A candidate aspiring to join an MBA program offered by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) [SIU] has to take the standard, mandatory SNAP Computer Based Test (CBT), which will be conducted at the allocated test centers across 84 cities in India. The candidates need to register online on the website [snaptest.org].
Around 1 lakh students from various academic fields—including engineering, commerce, humanities, and even law— undertake the SNAP examination each year.
The candidate must register for the SNAP Test, pay the registration fee, register for their choice of institutes and program(s) offered by various institutes of SIU, and pay the registration fee separately for each program.
The list of SNAP score-accepting colleges includes some of the top MBA colleges in the country, like Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune, which is highly ranked among the top management institutes in India.
If shortlisted the candidate would then need to participate in that particular program’s further admission process (GE-PI).
The registration process (including the registration fee payment) for SNAP and Institutes is integrated. A candidate can complete the SNAP, program registration, and payment on the same portal [snaptest.org].
• Registration commences on August 23, 2023 (Thursday)
• Registration closes on November 23, 2023 (Thursday)
• Payment closes on November 23, 2023 (Thursday)
• Admit Card
SNAP Test 2023 Admit Card should be printed from the SNAP website [snaptest.org], which will be available from December 04, 2023 (Monday) for SNAP Test 1. December 09, 2023 (Saturday) for SNAP Test 02 and SNAP Test 03 till the test day
Please ensure that your latest passport size and colour photograph is pasted on the Admit Card at the place provided before appearing for the test (Your photograph should not be more than 6 months old).
Admit Card and Original Photo Identity Proof should be carried to the Test Centre at the time of the test. An acceptable photo identity is any one of the following,
• Passport
• Driving license
• Voter ID Card
• PAN Card
• AADHAR Card (UID)
Registration Fees:
The registration fee for the SNAP Test is INR 2250/- per test (Government taxes would be added as and when applicable).
The program registration fee is INR 1000/-. If a candidate wishes to apply to more than one program, they will have to pay an additional INR 1000/- for each additional program.
Exam Pattern:
The SNAP Test requires students to attempt 60 questions in 1 hour. There are three sections, namely General English (15 Questions), Analytical and logical Reasoning (25 Questions), and Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (20 Questions).
Timings for the SNAP Test 2023:
SNAP Test 1 – December 10, 2023 (Sunday)
SNAP Test 2 – December 17, 2023 (Sunday)
SNAP Test 3 – December 22, 2023 (Friday)
• Announcement of Result: January 10, 2024 (Wednesday)
A candidate can appear for up to three tests for SNAP 2023. If a candidate appears for more than one test, the higher score will be considered for the final percentile calculation, and there will be no normalization.