Symbiosis MBA Entrance Test: The Ultimate Guide To SNAP 2023 - Application Form | Exam Dates | Eligibility | Test Structure | Syllabus

SNAP Exam 2023

An applicant interested in enrolling in an MBA programme at Symbiosis International (Deemed University) must take the SNAP 2023 Computer Based Test.

If an applicant is shortlisted for a programme, he or she will be required to participate in the Symbiosis admission process (GE-PI) for that programme.

The registration process for SNAP test 2023 and Institutes is integrated (including the payment of the registration fee). On the same portal, a candidate can complete the SNAP as well as programme registration (and pay the registration fees) (www.snaptest.org/).

Symbiosis MBA Entrance Exam Important Dates 2023

How To Apply For The SNAP Test 2023?

• The SNAP Test 2023 will take place on three separate dates.
• For SNAP 2023, a candidate can take a maximum of 3 examinations. If a candidate takes 3 tests, the highest score will be used to calculate the final percentile, and no normalisation will be used. 
• To ensure that unique sorts of questions are framed under a specific topic across the 3 tests, a rigorous process will be used that has been statistically tested. 
• Candidates who choose a specific exam / numerous tests will not have an undue advantage because of the normal spread. This will ensure that the distribution of questions across sections is uniform.This will ensure that the distribution of questions across sections is uniform. 
• Furthermore, the level of difficulty of the question papers will be normalised throughout all three sets. There will be no correspondence over this.
• On the SNAP 2023 website, you can register for the SNAP online admission exam (Upto 23rd November 2023).
• Note: Any changes to the online registration form (except for name, date of birth, category, test city preferences, and test date) will only be accepted until the registration deadline, which is November 23, 2023. Under no circumstances will a change be permitted after the closing date.
• At the time of enrollment, upload your most recent scanned colour passport-size photo.
• Make sure the information you've entered is correct.

Note : Once an applicant has paid the SNAP Test 2023 registration cost, no requests for name, date of birth, category, test city, or test date will be considered.

Note : Once an applicant has paid the SNAP Test 2023 registration cost, no requests for name, date of birth, category, test city, or test date will be considered.

SNAP Test / Symbiosis MBA Entrance Exam Application Fees:

The application fee for SNAP Exam 2023 is INR 2250/- per test. Online payment is required for selecting programmes/colleges.

The programme/college fee (INR.1000/ per programme/college) is to be paid only once.

The candidate may pay online through

1. i) Billdesk Payment Gateway
2. ii) Easebuzz Payment Gateway
3. iii) Demand Draft.

For offline payment, choose the mode of Payment as 'DD Payment' in the ‘Make Payment’ Tab. Print the payment advice form, fill in the DD Details and sign. Afterwards, you are required to submit a Demand Draft (DD) of Rs. 2250/- per test from any Nationalized Bank in favour of “Symbiosis Test Secretariat” payable at :

Symbiosis Test Secretariat

Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Gram : Lavale, Tal : Mulshi, Dist : Pune - 412115

Phone : +91-20-28116226/27/61936226/27

Please remember that the Symbiosis Test Secretariat will authenticate the payment details and will send you an email to your registered mail id, confirming your payment for SNAP Test 2023. You will be able to view the SNAP Admit Card, only after the payment is authenticated.

The admit cards will be released online on the above-mentioned website on December 4, 2023 (Monday) for SNAP Test 01 , and December 9, 2023 (Saturday) for SNAP Test 02 and SNAP Test 03

Candidates can download their SNAP 2023 admit card by entering their registration number and date of birth.

The SNAP 2023 test results will be declared on January 10, 2024.

Instructions For Filling SNAP 2023 Application Form

Step 1 - Visit the official registration portal at www.snaptest.org

Step 2 - Click on the new user tab (Register Here)

Step 3 - Read the terms and conditions and click on ‘I agree’

Step 4 - Re-login and fill the SNAP registration form 2023

Step 5 - Enter the OTP & validate your mobile no. Also verify your email id.
Step 6 - Pay the SNAP registration fee
Step 7 - Fill part II of the registration form along with the required details about your preferred colleges.

NOTE: No request for a change of test date or test city will be entertained once a candidate has paid the SNAP Test 2023 registration fee. Test City and Test Date are allocated on a first come first serve basis. The earlier you pay, the higher are your chances to obtain a test date and test city of your choice. The Test Centre and its address will be printed on the Admit Card.

If the candidate gets shortlisted for a programme applied to (based on the overall SNAP percentile), he/she would be required to participate in the further admission process (GE-PI) of that particular programme. The further admission process will be conducted separately for each programme by each Institute.

SNAP Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria

The SNAP Entrance Exam is the first step towards getting admission and each college will have their own set of eligibility criteria. Below is the table about eligibility criteria of all the colleges. 

Disclaimer :
The candidate is advised to check the eligibility criteria for the desired programme(s). SIU / STS / Institute will not be responsible, if the candidate applies for programme(s) for which s/he is not eligible.

Symbiosis MBA Colleges Under SNAP Test 2023

1. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune
2. Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR), Pune
3. Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune
4. Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB), Pune
5. Symbiosis Institute of Digital & Telecom Management (SIDTM), Pune
6. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune
7. Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune
8. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nashik
9. Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT), Pune
10. Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), Pune
11. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru
12. Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF), Pune - Formerly Symbiosis School of Banking Management
13. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Hyderabad
14. Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences (SSSS), Pune
15. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Nagpur
16. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Noida

List of Symbiosis MBA Programs

There are 24 colleges under SIU where you can apply with a SNAP score. The Symbiosis Program List is given below :

SNAp 2023 - Entrance Exam Test Centres

There are a total of 94 SNAP EXAM cities that will host the SNAp 2023. You can choose from any of the SNAP exam centres according to your convenience. 

Every candidate can appear for the SNAp 2023 exam twice. Everytime you can have different SNAP test centres.

SNAP 2023 - Exam Pattern/Test structure

• SNAP Test 2023 will be a computer-based test.
• SNAP Test duration is 60 minutes.
• SNAP is an objective test. Each question will have four responses.
• Each wrong answer will attract 25% negative marking.
• Candidates can appear for a maximum of two tests for SNAP 2023. The best of the performance out of the attempts he/ she has made will be considered for the final percentile calculation.
• The application fee will be Rs. 2250/- for each attempt of SNAP 2023. The programme/college fee (Rs.1000/ per programme/college) is to be paid only once.
• SNAP 2023 will be a 1-hour test.
• There will be a total of 60 questions.

The SNAP 2023 exam will be computer-based and divided into three sections: 

• General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability
• Analytical & Logical Reasoning
• Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

There are certain changes you must remember about the test patterns. This year only the Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency will have only 20 Normal questions worth one mark.

The General English section will only have 15 normal questions. The Analytical & Logical Reasoning section will have 25 questions, worth one mark. 

Based on your overall SNAP percentile, you will be called for further rounds consisting of Group Exercise, Personal Interaction & Writing Ability Test (GE-PIWAT). Post the successful completion of these rounds; you will be offered admission in the institute that you have registered with. 

How to download the SNAP admit card for the 2023 MBA entrance exam ?

SNAP admit card for the year 2023 will be available on the official website on December 4th, 2023.

What is the syllabus for the SNAP 2023 exam?

The SNAP 2023 syllabus consists of three sections:

General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

How to prepare for the SNAP 2023 entrance test ?

The General English section will only have 15 normal questions. The Analytical & Logical Reasoning section will have 25 questions, worth one mark. Develop these few practices in a part of your daily routine to make a command over English languages:

• Reading Newspapers
• Reading books
• Watching English movies/ news
• Participating or taking up quizzes online.

Tips for Reading Comprehension:

• The best long-term plan to deal with long passages is to maintain your attention and focus. It can be only developed with good practice. 
• Try reading as much as it will help in enhancing your understanding in addition to the areas you are familiar with. Read online journals, books, magazines and newspapers.
• Moreover, while practising keep a track of the time you take to solve an RC and make sure it gets reduced day by day. RCs are the only part of the English section which will take time and a good reading speed is always a bonus.

1. Concentrate on the opening and closing paragraphs
   Most of the passages will be short, but one or two might belong. In case there is a shortage of time, read the opening and closing paragraphs. This is because the first and the last paragraphs contain the passage's main idea. 
2. Use context
   If there is a question based on a particular line, read at least two to three sentences before and after the line, to comprehend/understand what it is trying to convey. This will help you write the answer with better accuracy. 
3. Improve your Vocabulary
   Try increasing your vocabulary. It is extremely vital to build on your core language skills in order to develop into an affluent reader. Keep reading editorials and make a note of new words. Try to use them in your conversations.

Preparation Tips for Verbal Ability:

This part will test candidates’ capability in English grammar and language.

Please remember, grammar is the foundation of a language. Your fluency in grammar will make other parts of the Verbal Ability section like RCs’, prose much easier. 

• Clear your English grammar basics to solve the sentence correction and error detection questions. 
• Practice questions related to reported speech and tenses.
• Identify the words you are not familiar with and try to understand their meaning and usage.
• Watch documentaries with subtitles. This will enhance knowledge of spoken English.
• Memorize idioms and idiomatic expressions.
• Time management is imperative to get a good score. Reading and practising is the key to acing the Verbal Ability section.
• Try talking to people in English. You might feel shy at first and make a lot of mistakes. But soon you’ll discover that with more talking, the confidence, as well as the accuracy, shall increase

The importance of the 2nd section - Analytical & Logical Reasoning lies in the fact that it examines your critical thinking abilities. Critical reasoning is a test of your mind to think rationally, to analyse and comprehend the given statement and reach a conclusion based on your understanding. It is vital that you learn how to tackle such questions if you want to do well in SNAP 2023.

Hopefully, the following tips will assist you in enhancing your critical reasoning abilities:

• Frequently practice different kinds of reasoning problems in a time-bound manner.
• Try to solve puzzles to sharpen your reasoning skills.
• In reasoning, it is a thumb rule not to assume any information. 
• Identification and logical analysis of your answers would show whether your thinking is following the right path or not.
• You can scribble a chart or picture to depict the information provided in the question.
• Make sure you should read and reread all the response choices carefully before choosing one.
• Do not make any assumptions to choose your options but rather base your answer only on facts.
• Even though this is a scoring section, remember this section is at par in terms of marks with the other sections. So make sure you balance your time with the other sections in the exam.

The SNAP last registration date is 23rd November 2023. 

Here is the registration link for the SNAP 2023 exam: https://www.snaptest.org/

Symbiosis SNAP 2023 Results:

SNAP 2023 results will be announced on January 10, 2024 (Wednesday)

Symbiosis MBA Entrance Exam 2023 FAQs

• How many attempts are there for the SNAP exam ?

  You can appear for SNAP twice.

• Which is the top most MBA entrance exam in India ?

  There are many but SNAP is one of the most sought after entrance exams.

• What is the process to get admission through SNAP 2023 ?

  To get into Symbiosis College via SNAP, the first thing that an aspirant needs to do is to qualify for the SNAP entrance test.

• How many colleges accept SNAP exam scores ?

  16 colleges under SIU and other colleges that have signed an MOU to use SNAP scores.

• Is the eligibility criteria same for all MBA courses offered by SIU ?

  No. Different colleges under SNAP, have different eligibility criteria. The list of the colleges and eligibility criteria is mentioned on the SNAP test 2023 website.

• Is there any age limit to appear for SNAP ?

  The minimum age should be 21 years old.

• SNAP exam is applicable for non symbiosis colleges ?

  Yes. Only if the college has signed an MOU with SIU.