1. What is SNAP Exam?
Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, popularly known as SNAP, is the MBA Entrance Exam for Admission to 15 Symbiosis Institutes in India. Every year around 1 lakh students from all disciplines including Engineering, Commerce, Humanities and even Law take SNAP Test to get into of the 2,500 MBA seats in Symbiosis colleges. SNAP 2022 will be the 6th computer based exam in the history of Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) conducted by Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune. Earlier it was a paper based test.
- SNAP full form is Symbiosis National Aptitude Online Test.
- SNAP is the common, mandatory MBA entrance test for admission to the 15 Symbiosis Institutes affiliated to Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune.
- The list of SNAP score accepting colleges includes some of the top MBA colleges in the country like Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune which is highly ranked among top management institutes in India and is ranked #20 in Govt of India, MHRD NIRF Ranking 2021-Management.
2. SNAP Exam 2022: Highlights
One of the most important MBA entrance exams – SNAP 2022 has following key highlights:
Test Conducting Body
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Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune
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Number of MBA colleges under SNAP
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15 Symbiosis Institutes
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Mode of Exam
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Computer Based Online Exam
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SNAP 2022 Test duration
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60 Minutes
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Application Process
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Online; Simultaneously apply for entrance exam and for institute level Programs
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SNAP Registration & Application Fee
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Rs.1950/- (The SNAP registration fee will apply for each exam separately)
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SNAP Full Form
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Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
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Expected SNAP Cut offs for top Symbiosis Institutes
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88 to 97 percentile for SIBM Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, SCMHRD Pune, SIOM Nashik
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Total Questions in the Exam
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60
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Sectional Division of Test
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3 Sections with different number of Questions in Each Section
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Difficulty Level
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Moderate to Difficult
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SNAP 2022 Test Cities
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90-94
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3. SNAP Important Dates and Schedule 2024
All the SNAP exam details with important changes are made available with the release of SNAP notification. The SNAP 2022 important dates are officially announced by SIU Pune. Following are the SNAP exam dates for registration, admit card and SNAP exam :
Events |
Exam Date (Announced) |
Application form release |
23rd August 2023 |
Application form ending |
23rd November 2023 |
Admit Card |
4th December (Test 1) & 9th December 2023 (Test 2 & 3) |
Exam Date |
10th December 2023 (Test 1)
17th December 2023 (Test 2)
22nd December 2023 (Test 3)
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Results Declaration |
10th January 2024 |
4. SNAP 2022 Selection Procedure
There are 15 Symbiosis MBA colleges for which SNAP test is conducted for MBA admission 2023. The application process in Symbiosis institutes has opened with the start of SNAP registration process. You need to apply for MBA admission 2023 by paying Rs.1000 for each programme in your preferred Symbiosis institutes before they close their last date to apply.
Candidates aspiring to join MBA / MSc (CA) / MSc (SS) program offered by the Symbiosis Institutes have to appear for the SNAP entrance exam 2022. To appear in SNAP 2021 exam, one has to register for SNAP Test & also register for the institutes offering his/ her choice of program by paying separate program registration fees. If shortlisted, he/she would need to attend the GE-PI-WAT process conducted by each of these institutes individually. The registration process for the exam and institutes is now simplified. Aspirants can now complete the exam registration as well as Institute program registrations in the same portal
SNAP Test Admit Card needs to be downloaded from SNAP official website. It will remain available for download till the SNAP exam date.