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(SNAP 2014)
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Contents
Introduction
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Introduction
re you an MBA aspirant who is dreaming to make it big by gaining admission in reputed MBA programmes of B-Schools
under Symbiosis University? SNAP is the gateway to this premium institute.
This special E-book brought to you by Careers360 will bring you All About SNAP 2014 exam which you need to know
to crack the exam. You will not only get all the fast facts about the exam but also preparation tips, past 10 years analysis and
trends and SNAP cutoffs. Read the E-book and know all about SNAP.
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Event
Wednesday, September
3, 2014
PI-WAT
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Program(s)
One (1)
Rs.1,500/-
Rs.3,000/-
15%
7.5%
Differently Abled
3%
Others(Kashmiri
Migrants)
International candidates
15%
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120 minutes
150
Number of Sections
Sections- GE, QA
and GA- 1 mark;
AR-LR- DI- 2 marks
( Total Marks -180)
Negative Marking
1/4th
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Total
50
10
30
10
100
Some of the important instructions of the SNAP 2014 Selection Procedure for PI-WAT are,
F
The selection of the slots will be done on the basis of first come
first book basis.
Candidate will be allowed to attend one PI-WAT round in the
programme they have applied for.
Once the selection process is over a final Merit list is announced,
declaring the names of selected candidates for admission in the
management programmes in various campuses.
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Sr. Particulars
SNAP
Dates
Online Registrations
for SNAP and Programs
commences
Wednesday, September 3,
2014
Short listing of
candidates for PI-WAT
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Personal Interaction
and Writing Ability Test
(PI-WAT)
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Proposed date of
Final Merit List for all
Programs of Institutes
2014
Important
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Snap Test
PI-WAT
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Sections
Total Marks
40
40
40
60
Total
180
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Year
Sections
2005
i) Quantitative Ability
ii) Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
iii) Reasoning
iv) Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability
v) General Awareness
2006
165
2007
i) General English
ii) Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
iii) General Awareness
iv) Analytical & Logical Reasoning
150
2008
135
2009
150
2010
150
2011
150
2012
150
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Questions
160
Marking Scheme
Total marks 200
+2 for QA, RC & VA and GA
+1 for DI & Reasoning
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General English
The number of questions in this section was 40 and the
marks for this question was 40, i.e. 1 mark for each question.
The section was a mix of Verbal Abilities and Reading Comprehension. There was 1 Reading Comprehension passage.
The passage was simple to comprehend and the questions
were direct and easy too.
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General Awareness
The General Awareness section had 40 questions and had
1 mark for each question. The difficulty level of the section
was easy. The questions were mostly on current affairs. Static
GK questions were also there. The Current Affairs questions
were on sports, advertisements and brands, personalities,
business, politics etc. The static GK questions were on
Indias Constitution, History, Geography, Economics etc.
Preparation Tips
If you have prepared for CAT 2014, IIFT 2014 and XAT
2014 exams, then taking SNAP will not be of much difficulty.
As you can see, the sections and the topics of questions or the
SNAP 2014 syllabus are similar to the other MBA entrance
exams. The General Awareness section is common for IIFT
and XAT as well so a common preparation will suffice.
Taking mock tests regularly, say twice a week will provide
you enough practice. While taking the tests, make sure that
they are time bound. Choose your questions carefully so that
they are not much time consuming and ensure accuracy of
the questions you are attempting.
The overall difficulty level of the exam is much easier compared to the exams like CAT, XAT and IIFT hence you need
not worry about getting very tough questions to solve. Still it
is better to be prepared for the toughest than be overconfident about your preparation.
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In this article, Vinayak Kudva has depicted the section wise difficulty level, topical distribution and the ideal
number of attempts and time allocation.
Here is what Kudva has to say about SNAP 2013.
SNAP 2013 was characterized by a simple Quantitative
Ability section, moderate level Analytical and Logical Reasoning and General English sections and a tough GK section.
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Exam Name
Symbiosis National
Aptitude Test
Exam Date
120 minutes
150
Number of Sections
Negative Marking
1/4th
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Level of difficulty
Topic
Easy
Medium
Difficult
Total
Percentages
Geometry
HCF-LCM
Averages
Ratios
Mixtures &Alligation
Geometric Progression
Indices
Logarithms
Total
30
40
There was no alternative with a correct answer in one question on Work, Pipes & Cisterns, which confused a lot of
students.
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This section contained a good mix of questions from Coding, Sequences, Data Interpretation and Verbal Reasoning. There were two Data Interpretation caselets involving
tables, containing two questions each. One DI set was of
moderate level of difficulty and had close options. The other
caselet was easy. However, some students reported that one
of the questions had multiple correct alternatives. There
was one caselet with three questions on Venn diagrams. The
questions were straight-forward but the wording of the questions was somewhat ambiguous. There was one question on
Visual Reasoning and two Verbal Reasoning questions on
Syllogisms which were easy. Overall, this section was easy
to moderate level of difficulty and was easier than that of last
year SNAP.
A good number of attempts for the AR-LR section would be
Level of difficulty
Question Type
Easy
Medium
Difficult
Total
Synonyms
Jumbled Paragraph
Jumbled Sentence
Double FIB
Single FIB
Total
11
16
33
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(16) were based on economics and finance. About 12 questions were easy, 12 were of a medium level and 16 were difficult. In 10-15 minutes, one could have attempted 18-22 questions. The accuracy in this section would be low (50-60%).
Overall, the cut offs are estimated be similar to last years
i.e. around 100-105 for SIBM AND 95 -100 for SCMHRD.
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Seats
Expected Cutoff
Marks
180
105+
90 for each
programme
90+
120
90+
200
95+
220
100+
300
100+
120
75+
180
65+
120
65+
77
60+
150
95+
50
85+
*Expected SNAP cutoff data is based on last years trend and experts inputs
Shortlist Criteria
Till last year, candidates were shortlisted on the basis of their SNAP scores. This year onwards, candidates past academic
records will also be considered. The candidates SNAP 2013 scores will be scaled down to 40 and the academic profile will be
scaled down to 10. The formula is as follows:
Total (A+B)
10
50
The above score will be converted to percentile and the respective institutes will communicate the cut-off score to the University. University will announce shortlisted candidates for respective program (s) of the institutes (16th January 2014).
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(A)
Percentage Score in Xth Exam
Score
60-69.99
70-79.99
>=80
(B)
Percentage Score in XIIth Exam
Score
60-69.99
70-79.99
>=80
(C)
Percentage Score in Graduation
Exam
Score
60-64.99
65-74.99
>=75
40 + 10 = 50
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35
Total
100
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