SNAP 2012

Symbiosis International University conduct common written test for the Post graduates aspirants called Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test. All the post graduate institutes under symbiosis international university is making this test mandatory for the candidates to get admission into these institutes. The examination is the first step in the admission process and it is followed by submitting application to the individual institute and final round selection process including GD and interview.
Structure of SNAP
Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is in the MCQ format giving four options with 180 questions. The examination is of two hours duration and the paper is divided into four parts

Analytical & Logical Reasoning: 60
General Awareness :40
General English: 40
Quantitative : 40

There will be negative marking for the incorrect answer, 25% of deduction.
Syllabus for SNAP
General English

Antonyms
Comprehension Of A Passage
Grammar
Reading Comprehension
Reasoning
Sentence Completion
Synonyms
Verbal
Verbal Ability
Vocabulary

Quantitative

Arithmetic
Basic Mathematical relations and Formulas
Computation
Data Interpretation
Data Sufficiency
Measurements
Relationship between Numbers
Time and Distance

General Awareness

Business Scenario
Current Affairs
Economic condition of India and Other countries
General Knowledge
Social Scenario of Indian and other countries

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

Analogies
Analysis
Arithmetical Number Series
Arithmetical Reasoning
Decision-Making
Differences
Discrimination
Judgment
Observation
Problem-Solving
Relationship Concepts
Similarities
Space Visualization
Verbal And Figure Classification
Visual Memory

Eligibility Criteria
The candidates must be an Indian Citizen with not less than 21 years of age. The minimum education qualification required is graduation in any discipline from the recognized university. The candidates must have at least 50% marks in the final examination. The eligible candidates will get 5% relaxation in the requirements. The foreign and international students can appear for the examination by satisfying the set requirements and more information is available by contacting the University.
How to Apply?
The candidates need to register by online for taking the exam. Visit the official link of SNAP, www.snaptest.org and register for the test. Then the candidates have to pay the application fee of Rs.1, 500/- by any of the following mode. The applicants can pay the amount by cash. For that they have to take the Axis Bank Challan from the SNAP website and pay the amount in the selected braches of the bank. They will get a Symbiosis copy and student’s copy of the challan.
Sign the Symbiosis copy and send to the “Symbiosis Test Secretariat”. Thy can take the DD of eth set amount from the nationalized bank payable at Pune and send to the suggested address. Credit card and Net banking is yet another way for paying the application fee. The fee payment should done before the closing date, other wise your registration will be cancelled.
How to fill the Form?
The applicant must be very careful while registering for the examination. The instruction is available in the site and you will get direction through commands. Give the correct and valid information, which should match with your certificates. You have to upload a recent photo of specific size on the desired place while registering for the examination. Only after the crosschecking the given information the candidates should click the Submit button.
Important Dates (Tentative)

SNAP Registration Closes on : Last Week of November
Payment Closes on: Last Week of November
Admit Card Live on: First Week of December to third Week of December
SNAP Test: Third Week of December
SNAP Test Result: Second Week of January

List of SNAP centers

Visakhapatanam
Vashi
Surat
Pune
Patna
Noida
Nashik
Nagpur
Mumbai
Lucknow
Kolkata
Kolhapur
Kochi
Kanpur
Jamshedpur
Jaipur
Indore
Hyderabad
Guwahati
Gurgaon
Faridabad
Delhi
Chennai
Chandigarh
Bhubaneshwar
Bhopal
Bengaluru
Allahabad
Ahmedabad
Agra

Contact Address for the SNAP

Symbiosis Centre for International Education, S.B. Road, Pune -411 004, India
Tel : +91 20 25671905
Fax : +91 20 25659209
Email : int.admissions@symbiosis.ac.in
URL : http://www.symbiosis.ac.in/international.html

Colleges Accepting the SNAP Score

Student’s Guide To Exam Success by Eileen Tracy
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT)
Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD)
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management(SIBM), Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR)
Symbiosis Institute of Geo-informatics (SIG)
Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS)
Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC) Bengaluru
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nashik
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM)
Symbiosis School of Banking Management (SSBM)

Reference Books for SNAP
You can refer the books of GMAT, CAT, MAT etc. for preparing for the exam

Analytical And Logical Reasoning By Arihant Prakashan
How To Prepare For Data Interp. & Lr For Cat 4/e by Sharma A

Quantative aptitude by R.S.Agawal
Coaching Centers for SNAP

Career Forum
Global Education Counsel
IMS
KITS
Success Guru
Tara Institutes
TIME
PT Education

Study Plan
A well structured study plan will help you to meet the requirements of the examination. The candidates must be well prepared with the syllabus as described by the exam conducting body. There are many books separately available for each topic and the students can prepare with that. The coaching centers could also help you to prepare for the exam. The candidates must be vary careful about the time frame and must complete the paper with in two hours. So take the mock test and prepare with the model question papers to get used to time constrains. Update yourself with the current happening in the national and international scenario. You should develop the practice of reading newspapers, Journals and Magazines etc.
How and Where To Get the Results?
The examination result will be available in eth official site of eth SNAP. The candidates can see the detailed report by giving the roll number with DOB. After the three weeks of publishing the result the students will get the score report by mail.
Cutoff Marks
The Cutoff will vary according to the institute and also it is vary every year. The SIU declare the cutoff every year after the examination and in the previous year the cutoff for the major institutes are the following,

SIM: 92-98 marks
SIBM: 85 and above
SCMHRD: 80-87 marks
SIIB: 72-80 marks
SITM: 68-72 marks
SCIT: 65 and above
SIOM: 68-75 marks
SIMS: 55 and above
SIMC: 50 and above