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Last Updated on December 18, 2017 by MBAUniverse.com News Desk

SNAP 2017 Analysis: Lengthy Reasoning, difficult Quant to bring down cut offs at SIBM Pune

SNAP 2017, the first computer based SNAP exam for MBA admission to 15 Symbiosis institutes has just got over at 4PM. Exam was found lengthier and a little more difficult. The duration of the exam was from 2PM to 4PM today on Sunday December 17, 2017
A lengthy paper like SNAP 2017 needs more time to solve, I could have attempted more questions, but the time was short was the reaction of the SNAP test taker, Sumit who thinks that he could have attempted many more questions, had there been more time allotted to solve the test paper. This is not the reaction of Sumit only, almost all the test takers who appeared in SNAP 2017 today came out of the SNAP test centre uttering these words.
SNAP 2017 was rated as slightly more difficult than last year by the test takers. Based on the feedback from the candidates, not only MBAUniverse.com but also the preparation centres like Career Launcher, T.I.M.E. have revealed this fact and the anticipation is that the cut off at SIBM Pune, SCMHRD would go down for MBA admission 2018.
The Reasoning was reported lengthy and the Quant was on difficult side. Verbal Ability and Current affairs were also not easy. It is expected that SIBM Pune cut off may go down to around 66-67 marks in SNAP 2017 exam.
SNAP 2017, the first computer based exam in the history of SNAP test for MBA admission to 15 Symbiosis institutes got over at 4PM on December 17. The duration of the exam was from 2PM to 4PM on Sunday December 17, 2017. SNAP 2017 remained a single session exam without any change in sectional composition of questions. The exam was held in 102 test cities as an online computer based test.
SNAP 2017 Analysis & Cut off predictions: MBAUniverse.com, CL, T.I.M.E
A lengthy exam
The first reaction after the SNAP 2017 paper was over, was more or less same from all the SNAP 2017 test takers who reported that the paper was a bit more difficult and lengthy and needed more time to solve.
There were 150 questions in SNAP 2017 exam and the allotted time to solve the question paper was 120 minutes. So less than 1 minute only was available to attempt 1 question. Reasoning was found lengthier than other sections. Current Affairs (GK) section was found a bit on difficult side but focused on last 2 years events in the revised exam pattern. This fact was already shared by MBAUniverse.com and the candidates were advised to focus their preparation on Current Affairs on last two years events.
Difficult SNAP than last year, expect low Cut offs : Career Launcher
The Analysis by Career Launcher has rated SNAP a difficult exam on following counts:

The types of questions differed significantly from the last few years.
Overall, the paper was more difficult as compared to that of last year.
The sections were jumbled up.
The English section was dominated by RC and vocab.
The Reasoning section had only one question on Verbal Logic.
Overall, the English and GK sections became much tougher.
While LR continued its saga of incomprehensible question types, Quant turned out to be more painstaking as compared to previous years.

Expected cut offs by CL
Overall the paper was slightly tougher than last year, and students would have done well to attempt about 85-90 questions with 80-85% accuracy.
Suggested time distribution and attempts:




Sections


Time (min)


Good Attempts


Good Net Score




Quantitative Aptitude


45-50


26-28


22-24




Logical & Analytical Reasoning


40-45


24-26


22-23




General English


25-30


28-30


22-23




Current Affairs


10-12


11-13


7-8




Total


120


79-87


68-70




Difficult than last year: T.I.M.E. Analysis
In view of T.I.M.E. also, SNAP exam, conducted on 17th Dec 2017, in the computer based test format for the first time ever, had the same pattern as it had last year. The overall difficulty level of the exam was higher as compared to last years. Since there was no sectional cut-off, it made the job of the students a lot easier i.e., they could focus on maximising the overall score instead of perforce trying to improve their sectional performances in tougher sections.
T.I.M.E. Analysis highlights

RC passages were lengthy in nature with around 1000-1100 words. Passage 1 was lengthy and was on The right to be left alone or Privacy taken from The Indian Express. The questions included Title and Tone of the passage and four specific detail questions.
RC Passage 2 was equally lengthy and was on The Founding Fathers of Australia.There were 5 specific detail questions and 1 Vocab based question. Around 20-22 can be considered to be a good number of attempts in this section.
Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency was lengthier and relatively trickier. This was unlike last year when the section had more doable questions. Surprisingly, the weightage of Pure Maths was a little on the higher side.
There were only two DI sets which were not calculation intensive and should be on the easy-moderate side for most of the students. There were no DS questions this year.
One question was ambiguous (p^q =169) and two other questions did not have the correct answer options (1. Sale of two FM Radios, 2. DI question on the technicians and carpenters).
Current Affairs had no static GK questions. Most of the questions were difficult. There were few easy questions but none of them can be categorised as sitters at all. Around 7-9 attempts in the section in around 10-15 min would have been good for this section.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning section, unlike last year, apart from the standalone ones, had a few set based questions also. Added to this, there were some tough ones to crack. The level of the section could be pegged at a moderate level of difficulty. Around 18-20 attempts could be considered to be a good attempt in this section.

Cut-Offs predicted by T.I.M.E
T.I.M.E has predicted following cut off scores for top Symbiosis institutes as under:




Institute name


Expected SNAP 2017 cut offs (Raw score)




SIBM Pune


66-68




SCMHRD Pune


62-64




SIBM Bangalore


53-55




SIIB Pune


53-55




Overall Analysis of SNAP 2017: Highlights

Quant was a little more difficult. SNAP test had emphasis on Arithmetic in the QA section
Reasoning was lengthy
Verbal Ability, Current affairs were also on difficult side
Overall paper was found lengthy and needed more time
Overall cutoff is expected to go down to 66-67

SNAP 2017 Paper composition




Duration of the paper


120 min




No of Questions


150




No of Sections


4




Marking pattern


+ 1




Negative marking


1/4th of the allotted mark




Total Marks allotted


150





Section-wise composition of SNAP 2017 test paper




S.no


Sections


Total Marks


No of Questions




1


General English


40


40




2


Quantitative Ability


40


40




3


General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario


30


30




4


Analytical & Logical Reasoning


40


40







Total


150


150




Section-wise Analysis & Cutoffs
SNAP requires the test taker to keep moving on and not waste time on any question that he/she is not able to answer. Solving 150 questions in 120 minutes requires presence of mind and speed also.
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
The English section had no surprises but it was a bit more difficult despite being on expected lines. The RC passages were not very difficult. Any student who had given time to attempt the RC passages would have got full marks in the same.
Fill-in-the-blank (FIB) questions were of moderate difficulty level. The section had dose of Vocabulary with Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Idioms and Phrases. Questions on jumbled paragraphs were also doable.
A student who could give about 30 minutes to this section would have attempted close to 25-26 questions and a get a comfortable score of 21+.
Major Topics & Questions: General English
Following were the major topics on which questions were framed inGeneral English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Abilitysection of SNAP 2017:

Overall Section: Lengthier than last year
RC passages more lengthy
Difficult vocabulary words in many questions
Higher weightage to Vocabulary & Grammar based questions





Question topics


Total No of questions


Level of Difficulty (LoD)




2 RC Passages followed by 6 questions each


12


Moderate




Synonym, Antonym, Fill in the blanks with correct words


13-14


Difficult




Jumbled paragraphs


2-3


Moderate




Idioms, phrases, Word usage


6-7


Moderate




Analogy, Parts of speech


3-4


Moderate to difficult




Grammar based questions:Sentence correction, Active-Passive voice


3-4


Moderate




Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interprattion, Data Sufficiency
The Quant section with DI and DS was very much on the expected lines but was a little difficult. The QA questions were individual questions while most DI and DS questions were in sets. There were more questions based on Arithmetic. Besides, Algebra, Geometry, Pure Math, Mensuration also played an important part.
A good student who had spent about 40 minutes in this section could have attempted 24 questions accurately.
A good score in this section would be anything more than 19.
Major Topics & Questions: Quantitative Ability
Following were the major topics on which questions were framed in Quantitative Ability section of SNAP 2017:

Overall Section: More Difficult than last year
Higher weightage to Modern Math and Geometry
No on-screen calculator available





Question Topic


Total Number of questions


Level of Difficulty (LoD)




Arithmetic: Percentages, Profit & Loss, SICI


7-8


Moderate to difficult




Profit & Loss, Time speed & Work, Average


6-8


Moderate




Number System


4-5


Moderate




Algebra


2-3


Difficult




Geometry, Series


7-8


Moderate to difficult




Permutation-Combination (PnC)


2-3


Moderate to difficult




Probability, Set Theory


5-6


Moderate to difficult




Pie Chart & Line chart based in DI part


7-8


Moderate but time consuming




Analytical and Logical Reasoning (LR)
This section was a nightmare for a lot of students. The fact that since last year, SNAP has increased the number of questions and reduced the marks made it difficult for students to score more in this section.
Except for a few questions, most of the questions in LR were either difficult or time consuming.
There were questions on Clocks, Calendars, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding type among others. Overall this section was not easy. The student who could spend about 30 minutes would attempt around 15 to 20 questions.
A good score in this section would be around 15 marks.
Major Topics & Questions: Analytical & Logical Reasoning
Following were the major topics on which questions were framed in Analytical & Logical Reasoning section of SNAP 2017:

Overall Section: Lengthy & Difficult
Major topics of questions were Puzzles, Verbal Reasoning among others





Question Topic


Total questions


Level of Difficulty (LoD)




Based on Series


8-9


Moderate to difficult




Blood Relations


1-2


Moderate




Coding based


1-2


Moderate




Seating Arrangement


2-3


Moderate




Distribution concept based


1-2


Moderate




Calculation based questions


9-10


Difficult




Critical Reasoning


2-3


Difficult




Puzzles based


1-2


Moderate




Visual Reasoning


4-5


Difficult




Input-output based


3-4


Moderate




Clocks & Calendars


2-3


Moderate




Others


1-2


Difficult




Current Affairs
The GK section in SNAP 2017 had questions from the current affairs and general knowledge areas and that too from the past two years. The section was slightly on difficult side.
A student who is a regular reader of News paper and follows news would find this section on doable side.
Good attempt in this section would be around 11 questions and getting a positive score of 5-6.
Major Topics & Questions: Current Affairs
Following were the major topics on which questions were framed in Current Affairs section of SNAP 2017:

Overall Section: Moderate to Difficult
19-20 questions on Indian national events Business, economy, Governance, sports, Whos who, Books, Awards
10-12 questions on International events





Question Topic


Total questions


Level of Difficulty (LoD)




Whos who


8-9


Moderate to difficult




Business, economy related


6-7


Difficult




Sports related


4-5


Moderate




Science based


3-4


Moderate to difficult




Awards


2-3


Moderate




Government schemes & Programmes


2-3


Moderate




Others


1-2


Difficult




SNAP 2017 Cut offs
Expected cut off at SIBM Pune could be 66-67 marks, while it could be 58-59 for SCMHRD and 49-50 for SIBM Bangalore. The expected cut offs in top B-schools are:




Institute


Expected cut off mark by MBAUniverse.com


Expected cut off by CL


Expected cut off by T.I.M.E.




SIBM Pune


66-67


68-70


66-68




SCMHRD


58-59


NA


62-64




SIIB


50-51


NA


53-55




SIBM Bangalore


49-50


NA


53-55




SIMS


44-45


NA


NA




SITM/SIOM


40-41


NA


NA




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