SNAP Eligibility Criteria 2025: Check Educational Qualification and Reservation Criteria
Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2026 ( SNAP )
SNAP eligibility criteria is graduation with minimum 50 per cent in aggregate. Check here SNAP 2025 eligibility criteria for domestic and international students. Also know SNAP reservation criteria for SIU MBA admission.
SNAP Eligibility Criteria 2024
SNAP eligibility criteria 2025 has been prescribed by Symbiosis International Deemed University (SIU). The SNAP is a common entrance exam conducted annually for MBA/PGDM courses offered by SIU constituent institutes. Only those candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria can appear for SNAP 2025. Before filling the SNAP application form 2025, candidates must first check the exam's eligibility criteria and selection process of SIU.
The common eligibility criteria for SNAP is Graduation with minimum 50 per cent aggregate. Candidates who have secured a qualifying degree from any Foreign University must acquire an equivalent certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). However, since SIU offers some niche MBA specialisations, one must have Bachelor's degree in the relevant course to be eligible for admission.
SNAP 2025 registration process began on August 1, 2025. The registration process will end on November 20, 2025. The SNAP 2025 exam will be held on December 6, 14 and 20, 2025. Candidates must make sure that they check the SNAP eligibility criteria before filling up the SNAP application form to avoid rejection. Read below, detailed break down of SNAP 2025 eligibility criteria.
- SNAP Eligibility Criteria for Indian Candidates
- SNAP Eligibility Criteria: International Students
- Institute-wise SNAP Eligibility Criteria 2025
- SIU Reservation Criteria for MBA/PGDM
SNAP Eligibility Criteria for Indian Candidates
- Candidates belonging to General category must hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate or equivalent
- Candidates belonging to Reserved category must hold bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 45 per cent aggregate or equivalent
- The graduation degree can be in any education mode but should be from a UGC recognised university or equivalent
- Final year graduation students who are due to appear in the exam or awaiting their result are also eligible to apply for SNAP exam
Commonly asked questions
Every candidate can make three attempts in SNAP exam. The SNAP exam is conducted in three sessions in a gap of one or two weeks. Candidates can mention their number of attempts in the SNAP application form. However, they will have to pay application fee per session. Thus, candidates who are sure of making multiple attempts only then they should apply for multiple sessions as the fee amount is non-refundable. The scores of best attempt will be taken into consideration for shortlisting of candidates for Group Exercise, Personal Interview and Writing Ability Test.
Ideally candidates must take all three attempts as the difficulty level of the sessions could be different and it may so happen that one session is easy and candidates can score high in that.
Candidates are selected on the basis of SNAP cut offs for the MBA admission round which consists of Group Exercise (GE), Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT). This round is held in February and March after the announcement of SNAP result.
Candidates who clear the GE-PI-WAT round are selected for MBA admission. The parameters for selection also include class 10, 12 and graduation scores, academic profile and work experience. All SIU institutes conduct Group Exercise, Writing Ability Test but individually.
Sectional SNAP cut offs may be evaluated for selection of candidate for Group Exercise, Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview. Scores of every section will be taken into consideration for shortlisting of candidates along with their academic record. Thus, candidates must ensure that they perform well enough in each section of the SNAP exam.
Yes, you can appear for SNAP 2026. There is no cap on number of attempts in SNAP. One can appear for the exam, any number of times until they get their desired score. However, it is very important to prepare well for SNAP. Only then one can improve score in the subsequent attempt. One should note down their shortcomings in the first attempt and work on them so that they can make up in the second attempt.
SNAP Eligibility Criteria: International Students
Foreign National, Person of Indian Origin (PIO), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) candidates are also eligible to apply for SNAP 2025. The SNAP eligibility criteria for international students are mentioned below:
- It is mandatory for candidates applying under Foreign Nationals/OCI/PIO category to clear an English Proficiency Test.
- Candidates can choose to appear for either IELTS or IELA and need to secure band 6 and band 4, respectively.
- At the time of SNAP registration, International applicants must have a proof of residence, copy of Visa and passport and in case of student visa, the candidate should have a Bonafide Certificate and Letter of Provisional Admission from the University College/Institution.
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Institute-wise SNAP Eligibility Criteria 2025
SNAP 2025 scores will be accepted by16 institutes and the eligibility criteria for each institute varies as per the course. Let us have a look at the detailed SNAP eligibility criteria defined for each institute affiliated to Symbiosis International University, Pune.
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune offers MBA and MBA Innovation and Entrepreneurship programmes through SNAP. Check the table below for SIBM Pune eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA and MBA (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent (45% for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year of their bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengaluru Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Bangalore accepts SNAP score for admission to MBA and MBA Business Analytics programmes. Check the table below for SIBM Bangalore eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered:
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Business Analytics) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45 for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year of their bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply |
| MBA |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year of their bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Hyderabad Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Hyderabad accepts SNAP score for MBA admission. Check the table below for SIBM Hyderabad eligibility criteria and MBA course offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% for SC/ST candidates) Final year Graduation students are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Nagpur Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Nagpur offers MBA programme through SNAP. Check the table below for SIBM Nagpur eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA MBA (Food Agri & Business) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% for SC/ST candidates) Final year Graduation students are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resources Development offers MBA in Infrastructure Development & Management and MBA Business Analytics through SNAP. Check the table below for SCMHRD Pune eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate or equivalent grade for SC/ST candidates Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
| MBA (Infrastructure Development & Management) |
Graduation in BE/BTech/BArch or BPlan from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate or equivalent grade for SC/ST candidates) A minimum of 11 months of work experience as on May 31, 2023 |
| MBA (Business Analytics) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate or equivalent grade for SC/ST candidates A minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience after completion of Graduation |
Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of International Business offers MBA Agri Business and MBA International Business through SNAP. Check the table below for SIIB Pune eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Agri Business) and MBA (International Business)
|
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
| MBA (Energy & Environment) |
Graduation in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Environmental Science from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year of Bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies offers MBA programme through SNAP. Check the table below for SIMS Pune eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Final year graduation candidates are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Digital & Telecom Management (SIDTM) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Digital & Telecom Management offers MBA Digital & Telecom Management through SNAP. Check the table below for SIDTM eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Digital & Telecom Management) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM) Nashik Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management accepts SNAP score for admission to MBA in Operations Management programme. Check the table below for SIOM eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Operations Management) |
Engineering Graduate from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology accepts SNAP score for admission to MBA (Data Science & Data Analytics). Check the table below for SCIT eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Data Science & Data Analytics) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates must have studied Mathematics at 10+2 level Candidates in final year of their Bachelor’s degree programme are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies offer MBA programme through SNAP. Check the table below for SIMS eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Digital & Telecom Management (SIDTM) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Digital & Telecom Management offers MBA in Digital & Telecom Management programme through SNAP. Check the table below for MBA courses offered by SIDTM and relevant eligibility criteria.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Digital & Telecom Management) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication Management accepts SNAP score for admission to MBA Communication Management. Check the table below for SIMC eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Communication Management) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance offers MBA in Banking and Finance through SNAP. Check the table below for SSBF eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Banking & Finance) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences (SSSS) Eligibility Criteria
Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences offers MBA in Sports Management through SNAP. Check the table below for SSSS eligibility criteria and MBA courses offered.
| MBA Course |
SNAP Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBA (Sports Management) |
Graduation in any stream from any recognised University with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent grade (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates) Candidates in final year graduation are also eligible to apply |
Commonly asked questions
No, you don’t need to fill separate forms for separate exam sessions of SNAP. The SNAP registration cum application form has a field, where you can mention the number of attempts you wish to take. It will be recorded and you will be issued separate admit cards for each of your attempt. However, for each SNAP attempt, you will have to pay INR 2250 as exam fees. So, be very careful in deciding the number of attempts as the SNAP exam fee is non-refundable.
The SNAP exam is held in a gap of one week, so when you take the first attempt you get an idea of your preparation and performance. So you can prepare accordingly and take the next two attempts to improve your score. However, our advice will be to first take a decision on the number of exam sessions, then fill the SNAP application form.
An applicant can select up to three cities for allotment of test centre in the SNAP application form. The exam authorities will allot the exam centre to candidates in their preferred city. In case, seats are not available in the first preferred city, it will be notified in the form and candidates can select another city. Candidates must select their home city or city of current residence as first preference.
SNAP is conducted in about 84 cities across India. The latest list of SNAP cities has been released along with the SNAP registration form. Every city will have at least one SNAP exam centre to accommodate a minimum of 50 test takers. You can select only one city per exam session. For example, if you want to appear for SNAP exam only once, then you can select only one city.
SNAP has 3 attempts for all candidates in a particular academic year. For every session, candidates has to pay application fee of INR 2500. The examination body allows candidates to attempt the exam once, twice or thrice – it is up to the candidate to choose the number of attempts. Ideally, two attempts of SNAP should be good as there is not much gap between the sessions, and one doesn't really get a lot of time to prepare for the second attempt to improve score.
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SIU Reservation Criteria for MBA/PGDM
The SIU offers seat to candidates belonging to different categories as per the reservation criteria fixed by the Government of India. Given below is the table indicating reservation of seats for various categories in Symbiosis constituent institutes:
| MBS Student Category |
Reservation Quota Percentage |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Caste |
15% |
| Scheduled Tribes |
7.5% |
| Differently Abled |
3% |
| Kashmiri Migrants (Supernumerary) |
2 seats per programme |
| International Candidates (Supernumerary) |
15% |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
SNAP 2026 registration dates will be announced in the first week of August and end by the third week of November. The examination body will announce exact schedule in the first week of August 2026.
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Answered Yesterday
SNAP fee is not refundable under any circumstances. Candidates cannot ask for fee refund if they fill the form incorrectly or do not appear for the exam.
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Answered 2 days ago
No, one cannot join the SIMC Pune MBA programme until he/she appears for and clears the SNAP exam with valid marks. Students are only able to fill out the application form for the course after registering for the SNAP test. Only those students are shortlisted for further admission process, who meet
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Answered 2 days ago
The SNAP registration for the SIMC Pune MBA course begins in the month of August and goes on till January. This duration covers processes like registration, admit card release, SNAP exam dates, and declaration of results. See below all the related dates for SNAP:
Particulars | Dates |
|---|---|
SNAP registration and payment | August |
SNAP 2025 Registration and Payment Closes | November |
Admit Card | End November to mid-December |
SNAP Computer Base Test (CBT) | December |
Announcement of Result | January |
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Answered 4 days ago
No, SNAP is not a mandatory entrance exam to qualify for MBA at Symbiosis International, Pune. In addition to SNAP, candidates can also appear for MAH-CET to qualify for MBA admissions.
Under certain circumstances, Symbiosis International, Pune may also grant direct admission to a candidate.
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Contributor-Level 10
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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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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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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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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