What is SNAP?
Symbiosis International University (SIU) conducts the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) every year which is an entrance exam that aspiring students need to take to get admission in any institute registered under SIU.
The SNAP Test 2015 will be held on 20
th December, 2015 which falls on a Sunday and the results will be out on 11
th January, 2016.
Why SNAP 2015?
SIBM and SCMHRD are ranked among the top 20 b-schools in the country. Along with those two, 12 other institutes under SIU and many other b-schools accept SNAP scores. This is why every year on an average almost 50,000 students take the SNAP Test.
Important dates
| Sr. No |
Particulars |
Date |
Time |
Website/Location |
| 1. |
Online registration |
24th August, 2015 |
- |
snaptest.org
siu.edu.in |
| 2. |
End of SNAP test registration |
30th November, 2015 |
- |
snaptest.org |
| 3. |
End of SNAP test payment |
30th November, 2015 |
- |
snaptest.org |
| 4. |
Admit card download |
5th to 20th December, 2015 |
- |
snaptest.org |
| 5. |
SNAP Test 2015 |
20th December, 2015 |
14:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs |
30 cities |
| 6. |
SNAP Test Result |
11th January, 2016 |
- |
snaptest.org |
Colleges accepting SNAP Test scores
1- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
2- Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development, Pune
3- Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research, Pune
4- Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune
5- Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune
6- Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune
7- Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, Pune
8- Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Pune
9- Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik
10- Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune
11- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru
12- Symbiosis School of Media & Communication, Bengaluru
13- Symbiosis Institute of Banking & Finance, Pune
14- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad
15- Acharya Bangalore B-school, Bengaluru
16- CH Institute of Management & Commerce, Indore
17- National School of Business, Bengaluru
Test cities
1- Agra 16- Jamshedpur
2- Ahmedabad 17- Kanpur
3- Allahabad 18- Kochi
4- Bengaluru 19- Kolkata
5- Bhopal 20- Kolhapur
6- Bhubaneswar 21- Lucknow
7- Chandigarh 22- Mumbai
8-Chennai 23- Nagpur
9- Delhi 24- Nashik
10- Faridabad 25- Noida
11- Gurgaon 26- Patna
12- Guwahati 27- Pune
13- Hyderabad 28- Surat
14- Indore 29- Vashi
15- Jaipur 30- Visakhapatnam
Test Structure
The duration of the test is 2 hours. It contains 4 sections which include English, Quant, General Awareness and Logical Reasoning. This will be an objective test where the candidate will have 4 options to choose the right answer from. But every wrong answer reduces your score by .25 marks. Remember to use a black/blue ball point pen only.
| Sr. No. |
Sections |
Total Marks |
| 1. |
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability |
40 |
| 2. |
Quantitative Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
40 |
| 3. |
General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario |
40 |
| 4. |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
60 |
| 5. |
Total |
180 |
A few important topics for General English would include Reading Comprehension, Substitution for a word, Correct the sentence, Synonyms/Antonyms, Complete the sentence, Idioms/Phrases/Proverbs, Jumbled up sentences, Odd one out, Syllogisms, Analogies etc.
For the Quantitative section, topics like Trigonometry, Distance Speed & Time, Profit & Loss, Mensuration, Permutation & Combination, Linear & Quadratic equations, Ratio & Proportion, Simple & Compound interest etc. would be important.
General Awareness would include current affairs, major corporate events, sports, science, finance, history, CEO’s of big companies, politics, social issues etc. Make sure to read the newspapers on a daily basis and read the latest edition of books like Manorama.
Finally, for analytical & logical reasoning, a few important topics could be matrix arrangement, family tree, finding out probably true, column graphs, pie chart, bar graph, critical reasoning, puzzles, statements & conclusions, visual reasoning, valid inferencing etc.
Finally prepare well and be calm while writing the paper. And always remember, ‘The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle’.
Reference: snaptest.org