SNAP 2015: Gateway to SIBM Bengaluru 2 year MBA; grab the opportunity

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Amit Agnihotri
Columnist & Author, MBAUniverse.com
Updated on October 5, 2015
SIBM Bengaluru aspirants will have to apply for SNAP 2015 as well as to SIBM Bengaluru to explore admission opportunity in the B-school
The 2 year MBA at SIBM Bengaluru offers specializations in Finance, Marketing, Operations & Human Resources Management

SIBM Bengaluru is one of the 14 Symbiosis B-schools affiliated to Symbiosis International University (SIU) whose flagship 2 year MBA 2016-18 admission process is through SNAP 2015. SIBM Bengaluru aspirants will have to apply for SNAP 2015 as well as to SIBM Bengaluru to explore admission opportunity in the B-school.

The registration and application process for SNAP 2015 will close on November 24, 2015 while the last date to apply for MBA 2016-18 admission at SIBM Bengaluru is December 16, 2015.

The 2 year MBA at SIBM Bengaluru offers specializations in Finance, Marketing, Operations & Human Resources Management.

Who can apply to SIBM Bengaluru
The eligibility criteria to apply to Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengaluru is as under 

-- A graduate from any recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks 45% for SC/ST) at graduation level.

-- Students in their final year of graduation can apply but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST) at qualifying examination.

-- Applicants desirous of seeking admission at SIBM Bengaluru shall have to appear in SNAP 2015 to be held on December 20, 2015 in 30 cities across the country in paper pen mode. Registration and application process for SNAP 2015 is open till November 24, 2015.

SNAP 2015 & SIBM Begaluru Application Fee
The application fee to appear in SNAP 2015 exam is: Rs.1500/-. An additional fee of Rs. 1000/- will also have to be paid for Institute Registration to apply for MBA admission at SIBM Bengaluru.

Although SIBM Bengaluru will close the application process on Dec 16 while registration for SNAP 2015 will close on Nov 24, 2015, it is suggested to apply simultaneously to avoid lat day technical glitches and to avoid forgetfulness.

Selection Criteria
SIBM Bengaluru offers admission after making the candidate go through a rigorous and smart selection process. The shortlisting of the candidates for is based on SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test) 2015.

Final admission round at SIBM Bengaluru comprises Group Exercise (GE), Personal Interaction (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT).

Weightage in final merit list
On a scale of 100 SIBM Bengaluru will award following weightage to different components while preparing final merit list for admission to MBA batch 2016-18

SNAP 2015 Score out
of 180 scaled down to 50

Group Exercise (GE)

Personal Interaction (PI)

Writing Ability
Test (WAT)

Total

50

10

30

10

100

MBA Course fee
The MBA course tuition fee at SIBM Bengaluru is Rs. 10.70 lakhs.

SIBM Bengaluru: MBA placement
MBA at SIBM Bengaluru offers Strong Industry-Interface through Summer Internships, Live projects, Guest sessions and Leadership Series, Industrial visits, CEO meets & Corporate events.

The placement season was a resounding success, both in terms of the companies that visited campus, as well as the variety of profiles that were offered to the students. Regular recruiters like J.P. Morgan, Dell, Cisco, Bosch, Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, CRISIL, IBM, Capgemini, Fidelity Investments, Genpact, Oracle, and Tata Motors. First time recruiters included prominent brands like Bharti AXA, Mercedes Benz, Bisleri, British Telecom, Airtel Honeywell, Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Group

Final Placements 2015 at SIBM Bengaluru saw Rs. 15.50 lakhs as highest domestic salary and Rs. 8.53 lakhs as average placement package. Number of PPOs were 18.

SIBM Bengaluru: USPs

SIBM Bengaluru believes that well rounded managers can only emerge if their skills and knowledge are multi dimensional. The students at SIBM Bengaluru are exposed to various real life business problems through the case method of teaching and simulations. As these methodologies are group based, they also teach students to work in groups, to take decisions and to develop their leadership skills. Their managerial skills are further enhanced through an analytical approach based on data driven decision making.

The B-school offers MBA with strong Academic Rigour and is equipped with erudite faculty with rich industry and research experience.
The education is imparted with innovative teaching pedagogy using Harvard Online Pre Induction Module with use of Harvard cases and Simulations, Moodle Learning Management System, Online Learning & Teaching (OLT) software.
SIBM Bengaluru has world class fully residential infrastructure. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled with hostel facility and well equipped Library and Computer Lab. The campus is also equipped with video-conference rooms, audio-visual rooms, modern gymnasium, in house medical facility and auditorium.
SIBM Bengaluru is a student driven B-school with student committees, initiatives and student leadership awards.

SIBM Bengaluru: MBA 2016-18 admission key dates

Sr.

Activity

Dates / Day

1

Last Date to apply for SNAP Test

24th November, 2015 / Tuesday

2

Last Date to apply for SIBM Bengaluru

16th December, 2015 / Wednesday

3

Declaration of shortlisted candidates for GE- PIWAT

21st January, 2016 / Thursday

4

Commencement of GE- PIWAT (tentative dates)

5th – 12th February, 2016 / Friday - Friday

5

Final Merit List Display

26th February, 2016 / Friday

6

Commencement of Course

9th June, 2016 / Thursday

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