SNAP 2017: Exam Pattern and Preparation Tips

About SNAP:

The SNAP is the gateway examination to join postgraduate packages offered by way of institutes of Symbiosis International University. Candidates aspiring to sign up for MBA packages furnished via Symbiosis International University institutes have to take the common, mandatory Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test. 15 MBA schools might be underneath. SIU will accept SNAP scores for his or her respective 2 years complete-time MBA programs.

SNAP 2017

A candidate used to test in for SNAP Test & then sign up with the institutes imparting his/ her desire of software using paying separate group registration charges. If shortlisted, he/she may want to attend; then the GE-PILAT manner was performed via manner of each institute.

Test Pattern:

The SNAP check is a 2-hour purpose test together with 4 sections of 30 minutes each. It has 100 and fifty goal kind questions of 1 mark each divided into the severa sections. There is also a terrible marking scheme in which zero.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer. The sections are as follows:

General English –

Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning & Verbal Ability: This segment is a 40 mark section which includes 40 questions trying out the reading competencies, verbal reasoning abilities, and the verbal ability of the scholars. Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency: This phase assessment the mathematical flair and statistics interpretation skills of the scholars. This is likewise a 40 mark segment which includes 40 questions.

Current Affairs (of remaining 2 years):

This phase examination the scholar’s records of current affairs of years as much as the examination date. This is a 30 mark segment collectively with 30 questions.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning:

This section tests the analytical and logical reasoning skills of the scholars. This is a forty mark phase which incorporates forty questions.

Eligibility:

To take a look at, college students ought to be a graduate of any identified / statutory University or Institute without less than 50% mark (forty five% for SC/ST). Programs that require specific situation/ challenge specialization need to be checked for eligibility as given via the respective Institute. A candidate who has completed a qualifying diploma from any Foreign University needs to advantage an equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). All overseas tiers/ qualifications need to be established from AIU via the candidate’s usage in advance than searching out admission to any SIU program.

Important Dates of SNAP 2016:

The test is executed as quickly as every 365 days inside the second week of December. The specific dates vary every 12 months; however, the closing date for registration is usually at some stage in the final week of November. The check outcomes are announced inside the first week of January. Here are the 2016 dates.

  • Last Date for Registration: Tuesday, November 22, 2017
  • Last Date for Payment: Friday, November 25, 2017
  • Admit Card: Friday, December 02, 2017, to Sunday, December 18, 2017
  • Date of Test: Sunday, December 18, 2017
  • Test Results: Monday, January 9, 2018
  • Preparation Tips for SNAP:

Here are the section clever training suggestions which the pupil can observe to get the most mark in each section. General English Section. This segment is the right phase in the whole SNAP takes a look at. It evaluates the regions of Verbal Reasoning, Grammar, and Vocabulary with a more emphasis on vocabulary. The General English segment includes forty questions out of normal a hundred and fifty questions. In this section, the scholar needs to try to strive for forty questions interior for 30 minutes.

Students are recommended to study numerous actual fiction and nonfiction books, emphasizing American and British novels. Students want to analyze not less than ten words a good way to improve vocabulary. Students also are advised to examine the manner the numerous phrases are used. Any standardized dictionary like the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary or Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary may be referred to.

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency:

SNAP has constantly positioned heavy emphasis on this phase. This phase checks the quantitative and arithmetical talents of the scholars. It covers topics like Time and Work, Time and Distance, Mixtures and Alligations, Ratio and Proportion, Averages and Profit & Loss. There are probably questions from Geometry and Mensuration too. It includes 40 questions out of universal 100 and fifty questions. In this phase, the students need to try and strive 28 questions in 40 mins to be within a secure place. Here are the guidance hints:

Students are cautioned to revise class nine and class 10 NCERT books. Practicing from Class nine and Class 10 RD Sharma books is likewise a tremendous idea. Students have to expand green and agile calculation capabilities. Learning Vedic maths is a fantastic concept to enlarge speedy calculation competencies. Students should amplify a comfort stage with a calculation of squares, cubes, and decimal-fraction conversion.

Current Affairs:

SNAP is the simplest flair to look at in India to have a contemporary affairs section in its test. It checks the student’s knowledge of the beyond two years’ cutting-edge affairs as at the exam date. This is likewise an easy section to crack after the General English section. The Current Affairs section consists of 30 questions out of overall a hundred and fifty questions. Students need to try to finish 20 questions in 10 minutes on this segment. Here are the education hints:

Exam

Students are counseled to be updated with statistics referring to the monetary gadget, sports activities, industrial organization, and modern activities. Students are counseled to develop the dependancy on reading newspapers like ‘The Hindu,’ ‘The Economic Times’ or ‘The Times of India’. Students can also look at the general Knowledge Digest- Mani Ram’ and ‘Manorama Yearbook.’

Analytical & Logical Reasoning:

This is the maximum important phase in the complete test. It checks the logical and vital wondering skills. The Analytical & Logical reasoning phase includes 30 questions out of the usual 150 questions. In this segment, the questions can be given in sincere and easy to solve. Here are the education pointers:

The high-quality manner to put together for this phase is to practice puzzle books. Shakuntala Devi Puzzle books and Mensa books are the most useful books for schooling.
Students can also refer to the e-book written with the aid of RS Aggarwal’s Logical Reasoning. This e-book is meant particularly for the logical reasoning phase of diverse exams like CAT, XAT, SNAP, and IIFT.

Students can also download and exercise beyond 12 months’ query papers to efficiently prepare for the test. In the end, the SNAP exam assessments the student’s standard capacity to control. It assessments the time management and prioritization skills of the scholar. Hence, via specializing in improving powerful time management and prioritization talents, the pupil can do very well in the test. All the high-quality! Anjana Krishnan is a Digital Media Specialist with five years of enjoying in Digital Marketing. She specializes in the layout and content cloth improvement for severa brands, inclusive of MingleBox and Engage2Serve. She is also a concept leader in Higher Education and has notable know-how in streamlining Colleges’ enrollment methods.

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