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the key changes in overall & sectional SNAP exam pattern, difficulty level, predictions on SNAP cut offs among others to help the test takers to gauge their performance in SNAP 2023 and their admission chances
in top Symbiosis institutes. To offer a wider perspective, MBAUniverse.com will also share SNAP 2023 Exam Analysis by experts of leading institutions and top SNAP coaching institutes like Arun Sharma, IMS, CL,
T.I.M.E. among others.
Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune is conducting the SNAP 2023 exam on three dates in December 2023. More than 50 thousand candidates are expected to apply for SNAP this year and out of them 45 thousand are expected to appear in SNAP at 94 test cities in India. Expert team from MBAUniverse.com will assess SNAP 2023 exam to share first hand SNAP exam analysis.
MBAUniverse.com SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Key Highlights
MBAUniverse SNAP Analysis will cover the following:
- SNAP Exam Pattern & key changes
- Variation as compared to last year in Topics, Type of Questions for each section
- Any Surprise elements in SNAP 2023 Exam paper
- Exam Difficulty Level: Overall & Section wise Analysis by Experts
- Required Good Attempts: Overall and Section wise
- SNAP Percentile Vs Marks: Score Cut off Predictions for different percentile range by Experts to help the aspirants to assess their performance and check their call chances by top Symbiosis B-schools
- SNAP Percentile Calculator
- SNAP 2023 Analysis by Career Launcher
- SNAP 2023 Analysis by IMS
- SNAP 2023 Analysis by T.I.M.E.
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SNAP Previous Year Analysis
Below is shared SNAP exam analysis for previous year SNAP exams
SNAP 2022 Analysis: Exam Pattern- Overall & Sectional Changes
Following is the revision in SNAP 2022 pattern in number of questions, time duration, scoring pattern among others
|
Particulars
|
SNAP 2022
|
SNAP 2021 & 2020
|
SNAP 2019
|
|
Duration
|
60 minutes
|
60 minutes
|
120 minutes
|
|
SNAP Test Timing
|
2 PM to 3 PM
|
11 AM to 12 Noon & 2 PM to 3 PM
|
2 PM to 4 PM
|
|
Total no. of questions
|
60
|
60
|
110
|
|
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
15
|
34
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
|
20
|
35
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
|
25
|
36
|
|
Special Questions
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
5
|
SNAP 2022 Analysis: Sectional Scoring Scheme
- Similar to other major National Level MBA entrance exams such as CAT/XAT, SNAP 2022 has three common sections – Quant, LR/DI and English.
- Current Affairs which used to be an additional section in SNAP, has been dropped from the SNAP exam.
- With the reduced number of questions in SNAP 2022 exam, the cut offs in shortlisting are also changed proportionately.
- Below is the sectional scoring pattern in SNAP 2022 exam:
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Sections in SNAP 2022
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Total Questions (All MCQ Type)
|
Marking Scheme
|
Negative Marking
|
Maximum Marks you can score
|
|
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
+1 mark for each correct answer
|
- ¼ Mark for each wrong answer
|
15
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
|
+1 mark for each correct answer
|
- ¼ Mark for each wrong answer
|
20
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
|
+1 mark for each correct answer
|
- ¼ Mark for each wrong answer
|
25
|
|
Current Affairs
|
Nil
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Total
|
60
|
--
|
--
|
60
|
SNAP 2022 Analysis: Overall Key changes
- Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2022 is conducted on three dates on December 10, 18 & 23. Unlike last year SNAP, there is no SNAP exam date in January
- SNAP Exam 2022 duration is reduced to 1 hour from 2 hours
- Candidate can take all the 3 SNAP 2022 exams as against 2 SNAP tests allowed last year
- Total questions reduced to 60 from 110
- The candidate has to decide well in advance if he/she plans to appear in SNAP one, two or three SNAP exams.
- Best of the performance of candidate out of the attempts he/ she has made will be considered for final percentile calculation.
- Candidates who had completed their payment for SNAP Test 03 (December 23, 2022 (Friday)) on or after 22nd November 2022 till end of SNAP registrations, have been allocated a time slot from 04:30 pm to 05:30 pm in a few select cities. This facility was not available earlier
SNAP 2022 Analysis: Type of Questions, Testing Mode, Marking Scheme
- SNAP 2022 is computer-based test
- SNAP 2022 remains of one hour duration exam for all the three dates
- Total number of questions reduced to 60 in SNAP 2022
- All questions are of MCQ type
- No Special Questions in SNAP 2022 as against 5 questions earlier
- No variable marking scheme, each right answer carries +1 mark in SNAP 2022
- 1/4 Negative Marking for incorrect answer
SNAP Exam Analysis 2022: 4 Year Trends
SNAP 2022 follows last year pattern. Below are the key similarities and changes in the SNAP pattern as compared to earlier years
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Particulars
|
SNAP 2022
|
SNAP 2021
|
SNAP 2020
|
SNAP 2019
|
|
Number of SNAP Exams for admission to MBA programmes in Symbiosis Institutes
|
3 Exams (In Dec 2022)
|
3 Exams (In Dec 2021 & Jan 2022)
|
3 Exams (In Dec 2020 & Jan 2021)
|
1 Exam
|
|
Duration
|
60 Minutes
|
60 minutes
|
60 minutes
|
120 minutes
|
|
Total no. of questions
|
60
|
60
|
60
|
110
|
|
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
34
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
35
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
36
|
|
Current Affairs
|
Removed
|
--
|
--
|
|
|
Special Questions
|
No
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
5
|
SNAP 2022 Score: Scaled Down to 50
The maximum score of 60 marks in SNAP is scaled down to 50 while calculating the cut off and weightage at the time of shortlisting. Each Symbiosis Institute individually applies SNAP cut offs for final selection round.
Overall Difficulty Level & Likely SNAP cut offs for MBA Admission 2023
|
Section
|
Total Questions
|
Difficulty Level
|
Good Attempts
|
Suggested time to attempt the section (in minutes)
|
|
General English: Reading
Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
Easy to Moderate
|
11-12
|
13-14
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
|
Moderate
|
16-18
|
23-24
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
|
Easy to Moderate
|
15-17
|
21-22
|
Since there is no individual sectional time limit, it would be better to keep a few minutes with you to check & view the unattempted questions.
SNAP 2022 Sectional Analysis
Below is shared the SNAP analysis section wise with good attempts and break of questions
Section-1: General English
- Total Questions: 15
- Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
- RC Based Questions: Nil
- Verbal Ability Based Questions: 15
- Ideal Attempts 12-13 questions with 90% accuracy
- Expected time to attempt the sections 14-15 minutes.
Break-up of Questions
|
General English
|
No. Of Qs
|
|
Vocabulary
|
6
|
|
Grammar
|
8
|
|
Others
|
1
|
Type of Questions
- All questions were of MCQ type with negative marking
- Questions were based on Vocabulary, Grammar and Poetry
- No questions on Reading Comprehension Passages
Vocabulary Based Questions
- Synonyms (1 question)
- Fill in the blanks (Single blank 2 questions and two blanks 1 question)
- Spelling Correction (1 question)
Grammar Based Questions
- Parts of speech and tenses
- Direct grammar based questions-6
- Pick out the correct sentence -1
- Pick Out the incorrect sentence -1
- Meaning of Proverb-1
- Poem-based question to identify the line with the most ‘standard word order’-1
- No RC passages and questions
- Section was less time-consuming.
Section-2: Analytical & Logical Reasoning
- Total Questions - 25 questions
- Questions based on Verbal Reasoning-10
- Non-Verbal Reasoning based questions-15
- Difficulty level-Easy to moderate
- Ideal Attempts- 19-21
- Expected time to attempt the section-23-25 minutes
Break-up of Questions in Analytics & Logical Reasoning section.
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Question types
|
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
|
Verbal Reasoning
|
||
|
Syllogisms
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Statement & Course of Action
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Conclusion - Critical Reasoning
|
3
|
Easy
|
|
Statement & Assumption
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Cause- Effect
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Word-Arrangement
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Non-Verbal Reasoning
|
||
|
Complete the series
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2
|
2 easy
|
|
Clocks
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Calendars
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Linear Arrangement
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Coding
|
2
|
1 easy,1 medium
|
|
Family Tree
|
2
|
1 easy,1 medium
|
|
Odd man out
|
1
|
1 easy
|
|
Sequential Output
|
1
|
1 easy
|
|
Numerical puzzle
|
1
|
1 medium
|
Type of Questions
Verbal Reasoning – 10 MCQs
- Critical Reasoning Based- 3 Conclusion questions
- Courses of Action - 2 questions
- Statement and Assumption - 1 question
- Cause-Effect - 1 question
- Syllogisms - 1 question
- Word Arrangement -2 questions
Non-Verbal Reasoning – 15 Questions
- Included questions on clocks, calendars, Linear arrangement
- No set based questions
Section-3: Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
- Total Questions-20
- Mathematics based Questions-19
- Data Interpretation (DI) Questions-1
- No question on Data Sufficiency
- Difficulty Level – Moderate but higher than other two sections
- Ideal Attempts – 13-15 Questions with 90% accuracy
- Expected time to complete the section – 21-23 minutes
Break Up of Questions
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Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
Easy
|
Medium
|
Difficult
|
Total
|
|
Arithmetic
|
6
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
Modern Mathematics
|
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
Geometry
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
Numbers
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
Algebra
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
Data Interpretation
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Type of Questions
- All questions were of MCQ Type
- Section was dominated by Arithmetic with 7 Questions
- Modern Mathematics-4 Questions
- Geometry- 4 Questions
SNAP 2022 Cut offs for Top Symbiosis Colleges
Likely cut offs, as predicted by experts, for top Symbiosis colleges including SIBM Pune, SCMHRD Pune and other Symbiosis institutes are as below
|
Symbiosis college
|
City
|
Likely SNAP 2022 Cut off Score
|
|
SIBM (Symbiosis Institute of Business Management)
|
Pune
|
39-41
|
|
SCMHRD (Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development)
|
Pune
|
38-40
|
|
SIIB (Symbiosis Institute of International Business)
|
Pune
|
36-39
|
|
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM)
|
Nashik
|
34-35
|
|
SIBM (Symbiosis Institute of Business Management)
|
Bangalore
|
31-33
|
|
SIMS (Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies)
|
Pune
|
30-32
|
|
SCIT (Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology)
|
Pune
|
30-32
|
SNAP Exam Analysis 2022 by Top SNAP Coaching Institutes & Experts
MBAUniverse.com also publishes the SNAP Exam Analysis from top SNAP coaching institutes & SNAP experts like TIME, IMS, CL, Arun Sharma with their take on exam difficulty level, sectional and overall changes and expected cut offs as shared below:
SNAP 2022 Analysis by IMS Learning
Slot 2 - December 18, 2022
SNAP - Slot 2 had no major changes in pattern or difficulty level from the first slot. The duration of the exam was 60 minutes with 3 Sections. The exam is being offered in three different slots - on 10th December 2022, 18th December 2022, and 23rd December 2022. This year, students can appear for all the three slots. The overall pattern and the level of difficulty as reported by IMS students are given below along with the IMS suggestion of time allocation per section:
|
Section
|
Number of
questions
|
Level of
difficulty
|
Good Attempts
|
Suggested time
(in minutes)
|
|
General English: Reading Comprehension,
Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
Easy
|
13-14
|
13-14
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
|
Easy
|
20-22
|
24-26
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data
Sufficiency
|
20
|
Medium
|
14-15
|
20-22
|
Each question carried 1 mark. There was a negative marking of – 0.25 for each incorrect answer. There was no sectional time limit.
VERDICT
Based on the feedback received from students and IMS experts who took the test in Slot 2, we estimate the scores and the corresponding percentiles required to secure a call for the next round of admissions for General Category students to SIBM-Pune, SCMHRD, SIIB and SIBM-Bengaluru as follows
|
Raw Score for SNAP Dec 2022 Test
|
Percentile**
|
|
40-42
|
98 percentile ( for SIBM -Pune)
|
|
38-40
|
97 percentile ( for SCMHRD)
|
|
34-35
|
90 percentile ( for SIIB & SIBM Bengaluru)
|
** The above estimate is based on the feedback received on Slot 2. The scores and percentiles may change subject to the other slots. Slot 3 is due to take place on 23rd December 2022.
Analysis of sections:
General English
The General English section of SNAP-2022 was easy like Slot 1. There were no RC questions. All questions were on Verbal Ability.
Following was the break-up of the questions in the section:
|
Question types
|
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
|
Compound Word
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
FIB (Grammar)
|
6
|
Easy
|
|
Synonym
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Poem-based
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Idioms
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Identify the statement that makes a request
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Tense, Voice, Suffix
|
3
|
Easy
|
The General English section was dominated by Grammar questions. There were questions on synonyms (1 question), idioms (2 questions) and compound words (1 question). There was also a poem-based question where one had to identify the line with the correct order of words. In Grammar, fill in the blanks and other miscellaneous questions were asked which tested knowledge of various parts of speech, tenses, active-passive voice, suffixes, etc. There was one question that required one to identify the sentence that made a request. No RC questions were asked which made the section less time-consuming.
Since the section was overall easy, one could attempt 13 or 14 questions with high accuracy in about 13 or 14 minutes.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
Out of the 25 questions in this section, 10 questions were on Verbal Reasoning and the remaining 15 were on Non-Verbal Reasoning. The questions on Verbal Reasoning included 1 on Critical Reasoning. The other Verbal Reasoning questions were on expected lines with Courses of Action and Decision Making (2 questions), Logical Consistency (2 questions), Statement and Assumption (1 question), Strong-Weak Arguments (1 question), Cause-Effect (1 questions), and a couple of miscellaneous questions including an anagram-based question.The questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning included questions on clocks, family tree, Series completion, Linear arrangement etc. There were no set based questions. Unlike previous years of SNAP test, no question in this section required any understanding of Physics in order to be able to answer the question. Majority of the questions in the section were easy to medium in terms of level of difficulty.
The following table shows the break-up of the questions in this section.
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Question types
|
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
|
Verbal Reasoning (10 questions, An attempt of around 8 would be considered good.)
|
||
|
Statement & Assumption
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Strong/Weak Arguments
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Logical Consistency
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
CR – Conclusion
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Course of Action and Decision Making
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Cause-Effect
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Miscellaneous (Anagram-based, etc)
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Non-Verbal Reasoning (Total 15 questions: good attempt is 10-11 questions)
|
||
|
Coding-Letter
|
1
|
1 Easy
|
|
Series-Letter
|
1
|
1 Easy
|
|
Series-Number
|
1
|
1 Easy
|
|
Numerical Puzzles (BODMAS)
|
1
|
1 Easy
|
|
Analogies-Number
|
1
|
1 Easy
|
|
Binary Logic
|
1
|
1 Medium
|
|
Sequential Output
|
1
|
1 Medium
|
|
Circular Arrangement
|
2
|
2 Easy
|
|
Clock
|
1
|
1 Easy
|
|
Calendar
|
2
|
1 Easy, 1 Medium
|
|
Family Tree
|
2
|
1 Easy, 1 Medium
|
|
Visual Reasoning
|
1
|
1 Medium
|
Overall this section was of medium difficulty level. A good strategy would be to attempt around 18-19 questions in 24-26 minutes.
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
Out of the 20 questions in this section, 18 questions were on Mathematics and there were two questions on Data Interpretation. The two questions on Data Interpretation were based on the same data but they didn’t appear consecutively in the paper. There was no question on Data Sufficiency. Overall this section was one notch easier than the SNAP-1 held on 10th December 2022.
The questions on Mathematics were dominated by Arithmetic (5 questions), followed by Modern Mathematics (4 questions) and Geometry (3 questions). Students reported that all questions in this section had ‘None of the above’ as an option.
Following was the break-up of the questions in the section:
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
Easy
|
Medium
|
Difficult
|
Total
|
|
Arithmetic
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
|
Modern Mathematics
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
Geometry
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
Numbers
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Number Grid
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Algebra
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
Series-Number
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Data Interpretation (Table)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
A good strategy would be to attempt around 13 to 14 questions in 20-22 minutes.
Slot 1 - December 10, 2022
OVERVIEW:
SNAP-2022 had no major changes in pattern or difficulty level from last year. The duration of the exam was 60 minutes with 3 Sections. The exam is being offered in three different slots - on 10th December 2022, 18th December 2022, and 23rd December 2022. This year, students can appear for all the three slots.
The overall pattern and the level of difficulty as reported by IMS students are given below along with the IMS suggestion of time allocation per section:
|
Section
|
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
Good Attempts
|
Suggested time (in minutes)
|
|
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
Easy
|
13-14
|
13-14
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
|
Easy
|
20-22
|
24-26
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
|
Medium
|
14-15
|
20-22
|
Each question carried 1 mark. There was a negative marking of – 0.25 for each incorrect answer. There was no sectional time limit.
VERDICT
Based on the feedback received from students and IMS experts who took the test in Slot 1, we estimate the scores and the corresponding percentiles required to secure a call for the next round of admissions for General Category students to SIBM-Pune, SCMHRD, SIIB and SIBM-Bengaluru as follows:
|
Raw Score for SNAP Dec 2022 Test
|
Percentile**
|
|
38-40
|
98 percentile ( for SIBM -Pune)
|
|
36-38
|
97 percentile ( for SCMHRD)
|
|
32-33
|
90 percentile ( for SIIB & SIBM Bengaluru)
|
** The above estimate is based on the feedback received on Slot 1. The scores and percentiles may change subject to the other slots due to take place on 18th and 23rd December 2022.
Analysis of sections:
General English The General English section of SNAP-2022 was easy like last year’s SNAP. There were no RC questions. All questions were on Verbal Ability.
Following was the break-up of the questions in the section:
|
Question types
|
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
|
Compound Word
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
FIB (Grammar)
|
4
|
Easy
|
|
Synonym
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Poem-based
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Spelling-based
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Assertive statement
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Grammatically correct statement
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Tense, Speech, Prefix and Proverb-based
|
4
|
Easy
|
The General English section was dominated by Grammar questions. There were questions on synonyms (1 question) and spellings (1 question). There was also a proverb-based question where one had to identify the statement representing the meaning of the given proverb. In Grammar, fill in the blanks and other miscellaneous questions were asked which tested tenses, conjunctions, prepositions and other parts of speech. There was one question that required one to identify the correct assertive sentence. The poem-based question required one to identify the line which had no object. No RC questions were asked which made the section less time-consuming.
Since the section was overall easy, one could attempt 13 or 14 questions with high accuracy in about 13 or 14 minutes.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
Out of the 25 questions in this section, 14 questions were on Verbal Reasoning and the remaining 11 were on Non-Verbal Reasoning.
The questions on Verbal Reasoning included 1 on Critical Reasoning. The other Verbal Reasoning questions were on expected lines with Courses of Action and Decision Making (4 questions), Statement and Assumption (2 questions), Strong-Weak Arguments (1 question), Cause-Effect (2 questions), and Syllogisms (2 questions).
The questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning included questions on clocks, family tree, Series completion, Linear arrangement etc. There were no set based questions. Unlike previous years of SNAP test, no question in this section required any understanding of Physics in order to be able to answer the question. Majority of the questions in the section were easy to medium in terms of level of difficulty.
The following table shows the break-up of the questions in this section.
|
Question types
|
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
|
Verbal Reasoning (14 questions)
|
||
|
Statement & Assumption
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Strong/Weak Arguments
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Syllogisms
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
CR - Strengthen
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Course of Action and Decision Making
|
4
|
Easy
|
|
Cause-Effect
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Miscellaneous (Anagram[1]based etc)
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Non-Verbal Reasoning (Total 11 questions: good attempt is 6-7 questions
|
||
|
Complete the series
|
4 (Alphanumeric - 1 e, 1 d; Numeric - 2 m)
|
1 easy, 2 medium, 1 difficult
|
|
Clocks
|
2
|
1 easy, 1 medium
|
|
Linear Arrangement + Directions
|
1 (Reference to direction was given using map of Indian and Sri Lanka)
|
1 difficult
|
|
Family Tree
|
2 (According to student feedback, the difficult question was ambiguous)
|
1 easy, 1 difficult
|
|
Sequential Output
|
1
|
medium to difficult
|
|
Binary Logic
|
1
|
1 medium
|
Overall this section was of medium difficulty level. A good strategy would be to attempt around 18-19 questions in 24-26 minutes.
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
Out of the 20 questions in this section, 18 questions were on Mathematics and there were two questions on Data Interpretation. The two questions on Data Interpretation were based on the same data but they didn’t appear consecutively in the paper. There was no question on Data Sufficiency. Overall this section was a little bit higher than the medium level of difficulty. Though some questions in the section were easy and could be solved orally, about 8 to 9 questions were somewhat challenging. This section had 60% questions at medium level of difficulty and 20% at difficult level of difficulty. Overall, this section was slightly more difficult than the QA section of last year's paper of SNAP-2021.The questions on Mathematics were dominated by Arithmetic (6 questions), followed by Modern Mathematics (5 questions) and Geometry (3 questions). Students reported that many questions in the section had ‘None of the above’ as an option and a few questions had an element of ambiguity (the two symbols of pi and square root were misplaced).
Following was the break-up of the questions in the section:
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Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
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Easy
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Medium
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Difficult
|
Total
|
|
Arithmetic
|
1
|
4
|
1
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6
|
|
Modern Mathematics
|
1
|
2
|
2
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5
|
|
Geometry (Circle+Triangle, Trigonometry, Mensuration)
|
0
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3
|
0
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3
|
|
Numbers
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Number Grid
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Algebra
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
Data Interpretation
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
A good strategy would be to attempt around 12 to 13 questions in 20-22 minutes.
SNAP Previous Year Analysis
Below is shared SNAP exam analysis for previous year SNAP exams.
SNAP 2021 Exam Analysis: SNAP-2 Vs SNAP-1; Key Changes, Difficulty Level, Likely Cut Offs
The second attempt of SNAP 2021 exam got over on January 8, 2022 from 10AM to 11 AM. The difficulty level of the exam remained similar to first attempt SNAP exam, accordingly Not much change is expected in SNAP cut offs for SNAP 2021 second exam and are likely to remain the same as were for the first exam. MBAUniverse.com has published below the SNAP 2021 second exam analysis immediately after the exam is over as was published for first SNAP exam.
SNAP 2021 Exam Analysis: Date, Time, & Release Schedule for SNAP Exam Analysis
This year SNAP exam duration has been reduced to one hour and the exam is scheduled on three dates. The MBAUniverse.com SNAP Exam Analysis below reflects upon SNAP 2021 paper difficulty level, key changes in question paper, good attempts and likely cut off score for different percentile range in the changed SNAP exam pattern with reduced number of questions. Below is shared the SNAP 2021 Question Paper time and schedule for release of SNAP Exam Analysis for all the three SNAP exams
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SNAP 2021 Exam Date & Time
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MBAUniverse SNAP Exam Analysis – Release time
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1st SNAP 2021 Exam: Dec 19, 2021 from 2 PM to 3 PM
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Released at 3.15 PM on Dec 19, 2021
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2nd SNAP 2021 Exam: Jan 8, 2022 from 10 AM to 11 AM
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11.30 AM on Jan 8, 2022
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3rd SNAP 2021 Exam: Jan 16, 2022 from 10 AM to 11 AM
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11.30 AM on Jan 16, 2022
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The second SNAP 2021 exam has got over on Jan 8, 2022 at 11 AM in 94 cities and the first SNAP exam was conducted from 2 PM to 3 PM on December 19, 2021. SNAP Exam 2021 Analysis by MBAUniverse.com is the first indepth SNAP analysis released immediately after the SNAP exam has got over.
Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune is conducting the SNAP 2021 exam on three dates in December 2021 and January 2022. More than 50 thousand candidates have applied for SNAP this year and out of them 45 thousand are expected to appear in SNAP at 94 test cities in India on three dates. Expert team from MBAUniverse.com is assessing each SNAP 2021 exam to share first hand SNAP exam analysis.
MBAUniverse.com SNAP Exam 2021 Analysis and percentile predictions on SNAP cut offs will help the test takers to gauge their performance in SNAP 2021 and their admission chances in top Symbiosis institutes. To offer a wider perspective, MBAUniverse.com has also shared SNAP 2021 Exam Analysis by experts of leading institutions and top SNAP coaching institutes like Arun Sharma, IMS, CL, T.I.M.E. among others.
MBAUniverse.com SNAP Exam Analysis 2021: Key Highlights
MBAUniverse SNAP Analysis covers the following:
- SNAP Exam Pattern & key changes
- Variation as compared to last year in Topics, Type of Questions for each section
- Any Surprise elements in SNAP 2021 Exam paper
- Exam Difficulty Level: Overall & Section wise Analysis by Experts
- Required Good Attempts: Overall and Section wise
- SNAP score Cut off Predictions by Experts to help the aspirants to assess their performance and check their call chances by top Symbiosis B-schools
- SNAP Percentile Predictions
SNAP 2021 Question Paper Analysis for Jan 8, 2022 & Dec 19, 2021 Exam
Given the reputation of SNAP exam over the years, the SNAP Test paper is changed every year. However, this year while pattern is kept same as that of last year, difficulty level is also not much changed. All the leading SNAP prep institutes and SNAP experts have rated SNAP 2021 on last year pattern as no substantial changes are announced this year in SNAP exam.
SNAP 2021 Question Paper Pattern
The SNAP 2021 question paper had the following pattern and sectional composition.
- SNAP Test 2021 duration is of 60 minutes for each of the three SNAP exams
- SNAP scoring pattern is +1 mark for each correct answer. So, the Maximum Score you can get is 60 marks
- Negative Marking in SNAP 2021 is 0.25 mark for each wrong answer
- Candidate can take SNAP 2021 upto two times
- Test timing is different for the 3 SNAP exam dates
- Best of the performance of candidate out of the two attempts he/ she has made will be considered for final percentile calculation.
- The candidate had to decide well in advance and latest by the last date to apply, whether he/she would appear in SNAP once or two times
SNAP 2021 Sectional Composition
SNAP Exam 2021 Section Wise Analysis, immediately after the exam, is based on the following exam pattern. The table below shares the SNAP exam 2021 section wise analysis with sectional order from Section-1 to Section-3, number and type of questions in each section, marking scheme and total maximum marks available for each section for the 1 hour SNAP exam.
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Particulars
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SNAP 2021
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Number of SNAP Exams for admission to MBA programmes in Symbiosis Institutes
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3 Exams (On Dec 19, 2021 and Jan 8 & 16, 2022)
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Duration
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60 minutes
|
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Total no. of questions
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60
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General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
|
|
Type of Questions
|
MCQs
|
SNAP 2021 Marking Scheme & Total Marks
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Sections in SNAP 2021
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Total Questions (All MCQ Type)
|
Marking Scheme
|
Negative Marking
|
Maximum Marks you can score
|
|
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
|
15
|
+1 mark for each correct answer
|
- ¼ Mark for each wrong answer
|
15
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
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+1 mark for each correct answer
|
- ¼ Mark for each wrong answer
|
20
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
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+1 mark for each correct answer
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- ¼ Mark for each wrong answer
|
25
|
|
Current Affairs
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Nil
|
--
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--
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--
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Total
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60
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--
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--
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60
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Source: MBAUniverse.com SNAP 2021 analysis
SNAP 2021 Score: Scaled Down to 50
The maximum score of 60 marks in SNAP is scaled down to 50 while calculating the cut off and weightage at the time of shortlisting. Each Symbiosis Institute individually applies SNAP cut offs for final selection round.
Overall Difficulty Level & Likely SNAP cut offs for MBA Admission 2022
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Section
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Total Questions
|
Difficulty Level
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Good Attempts
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Suggested time to attempt the section (in minutes)
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General English: Reading
Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
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15
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Easy to Moderate
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11-12
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13-14
|
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
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Moderate
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16-18
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23-24
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
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Easy to Moderate
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15-17
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21-22
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Since there is no individual sectional time limit, it would be better to keep a few minutes with you to check & view the unattempted questions.
SNAP 2021 Sectional Analysis
Below is shared the SNAP analysis section wise with good attempts and break of questions
Section-1: General English
- Total Questions: 15
- Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
- RC Based Questions: Nil
- Verbal Ability Based Questions: 15
- Ideal Attempts 12-13 questions with 90% accuracy
- Expected time to attempt the sections 14-15 minutes.
Break-up of Questions
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General English
|
No. Of Qs
|
|
Vocabulary
|
6
|
|
Grammar
|
8
|
|
Others
|
1
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Type of Questions
- All questions were of MCQ type with negative marking
- Questions were based on Vocabulary, Grammar and Poetry
- No questions on Reading Comprehension Passages
Vocabulary Based Questions
- Synonyms (1 question)
- Fill in the blanks (Single blank 2 questions and two blanks 1 question)
- Spelling Correction (1 question)
Grammar Based Questions
- Parts of speech and tenses
- Direct grammar based questions-6
- Pick out the correct sentence -1
- Pick Out the incorrect sentence -1
- Meaning of Proverb-1
- Poem-based question to identify the line with the most ‘standard word order’-1
- No RC passages and questions
- Section was less time-consuming.
Section-2: Analytical & Logical Reasoning
- Total Questions - 25 questions
- Questions based on Verbal Reasoning-10
- Non-Verbal Reasoning based questions-15
- Difficulty level-Easy to moderate
- Ideal Attempts- 19-21
- Expected time to attempt the section-23-25 minutes
Break-up of Questions in Analytics & Logical Reasoning section.
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Question types
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Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
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Verbal Reasoning
|
||
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Syllogisms
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Statement & Course of Action
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Conclusion - Critical Reasoning
|
3
|
Easy
|
|
Statement & Assumption
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Cause- Effect
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Word-Arrangement
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Non-Verbal Reasoning
|
||
|
Complete the series
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Clocks
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Calendars
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Linear Arrangement
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Coding
|
2
|
1 easy,1 medium
|
|
Family Tree
|
2
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1 easy,1 medium
|
|
Odd man out
|
1
|
1 easy
|
|
Sequential Output
|
1
|
1 easy
|
|
Numerical puzzle
|
1
|
1 medium
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Type of Questions
Verbal Reasoning – 10 MCQs
- Critical Reasoning Based- 3 Conclusion questions
- Courses of Action - 2 questions
- Statement and Assumption - 1 question
- Cause-Effect - 1 question
- Syllogisms - 1 question
- Word Arrangement -2 questions
Non-Verbal Reasoning – 15 Questions
- Included questions on clocks, calendars, Linear arrangement
- No set based questions
Section-3: Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
- Total Questions-20
- Mathematics based Questions-19
- Data Interpretation (DI) Questions-1
- No question on Data Sufficiency
- Difficulty Level – Moderate but higher than other two sections
- Ideal Attempts – 13-15 Questions with 90% accuracy
- Expected time to complete the section – 21-23 minutes
Break Up of Questions
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Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
Easy
|
Medium
|
Difficult
|
Total
|
|
Arithmetic
|
6
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
Modern Mathematics
|
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
Geometry
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
Numbers
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
Algebra
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
Data Interpretation
|
|
1
|
|
1
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Type of Questions
- All questions were of MCQ Type
- Section was dominated by Arithmetic with 7 Questions
- Modern Mathematics-4 Questions
- Geometry- 4 Questions
SNAP 2021 Cut offs for Top Symbiosis Colleges
Likely cut offs, as predicted by experts, for top Symbiosis colleges including SIBM Pune, SCMHRD Pune and other Symbiosis institutes are as below
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Symbiosis college
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City
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Like SNAP 2021 Cut off Score
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SIBM
(Symbiosis Institute of Business Management)
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Pune
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39-41
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SCMHRD
(Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development)
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Pune
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38-40
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SIIB (Symbiosis Institute of International Business)
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Pune
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36-39
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Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM)
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Nashik
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34-35
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|
SIBM (Symbiosis Institute of Business Management)
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Bangalore
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31-33
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SIMS (Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies)
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Pune
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30-32
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SCIT (Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology)
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Pune
|
30-32
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SNAP Exam Analysis 2021 by Top SNAP Coaching Institutes & Experts
MBAUniverse.com also publishes the SNAP Exam Analysis from top SNAP coaching institutes & SNAP experts like TIME, IMS, CL, Arun Sharma with their take on exam difficulty level, sectional and overall changes and expected cut offs as shared below:
January 8, 2022, SNAP Test Analysis & Cut Off Predictions by IMS Learning
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December 19, 2021 SNAP Test Analysis & Expected Cut Offs by IMS Learning
OVERVIEW:
SNAP-2021 had no major changes in pattern or difficulty level from last year. The duration of the exam was 60 minutes with 3 Sections. The exam is being offered in three different slots - on 19th December 2021, 8th January 2022, and 16th January 2022, out of which students can appear for up to two slots.
The overall pattern and the level of difficulty as reported by IMS students are given below along with the IMS suggestion of time allocation per section:
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Section
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Number of questions
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Level of difficulty
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Good Attempts
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Suggested time (in minutes)
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General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
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15
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Easy
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13-14
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13-14
|
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Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
25
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Easy
|
20-22
|
24-26
|
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
20
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Medium
|
14-15
|
20-22
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Each question carried 1 mark. There was a negative marking of – 0.25 for each incorrect answer. There was no sectional time limit.
VERDICT
Based on the feedback received from students and IMS experts who took the test in Slot 1, we estimate the scores and the corresponding percentiles required to secure a call for the next round of admissions for General Category students to SIBM-Pune, SCMHRD, SIIB and SIBM-Bengaluru as follows:
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Raw Score for SNAP Dec 2021 Test
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Percentile**
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41-43
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98 percentile ( for SIBM -Pune)
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39-41
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97 percentile ( for SCMHRD)
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35-37
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90 percentile ( for SIIB & SIBM Bengaluru)
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** The above estimate is based on the feedback received on Slot 1. The scores and percentiles may change subject to the other slots due to take place in January ‘22.
Analysis of sections:
General English
The General English section of SNAP-2021 was easy like last year’s SNAP. There were no RC questions. All questions were on Verbal Ability.
Following was the break-up of the questions in the section
|
General English |
No. Of Qs |
LOD |
|
Vocabulary |
6 |
Easy |
|
Grammar |
8 |
Easy |
|
Others* (Poem based) |
1 |
Medium |
The VARC section was dominated by Vocabulary and Grammar questions. There were questions on synonyms, (1 question) Fill in the blanks (Single blank 2 questions and two blanks 1 question) and spellings (1 question). Parts of speech and tenses were tested in grammar questions. There were 6 questions on direct grammar. There was one question that required one to identify the correct sentence and another similar question to identify the incorrect sentence. In another question, one had to identify the meaning of a proverb. *The poem-based question required one to identify the line with the most ‘standard word order’. No RC questions were asked which made the section less time-consuming.
Since the section was overall easy, one could attempt 13 or 14 questions with high accuracy in about 13 or 14 minutes.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
Out of the 25 questions in this section, 10 questions were on Verbal Reasoning and the remaining 15 were on Non-Verbal Reasoning. This was the easiest section in the test.
The 10 questions on Verbal Reasoning of which 3 were Critical Reasoning - Conclusion questions. The rest of the Verbal Reasoning questions were on expected lines with Courses of Action (2 questions), Statement and Assumption (1 question) Cause-Effect (1 question), and Syllogisms (1 question). There were also 2 word arrangement questions type of questions; however, all these questions were easy and one could easily score in 7 or 8 questions
The questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning included questions on clocks, calendars, Linear arrangement etc. There were no set based questions. Unlike previous years of SNAP test, no question in this section required any understanding of Physics in order to be able to answer the question.
Most of the questions in the section were easy to medium in terms of level of difficulty.
The following table shows the break-up of the questions in this section.
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Question types
|
Number of questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
|
Verbal Reasoning
|
||
|
Syllogisms
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Statement & Course of Action
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Conclusion - Critical Reasoning
|
3
|
Easy
|
|
Statement & Assumption
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Cause- Effect
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
Word-Arrangement
|
2
|
Easy
|
|
Non-Verbal Reasoning
|
||
|
Complete the series
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Clocks
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Calendars
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Linear Arrangement
|
2
|
2 easy
|
|
Coding
|
2
|
1 easy,1 medium
|
|
Family Tree
|
2
|
1 easy,1 medium
|
|
Odd man out
|
1
|
1 easy
|
|
Sequential Output
|
1
|
1 easy
|
|
Numerical puzzle
|
1
|
1 medium
|
Overall this section was easy. A good strategy would be to attempt around 20-22 questions in 24-26 minutes.
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
Out of the 20 questions in this section, 19 questions were on Mathematics and there was one singleton question on Data Interpretation. There was no question on Data Sufficiency. Overall this section was very medium in terms of the level of difficulty. Though many questions in the section were easy and could be solved orally, about 5 to 6 questions were somewhat challenging. Overall, this section was slightly more difficult than the QA section of the first attempt of SNAP-2020.
The questions on Mathematics were dominated by Arithmetic (7 questions), followed by Modern Mathematics and Geometry (4 questions each). Students reported that the options in one question on Modern Mathematics did not match the correct answer.
Following was the break-up of the questions in the section:
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
|
Easy
|
Medium
|
Difficult
|
Total
|
|
Arithmetic
|
6
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
Modern Mathematics
|
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
Geometry
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
Numbers
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
Algebra
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
Data Interpretation
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
A good strategy would be to attempt around 14 to 15 questions in 20-22 minutes.
SNAP Exam Analysis: Previous SNAP Exams
Below is shared the previous years’ SNAP analysis with SNAP percentile Vs marks, SNAP percentile calculator by experts. Read below the all the details about key changes in the exam pattern, scoring pattern difficulty level among others in SNAP exam analysis for previous years
SNAP 2020 Exam Analysis: Key Changes, Difficulty Level, Cut Offs
SNAP 2020 exam was held on three different dates as computer based test for MBA admission 2021 in 16 Symbiosis institutes. The first SNAP 2020 was held on December 20, 2020; second SNAP was on January 6, 2021 and the third SNAP test was held on January 9, 2021. All the SNAP exams were conducted in a reduced time duration of one hour each from 11 AM to 12 Noon as against two hours each last year. The exam was on the same pattern as was conducted last year but with many changes in number and type of questions. This year SNAP exam was completely overhauled and was held thrice with the option for the candidates to take exam twice. Better of the two scores will be considered by the Symbiosis Institute for MBA admission 2021.
Below is shared the SNAP Exam Analysis 2020 from Career Launcher, IMS with key changes in test pattern, Difficulty level, good attempts, overall and sectional cut off for top Symbiosis Institutes
SNAP Analysis 2020: December 20 & January 6 Exams
The first two of the three SNAP 2020 tests are over now. While the first exam was conducted from 11AM to 12 Noon on December 20, 2020 as a computer based exam, the second SNAP test was conducted on the same pattern on January 6, 2021. SNAP 2020 Exam Analysis from Top coaching institutes CL and IMS is shared below:
SNAP 2020 Analysis & Expected Cut offs: Career Launcher
The SNAP 2020 Notification had sprung the biggest surprise: reduced time. From 2 hours , the test duration had been reduced to 1 hour, with no sectional timing. Another surprise revealed in the notification was about SNAP being conducted on three different days - with students being allowed to appear for any 2 of the three exam dates (though one had to pay twice!); with the better score being counted towards selection. The first SNAP was conducted on December 20, 2020 and second SNAP was conducted on January 6, 2021 between 11:00 and 12:00 hrs. The test was conducted smoothly. The paper had the same interface as that of CAT. There were no surprises, except that the paper was extremely easy; hence, the cutoffs would probably be higher than expected.
SNAP 2020: Review of Paper Pattern
|
Section |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
Marking Scheme |
Level Of Difficulty |
|
General English |
15 |
15 |
+1/-0.25 |
Easy - Moderate |
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
+1/-0.25 |
Easy |
|
Quantitative, DI and Data Sufficiency |
20 |
20 |
+1/-0.25 |
Easy |
|
Total |
60 |
60 |
- |
Easy |
Section-wise Analysis
General English: The (pleasant) surprise element, for many students, was that there was no Reading Comprehension. This made the paper easy in terms of the time required to solve the 15 questions. Many students could have completed this section in less than 10 minutes; thus having enough time for the Quant and Reasoning sections. Grammar questions were slightly off-beat, as is expected from SNAP. For instance, there were questions on finding out what a collective noun is, or a compound word is in a sentence. Other usual questions of SNAP, such as, Idioms and Phrases, Spelling Corrections, Parts of Speech, or Figures of Speech were also asked. The level of difficulty of this section was easy-to-moderate. We say, moderate because many students might not be comfortable with the level of the grammar questions!
A good score In General English would be 10+ marks. A detailed break-up of the question patterns is as follows:
Verbal Ability
|
Type of Q |
No. of Qs |
|
Fill in the Blanks |
3 |
|
Grammar |
1 |
|
Identify - Parts of Speech |
1 |
|
Figures of Speech |
1 |
|
Synonyms |
1 |
|
FIB - Prepositions |
2 |
|
Idioms and Phrases |
2 |
|
Collective Noun |
1 |
|
Compound Word |
1 |
|
Para Jumble (Find the Start) |
1 |
|
Spelling |
1 |
|
Total |
15 |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
There were absolutely no surprises in this section too. The questions were extremely easy, except that yours truly could not attempt too many Number Series questions. The usual questions on Coding-Decoding, Letter Series, Blood Relations, Input/Out ( very easy), Calendars, Clocks, Syllogism, Analogies, Circular Arrangements (2 questions, not continuous, but of the same set), and Verbal Reasoning. There were two miscellaneous reasoning questions, as well. The section was extremely easy; and almost every question could have been attempted. Given that there were a few not-so-easy number series questions - and also miscellaneous reasoning questions - the attempts could be between 22 to 25 questions.
A good score in this section would be 16+ (for the top Symbi school). A detailed break-up of the question Pattern is as follows:
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
Type of Q |
No. of Qs |
|
Coding-Decoding |
3 |
|
Blood Relations |
1 |
|
Number Series |
3 |
|
Letter Series |
1 |
|
Input/Output |
2 |
|
Clocks |
2 |
|
Calendars |
2 |
|
Syllogisms |
1 |
|
Analogies |
1 |
|
Circular Arrangements |
2 |
Verbal Reasoning
|
Type of Q |
No. of Qs |
|
Course of Action |
2 |
|
Assumptions |
1 |
|
Action |
2 |
|
General Misc. Reasoning |
2 |
|
Total |
25 |
Quantitative Ability
This section was of LOD 1. Almost all the questions were easy and straightforward. The maximum number of questions (9 out of 20) was from Arithmetic. As usual, the SNAP paper had 2 P&C and 2 Probability (though easy) questions. There was only one Data Interpretation question; and while the section name had Data Sufficiency, there was no question from that topic. A good attempt would be almost all of the 20, but clearly 15+ attempts can be expected, with a 12+ score. A detailed break-up of the question pattern is as follows:
Quantitative Ability
|
Type of Q |
No. of Qs |
|
Ratios |
1 |
|
Percentages, P&L |
3 |
|
Averages |
2 |
|
T&W |
1 |
|
TSD |
2 |
|
Number Series |
1 |
|
Number Theory |
2 |
|
Logs |
1 |
|
Mensuration |
1 |
|
Coordinate Geometry |
1 |
|
P&C |
2 |
|
Probability |
2 |
|
Data Interpretation |
1 |
|
Total |
20 |
Overall
The paper was easy; and similar to that of last year, in terms of level of difficulty.
SIBM Pune: SIBM Pune has the highest competition and the cutoff for the flagship MBA of the institute would be easily 38+ marks (out of the 60).
SCMHRD : The next-best institute under the Symbiosis umbrella; and the cutoff could be 35 to 36 marks to get a 97 percentile.
Other top Symbi institutes would require scores of around 30+ The lowest-ranked institute (and course) also may require 17 to 20+ marks for admission in the General Category. This is the first time SNAP can be written twice but there may not be any big advantage writing the exam more than once.
|
Section |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
Marking Scheme |
Good Attempts |
SIBM(P)/SCMHRD Call at |
|
General English |
15 |
15 |
+1/-0.25 |
10+ |
- |
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
+1/-0.25 |
16+ |
- |
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
20 |
20 |
+1/-0.25 |
15+ |
- |
|
Total |
60 |
60 |
|
38+ |
38-40/35-36 |
SNAP 2020 Analysis By IMS: Exam Difficulty level, Expected cut off
SNAP Exam Analysis 2020 by IMS with exam difficulty level and expected Cut off is shared below:
OVERVIEW:
SNAP-2020 underwent significant change in pattern and delivery this year as compared to the previous years. The duration of the exam was curtailed to one hour and the exam is being offered in three different slots –on 20th December 2020, 6th January 2021 and 9th January 2021, out of which students can appear for up-to two slots. The overall pattern is given below along with the level of difficulty reported by IMS students and experts, and the suggested time allocation per section:
|
Section |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Good Attempts |
Attempts Suggested time (in minutes) |
|
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability |
15 |
Easy |
12-13 |
12-14 |
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
25 |
Easy to Medium |
19-20 |
24-26 |
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
20 |
Easy |
16-17 |
20-22 |
Each question had 1 mark and there was a negative marking of 25% on all incorrect questions. There was no sectional time-limit.
VERDICT
Based on the feedback received from students and IMS experts who took the test we estimate the scores required to secure a call for the next round of admissions by general category students to SIBM-Pune, SCMHRD, SIIB and SIBM-Bengaluru and corresponding percentiles as follows:
|
Raw Score for SNAP Dec 2020 Test |
Percentile |
|
45-47 |
98 percentile ( for SIBM -Pune) |
|
43-45 |
97 percentile ( for SCMHRD) |
|
37-39 |
90 percentile ( for SIIB & SIBM Bengaluru) |
Analysis of sections:
General English
General English section of SNAP-2020 was easy and surprisingly had a big change from last year’s SNAP. There were no RC questions. All questions were on Verbal Ability. Following was the break-up of the questions in the section:
|
General English |
Easy |
Medium |
Difficult |
Total |
|
Vocabulary |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Grammar |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Others* |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
The VARC section was dominated by vocabulary questions with around 6 to 7 FITB (Fill in the Blanks), a couple of idiom usage questions, 1 question each on synonyms and compound words. 2 grammar based questions were asked where one had to identify the part of speech. *There was also 1 question on identifying the correct figure of speech as well as a parajumble question where one had to identify the first statement in the correct sequence. No RC questions were asked which made it less time consuming to attempt. There were no TITA questions. A good strategy would be to attempt around 12 - 13 questions in 12-14 minutes with 85+% accuracy.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
Out of the 25 questions in this section, 6 questions were on Verbal Reasoning and the remaining 19 were on Non-Verbal Reasoning.The six questions on Verbal Reasoning were on expected lines - 1 question on syllogism, 2 questions on course of action, 1 on statement - assumption, 1 on statement - conclusion and 1 analogy question. All were fairly easy to attempt. The questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning were dominated by Series questions (total 5), followed by Puzzles type questions (total 3). There were only two set based questions, having two questions each. Many students reported that the two questions in the sets were not consecutively placed. Continuing the tradition of SNAP, this section had one question that required some understanding of Physics in order to be able to answer the question.
Most of the questions in the section were on easy to medium in terms of level of difficulty. Only one question in series completion required students to calculate the square of a four digit number. Moreover, the options in that question could not be easily eliminated.
The following table shows the break-up of the questions in this section.
|
Question types |
Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
|
Verbal Reasoning |
||
|
Syllogisms |
1 |
Easy to Medium |
|
Statement & Course of Action |
2 |
Easy to Medium |
|
Statement & Conclusion |
1 |
Easy to Medium |
|
Statement & Assumption |
1 |
Easy to Medium |
|
Analogy |
1 |
Easy to Medium |
|
Non-Verbal Reasoning |
||
|
Complete the series ( numbers, letters & combined) |
5 |
3 easy, 2 Medium |
|
Puzzle |
3 |
2 easy, 1 medium |
|
Clocks |
2 |
2 easy |
|
Family Tree |
2 |
2 easy |
|
Sequential Output |
2 |
2 easy |
|
Circular Arrangement |
2 |
2 easy |
|
Calendar |
1 |
1 easy |
|
Coding |
1 |
1 easy |
|
Physics |
1 |
1 medium |
Overall this section was easy. A good strategy would be to attempt around 19-20 questions in 24-26 minutes.
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
Out of the 20 questions in this section, 19 questions were on Mathematics and there was one singleton question on Data Interpretation. There was no question on Data Sufficiency. Overall this section was very easy. Many questions in the section could be solved orally.
The questions on Mathematics were dominated by Arithmetic (8 questions), followed by Modern Mathematics (5 questions). There was one question on completing the series in this section, which might as well have been included in the Analytical and Logical Reasoning section.
Following was the break-up of the questions in the section:
|
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
Easy |
Medium |
Difficult |
Total |
|
Arithmetic |
7 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Modern Mathematics |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
Geometry |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Numbers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Algebra |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Data Interpretation |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Complete the sequence |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
A good strategy would be to attempt around 16 to 17 questions in 20-22 minutes.
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