programmes.

Ques. Which SICSR postgraduate options require SNAP, and which use a separate application?

Ans. M.B.A. (IT) and M.B.A. (Technology Management) require SNAP. M.Sc. (Computer Applications) uses a Non-SNAP form submitted directly to SICSR and does not require SNAP.

Ques. What should a Digital Transformation MBA applicant verify before paying for SNAP 2026 programme selection?

Ans. The supplied SICSR selection list for SNAP 2026 names M.B.A. (IT) and M.B.A. (Technology Management). Applicants considering M.B.A. (Digital Transformation) should ask admissions@sicsr.ac.in to confirm its admission route before paying any fee.

Ques. What separate payments make up the SICSR application cost?

Ans. SET registration is INR 2,250 per test, while SNAP registration is INR 2,550 per test, with government taxes additional. Each SICSR programme choice also requires INR 1,000 registration payment. Test and programme payments cannot be refunded or transferred.

Ques. Can a seat be secured through a management quota or admission intermediary?

Ans. No. Admission follows the prescribed merit-based entrance and selection procedures. The university authorises no individual, agent or consultant to guarantee admission. Applicants approaching it through such agents are permanently debarred from all university programmes.

Ques. What consequences follow a missed Personal Interaction booking?

Ans. Missing the booked slot can lead to disqualification from that admission cycle. The institute does not reopen booking after the published window, so applicants should reserve their slot early within it.

Ques. What sanctioned intake is listed for each SICSR programme?

Ans. B.C.A. has 180 seats, B.B.A. (IT) has 120, and M.B.A. (IT) has 60. M.B.A. (Technology Management) and M.Sc. (Computer Applications) each have 30 seats.

Ques. How are multiple SET and SNAP attempts treated in selection?

Ans. SET permits up to 2 attempts per cycle and SNAP permits up to 3. The higher score is used for each examination, without normalisation across attempts.

Ques. How do SET and SNAP differ in their treatment of incorrect answers?

Ans. SET imposes no penalty for wrong answers. SNAP deducts 25% of the mark for each incorrect response, requiring a different approach to attempting questions.

Ques. How much does each assessment contribute to MBA merit?

Ans. SNAP contributes 50%, Group Exercise contributes 10% and Personal Interaction contributes 40%. Past academic performance has no separate weight in this allocation.

Ques. What takes place in the undergraduate assessment after SET shortlisting?

Ans. The UG round consists only of online Personal Interaction, organised through registration, document verification, the interaction and feedback. Group Exercise is part of the postgraduate routes, not undergraduate selection.

Ques. What alternative undergraduate route is described for applicants who missed SET?

Ans. The Non-SET route opens in July after the SET merit lists are exhausted. It requires an institute-conducted entrance examination and online Personal Interaction offered on 3 separate dates, with the same Class 12 eligibility threshold.

Ques. Can one entrance registration include several SICSR programme choices?

Ans. Yes. SET and SNAP forms allow multiple SICSR choices under one examination registration. A separate INR 1,000 programme registration charge applies to each choice.

Ques. Which office processes international and NRI applications?

Ans. The Symbiosis Centre for International Education processes these applications. International places are additional to sanctioned intake and are stated as 25% of it for every programme.

Ques. What commencement timing is stated for SICSR's different study levels?

Ans. The MBA 2027 session is scheduled to start on June 1, 2027. The supplied article describes undergraduate sessions as beginning in July and M.Sc. (Computer Applications) sessions as beginning in June.

University admission safeguards:

  • Every programme admits on merit under the university's eligibility criteria, admission criteria and prescribed procedures.
  • Symbiosis International (Deemed University) charges no capitation fee.
  • No individual, agent, consultant or organisation may guarantee admission in return for payment.
  • Applicants approaching the university through such agents are permanently debarred from all its courses and programmes.
  • Applicants and parents should rely on communications issued through official university channels.

Confirm dates and charges through www.sicsr.ac.in or admissions@sicsr.ac.in before applying. Fees may be revised, and published institute schedules are tentative and subject to change.