SNUSAT BTech Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

The basic eligibility criteria for admission to various courses offered at Shiv Nadar University is Class 12 with a minimum of 45 percent aggregate to 75 percent aggregate, depending on the course selected. Candidates must have a good score in the accepted entrance exams. For that, students must practice TNEA question papers, SNUCEE syllabus, and GATE question papers. 

All undergraduate and certain graduate programme admissions at Shiv Nadar University are determined via entrance. National-level entrance tests including JEE Main, SAT, GATE, GMAT, XAT, and others are accepted by the university. For admission to undergraduate programmes, the university administers the SNUSAT entrance exam. Admission to SNU involves a number of steps. Prior to achieving the requirements for the chosen course, candidates must register for the course of their choice. Both entry and merit criteria will be used in the selection process. To grant admission to UG courses, SNU administers the SNUSAT. Additional rounds of selection follow. For UG courses, the university also accepts national entrance tests such as the ACT, CUET, and SAT (College Board). MBA admissions are determined by the GMAT, GRE, CAT, and other tests.

Shiv Nadar University accepts admission to courses based on four different routes for BMS and BSc Economics & Finance. These four routes include:

• Route 1: SNUSAT Please click here for details.

• Route 2: College Board SAT – Candidates can apply with a valid SAT score.

• Route 3: ACT Candidates can apply with a valid ACT Score

• Route 4: CUET + Screening Form + Class 12th Marks.

Candidates can get admissin to Shiv Nadar University based on any of the four routes. Those who are appearing for CUET will have to fill the screening form to apply for SNU admissions. Along with CUET scores, the varsity will take into account, Class 12 scores.

Shiv Nadar University offers admission into the following departments of the university:

• School of Engineering (SoE)
• School of Humanities & Social Sciences (SoHSS)
• School of Natural Sciences (SoNS)
• School of Management & Entrepreneurship (SoME)

The BTech courses are offered exclusively by the School of Engineering under Shiv Nadar University. B.Tech course admission requires the candidates to appear for both SNUSAT and APT. Applicants who are interested in other schools need not take the APT. However, those who wish to apply for any programme within the School of Engineering must take two subject tests in Physics and Maths, each lasting for 45 minutes.

Candidates who fail to carry SNUSAT admit card are not allowed to appear for the exam. SNUSAT admit card along with a photo ID proof is a mandatory document on the exam day.

A candidate's passport size photograph in SNUSAT online form should be of 512 KB in JPEG or PNG format. The dimensions should be 200 px tall and 150 px wide. Apart from these, candidates must keep following things in mind:

• white or light-coloured background
• eyes should be open and clearly visible
• shoulder tops and face should be visible
• should be a front-facing picture
• should not be more than six months old
• candidates mustn't wear sunglasses, caps or any accessories in the photograph 

The SNUSAT exam is conducted in physical mode at Pearson VUE centres. Candidates have to appear for the exam in designated test centres.

Shiv Nadar University BA admissions are made based on merit in SNUSAT. Thus, interested students must regsiter for SNUSAT exam. Moreover, to be eligible to apply for SNUSAT, students must have passed Class 12 with at least 65 percent marks in aggregate. Also, the students must have have studied English as a mandatory subject in Class 12.

Note: The above information has been sourced from the official website of SNU. However, it is still subject to changes.

SNU Noida BSc (Research) admissions are purely entry-based. Thus, students seeking admission to this programme must have a valid SNUSAT score. However, the university also accepts other exams such as SAT, CUET, and ACT.

Thus, students must register and appear for one of the aforementioned exams. While filling out the application form, students get the option to choose one of the exams as the basis of admission. Based on these scores, students are ranked and allocated a seat.

Candidates must make sure to upload their photograph and signture in size and format as prescribed by Shiv Nadar University. Check below to get those specifications:

Students may find the SNUSAT exam tough. However, the overall difficulty level of an exam depends on a candidate's preparation level. With proper preparation it is easy to crack the exam.

The SNUSAT entrance exam is conducted by Shiv Nadar University in English medium. Candidates will have to read the question and answer them in CBT mode.

Yes, there is no restriction in the order of sections in which a candidate can appear for SNUSAT exam. Shiv Nadar University conducts SNUSAT in three phases.