SNAP 2016: 4 component Paper based exam to continue; will ensure data accuracy

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July 25, 2016
SNAP 2016 for admission to 14 Symbiosis management institutes including SIBM Pune is proposed to be held on December, 18, 2016 in conventional paper-pen based test
Until the online pattern of exam is proved & tested for ease, and convenience for aspirants, SNAP will remain paper-pen based only Dr R Raman Director, SIBM Pune

Data Accuracy is the prime objective to continue keeping SNAP 2016 a paper based test. SNAP 2016 for admission to 14 Symbiosis management institutes including SIBM Pune is proposed to be held on December, 18, 2016 in conventional paper-pen based test.

Since inception the admission test for all the Symbiosis institutes has remained paper pen based. This year SNAP 2016 will also be conducted across the country in 30 test cities by Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune on the 3rd Sunday of December i.e. December 18.

High scores in SNAP 2016 will offer admission to MBA 2017-19 programmes in all 14 Symbiosis institutes namely SIBM – Pune; SICSR; SCMHRD; SIIB; SITM; SIMS; SIMC Pune; SIOM Nashik; SCIT; SIHS; SIBM Bengaluru; SSBF; SIMC Bengaluru; SIBM Hyderabad. All the 14 B-schools are affiliated to SIU Pune.

Paper pen based format in SNAP test is proposed to continue not only for SNAP 2016 but for future exams also till the zero error in computer based format especially while copying the Data Interpretation questions is ensured. According to Dr R Raman, Director SIBM Pune “SNAP will be a paper-pen based exam and most probably SNAP 2016 would also be paper-pen based.”

Paper based test: More aspirant friendly
In a highly advanced technological environment when exams are gradually switching over to computer based pattern, Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2016 and the future ones also are proposed to remain paper pen based. The thought behind keeping SNAP a conventional paper based exam is more to benefit the test takers so that they make fewer mistakes as compared to Computer based exam.

Sharing with MBAUniverse.com the vision behind keeping SNAP test in Paper based format Dr R Raman Director SIBM Pune says “With an online exam, there are higher chances to make mistakes especially while copying data in Data Interpretation questions. Also making notes, marking questions which are important is also not very convenient. Until the online pattern of exam is proved & tested for ease, and convenience for aspirants, SNAP will remain paper-pen based only”.

Key facts about SNAP 2016
The paper pen mode with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), SNAP 2016 will be of 2 hours duration from 2 PM to 4 PM to be held in a single day on December 18, 2018.

Registration for SNAP 2016 is proposed to open in the last week of August, and will close in the last week of November, 2016.

Candidates have the facility to attempt any section in any order within overall allotted time of 2 hours.

Candidates will be allowed to mark their answers with blue or black ball pen on OMR sheet.

There will be 4 sections in SNAP 2016 and the total maximum marks would be 180 while maximum marks for each section would be as follows –

Section-1: General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
Total number of questions: 40
Marks for each correct answer: 1
Total Max marks for the section: 40

Section-2: Quantitative Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
Total number of questions: 40
Marks for each correct answer: 1
Total Max marks for the section: 40

Section-3: General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario
Total number of questions: 40
Marks for each correct answer: 1
Total Max marks for the section: 40

Section-4: Analytical & Logical Reasoning
Total number of questions: 30
Marks for each correct answer: 2
Total Max marks for the section: 60

Negative marking
SNAP 2016 will contain objective type questions. Each question has 4 responses. Candidate should choose an appropriate response. Each wrong answer attracts 1/4 negative marks.

14 Symbiosis B-schools affiliated to Symbiosis International University (SIU) will shortlist the students for admission to their flagship MBA 2017-19 programme on the basis of scores obtained in paper pen based SNAP 2016. No other exam scores like CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT among others are not acceptable for admission to these institutes.

Choose your preferred SNAP 2016 test city
SNAP 2016 test takers will have the option to choose one of the following 30 test cities while going for the registration process. Agra; Ahmedabad; Allahabad; Bengaluru; Bhopal; Bhubaneshwar; Chandigarh; Chennai; Delhi; Faridabad; Gurgaon; Guwahati; Hyderabad; Indore; Jaipur; Jamshedpur; Kanpur; Kochi; Kolkata; Kolhapur; Lucknow; Mumbai; Nagpur; Nashik; Noida; Patna; Pune; Surat; Vashi and Visakhapatnam.

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