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A Career is a Life ALL ABOUT SNAP 2014

Introduction 3

SNAP 2014 Fast Facts 4

SNAP 2014 Eligibility Criteria 6

SNAP 2014 Exam Pattern 7

SNAP 2014 Selection Procedure 8

SNAP 2014 Important Dates 9

SNAP 2014 Admit Card 10

SNAP 2014 Result 11

SNAP Analysis over the Years and Preparation Tips 12

Expert Tips on How to Crack SNAP 15

B-schools Accepting SNAP Scores and Cutoffs 19

CONTENTS



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INTRODUCTION



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SNAP 2014 is a National level Post Graduate MBA

entrance examination conducted by the Symbiosis

International University Pune for admissions into

MBA programme of B-Schools under this university. It isa paper pencil based exam which is conducted once a year

in the month of December. Since last year, there has been a

common application process for all the B-schools accepting

SNAP scores. SNAP 2014 will be held on Sunday, December

21, 2014.

SNAP 2014 Eligibility Criteria: As per the Eligibility Criteria of SNAP 2014, graduates in

SNAP 2014 FAST FACTS

any discipline with minimum of 50% marks from a statutory

university can apply for SNAP 2014 Exam. SC/ST candi-

dates must have minimum of 45% marks in graduation.

SNAP 2014 Application Form:The Application Form for SNAP 2014 will be available

online for aspirants to register for the exam from September

3 to Nov 26, 2014. They have to fill the application form,

upload their scanned photograph and pay the applicable fee

. The fee can be paid online via Credit card/Debit card or net

banking. Once the students follow the Application Proce-

dure of SNAP 2014, they get registered for the SNAP exam.



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Since last year, SIU had introduced a common registrationprocess for SNAP which earlier used to be separate for the

admissions in various SNAP participating institutes.

SNAP 2014 Application Fee:The application fee varies according to the number of pro-

grammes applied for. For application in 1 programme, the fee

is Rs. 1,500. For more than 1 and upto 5 programmes, the fee

is Rs. 3000 and for more than 5 programmes, the fee is Rs.

500 for each programme. The last date to pay the applicable

fee is Nov 29, 2014.

SNAP 2014 Admit Card:Students can download the Admit Card for SNAP 2014 from

the official website from Dec 6-21, 2014.

SNAP 2014 Exam Pattern:SNAP 2014 is an objective type paper pencil based test. The

total duration of the Exam is 120 minutes, in which students

have to answer a total of 150 questions. One wrong answer

carries 25% of negative marks. The Exam is divided into 4

sections, General English, Quantitative Data interpretation,

General Awareness, and Analytical logical reasoning. While

first 3 sections contain 40 questions each, the last section

contains 30 questions.

SNAP 2014 Selection Procedure:The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the Per-

sonal Interview and Written Ability Test rounds. Students onthe basis of their performance and scores of the SNAP Test

will be selected for the Personal Interview (PI) and Written

Ability Test (WAT). The PI is conducted by panel of experts

finalized by the admission committee. The WAT consist of

total 15 marks, and is divided into two parts, A and B. The

final selection will take place on the basis of SNAP 2014

score, past academic records and performance in PI-WAT.

SNAP 2014 Important Dates:The Important Dates for SNAP 2014 are provided in the

table below.

Event SNAP 2014 Important Dates

SNAP 2014 andProgramme Registration

Wednesday, September3, 2014

Last date to apply forSNAP 2014

November 26, 2014

SNAP 2014 Admit Card December 6-21, 2014

SNAP 2014 Test Sunday, December 21, 2014

SNAP 2014 Result January 10, 2015

PI-WAT First week of February, 2015

SNAP 2014 Result:The Result of SNAP 2014 will be announced on January

10, 2015 declaring the names of shortlisted students for the

PI-WAT round. After the entire selection process, the par-

ticipating institutes will declare the merit list of the selected

students for admissions into MBA programmes for 2015-17.

SNAP 2014 Participating Institutes:13 B-schools of Symbiosis International University, Pune.



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A s per the eligibility criteria of SNAP 2014, graduates

in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks from

a recognized university or institute can apply for the

SNAP 2014 exam conducted by Symbiosis International

University, Pune.

SNAP 2014 is a national level entrance examination which

is conducted to select students for admissions into man-

agement programmes in its 13 participating institutes/B-

Schools. Know the SNAP 2014 Eligibility Criteria in detail.

The SNAP 2014 Eligibility Criteria for Scheduled Caste

(SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category is that, aspirants

must have a minimum of 45% marks in graduation. The

graduate degree must be from a recognized university, can-

didates with a non-valid degree are not eligible to apply for

the SNAP 2014 Exam.

The programmes with specific MBA specializations have

different SNAP 2014 Eligibility Criteria. These specializa-

tions are mentioned on the respective institute’s web site,

though the Selection Procedure for all the programmes is

same.

Once the aspirant is eligible, they can register for the

exam online. The Application Procedure of SNAP will start

from Wednesday, September 3, 2014 and will continue till

November 26.

The Eligible students have to pay the below given fee for

registration of programmes,

Program(s) Program Registration Fees

One (1) Rs.1,500/-

More than One (1) andupto Five (5)

Rs.3,000/-

More than Five (5) Additional Rs.500/- per program

SNAP 2014 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The Reservation of seats for admissions after the SNAP 2014

Test is mentioned in the table below

Scheduled Caste (SC) 15%

Scheduled tribe (ST) 7.5%

Differently Abled 3%

Others(KashmiriMigrants)

2 seats per programme

International candidates 15%

The Exam Pattern of SNAP 2014 is a paper pencil based

objective type multiple choice test of 2 hours duration which

will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2014. The exam will

have 180 questions from 4 sections namely General English:

Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability;Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency; Gen-

eral Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Busi-

ness Scenario and Analytical & Logical Reasoning. There is

differential marking system in each section and there is 1/4

negative marking for each wrong answer.

There are a total of 1,885 seats across the 13 B-schools

which will be filled by selected candidates from SNAP 2014

Exam.



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A s per the SNAP 2014 Exam Pattern, the total number

of questions to be answered is 150 from 4 sections.

The sections are General English: Reading Com-

prehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability; Quantitative,

Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency; General Awareness:

General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario and

Analytical & Logical Reasoning. There is differential mark-

ing system in each section and there is negative marking for

each wrong answer.

It is important for candidates to follow the SNAP 2014

Exam Pattern as it guides them to prepare and divide thetime and strategy accordingly.

SNAP 2014 Exam PatternThe structure of the test as per last year is given in the fol-

lowing table.

SNAP 2014 EXAM PATTERN

Duration of the exam (minutes) 120 minutesTotal number of questions 150

Number of Sections 4

Number of choices per question 4

Marks per question Sections- GE, QAand GA- 1 mark;

AR-LR- DI- 2 marks( Total Marks -180)

Negative Marking 1/4th

The SNAP 2014 is an objective type multiple choice testof 2 hours duration. Candidates appearing in the exam must

use Blue or Black ball point pen while filling the SNAP 2014

Application Form. The exam will be held on Sunday, Decem-

ber 21, 2014. Students must also read the SNAP 2014 Impor-

tant Dates to follw the Selection procedure before deadline.



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T he Selection Procedure of SNAP 2014 consists of

SNAP Exam and later Group Exercise, Personal

Interview (PI) and a Written Ability test (WAT).

Students with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with

minimum of 50% marks are eligible to apply and appear in

the SNAP 2014 Exam.

The SNAP 2014 Selection Procedure consists of three

main steps to be followed by the students, who are eligible

for the SNAP exam,

Last year, the Group Discussion procedure was replaced

with WAT. This year, SIU has reintroduced the GR round.

SNAP Score out of 180scaled down to 50

Group Exercise (GE) Personal Interaction (PI) Writing Ability Test (WAT) Total

50 10 30 10 100

Some of the important instructions of the SNAP 2014 Selec-

tion Procedure for PI-WAT are,

F GE-WAT-PI will be conducted in the month of February, 2014 at

Pune (Lavale, Hinjewadi & Kirkee), Bengaluru and NOIDA.

F The list of shortlist status can be checked by the students under

the programme section.

SNAP 2014 SELECTION PROCEDURE

F The selection of the slots will be done on the basis of first come

first book basis.

F Candidate will be allowed to attend one PI-WAT round in the

programme they have applied for.

F Once the selection process is over a final Merit list is announced,

declaring the names of selected candidates for admission in the

management programmes in various campuses.



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T he Important Dates of SNAP 2014 has been released

by the officials declaring the registration dates, exam

and result date. SNAP 2014 is a national level test

after which students gets admission into Symbiosis Interna-

tional University and its 13 participating institutes. However,

the registration and exam date for SNAP 2014 have been

shared by the exam officials.

The table below provides all the SNAP 2014 Important

Dates.

Sr. Particulars SNAP 2014 ImportantDates

1 Online Registrationsfor SNAP and Programscommences

Wednesday, September 3,2014

2 SNAP Test Registrationcloses

November 26, 2014

3 SNAP Test paymentcloses

November 29, 2014

4 SNAP Test Admit Cardavailable on website

December 6-21, 2014

7 SNAP Test 2014 Sunday, December 21, 2014

8 SNAP Test Result January 10, 2015

9 Short listing ofcandidates for PI-WAT

First week of January, 2015

10 Personal Interactionand Writing Ability Test

(PI-WAT)

First week of February, 2015

11 Proposed date ofFinal Merit List for allPrograms of Institutes

Last week of February, 2015

SNAP 2014 IMPORTANT DATES

The Application procedure has begun from September 3 till

November 26, 2014. Eligible Candidates can register for the

exam and pay the applicable application fee of Rs. 2000 until

Nov 29. The Admit Card for SNAP can be downloaded by the

students from the official website from dec 6-21, 2014.

The exam is scheduled on Sunday, December 21, 2014 and

the result will be declared on January 10, 2015.



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SNAP 2014 ADMIT CARD

T he Admit Card for SNAP 2014 will be available for

the students to download from December 6-21, 2014.

The Admit card for the SNAP exam can be down-

loaded from the official website.

It is important for students to carry the Admit Card along

with one photo identity proof at the Test Centers. The Card

will have the Roll Number, attested photograph, venue and

time of examination.

Eligible candidates who have registered for the SNAP 2014

exam can download their Admit Card online, before the

examination. Students without their Admit card will not be

allowed to appear in the exam.

To download the SNAP 2014 Admit Card, candidates,

1. Visit the website

2. Click on the ‘Download Admit card’ link

3. Fill in the Roll Number and Date of Birth

4. Click on the ‘Submit’ button

5. Download the hall Ticket/Admit card

The important dates is given in the table below,

SNAP and Programme Registration Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Last date to apply for SNAP November 26, 2014

Snap Test Sunday, December 21, 2014

PI-WAT In the month of February , 2015



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T he Result of SNAP 2014 will be declared on January

10, 2015 announcing the names of shortlisted can-

didates for further rounds of admission procedures.

The SNAP exam will be conducted on December 21, 2014 by

Symbiosis International University for selecting students for

admissions into its management programme.

The SNAP 2014 Result will be in form of scores and stu-

dents with minimum admissible scores would be eligible for

further rounds of admission procedure. After the declaration

of result, short listed candidates have to appear in the Per-

sonal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT), which

are likely to be scheduled in the month of February 2015.

The Exam Pattern of SNAP is paper pencil based which

will be conducted on Sunday, December 21, 2014. The SNAP

Admit Card will be available for students to download from

Dec 6-21, 2014.

SNAP 2014 RESULT



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SNAP ANALYSIS OVER THE YEARS AND

PREPARATION TIPS

SNAP 2014, the MBA entrance exam for the institutes

under Symbiosis International University will be held

on Sunday, December 21, 2014. If you are preparing

for the exam, knowing the prior pattern and analysis can give you a fair idea about the preparation techniques to apply.

SNAP is not much unpredictable when compared to the

other MBA entrance exams like IIFT or XAT. SNAP struc-

ture has already been announced by SIU. The SNAP 2014

structure to expect this year is as follows:

SNAP Pattern & Structure

Sections Total Marks

General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability

40

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & DataSufficiency

40

General Awareness: General Knowledge,Current Affairs, Business Scenario

40

Analytical & Logical Reasoning 60

Total 180



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The duration of SNAP is 2 hours which will be held from 2pm to 4 pm. Each question will have 4 options. The wrong

answer will involve negative marking of 25% of the allotted

score. The scoring process varies from section to section.

Year Sections Questions Marking Scheme

2005 i) Quantitative Ability

ii) Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

iii) Reasoning

iv) Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability

v) General Awareness

160Total marks – 200

+2 for QA, RC & VA and GA

+1 for DI & Reasoning

2006 ) Analytics & Logical Reasoning

ii) General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs,Business Scenario

iii) Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

iv) General English: Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability

165 Total marks – 200

+2 for Section 1

+1 for sections 2 to 4

2007 i) General English

ii) Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

iii) General Awareness

iv) Analytical & Logical Reasoning


+1 for first 3 sections and +2 forsection 4

¼ negative marking

2008 i) Analytical & Logical Reasoningii) General Awareness

iii) Quantitative and Data Interpretation & Sufficiency

iv) General English

135 Total marks – 1801 & 2 marks differential marking withinsections

¼ negative marking

2009 i) Analytical & Logical Reasoning

ii) General Awareness

iii) Quantitative and Data Interpretation & Sufficiency

iv) General English


+2 marks for section 1

+1 marks for section 2, 3 & 4

¼ negative marking


ii) General English


iv) Quantitative and Data Interpretation & Sufficiency




¼ negative marking


ii) General English






¼ negative marking


ii) General English






¼ negative marking

In SNAP 2012, the marks per question varied from 1 to 2according to sections.

Now we will have a look at the SNAP structure over years

to gauge the trail of changes.



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SNAP 2012 AnalysisNow we will have a look at the detailed section wise analysis

of SNAP 2012.

Quantitative & Data InterpretationThis was the easiest section in the entire exam. However,

there were some Data Interpretation sets, which were tricky

in nature. The topics in this section from which the questions

arrived were as follows:

F Data Analysis

F Geometry

F Variance

F Logs

F Time and Distance

F Percentage

Analytical & Logical ReasoningThe total number of questions in the Analytical & Logical

Reasoning section was 30. Each question had 2 marks which

made the total number of questions 60. This was the toughest

section in the SNAP 2012 paper. The topics of the section

from which the questions were asked are as follows:

F Coding-Decoding

F Letter-Series

F Venn diagram

F Cubes

F Facts Inference Judgment (FIJ)

F Blood Relations

F Double Line Distribution

F Odd Man Out

F Verbal Analogy

General EnglishThe number of questions in this section was 40 and the

marks for this question was 40, i.e. 1 mark for each question.

The section was a mix of Verbal Abilities and Reading Com-

prehension. There was 1 Reading Comprehension passage.

The passage was simple to comprehend and the questions

were direct and easy too.

The Verbal Ability or the English Usage questions were onthe following topics:

F Vocabulary – Synonyms, Antonyms, Substitute, Sentence Equiv-

alence

F English Grammar – Active & Passive Voice, Parts of Speech,

Punctuation

General Awareness

The General Awareness section had 40 questions and had

1 mark for each question. The difficulty level of the section

was easy. The questions were mostly on current affairs. Static

GK questions were also there. The Current Affairs questions

were on sports, advertisements and brands, personalities,

business, politics etc. The static GK questions were on

India’s Constitution, History, Geography, Economics etc.

Preparation TipsIf you have prepared for CAT 2014, IIFT 2014 and XAT

2014 exams, then taking SNAP will not be of much difficulty.

As you can see, the sections and the topics of questions or the

SNAP 2014 syllabus are similar to the other MBA entrance

exams. The General Awareness section is common for IIFT

and XAT as well so a common preparation will suffice.

Taking mock tests regularly, say twice a week will provide

you enough practice. While taking the tests, make sure that

they are time bound. Choose your questions carefully so that

they are not much time consuming and ensure accuracy of

the questions you are attempting.

The overall difficulty level of the exam is much easier com-

pared to the exams like CAT, XAT and IIFT hence you need

not worry about getting very tough questions to solve. Still it

is better to be prepared for the toughest than be overconfi-

dent about your preparation.



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V inayak Kudva, Product Head, IMS Learning shares

an in depth SNAP analysis.

In this article, Vinayak Kudva has depicted the sec-

tion wise difficulty level, topical distribution and the ideal

number of attempts and time allocation.

Here is what Kudva has to say about SNAP 2013.

SNAP 2013 was characterized by a simple Quantitative

Ability section, moderate level Analytical and Logical Rea-

soning and General English sections and a tough GK section.

EXPERT TIPS ON HOW TO CRACK SNAP

Exam Name Symbiosis NationalAptitude Test

Exam Date 15th December 2013

Total Duration of the exam(minutes)

120 minutes

Total number of questions 150Number of Sections 4

Number of choices perquestion

4

Marks per question Sections- GE, QA and GA- 1mark; AR-LR- DI- 2 marks (Total Marks -180)

Negative Marking 1/4th



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Quantitative Ability (Suggested time allocation30-35 minutes)Like SNAP 2013, most questions in Quantitative Ability

section were fairly easy. The section was dominated by Arith-

metic, particularly Work Pipes and Cisterns, Time Speed

Distance, Percentages, Averages and Ratios. Additionally

there were also questions on Geometry, and Modern Math,

Level of difficulty

Topic Easy Medium Difficult Total

Work, Pipes & Cisterns 5 0 1 6

Time, Speed & Distance 1 1 3 5

Percentages 4 0 0 4

Geometry 3 1 0 4

HCF-LCM 3 0 0 3

Averages 3 0 0 3

Simple Arithmetic operations 3 0 0 3

Set Theory-Venn Diagram 2 0 0 2

Permutation & Combination

(Only Fundamental Principle of Counting) 2 0 0 2

Profit & Loss 0 2 0 2

Ratios 1 1 0 2

Mixtures &Alligation 0 1 0 1

Geometric Progression 1 0 0 1

Indices 1 0 0 1

Logarithms 1 0 0 1

Total 30 6 4 40

of types Permutation & Combination (only simple questionsusing Fundamental Principle of Counting), Set Theory and

Venn Diagrams. There was no question on Data Sufficiency.

Most of the questions were solvable within less than a

minute. However one question set on Time Speed Distance

with three questions was fairly tough and time consuming.

There was no alternative with a correct answer in one ques-

tion on Work, Pipes & Cisterns, which confused a lot of

students.

A good number of attempts for this section would be 32-35

with 90% accuracy.



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Analytical Reasoning-Logical Reasoning(Suggested time allocation 40-45 MINS)This section contained a good mix of questions from Cod-

ing, Sequences, Data Interpretation and Verbal Reason-

ing. There were two Data Interpretation caselets involving

tables, containing two questions each. One DI set was of

moderate level of difficulty and had close options. The other

caselet was easy. However, some students reported that one

of the questions had multiple correct alternatives. There

was one caselet with three questions on Venn diagrams. The

questions were straight-forward but the wording of the ques-

tions was somewhat ambiguous. There was one question on

Visual Reasoning and two Verbal Reasoning questions on

Syllogisms which were easy. Overall, this section was easy

to moderate level of difficulty and was easier than that of last

year SNAP.

A good number of attempts for the AR-LR section would be

25-27 questions with 85-90% accuracy.

General English (Suggested time allocation25-30 MINS)Unlike the previous years, this section had two RC passages

- one of about 400 words with 4 questions and the other of

about 800 words with 3 questions. The first passage was

philosophical and tried to persuade the reader that ill temper

is one of the most destructive elements in nature, but the

questions were simple enough. There were two direct and

simple questions here and one easy vocabulary question and

one medium vocabulary question. The other passage had a

purpose based and a tone based question, which were of a

medium level, and one easy direct question.

The remaining 33 questions were distributed as follows:

Level of difficulty

Question Type Easy Medium Difficult Total

Synonyms 2 4 2 8

Grammar (Replace the highlighted phrase) 3 2 0 5

Spellings (meaning of word given) 0 1 1 2

Jumbled Paragraph 0 0 1 1

Jumbled Sentence 1 0 0 1

Odd one out 0 1 0 1

Idiom (contextual meaning) 0 1 0 1

Give meaning of idiom 0 0 2 2

Grammar (choose correct/wrong sentences) 0 1 0 1

FIB with two words that mean the same 1 0 0 1

Pick antonym/synonym pair 0 1 0 1

Double FIB 0 4 0 4

Single FIB 1 0 0 1

Identify part of speech of underlined word 1 1 0 2

FIB with preposition 1 0 0 1

Identify mistake in one sentence 1 0 0 1

Total 11 16 6 33



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A good number of attempts for this section would be 28-32

questions with 80-85% accuracy.

General Awareness (Suggested time allocation10-15 MINS)Out of the 40 questions, few (7-9) were based on current

affairs. There were quite a few questions on International

Affairs (13-15). Unlike the previous years, many questions

(16) were based on economics and finance. About 12 ques-

tions were easy, 12 were of a medium level and 16 were diffi-

cult. In 10-15 minutes, one could have attempted 18-22 ques-

tions. The accuracy in this section would be low (50-60%).

Overall, the cut offs are estimated be similar to last year’s

i.e. around 100-105 for SIBM AND 95 -100 for SCMHRD.



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B-SCHOOLS ACCEPTING SNAP SCORES AND CUTOFFS

Careers360 brings you key factors which can decide your shortlist and final selection.

First let us have a look at the B-schools under Symbiosis which conduct admission through SNAP scores and cutoff .



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SNAP Seats & Cutoff Scores

B-School Seats Expected CutoffMarks

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune 180 105+

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Science and Research (SICSR), Pune 90 for eachprogramme

90+

Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune 120 90+

Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB), Pune 200 95+

Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD),Pune

220 100+

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune 300 100+

Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM), Pune 120 75+

Symbiosis Center for Information Technology (SCIT) 180 65+

Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nashik 120 65+

Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), Pune 77 60+

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru 150 95+

Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF), Pune 50 85+

*Expected SNAP cutoff data is based on last year’s trend and experts’ inputs

Shortlist CriteriaTill last year, candidates were shortlisted on the basis of their SNAP scores. This year onwards, candidates’ past academic

records will also be considered. The candidates’ SNAP 2013 scores will be scaled down to 40 and the academic profile will be

scaled down to 10. The formula is as follows:

Weights for Shortlisting

SNAP Score out of 180 Scaled Down to 40 (A) Academic Profile (AP) Score out of 15Scaled Down to 10 (B)

Total (A+B)

40 10 50

The above score will be converted to percentile and the respective institutes will communicate the cut-off score to the Univer-

sity. University will announce shortlisted candidates for respective program (s) of the institutes (16th January 2014).



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Computing Academic ScoresSIU will compute the Academic Profile Score as follows:

AP = (A*1) + (B*1.5) + (C*2.5)

Where A = Score assigned to 10th Marks.

B = Score assigned to Std. 12th Marks.

C = Score assigned to Graduation Marks.

Tables below show how scores for A, B & C are assigned:

(A)

Percentage Score in Xth Exam Score

60-69.99 1

70-79.99 2

>=80 3

(B)

Percentage Score in XIIth Exam Score

60-69.99 1

70-79.99 2

>=80 3

(C)

Percentage Score in GraduationExam

Score

60-64.99 1

65-74.99 2

>=75 3

SIU mentions, “While computing marks of Std. X, XII &

Graduation, candidate should adhere to:

All the subjects that appear in the mark-sheet of 10th and

12th Std. examinations will be considered irrespective of

whether the Board/University considers them for calculat-

ing the percentage. For bachelor’s degree, marks obtained

in all the subjects as mentioned in the mark-sheets in all the

years will be taken into account. If a candidate has a 5 year

integrated Master’s degree, percentage of marks obtained

in the first 3 years will be considered as bachelor’s degree

percentage. For candidates appearing for their graduation

examination, the average percentage of the marks obtainedin all the previous semesters will be computed.”

New Final Selection Procedure: WAT Replaces GEIn the past years, the candidates had to appear for Group

Exercise (GE) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds separate-

ly for the institutes in which they were shortlisted. This year

onwards, SNAP selection criteria have undergone change.

The GE round will be replaced with Written Ability Test

(WAT) and the WAT-PI round will be common. Speaking

on this changed procedure, Dr. Rajani Gupte, VC, SIU says,

“The decision was primarily towards more transparency and

also to be a student friendly University. Also we had done an

in-depth study from SNAP aspirants as to what would help

the aspirants towards a seamless, transparent and efficient

process. We have already implemented the Common Reg-

istration process and are geared up for all the subsequent

steps.”

Computation of the Final Merit ListThe final merit list will be prepared by the institutes indi-

vidually on the basis of the following formulae:

Weights for Final Merit List

SNAP & AcademicProfile Score

Writing AbilityTest

PersonalInteraction

Total

40 + 10 = 50 15 35 100

According to SIU, a candidate would also be able to see his/

her selection status in each program that he/she had beenselected for in a consolidated format.

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