SNAP

SNAP 2025 exam dates were December 6, 14 and 20, 2025. Candidates had the option to appear for 1, 2 or all 3 sessions. Scores of the best attempt will be taken into consideration for GE-PI shortlisting and admission. 

• Candidates must ensure they carry session specific SNAP admit card to the test centre. 
• One signed copy of the SNAP admit card is to be submitted to the invigilator.
• Preserve the SNAP admit card until the end of admission process. 
• In case, you misplace a copy, take out more print outs of the SNAP admit card before the exam day. 
• Keep the SNAP admit card safely in a permanent folder or email. 

SNAP exam fee 2025 can be paid until the last date of the application form submission. If the fee is not paid within the deadline, the application form will not get submitted. Thus, the aspirant will not be eligible to appear in the SNAP exam. The best time to pay the fee is at the time of form filling. The process of SNAP form filling is such that, the fee payment is the second and mandatory step. Without paying the SNAP fee, you cannot access the application form. The fee for college selection is to be paid after form filling.

SNAP exam preparation requires about 6 months so candidates must start studying for it from June onwards. The SNAP exam is conducted in three sessions and the first session is conducted in the first week of December, second session is conducted in the second week and the third session is conducted in the third week. So, while making a SNAP prep plan, candidates must keep in mind which exam session will they appear for. Those who have appeared for SNAP before or are preparing for other MBA entrance exams too, can start SNAP preparation from August-September.

Registration process of SNAP 2026 will be online. Application form will be available at SNAP TEST website from first week of August 2026 onwards. Candidates will have to fill SNAP application form by creating a login ID and making fee payment. Candidates will need to mention number of attempts in a single form only. They will also have to select SIU colleges and courses for admission in the form. 

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 question paper has 60 questions in all the sessions, English has 15 questions, QA, DI-DS has 20 questions and A-LR has 25 question. Candidates are not supposed to attempt all the questions. But they must attempt about 2/3rd of the total questions with maximum accuracy to be able to get a good score. SNAP sectional cut offs are important for selection to SIU, so don't ignore one section for another. 

There is no negative marking for skipping questions in SNAP. If a candidate skips a question, he will marked 0 on that.

No. Candidates cannot use the same SNAP admit card for all sessions. For every SNAP session, a separate admit card is issued having date, time, slot and test centre mentioned on it. Any candidate who has applied for more than one SNAP session will be issued admit cards for those sessions. They are supposed to carry the session specific SNAP admit card to the exam centre on the exam day.

Candidates should download SNAP admit card before exam day as the window to download it is closed after that. Moreover, only the admit card stamped and signed by invigilator is considered valid post the exam day, so even if it is available for download after exam, it will not be considered valid.