SNAP Exam Overview

Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a common and mandatory written test for the admission to all the Post-Graduate Programs of Symbiosis International University. However, it is only the first step. In addition, a candidate has to undergo the selection process of the desired Institute to qualify for the admission. A student aspiring to take higher studies at Symbiosis International University needs to do the following:

Addressing the outstanding demand from the student community, SIU has started with effect from last year commence an additional test for non-MBA Courses as follows:

SNAP Registration and Eligibility

Eligibility

1.                       Graduate from any statutory university with a minimum of 50% marks (or equivalent grades are used) at graduation level.

2.                       Candidates passing degree examination by Open University, part time/ distance learning/ correspondence/ open school/ externally or in one sitting are not eligible.

3.                       Students who are in the final year of their bachelor’s degree education may also apply.

4.                       Admission of such candidate will be provisional and will be cancelled in the event of non fulfillment of the stated criteria.

Registration
The following are the steps to be followed to get registered for SNAP

SNAP Selection Procedure

SNAP Score will be declared as a percentile to all candidates.

Section wise percentage scores (as a percentage of the highest score in the section and not as a percentage of the maximum marks of the section) will be given to all candidates.

SNAP exam will be the first stage of selection; candidates who get qualified through SNAP will go through the other selection procedures like Group Exercise, Personal Interview before they get selected.

The following table shows the weightage given for each stage of the selection procedure.

SNAP Exam Pattern

SNAP is the first step, in the process of getting selected to the post graduate programs conducted by Symbiosis Institute, SNAP exam evaluated the candidates in various sections like English knowledge, Quantitative, Analytical and Logical reasoning, and finally tests the general knowledge and awareness of the candidate.
 
SNAP exam contains 150 objective type questions for duration of two hours (120 Minutes).

The questions are of multiple choice type, each question has 4 options, the candidate should select the answer most appropriate to the questions.

SNAP exam consists of the below 4 sections: