The varied sections of the test include General English, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency, General Awareness, Analytical & Logical Reasoning with a total number of 150 questions.

Let us have a look at the analysis of SNAP paper of the last five years.

Analysis: SNAP Over the Last 5 Years

Year	Sections	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
2007	Analytics & Logical Reasoning General Awareness Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency General English	150	Easy
2008	Analytics & Logical Reasoning General Awareness Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency General English	135	Moderate
2009	Analytics & Logical Reasoning General Awareness Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency General English	135	Moderate
2010	Analytics & Logical Reasoning General Awareness Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency General English	150	Easy-Moderate
2011	General English General English, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency General Awareness and Analytical & Logical Reasoning.	150	Moderate-Tough

 

SNAP 2011 Analysis
SNAP 2011 exam was held on Sunday, December 18, 2011. The pattern of the exam remained the same as previous years. The overall difficulty of the paper was moderate to tough. However, the questions in all the sections had easy, moderate and tough questions. The total number of the questions was 150. The total marks of the paper was 180. The duration of the paper was 120 minutes or two hours. The sections of the exam were General English, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency, General Awareness and Analytical & Logical Reasoning.

General English section had 40 questions with one mark each. The questions ranged from the areas like Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Para-jumbles and Grammar and English Usage. There were six questions asked from the Reading Comprehension area. The Vocabulary area had questions based on analogy, synonyms, antonyms and figure of speech.

The Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency section had 40 questions. The areas from which the questions came were Time, Speed & Distance; Directions; Work & Time, Profit & Loss; Permutation & Combination, Probability, Miscellaneous; Percentages; Algebra; Pie Chart; Bar Graph; Geometry, Mensuration & Coordinate Geometry.

The Analytical & Logical Reasoning section had 30 questions of The difficulty level of the section was tough. The areas from which the questions arrived were Critical Reasoning, Deductive logic & logical consistency; Logical & Mathematical Reasoning; Directions, Cubes, Analogy, Sequence & Series, Blood Relations etc.

The number of questions in this area is 40 and had one mark each. The questions were from Static GK, Current GK and Business GK. The overall difficulty level was tough. The maximum number of the questions was from Current Affairs and Business GK saw the least number of questions.

SNAP Eligibility
The candidates must be Graduates in any discipline from statutory University with minimum of 50 per cent marks.

SNAP Registration Process
There are three steps in the SNAP registration process. You have to upload a latest scanned photograph at the time of online registration. This will generate your SNAP ID. The registration fee for SNAP 2011 was Rs. 1550. The Admit Cards will be available thereafter at the SNAP website. You have to bring the Admit Card and a Photo ID Card to the test center.

SNAP Important Dates
SNAP 2011 was conducted on Sunday, December 11, 2011. The exam was announced on August 2011. The registration process was conducted from August to November, 2011. The result was declared on January 12, 2012.

SNAP 2012 is also expected to follow the similar timeline.

SNAP Participating Institutes
SNAP scores are accepted by the institutes under Symbiosis International University. The B-schools which accept the scores of SNAP include Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB), Symbiosis Center for Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM), Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM) and Symbiosis School of Banking Management (SSBM).