Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, also known as SNAP, is held every year by Symbiosis International University (SIU) for MBA admissions to 13 institutes during December with the results being announced in January, the entire admission process being over by the second week of March.
SNAP is a 2-hour-long objective type paper and pen test. Unlike the PGDM diplomas offered by the IIMs and several private Business Schools, the Pune-based SIU says it grants MBA degrees at the end of a two-year course.
Eligibility For SNAP
Graduates in any discipline with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) are eligible to apply and appear for the admission test. Courses that require specific discipline/ subject specialisation need to be checked for eligibility as given by the respective Institute. A candidate who has completed qualifying degree from any Foreign University must obtain an equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
The registration process is conducted online at the website www.snaptest.org. The registration fee for SNAP 2015 is Rs. 1,500. The registration for SNAP 2015 started in the first week of September and will continue till late November.
This year, the test will be held on December 20. Candidates are to use only blue or black ball point pen for the test. Each question has four responses and the candidate will have to choose the most appropriate response. A penalty of 25% marks will be imposed for each wrong answer.
The test comprises General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability (40 marks); Quantitative Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (40 marks); General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario (40 marks); Analytical & logical reasoning (60 marks) with total 180 marks.
The test will be in 4 sections with allocation of marks indicated against each section. The results will be declared in second week of January 2016 followed by short-listing of candidates for personal interaction (PI) and Writing ability test (WAT). Check the last para of this article for details of the syllabus.
Key Dates
The interviews and essay writing will be held from second week of February onwards. The proposed date of Final Merit List for all programs will be in the second week of March 2016.
Important dates for SNAP 2015
|
Event |
Date |
| Online Registrations for SNAP 2015 |
First week of September 2015 |
| SNAP 2015 Test Registration closes |
Last week of November 2015 |
| SNAP 2015 Test payment closes |
Last week of November 2015 |
| SNAP 2015 Test Admit Card available on website |
1st week to 3rd week of December 2015 |
| SNAP Test 2015 |
3rd week of December 2015 |
| Result declaration for SNAP 2015 |
2nd week of January 2016 |
| Short listing of candidates for PI-WAT |
2nd week of January, 2016 |
| Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test (PI-WAT) |
2nd week of February, 2016 onwards |
| Proposed date of Final Merit List for all Programs |
2nd week of March, 2016 |
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Among the 13 institutes accepting SNAP scores are: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM-Pune) offering MBA (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) apart from the regular course, Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR) that has MBA in Information Technology and M.Sc in computer applications and Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resources Development (SCMHRD) that offers MBA (infrastructure management) in addition to the regular course.
|
S.No. |
Business School |
MBA Programme offered |
|
1 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM-Pune) |
MBA and MBA (Innovation and Intrapreneurship) |
|
2 |
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR) |
MBA (Information Technology)  |
|
3 |
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resources Development (SCMHRD) |
MBA and MBA (Infrastructure Management) |
|
4 |
Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) |
MBA (International Business) |
|
5 |
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM) |
MBA (Telecom Management) |
|
6 |
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) |
MBA |
|
7 |
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune (SIMC- Pune) |
MBA (Communication Management) |
|
8 |
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM- Nashik) |
MBA (Operations Management) |
|
9 |
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT) |
MBA (Information Technology Business Management) |
|
10 |
Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS) |
MBA (Hospital & Healthcare Management) |
|
11 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru (SIBM – Bengaluru) |
MBA |
|
12 |
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Bengaluru (SIMC – Bengaluru) |
MBA (Communication Management) |
|
13 |
Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF) (Formerly Symbiosis School of Banking Management) |
MBA (Banking and Finance) |
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Going by the past trends, SNAP can be qualified in the moderately difficult category. Time management will be of the essence as less than one minute would be available to solve the 150 questions. The candidates will have to take care of the test booklet along with the OMR sheet to mark the responses.
Syllabus in Detail
Quantitative Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Ratios and Proportion
- Number system
- Percentages
- Work and time
- In-equations Quadratic and linear equations Algebra
- Partnership
- Work, Pipes and Cisterns
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest
- Time-Speed-Distance
- HCF &LCM
- Geometric Progression
- Arithmetic progression
- Profit & Loss
- Averages
- Arithmetic mean
- Geometric mean
- Number Base System
- Mensuration
- Venn diagram
- Permutations & Combinations
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
- Data Interpretation based on text, graphs and tables.
- Column graphs
- Bar Graphs
- Functions
- Statements and conclusions
- Pie Chart
- Graphs representing Area
- Critical reasoning
- Coding and decoding Puzzles
- Identifying valid inferences
- Assumption-Premise-Conclusion
- Assertion and reasons
- Line charts
- Syllogisms
- Identifying next number in series
- Statements and assumption
- Visual reasoning
- Symbol Based problems
- Identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments
- Cause and Effect
- Identifying Probably true
- Matrix arrangements
- Family tree – identifying relationship among group of people
General English
- Comprehension of passage / Poem
- Verbal Reasoning
- Sentence correction
- Syllogisms
- Odd man out
- Contextual usage
- Analogies
- Fill In the Blanks
- One word substitution
- Jumbled paragraphs
- Sentence Correction
- Antonyms
- Sentence completion
- Idioms
General Awareness
- Current Affairs
- Famous award and prizes
- International organizations
- Major corporate events
- Sports
- Business
- Punch line of companies
- Entertainment
- World Records
- Automobiles
- Science
- Top officials of big companies
- History
- Finance
- Geography
- Books and authors
- Quotations
- Social issues
- Politics
The final merit list for admission to the various MBA programs offered by SIU commencing in 2016 will be based on Group Exercise (GE), Personal Interaction (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT). SNAP test score out of 180 will scaled down to 50.
Weights for Final Merit List
| SNAP Score (scaled down to 50) |
Group Exercise (GE) | Personal Interaction (PI) | Writing Ability Test (WAT) | Total |
| 50 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 100 |
