Snap Exam 2016 | Admission In Top Mba College | Symbiosis Pune, India

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"SNAP 2016"

SNAP is conducted by Symbiosis International University, Pune for admission to various Post Graduate Programmes for the academic year 2017–19. The SNAP exam will be in December 2016.

SNAP 2016 - Exam on December 18, 2016
Since 2007, candidates aspiring to join MBA programs offered by institutes of Symbiosis International University have to take the common, mandatory Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test. A candidate used to register for SNAP Test & then register with the institutes offering his/ her choice of program by paying separate institution registration fees. If shortlisted, he/she would then attend the GE-PI-WAT process conducted by each of these institutes.
SNAP 2014 Question Paper with Analysis
Download SNAP 2014 Question Paper
The structure of the SNAP Exam remained same as of previous years. Some students found the English and GK section to be tough than before. There were 3 sections, with 40 questions of 1 mark each (QA & DI, General English and General Awareness). Logical Reasoning had 30 Questions of 2 marks each.
Quantitative Ability & Data ...
... Interpretation
This section had questions on Probability, pie charts, time and distance, percentages clocks, trigonometry, number theory, Profit Loss, Logarithm, Averages etc.
General English
Mostly questions were of type: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Fill in the blanks, Correct Incorrect Sentences
General Awareness
Questions on Current affairs, literature, sports, science etc.
Logical Reasoning
Questions on Syllogisms, Venn diagrams, Relationships, Complex arrangements, Analogies, critical reasoning etc. were asked.
SNAP 2016: Admission Process
SNAP 2016 is the initial step in the admission process. After that, the selected students will be required to submit applications in individual colleges and clear their respective rounds of selection that are generally Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.
SNAP 2016: Important Dates
Event
Date
Online Registrations for SNAP commences
Monday, August 22, 2016
SNAP Test Registration closes
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
SNAP Test payment closes
Friday, November 25, 2016
SNAP Test Admit Card available on website
Monday, December 05, 2016 to Sunday, December 18, 2016
SNAP Test 2016
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Announcement of Result
Monday, January 09, 2017
Exam Time: 02.00 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.
SNAP 2016: Eligibility Criteria
Only those candidates who meet the eligibility criteria should apply for the SNAP 2016. The criteria is as follows:
The candidates should have completed their graduation in any discipline from statutory university with minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) for all the Master of Business Administration Program.
Candidates who have completed qualifying degree from any Foreign University must obtain an equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
All foreign degrees/ qualifications need to be verified from AIU by the candidate before seeking admission to any programme of SIU.
Evaluation Division of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)issues equivalence certificate for foreign degrees/qualifications. The contact details are as below:
Association of Indian Universities
AIU House, 16 Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg (Kotla Marg),
New Delhi-110002, India
Tel. No.+91-11-23230059; 23232429; 23232305
Email: info@aiuweb.org Website: www.aiuweb.org
SNAP 2016: Registration Process
To register, one has to visit the official website of SNAP 2016, www.snaptest.org. The registration fee for SNAP 2016 test is Rs 1,500. However, candidates will have to apply for their desired institutes separately.
SNAP 2016: How to apply for the test?
Step I – Online Registration
Register for SNAP test at www.snaptest.org
Fill in the required details and upload latest scanned photograph
SNAP ID is generated
Step II – Payment
4 payment options are available:
Cash – After online SNAP 2016 registration, take a print out of ‘Axis Bank Challan’ from SNAP website. This will be in 3 parts. Pay Rs. 1500/- in cash at any Axis Bank branch in your city.
NOTE:Candidate should keep the ‘Student copy’ as payment receipt. Sign the stamped ‘Symbiosis copy’ of the ‘Axis Bank Challan’ and send it to the Symbiosis Test Secretariat.
Demand Draft – Get a DD from any nationalized bank and courier it to the Symbiosis Test Secretariat Address
Credit Card - Make an online payment through using either a Master or Visa card
Net Banking - Transfer the SNAP test fee to the Symbiosis Test Secretariat a/c through Net Banking
Step III – Admit Card
Print the admit card which will be available in December 2016.
Preserve this authenticated Admit Card for the further selection processes of individual Institutes.
SNAP 2016: Contact Details

Address
Symbiosis International University
Symbiosis Test Secretariat
Gram: Lavale, Tal Mulshi,
Dist: Pune – 411042 India
Phone
020-39116226 / 27
Email
info@snaptest.org.
Website
www.snaptest.org, www.siu.edu.in
SNAP 2016: Courses offered
There are different courses offered by different Symbiosis Institutes across India and following courses are common to all:
Management
SIBM Pune | SCMHRD | SITM | SIMS | SIIB | SIOM Nashik | SIBM Bengaluru | SSBF | SIBM Hyderabad
Computer Studies
SICSR | SCIT
Media, Communication and Design
SIMC Pune | SSMC Bengaluru
Health and Biomedical Sciences
SIHS | SSSS
SNAP 2016: Paper Pattern for the test
The duration of the SNAP test is two hours (120 Minutes).
The test follows an MCQ (Objective) format wherein each question lists 4 options out of which a student has to select the right answer.
¼ marks (25%) are deducted for every wrong answer.
Section
Marks
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Ability
40
General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Business Scenario
40
Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
40
Analytical and Logical Reasoning
60
Total
180

SNAP 2016: Syllabus
NOTE: The syllabus mentioned is not exhaustive, but indicative only.
QUANTITATIVE:
Geometry (Lines, Angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone, etc.)
Ratios and Proportion,
Percentages,
In-equations Quadratic and linear equations Algebra,
Profit & Loss,
Averages,
Partnership,
Time-Speed-Distance,
Work and time,
Number system,
HCF &LCM,
Geometric Progression,
Arithmetic progression,
Arithmetic mean,
Geometric mean,
Harmonic mean,
Median,
Mode,
Number Base System,
BODMAS,
Mensuration,
Alligation& Mixtures,
Work, Pipes and Cisterns,
Simple Interest & Compound Interest,
Set Theory,
Venn Diagram,
Installment Payments,
Clocks, Probability,
Permutations & Combinations,
Trigonometry,
Vectors,
Binomial Expansion,
Co-ordinate geometry,
Logarithm,
Calendar,
Maxima & Minima Progression,
Surds & Indices,
Complex numbers,
Etc.
DI AND REASONING:
Data Interpretation based on text, graphs and tables.
Graphs can be Column graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs representing Area, Venn diagram, etc.
Critical reasoning,
Visual reasoning,
Assumption-Premise-Conclusion,
Assertion and reasons,
Statements and assumptions,
Identifying valid inferences ,
Identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments,
Statements and conclusions,
Cause and Effect,
Identifying Probably true,
Probably false,
definitely true,
definitely false kind of statement,
Linear arrangements,
Matrix arrangements.
Puzzles,
Syllogisms,
Functions,
Family tree - identifying relationship among group of people,
Symbol Based problems,
Coding and decoding ,
Sequencing ,
Identifying next number in series,
Etc.
ENGLISH:
Comprehension of passage (Poems can also come)
Verbal Reasoning,
Syllogisms,
Contextual usage,
Analogies,
Antonyms,
Fill In the Blanks,
Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences,
Jumbled paragraphs (6 sentences with first and last fixed),
Sentence Correction,
Foreign language words used in English,
Sentence completion,
Sentence correction,
Odd man out,
Idioms,
One word substitution,
Different usage of same word,
Etc.
GK/GA/BA:
Current Affairs,
Business,
Punch line of companies,
Top officials of big companies,
Major corporate events
Famous award and prizes
World Records
Books and authors
Science,
History,
Geography,
International organizations
Important quotations
Social issues,
Sports,
Finance,
Automobiles,
Entertainment,
Politics,
Etc.

General Awareness 40 questions will be crucial
There will be 40 questions on General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Business Scenario with allotted 40 marks. Questions are generally based on government schemes, financial understanding, Environmental issues, sports.
Read newspapers daily, analyse important news
SNAP 2016: List of Test Centers
List of Test Cities

Total number of Test Cities : 30

S.No.
Test City
S.No.
Test City
1
Agra
2
Ahmedabad
3
Allahabad
4
Bengaluru
5
Bhopal
6
Bhubaneshwar
7
Chandigarh
8
Chennai
9
Faridabad
10
Gurgaon
11
Guwahati
12
Hyderabad
13
Indore
14
Jaipur
15
Jamshedpur
16
Kanpur
17
Kochi
18
Kolkata
19
Kolhapur
20
Lucknow
21
Mumbai
22
Nagpur
23
Nashik
24
New Delhi
25
Noida
26
Patna
27
Pune
28
Surat
29
Vashi
30
Visakhapatnam

SNAP 2016:Institutes accepting the test Score
1. Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management , Pune
2. Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Pune
3. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)
4. Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)
5. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)
6. Symbiosis Institute of Health Science (SIHS)
7. Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development, Pune
8. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Pune
9. NIA Business School - Noida
10. Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade (BIFT), Hyderabad
11. Balaji Institute of Telecom & Management (BITM), Pune
12. Management Institute for Leadership and Excellence – MILE, Pune
13. MIT COM, Pune
14. Lotus Business School, Pune
15. Indian Institute of Management Training (IIMT), Pune
16. Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass Communication, Pune
17. Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal (LNCT-B), Bhopal
SNAP 2013: Analysis
Exam Name: Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP 2013)
Exam Date: 15th December 2013
Total Duration of the exam (minutes): 120 minutes
Total number of questions: 150
Number of Sections: 4
Number of choices per question: 4
Marks per question: Sections- GE, QA-DI-DS and GA- 1 mark; AR-LR- 2 marks
Negative Marking: 1/4th (25%)
Mode of marking the ovals: Pen (Black/Blue)
Sections as they appeared in the paper:
Section
Subject Area
No. of Questions
Marks allotted
Section I
General English
40
40
Section II
Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency
40
40
Section III
General Awareness
40
40
Section IV
Analytical and Logical Reasoning
30
60
Total
150
180

Section I- General English

Topics
Number of Questions
Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension
6
Medium
Fill in the Blanks (definition based-Figures of Speech)
1
Easy
Analogy
2
Easy
Fill in the blanks (Jumbled Parts of Sentences)
2
Easy to medium
Synonym-Antonym
4
Medium to difficult
Sentence Correction
6
Easy to medium
Spot the Error
4
Easy
Word Meaning
2
difficult
Active / Passive Voice
2
Easy
Contextual Meanings of words from a paragraph
5
Easy to medium
Fill in the blanks (grammar based)
4
Easy
Jumbled Paragraphs (1st & last sentences fixed)
1
Easy to medium
Odd One Out
1
Easy

Section II- Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency

Topics
Number of Questions
Level of Difficulty
Arithmetic(Numbers Properties, Percentages, Ratio, Work, TSD, averages)
20
Easy to Medium
Geometry
7
Easy
Modern Maths( Probability, Log, Permutaion and Combination)
4
Medium
Data Interpretation( Pie chart based)
5
Medium
Data Interpretation(Bar Graph based)
4
Easy

Section III- General Awareness
There were questions based on current affairs and economics.
There were questions on current government schemes like ‘Swayamsiddha’, ‘Look East Policy’ etc.
Other topics included Share Swap, Carbon Credits and teaser loans.
Some of the questions with multiple statements on a topic where the test taker had to select all correct/incorrect information were slightly tricky and time consuming.
Good newspaper reader would definitely find this section easy.

Section IV- Analytical and Logical Reasoning

Topics
Number of Questions
Level of Difficulty
Set based on Cubes
3
Easy
Sets based on Arrangements
5
Easy
Family tree
3
Easy
Input Output based set
5
Medium
Syllogisms
2
Difficult
Verbal Reasoning - Analogy
1
Medium
Critical Reasoning
8
Medium to difficult
Set Based on Directions
2
Medium
Number tree
1
Medium