Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT) Admission 2017 on basis of SET 2017

Introduction/Mission/Vision: Symbiosis Institute of Technology, being the flagship institute of the prestigious Symbiosis International University has set high standards for itself. The institute endeavors to provide quality education in line with the requirements of today’s competitive industry and rapid developments in technology. The institute provides an environment conducive for harnessing the potential of faculty and students through systematic and effective learning, both within and outside the classrooms. The roadmap developed for the institute envisions it to acquire the status of a prestigious Institute of Technology at National level.

The B­Tech program is a full­time four­year graduation programme, which aims at transforming a  student into a professional with academic excellence and research aptitude. The programme has industry oriented  curriculum and a wide range of value addition courses from the areas of liberal arts, performing arts and inter­institutional courses from law, media and management. The program aims  to  develop  holistic personality  of  students  including  domain  knowledge  and  soft  skills  and  makes  them  not  only  complete technologists but also good human beings with respect for human and national values.

SET 2017 – Symbiosis Entrance Test

The important dates of SET 2017 are as given below.

Event	Dates
Registration Starts	26 Dec 2016
Registration Closes	13 Apr 2017
Payment Closes	17 Apr 2017
Admit Card available	22 Apr 2017
SET Examination Date	06 May 2017
SET Result	19 May 2017

SIT Eligibility Criteria

Indian Students

• Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Biology/ Technical Vocational subject
• Obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category) in the above subjects taken together
• Good score in an entrance examination like SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test), JEE-Main or MHT-CET conducted in the year 2017.

International Students (Foreign Nationals / Non Resident Indian / PIO)

• Passed 10+2 examination with Physics, Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Technical vocational subject.
• Obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category) in the above subjects taken together. Do not have to appear for entrance exam (SET/JEE-Main/MHT-CET) in India.
• International student’s eligibility as per SCIE norms.

Seat Intake

1. Civil Engineering- 60 Seats
2. Computer Science & Engineering- 60 seats
3. Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering- 120 Seats
4. Information Technology- 60 Seats
5. Mechanical Engineering – 120 seats

Reservation within sanctioned intake

• Scheduled Caste : 15%
• Scheduled Tribe : 7.5%
• Differently able students : 3%

Placement

The Institute has a very well organized placement and training cell. The infrastructure in placement cell includes a seminar hall for conducting pre-placement talks, discussion rooms, interview rooms and other necessary amenities. The cell has good associations with a large number of renowned companies who visit the institute for campus recruitments. All the students of the final year are prepared for campus interviews through special programs on technical and soft skills, which would help them get prestigious jobs. SIT had a successful placement season with the participation of leading companies across sectors, offering coveted profiles to the students of B.Tech and M.Tech. Leading companies from a multitude of sectors participated in the final placements offering ‘sought-after’ profiles with competitive packages. With multiple profiles on offer, students had plentiful options from amongst the 62 companies for 205 students across programs. The recruiter portfolio comprised a healthy mix of recruiters from IT sectors and fast growing start-ups. Further, few students, with their exceptional effort during their Internships and reputed corporate competitions were awarded PPOs (pre placement offers) by highly coveted companies.

Year 2016, marked the presence of 60 companies which include top IT recruiters like Amdocs, IBM, Persistent, Syntel, TCS and some Fortune 500 companies like Amazon, Pitney Bowes Software India, Nvidia and Tetrapack. Other recruiter companies of repute include 3DPLM, Anand group, Cadence, Cummins India, Decimal Point analytics, Geisecke and Devrient, HDFC Bank, Konecranes, Mahindra vehicle Manufacturing Ltd, Manhattan Associates, Media Ocean, Netcracker, Open Symmetry, PLM, Renishaw, Siemens, Sokrati Technologies, Symantec corporation, Veritas, Zeus Numerix etc. Rakuten Inc. (Japan), an International Company also recruited students from SIT.

The Placement process of 2017 batch of B.Tech and M.Tech students has been initiated. Several companies of repute like Decimal Point Analytics, Directi, GOOGLE India, IBM, L&T Infotech, Microsoft, Persistent, Rakuten Inc. (Japan), Rail bombardier; Symantec, Sokrati and Veritas Software India have already been a part of the process.

Pedagogy (Method of Instruction)

The Institute employs a very effective and interactive teaching-learning process using teaching aids including multimedia. Curriculum has been developed considering the present and future needs of industry and higher education. Teachers prepare detailed blow ups, lab manuals and course files to ensure the effectiveness of teaching-learning process. A salient feature of the curriculum is a six month project semester, totally devoted to carry out projects in industry. Students of all under-graduate programs spend six months in the industry, other organizations, renowned institutions and universities, both in India and abroad, as a part of their curriculum. They are encouraged to take up projects in various areas of the industry to augment their theoretical learning. The emphasis during the ‘Project Semester’ is to expose the students to real life problems in their chosen field of work and finding their solutions, using a systematic and logical approach employing latest tools, techniques and technologies.

All students of SIT can opt for and qualify a special Diploma in Business Management from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, a premier Institute of Management in the country. This arrangement gives the students an insight into basic functions of management like marketing, finance, human resource and operations, in addition to polishing their communication and interpersonal skills. In an effort to create engineers with a multi–faceted skill set and global outlook, students are also encouraged to take courses in other departments under “Floating credits”. Under this scheme, an engineering student can pursue his interest in the fields of management, liberal arts, photography, etc along with his B. Tech Degree.

Profile of Past Students

Four batches of B.Tech students have passed out. About 85% of the eligible students opted for campus placements and got them. They are now the proud employees of reputed companies like Atos, Forbes Marshall, Infosys, Indian Army, Indian Navy, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd., Mahindra and Mahindra, Marathon Electric, Mu Sigma, Persistent, Pubmatic, Symantec, Synechron, and so on. Many students are pursuing their higher studies in India or abroad. The Alumni Association maintains a data of the passed out students and remains in regular contact with them.

Career Prospects

Students of SIT benefit from special programs on entrepreneurship, liberal arts and soft skills aimed at developing all round personality. These programs, along with rigorous technical education and regular interactions with industry through internships and projects, place them at a distinct advantage when they enter the job market. With six month internships and other initiatives the contact with the industry has considerably increased. This is resulting in better career prospects.

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