Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP)

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SNAP Entrance Question Papers with solutions

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SNAP Participating Institues

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1. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) — www.sibm.edu
2. Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC) — www.simc.edu
3. Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR) — www.symbiosiscomputers.com
4. Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) — www.siib.ac.in
5. Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS) — www.sihsspune.org
6. Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics (SIG) — www.sigpune.com
7. Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM) — www.symbiosistelecom.com
8. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) — www.sims.edu
9. Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD)– www.scmhrd.edu
10. Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT) — www.scit.edu
11. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM) — www.siom.in

SNAP Admit Card, SNAP Test, SNAP Entrence test, Results, Live update

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Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP)

SNAP Test is a common written test for the admission processes of postgraduate institutes of Symbiosis International University [SIU] established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 vide notification No.F.9.12/2001 U.3 of the Govt. of India. Subsequently ten more Institutes of Symbiosis have been brought under the ambit of Symbiosis International University vide notification No.F.9.12/2006-U.3 (A).

It is a mandatory written test for admission into any postgraduate programme offered by these institutes.

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SNAP Analysis and Strategies - Vinayak Kudva, IMS India

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Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test was attempted by more than 40000+ students all over India for the admission processes of 11 postgraduate institutes of Symbiosis International University [SIU]. However, out of the 11 institutes falling under SIU, only SIBM, SCMHRD, SIIB have a good industry interface and offer relatively good placement opportunities. The remaining 8 offer fair Return-on-Investments and therefore students are advised to take the SNAP very seriously and prepare in a focused manner in order to be able to compete successfully with the competition.

Cracking the SNAP is neither too difficult, nor too easy. The Test has 150 Questions with differential and negative marking scheme. It is in line with other tests like XAT, FMS, IIFT because it tests the same areas - Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, Verbal Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning & Data Sufficiency. SNAP displays its “difference” in nature through the fact that it has an extra area of testing called “General Awareness”. SNAP is as difficult as previous models of the CAT, since you get less than 50 seconds to solve each question.

The first question that would come to your mind is if it is humanly possible to solve a question within 50 seconds (remember: you have to read the question, understand the question, deliberate on the best method to solve it, solve it and arrive at an answer carefully so that you avoid silly mistakes – all this within 50 seconds)? Then you also have to worry about how to continue doing it for the next 119 Minutes!!! A bit difficult this seems, isn’t it? Well, not actually.

The logic behind this arrangement are 2 – (A) No one expects you to solve all questions; you will focus on solving questions correctly and work on maximizing the number of questions you can solve correctly and (B) There are several questions that do not even consume 10 Seconds to solve; for example, if you consider the Synonyms & Antonyms or Analogy based questions, they are pretty simple from the perspective that you either know the answer or you do not know the answer – spending time is not going to lead you to the answer and therefore you would choose to move on thereby saving time.

Let us take a look at the SNAP 2007 and its brief analysis before we proceed further to strategize for SNAP 2008. SNAP 2007 saw some changes - total number of questions was reduced to 150 from the last year’s 165 questions. In terms of the types of questions, there were hardly any changes in the test as compared to SNAP 2006.

Overall Test Structure:

Test Duration: 120 Minutes
Total Questions: 150
Total Marks: 180
Marks per Right Answer: Differential
Negative Marks: 1/4th of the allotted marks
Oval Shading: Blue or Black Ball Point Pen

Area Wise Structure

Section I: General English: Ideal attempts: 21+ questions in this section and ideal score: 17-19 marks.
The questions testing one’s verbal ability and reading comprehension skills were combined in one section and it was named General English. Out of 40 questions, 21 were on verbal ability and 19 were on reading comprehension. VA questions were all usage-based while 3 out of 4 RC passages were of medium length and were easy to understand.

Grammar and Usage Based Questions
The questions of this type were: identifying the correct and incorrect sentences, converting from active to passive voice and identifying sentences with similar meanings. There was also a question testing punctuation and one on spelling. The words that were asked in the usage based questions were simple ones like AFTER, WOULD, FIRE and ALMOST. There was also one question each on jumbled paragraph and scrambled sentence. On the whole, the grammar based questions tested the basic concepts of grammar. The usage based questions used familiar sentences that we regularly come across in the newspapers.

Word Based Questions
There were questions of the type like fill in the blank (maximum number of times), synonym, antonym, analogy and odd one out. Although the words were familiar ones, the options were close and thus time consuming. Questions based on words like SUBTLE, MALINGER, DIN and CADENCE were asked.

Reading Comprehension
There were four passages on a variety of topics viz., science, entrepreneurship, trade and quality of a person. Out of 4 passages, 3 passages (14 questions) were simple. These 14 questions were direct and could be located from the passage easily. The passages were of medium length and easy to comprehend. Only the passage on ‘trade’ (5 questions) was slightly difficult for understanding though the passage was of medium length. All the 5 questions based on this passage were inferential ones.

The best strategy for solving this section would have been to attempt as many VA questions as possible and then attempt one or two of the RC passages, especially the passages on quality of a person (with 6 questions) and science (with 5 questions).

Section II: Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency: Ideal attempts: 30-33 questions and ideal score: 25+ marks.
The PS section did not have questions based on higher mathematics or ones that involve difficult concepts. The calculations involved were so basic and simple that the section could be attempted in a short span with good accuracy.

Out of 5 DI sets, some questions from the set involving Online Job Portal and Opening/Closing Stock Prices were calculation intensive and hence were time consuming. The other 3 sets (Train Speed, Wheat/Rice production ratio and employees in diff depts.) were either observation based or simple calculation based.

Section I: General English: Ideal attempts: 21+ questions in this section and ideal score: 17-19 marks.
Section III: General Knowledge: Ideal attempts: 20+ questions in this section and ideal score: 14-16 marks.
This section was named General Awareness. There were 40 questions and these were a mix of sports, IT, films, science, business/economy, persons, quotation, history, etc. Majority of the questions was on IT (4), Business/economy (8), science (4) and current affairs (8). Although the questions were all one-liners and looked simple, only a person who is a regular reader of newspapers could have attempted them with ease.

Section IV: Analytical and Logical Reasoning: Ideal attempts: 22-24 questions and ideal score: 38+ marks.
Most of the questions in this section were discreet questions except one set each on Venn Diagram and Matrix Arrangement. Overall, the questions were very simple and 5 out of the six questions based on Visual Reasoning could be solved by observation.

Of the 2 Verbal Reasoning questions, one question each was on critical reasoning and syllogisms. These questions were simple and did not pose any problem.

OVERALL, a good score could be 95+ marks.

So there you go – now, let us move to some “gyaan” for SNAP 2008. As we have always said at IMS, there are a few fundamental things to do when preparing for any competitive test and once you do those properly, success will follow. The basic things to do are:

Work on your concepts: It is important to be thorough in most areas (like permutations & combinations, percentages, time, speed & distance, geometry, probability etc.) if not in all areas. There is no substitute for conceptual clarity and it is important to have strong concepts to crack the SNAP successfully.
Be Dynamic: Do not be guided by just past experience – for example, if you generally find Math difficult, do not get biased and not touch it at all. Work towards mastering it.
Be Informed: As a Manager, you would be expected to be informed with all developments pertaining to your field of operations; likewise, you must keep your eyes & ears open and collect data about previous year tests, areas tested, institutes, competition, important dates etc.
Analyze & Strategize: A lot of students think analysis & strategy are easy – actually, they are very complex processes and involve a deep understanding of your strengths and weaknesses. No one else can make strategies for you – you have to create your own.
Know your Strengths & Weaknesses: Understand what you are good at, what needs improvement and what you are not so good at – this would have an important bearing on your Strategy.
Develop your Strengths: Once they are identified, you need to build upon your strengths and ensure that they are concrete.
Work on your Weaknesses: Ensure that you turn your Weaknesses into your Strengths through Hard work & Application.
Take help when required: Do not hesitate to approach us at any point where you require our help.

These are the basic things that I would like to tell you at this stage where I am sure you have just started thinking about the SNAP Preparation.

All the best for SNAP – I hope this analysis & strategy helps you crack the SNAP successfully.

Courtesy: Vinayak Kudva
IMS Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd.

SNAP 2007 analysis &Tips and strategies for SNAP 2008 - By PT Education

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Total Number of Questions:150
Total Time:120 minutes
The Marking Scheme:Differential marking with all questions carrying 1 mark except for questions in "Analytical & Logical reasoning section" which carried 2 marks. There was negative marking @ 25% for every wrong answer.
Number of Options:4
Overall Difficulty:Easy to Moderate

Last year, in SNAP 2007, you could call no section as tough; not even GK!. There were 150 questions with 40 questions each in GK, Quant+DI+DS and General English and 30 questions in Analytic and Logical Reasoning; but, the LR questions carried 2 marks each. So, the paper was of 180 marks.

One would have expected, looking at their weightage, that the LR questions would be tough; but they were not so. It was a game of speed and 100+ attempts were expected with reasonable accuracy. GK was straight from newspapers and current affairs of the past 5-6 months and anyone with a decent reading habit would have scored heavily from this section.

For SNAP 2008, the total number of questions has been declared and it is the same as last year. We can assume that the pattern of last year will be maintained this year also. My expectations would be: No change in the paper pattern as compared to SNAP 2007.

Since all questions (other than LR) carry one mark each, and your overall score would be a factor of scores in all the individual section, look to score heavily from the GK section. Unlike the MAT in which the GK scores are not taken into account, the SNAP does factor in your GK scores. This can be a very huge advantage for those with a good GK. This section can give you a lot of marks in a very short time. The GK questions are from Current Affairs, Business, Politics, Sports etc. and students with an above average consumption of newspapers and magazines should be in a position to maximize their returns from this section.

Some of the questions that I can recollect having being asked in SNAP 2007 are:

The leading brand of artificial sweetener in India, 'Sugar Free' is owned by
Ans. Cadila
An Indian company manufacturing automobiles for Mitsubishi is
Ans. Hindustan Motors
The name 'Koneru Humpy' is associated with which of the following sport?
Ans. Chess.
One of the following allows an individual to start and continue to share regularly any of his/her own personal experience, knowledge, opinion or thought with the internet community?
Ans. Blog
In the sports world, the sobriquet 'Indo-Pak Express' is applied to:
Ans. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul- Haq Quareshi
In banking terminology, CRR means
Ans. Cash Reserve Ratio
Major oil finds in India have been reported in
Ans. Krishna Godavari Basin
"In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table." This statement was made by the famous industrialist
Ans. N R Narayan Murthy
The following newspaper was voted as the largest selling newspaper in the world
Ans. The Times of India
The three largest economies in the world (year 2006) were
Ans. USA, Japan, & Germany
A major US toy manufacturer which suffered a breakdown in supply chain from China on account of legally unacceptable toxic substances in its products is
Ans. Mattel Toys

Also, General English questions, dealing with Vocabulary and Grammar can be attempted first for the same reason. Scan through the paper quickly and locate such questions. They will provide a tremendous morale-boost if you can attempt and get them correct!

I have again reproduced some of the questions from this sections that were asked in the previous year's SNAP and you can see for yourself the truth in what I have just said.

There are three underlined words below, followed by their usages. Determine the sentences, in which the use of words is correct or appropriate.
Pray. Prey. Prying
A. If you pray with faith, they say, it will be answered.
B. He has fallen a prey to cheats
C. Prying into the affairs of others is bad.
Ans. A, B and C

Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the word
SUBTLE
Ans. Innocent

The following sentence has a missing punctuation mark, choose the right answer. My mother who is from the village is very superstitious.
Ans. Comma

For the pair of sentences below choose the right option.
1. Those are them.
2. Those are they.

Ans. The first sentence has an error.

Additionally, if the LR questions carry 2 marks each (same as last year), then it would really make sense to attempt as many of these questions as is possible. After all, your first target would be to score 100+ marks. Questions from LR are - at least traditionally are - pretty direct and require more of quick thinking rather than anything else. So be agile in your mental processes and do your best here. I have reproduced some questions from last year's paper that I can recollect.
A man has a job which requires him to work 8 straight days and rest on the ninth day. If he started work on a Monday, the 12th time he rests will be on what day of the week?
Ans. Wednesday

Jaideep was given some money by his mother on his birthday. Jaideep spent all of it in five stores. In each store he spent one rupee more than half of what he had when he came in. How much did he get from his mother?
Ans. Rs. 30

At a family reunion were the following people: one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law, and one daughter-in-law. But not as many people attended as it sounds. How many were there?
Ans.7

Do not look to or think of leaving any section completely - not even GK. If you are targeting calls from SIBM and SCMHRD then target a net score of 90+ out of 180. Be quick with your calculations - here short-cuts, approximations, quick conversions can come in handy.