MBA Entrance Exam

For an effective SNAP preparation, candidates must make a plan which includes the following:

·       Timeline of syllabus coverage, practice and revision session

·       Time bound syllabus coverage (at least a month before the exam day)

·       Daily practice sessions of SNAP mock tests or sample papers

·       Daily revision of important chapters, concepts and formula

·       Regular problem solving sessions with peers and mentors

CAT is one of the accepting exams for admission at Prin. N.G. Naralkar Institute of Career Development and Research. However, it is not compulsory to have a CAT score for a seat in the institute. Aspirants with a score in MAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA or MAH MBA CET can also get admission through CAP Counselling rounds. Candidates must score equal or above the NICDR Pune cutoff for admission in the institute.

Candidates who pursued a 5-year Integrated course after 12^th and are applying for XAT exam, can mention their undergraduate and postgraduate scores in the columns specified for the same in the XAT application form. For such candidates too, the minimum academic qualification remains the same.

TAPMI Manipal offers admission to various courses such as MBA and BBA on the basis of merit and valid entrance scores. The Institute provides admission to MBA on the basis of various accepted entrance exams such as CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ NMAT and other equivalent exams along with group discussion and personal interview. Apart from this, candidates must secure a minimum aggregate of 50% in graduation.

Yes, MAT score is acceptable in SJES College of Management Studies during MBA admission. CAT and CMAT scores are also looked at in unison with MAT. To be a candidate, one has to be eligible to graduate. Other processes in admission are document verification and payment of final fees.

There is no sectional time limit in SNAP exam. Candidates can use 60 minutes in whichever way they like. 

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.

SNAP has 60 questions but it is not mandatory to attempt all of them. Candidates should, however, try to attempt about 2/3^rd of total questions in each section for a good score, overall.

To avoid negative marking in SNAP, choose questions carefully. There are 60 questions in SNAP and not all are mandatory. So, solve only those which you are confident of.

There is no difference between SNAP session 1, 2 and 3, apart from question sets. The exam pattern, marking scheme and test structure are same for all three sessions of SNAP, but the questions are different. The difficulty level of SNAP sessions is also the same.