SNAP

No, you don’t have to fill a separate SNAP 2024 application form as it is common for candidates belonging to all categories. The application fee is also common for all categories. The only category specific criteria is SNAP is the graduation marks, which is 45 per cent in aggregate as against 50 per cent for General category candidates.You will need to mention your category in the form submission to avail marks relaxation. At time of admissions you will need to submit cast certificate and other relevant documents to avail benefits related to Reservation criteria as fixed by the Government of India. Seat allotment will also be based on reservation criteria as applicable for various categories.

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.

Yes, you are eligible to apply for SNAP 2024. You will need to mention the same in the SNAP application form. Since there is minimum score requirement for SNAP, final year candidates will have to make sure that their minimum score of first and second year of the bachelor’s degree programme should be above 50 per cent (45 per cent for reserved category). So, you need to check the average score of your first and second score is above the minimum requirement or not. If not, the in the final year you will have to score as much that the average score of three years matches the requirement. If the average score of your first and second year is above the minimum requirement even them, in the final year, you will have to score above the minimum score requirement otherwise the admission will be deemed invalid, even if you fulfill all the admission criteria.

It is preferable to submit SNAP application form in online mode only.  Candidates must fill the online application form at the SNAP Test website before the deadline. The online application process for SNAP includes creating a login account at SNAP website, filling the application form and payment of fees. However, there is provision to submit the SNAP application form offline by post. You can mail the duly filled application form to the SNAP office with a demand draft of the requisite fees. The offline fee payment mode for SNAP exam is Demand Draft (DD). Candidates can submit a DD of INR 2,250 per test from any Nationalised Bank in favour of “Symbiosis Test Secretariat” payable at Pune. You can send the form and DD at:Symbiosis International (Deemed University)Gram: Lavale, Taluka: Mulshi, District: Pune - 412115

At the time of SNAP registration filling candidates need certain important documents to fill the required fields in the application form. They are also required to upload a couple of documents with the application form. The two documents that are to be uploaded are – scanned signature and passport size photo.The passport size photo should be less than three months old and preferably with white backgroundThe scanned signature should be against a white background and clearly visibleAcceptable formats of the scanned photo and signature are jpg, .jpeg, .png or .gifCandidates must keep the following documents by their side at the time of form filling to ensure that the entries are done with valid and correct information:Date of birth proofProof of addressClass 10 marksheetClass 12 marksheetGraduation marksheet·PwD certificate (if applicable)Debit/credit card or net banking details

It is advised that candidates must not rely only on SNAP books but also practice previous years SNAP question papers and mock tests. For English, they must read various fiction and non-fiction books. SNAP authorities provide official mock tests a month before the exam and candidates must practice the SNAP mock tests at least once. Yes, SNAP preparation books recommended by the experts have sample questions with solved answers. All the books mentioned above have sample questions and their process to solve and answers so that candidates can understand and practice well. The questions range from easy to tough and are of various types which help candidates in preparation. However, you should nor rely on the sample questions of course books only. You should practice official as well as unofficial SNAP mock tests of different difficulty levels and types.

A: For preparation of General English section of SNAP exam, candidates must study the following books:Word Power Made Easy by Norman LewisHigh School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & MartinVerbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Nishit K SinhaHow to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma & Meenakshi UpadhyayApart from these books, candidates need to develop reading habit to improve comprehension, writing and vocabulary, which will be immensely helpful at the time of selection for Group Exercise, Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview. To improve English language, you should read books, novels, magazines, business research papers, newspapers. You should also watch English series, movies and TV programmes to learn new words and expressions.

You can prepare basic concepts of Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability topics included in the SNAP syllabus by studying from CAT books. The syllabus of both exams is same for these topics so you can refer to CAT books for studying the concepts, fomulae and theorems. CAT is also a tougher exam, so if you practice CAT questions for conceptual clarity, you will be automatically preparing for SNAP as well.  However, for SNAP specific preparation, you must refer to books published exclusively for SNAP preparation as the type of questions in SNAP are different from CAT. Some of them are:Map the SNAP Symbiosis National Aptitude Test: 5 mock tests and sample papers by ArihantSNAP Guide by Ramesh Publication HouseMap the SNAP Test by Arihant

After attempting every SNAP mock test, check how many questions you could solve accurately in the given time. Analyse questions of which topics took more than one minute to solve, how much time it took to read Reading Comprehension passages, how tricky were the Logical Reasoning questions and which were the questions you could not attempt at all. You need to assess three things, time taken on every type of question, accuracy achieved on every question and the number of questions completed in 60 minutes. The next step is to note the trend of your performance viz. the topics and chapters. The topics that are difficult for you, need more attention or revision before the next mock test attempt. You should aim to achieve better score with every consequent SNAP mock test.