MBA Options After SNAP 2025: Colleges & Cutoffs
Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2026 ( SNAP )
SNAP 2025 result has been delared today. MBA selection and shortlisting process at SIU institutes will start by the last week of January 2026. Check here colleges wise SNAP 2025 cut offs for MBA.
MBA after SNAP 2025
SNAP 2025 exam was held on December 6, 14 and 20, 2025. The exam was of low difficulty level. SNAP 2025 result has been announced today. Candidates can use best score of all their SNAP attempts to apply for MBA admission to SIU institutes. Symbiosis constituent institutes will start PI shortlisting process for admission to MBA batch of 2026 by the last week of January 2026. This year, the SNAP selection criteria includes on Personal Interview (PI) and Group Exercise (GE). Writing Ability Test (WAT) has been scrapped.
Selection of candidates for the GE-PI round will be based on academic scores and SNAP cut offs. Every SIU institute has different SNAP cut off and shortlisting of candidate will be done according to the minimum score requirement. So, now that you know your SNAP exam result 2025, have a look at expected cut offs for SIU MBA admission.
Also Read: How to Prepare for SNAP GE-PI?
SNAP Cut Offs (2025) Expected
Given below is the table indicating expected SNAP cut offs 2025 for admission to upcoming batch of SIU institutes. These cut offs are estimation based on previous years’ data.
| SNAP Colleges |
MBA course |
SNAP 2025 Cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| MBA,. MBA (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) |
96-98 |
|
| MBA (International Business), MBA (Agri Business), MBA (Sustainability Management) |
92-94 |
|
| MBA (Infrastructure Development and Management), MBA (Business Analytics) |
95-97 |
|
| MBA |
90-92 |
|
| MBA, MBA (Business Analytics) |
88-90 |
|
| MBA |
80-90 |
|
| MBA, MBA (Food and Agri-Business Management) |
80-90 |
|
| MBA (Operations Management) (Dual Degree with Durham University Business School, United Kingdom) |
85-87 |
|
| MBA (Digital and Telecom Management) |
81-83 |
|
| MBA (Information Technology), MBA (Digital Transformation) |
80-82 |
|
| MBA (Food Technology and Food Enterprise Management) |
78-82 |
|
| MBA, MBA (Operations Management, MBA (Agri Operations Management) |
75-77 |
|
| MBA (Information Technology Business Management), MBA (Data Sciences & Data Analytics) |
74-76 |
|
| MBA (Communication Management) |
72-74 |
|
| MBA (Communication Management) |
70-72 |
|
| MBA (Banking and Finance) |
58-60 |
|
| MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management) |
55-57 |
|
| MBA (Sports Management) |
50-54 |
Commonly asked questions
SNAP percentile means a candidate's rank against all test takers. It is calculated on the basis of marks scored. For example, total marks in SNAP is 60, so any candidate getting the highest score out of 60 will get 99.99 percentile. Many a times, more than one candidates get highest score so their percentiles are same.
SNAP cut offs are determined by:
- Number of candidates in exam
- Difficulty level
- Number of candidates who passed
- Pass percentage
- High percentile range
- Number of seats available
SNAP cut off is not released along with SNAP result. The SNAP accepting colleges release the admission cut offs for PI shortlisting about 15-20 days after result announcement. The SNAP cut offs of every institute is different and determined independently by their admission panel. The SNAP cut offs are usually out by February first week, every year.
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SNAP Score vs Percentile 2025
Check below an estimation of SNAP 2025 score vs percentile, basis the difficulty level of this year’s exam previous years’ trends. This comparison will help in assessing expected score in SNAP 2025.
| SNAP Score |
SNAP Percentile |
|---|---|
| 50-54 |
97-99 |
| 45-49 |
94-97 |
| 40-44 |
90-94 |
| 35-39 |
85-90 |
| 30-34 |
80-85 |
| 25-29 |
70-80 |
| 20-24 |
60-70 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The minimum marks of every SIU institute varies. While for SIBM Pune and SCHMRD the minimum cut off is usually 95-98 percentile, the cut offs for SSBF Pune is nearly 60.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
SNAP final merit list is prepared on the basis of candidate's entrance exam score, academic profile, work profile and GE-PI performance.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
There is no SNAP counselling fee to be paid. The fee is already charged in SNAP application fee per college selection.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
SNAP candidates are not required to apply separately for all SIU campuses. They can select colleges in the SNAP application form. However, they need to fill the PI-shortlist form separately for whichever colleges they get shortlisted.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
According to the latest SNAP exam pattern the paper will be divided into three sections. Every question will carry 1 mark and there is negative marking of 0.25.
· English has 15 questions
· Quants, DI-DS has 20 questions
· A-LR has 25 questions
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Between SNAP and NMAT, the former is considered easier in terms of difficulty level of the questions. However, SNAP is of 60 minutes in which candidates have to address 60 question. This makes SNAP more challenging than NMAT which is a test of longer duration (2 hours having 108 questions).
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Usually it is recommended that Arun Sharma series (Verbal, Quant, DI), R.S. Aggarwal's Reasoning/Quant books, and Word Power Made Easy, are enough for SNAP preparation. Sample questions papers, mock tests, sectional test series are also important.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
SNAP total marks is 60 so 40 to 45 marks can be considered a good score. It will convert into about 97-98 percentile. So, it the exam, candidates must aim to attempt 40 to 45 questions correctly.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Two months may not be enough to prepare for SNAP exam, if you are attempting it for the first time. However, you can try with a very specific and focussed plan. Check SNAP question papers of previous years to know dominant subjects. Study only those thoroughly and practice mock tests side by side.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
SNAP syllabus is not difficult as it contains the same topics as other MBA entrance exams. But the key to SNAP preparation lies in practicing SNAP specific questions.
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