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About SNAP
A. BACKDROP
1. SNAP-2020/21
i. Examination dates
a. 20th December, AD 2020
b. 6th January, AD 2021
c. 9th January, AD 2021
ii. Conducted by
Symbiosis International (Deemed) University
iii. Computer-based Test
iv. Test Pattern
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SECTION |
QUESTIONS |
MARKS / QUESTION |
TOTAL MARKS |
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English |
15 |
1.0 |
15 |
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Reasoning |
25 |
1.0 |
25 |
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Mathematics, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
20 |
1.0 |
20 |
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Total |
60 |
1.0 |
60 |
v. Test Duration
60 minutes
vi. Test Type
Open Paper
vii. Negative Marking
One-fourth
viii. Topic Coverage
a. English
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Vocabulary |
10 |
Easy |
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Grammar & Usage |
4 |
Easy |
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Parajumble |
1 |
Easy |
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Surprisingly, there were no Reading Comprehension questions. |
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Verbal Ability was, as usual, dominated by Vocabulary questions of varied types. |
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b. Reasoning
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Logical Reasoning |
20 / 18 / 19 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Verbal Reasoning |
5 / 7 / 6 |
Easy-Moderate |
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The above covered the entire gamut of topics. |
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c. Mathematics, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Mathematics |
19 |
Easy |
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Data Interpretation |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Data Sufficiency |
0 |
NA |
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Mathematics was as usual heavy into the standard fare comprising Number System (2/2/2 questions), Arithmetic (8/7/8 questions), Geometry Family (2/4/3 questions), Basic Algebra (2/4/4 questions) and Otherwise (5/2/2 questions) across the 3 dates. |
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Data Interpretation had only 1 question. |
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2. Cut-Offs
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SNAP-2020 |
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SIBM (P) |
SCMHRD |
SIBM (B) |
SIIB |
SIBM (H) |
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Cut-off Marks |
47 |
45 |
38 |
38 |
31 |
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LAST 5-YEAR MEDIAN CUT-OFF |
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BUSINESS SCHOOL |
PERCENTILE |
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SIBM (P) |
98 |
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SCMHRD |
97 |
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SIBM (B) |
90 |
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SIIB |
90 |
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SIBM (H) |
75 |
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Otherwise |
65 to 80 |
3. Note
i. The mentioned cut-offs are for General Category male students
ii. Sectional cut-offs are usually not there
iii. There was no normalisation across the three slots
B. SNAP-2021/22
1. Examination Dates
i. 19th December, AD 2021 (2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
ii. 8th January, AD 2022 (10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)
iii. 16th January, AD 2022 (10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)
2. Decision Making
i. Number of attempts
ii. When to take
a. If attempting once
b. If attempting twice
iii. Influence in XAT preparation
3. Expected Test Pattern
Similar to SNAP-2020/21