Last Month Preparation Tips for SNAP 2024
Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2025 ( SNAP )
Registration - 1 Aug '25 - 20 Nov '25
Last monrth SNAP exam preparation 2024 should be focussed on important topics and target score. Let us take a look at the structure of SNAP 2024 and analyse the target scores candidates need to focus on in individual section. By Nishit Sinha
SNAP preparation in the last month before the exam is often misused by aspirants as they are more focussed on CAT. Why? Because SNAP exam is conducted in December so there is no time to prepare for it exclusively in November. What should you do in the last month so that your SNAP 2024 preparation doesn't suffer?
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CAT 2024 will be held on November 24, 2024 and the first session of SNAP 2024 will be held on December 8, 2024. If you are taking the first SNAP attempt there will be very less gap between both exams. So, what you should do in the last month of exam preparation is practice SNAP specific sample tests series and SNAP mock tests series.
In this article, we will discuss about the last month SNAP preparation strategy for 2024 but first let us take a look at the structure of SNAP and discuss the preparation tips for each section. Let us also analyse the target scores that candidates need to focus on in individual sections.
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- Structure of SNAP 2024 Exam
- SNAP Preparation 2024: Section-wise Tips for Last Month Preparation
- SNAP Analytical and Logical Reasoning section
Structure of SNAP 2024 Exam
SNAP exam 2024 will consist of three section - General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency and Analytical & Logical Reasoning. Every question will carry 1 mark and there will be negative marking of 0.25. Check the sectional break up of SNAP question paper in the table below:
| SNAP Sections |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Marks per question |
|---|---|---|---|
| General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability |
15 |
15 |
1 |
| Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (QA, DI-DS) |
20 |
20 |
1 |
| Analytical & Logical Reasoning (A-LR) |
25 |
25 |
1 |
| Total |
60 |
60 |
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SNAP Preparation 2024: Section-wise Tips for Last Month Preparation
Check below section wise last month tips for SNAP 2024 preparation. In the last few days before the exam, put into practice the plan shared below:
SNAP General English section
Direct questions on Vocabulary – like antonyms, synonym, right spelling based questions, fill in the blanks question have always been asked at SNAP. You may expect that around 8-10 questions will be based upon vocabulary. Somebody who is in the habit of reading a good English newspaper daily will not find many problems marking the right answer to the vocabulary questions. Though, if your vocabulary bank is not so strong, I would suggest you to go through a good vocabulary book. There wil be grammar based questions too, so work with Wren and Martin.
| Time to be invested while taking SNAP: 10-15 minutes Target Score: 10 To be adjusted as per the latest exam pattern |
SNAP Quantitative Aptitude-Data Interpretation section
Level of difficulty of SNAP Quantitative Aptitude questions has always been relatively easier than CAT and XAT Almost half of the questions in this section are asked from Arithmetic and Geometry/Mensuration. If you have prepared well for CAT, you will not find much difficulty in revising these topics. If you are not in touch with Quants for a long time, there is still sufficient time, just go through the chapters mentioned previously and solve sample questions.
| Time to be invested while taking SNAP: 15-20 minutes Target Score: 15 Word of Caution: SNAP has been historically a speed based examination. There will be 1-3 lengthy and calculative questions. One should outright avoid those questions. To be adjusted as per the latest exam pattern |
SNAP Analytical and Logical Reasoning section
After going through the three sections, now we are left with A-LR. Invest the remaining time in this section. Barring three to four questions, remaining questions will be quite doable. You will have to Select – Scan – Solve the questions.
In addition to the general arrangement and sequencing based questions, you should be ready to face the questions from blood relation, coding decoding, input output, series and direction decision making. Ideally these questions will not pose much difficulty in arriving at the final solution, but getting down to the answer faster will be required.
I recommend the Pearson Guide to Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT and Other MBA Entrance Examinations (English) written by me to get a good hold of this section. This book has almost all types of questions that you get / may expect at SNAP.
| Target Score: 18-20 Last but not the least, once you are through with CAT, start solving Mock SNAP papers (at least three papers in a week). To be adjusted as per the latest exam pattern |
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- 8 key tips to crack A-LR section of SNAP 2024
About the author:
Nishit Sinha, alumnus Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L), has been training students for the CAT and other competitive exams for more than ten years. He has also authored best-selling CAT titles.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
SIU does not accept any exam score other than SNAP for MBA admission. All domestic students, must appear for the SNAP exam if they wish to pursue MBA from SIBM or any of the 16 Symbiosis institutes. The SNAP exam is conducted in December. There are three sessions and questions are asked from- Englis
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
There is usually not much change in the SNAP cut offs year on year. The average range of cut offs for MBA admission in SIU is 80-96 percentile. Check the table below for expected SNAP 2025 cut offs:
MBA College | SNAP 2025 Cutoff (Expected) |
|---|---|
SIBM, Pune | 96-98 |
SIIB, Pune | 92-94 |
SCMHRD, Pune | 95-97 |
SIBM, Hyderabad | 90-92 |
SIBM, Bangalore | 88-90 |
SIOM, Nashik | 85-87 |
SIDTM, Pune | 81-83 |
SICSR, Pune | 80-82 |
SIMS, Pune | 75-77 |
SCIT, Pune | 74-76 |
SSMC, Bangalore | 72-74 |
SIMC, Pune | 70-72 |
SSBF, Pune | 58-60 |
SIHS, Pune | 55-57 |
SSSS, Pune | 50-54 |
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Yes, SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude) is compulsory for admission at SIMS Pune. Students must qualify SNAP exam before admission. SNAP is the entrance exam specifically designed for admissions to various MBA programs offered by SIU institutes, including SIMS. After the SNAP exam, it includes Grou
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
No, it's not possible to join Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences without SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test) for the MBA programme. Symbiosis requires a valid SNAP score for admission to all its MBA programs, including those at SIHS. For other programmes SNAP score is not mandatory; students
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, candidates seeking admission in the MBA programme of Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences need to pass SNAP. Symbiosis National Aptitude Test is conducted in computer-based mode at test centres. The test includes 60 questions each of one mark. Aspirants who pass SNAP have to further qualify GEPI
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates have to appear for SNAP at the exam centre mentioned in their admit card. They will not be allowed to enter any other test centre under any circumstances. So, candidates must download their SNAP admit card as soon as it is released, check the test centre address and visit it once before t
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
Being a document of identification, SNAP admit card is an important document. It is advised to preserve the SNAP admit card even after the exam, as it may be required at the time of admission. So, keep a copy of your signed and stamped SNAP admit card until the admission process is completed or even
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
The SNAP admit card is not sent by post to any candidate. SNAP is an online exam and every activity is online. The SNAP admit card is uploaded on the exam website and candidates have to log into their SNAP accounts to download it. Candidates must download their SNAP admit card as soon as it is relea
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
For admission to SCMHRD MBA courses, students must appear for the SNAP test. SCMHRD The application fee for the SNAP exam is INR 2,500. Moreover, apart from the exam, students are also required to apply for their preferred MBA course. The application fee to apply for each programme is INR 1,000.
Note
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
SNAP is the only accepted exam for admission to MBA courses offered by SCMHRD. As per official sources, the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2025 is scheduled to be held in December 2025 on the following dates:
- Dec 7, 2025
- Dec 14, 2025
- Dec 21, 2025
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Contributor-Level 10