SNAP 2020 Notification, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Registration

SNAP 2020 – Overview

• Candidates aspiring to join MBA/MSc (CA)/MSc (SS) Programs offered by Institutes of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) have to appear for the common, mandatory Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Online Test 2020.

• A candidate needs to register for SNAP Test & also register for the institutes offering his/ her choice of programs by paying separate programs registration fees.

• If shortlisted, he/she would then need to attend the GE-PIWAT process conducted by each of these institutes individually.

SNAP 2020 Important Dates

Events

Dates

Registration commences on

24th September 2020

Registration closes on

28th November 2020

Registration fee payment closes on

28th November 2020

Admit Card Live on

05th December 2020

SNAP Test 2020

20th December 2020; 06th January 2021; 09t January 2021; Time: 11: 00 am to 12:00 noon

Announcement of Result

22nd January 2021

SNAP 2020 Participating Institutes

There are a total of 16 institutes which are affiliated to SIU and accept Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2020 score. The list mentioned below provides the names of the institutes:

S.No.

Name of Participating Institute

Course Offered

1.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Mgt. (SIBM, Pune)

MBA (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

2.

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR, Pune)

MBA (Information Technology)/MBA (Computer Applications)

3.

Symbiosis Centre for Mgt. and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD, Pune)

MBA (Infrastructure Development and Mgt. /MBA (Business Analytics)

4.

Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB, Pune)

MBA (International Business)/MBA (Energy & Environment)/MBA (Agri-Business)

5.

Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Mgt. (SITM, Pune)

MBA (Telecom Mgt. )

6.

Symbiosis Institute of Operations Mgt. (SIOM, Nashik)

MBA (Operations Mgt. )

7.

Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC, Pune)

MBA (Communication Mgt. )

8.

Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT, Pune)

MBA (Information Technology)

9.

Symbiosis Institute of Health Science (SIHS, Pune)

MBA (Hospital & Healthcare Mgt. )

10.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Mgt. (SIBM, Bengaluru)

MBA

11.

Symbiosis School of Media & Communication (SSMC, Bengaluru)

MBA (Communication Mgt. )

12.

Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences (SSSS, Pune)

MBA (Sports Sciences)

13.

Symbiosis School of Banking & Finance (SSBF, Pune) (formerly Symbiosis School of Banking Mgt. )

MBA (Banking and Finance)

14.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Mgt. (SIBM, Hyderabad)

MBA

15

Symbiosis Institute of Business Mgt. , Nagpur (SIBM, Nagpur)

MBA

Programs (Institute Offering Them) for Which SNAP TEST Is Not Mandatory

SR. No.

Institute

Name of the Program

1

Symbiosis Law School (SLS-Pune)

LLM

2

Symbiosis Law School (SLS-Noida)

LLM

3

Symbiosis Law School (SLS-Hyderabad)

LLM

4

Symbiosis Law School (SLS-Nagpur)

LLM

5

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR)

MSc (Computer Applications); MSc (System Security)

6

Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS)

MSc (Medical Technology)l MSc (Nutrition & Dietetics)l MPH (Master of Public Health)

7

Symbiosis College of Nursing (SCON)

MSc (Nursing)

8

Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences (SSBS)

MSc (Biotechnology)

9

Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC)

MA (Mass Communication)

10

Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE)

MSc (Economics)

11

Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT)

MTech (CAD & AM); MTech (E&TCE); MTech (CSE); MTech (G&ST )

12

Symbiosis School of International Studies (SSIS)

MA (International Studies)

13

Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics (SIG)

MSc (Geo-informatics); MSc (Data Science & Spatial Analytics)

14

Symbiosis Statistical Institute (SSI)

MSc (Applied Statistics)

Eligibility Criteria for SNAP 2020

• Before filling the application form, candidates must know the eligibility criteria of Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2020 for successful registration. Following are the SNAP exam 2020 eligibility criteria:

• Applicants must be a graduate from any statutory or recognized institute or university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade (5% relaxation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes).

• Students appearing in the final year of the qualifying examination can also apply, provided their admission will be provisional and can be cancelled in the event of non-fulfilment of criteria.

• Some participating institutes may require specific subject specialization/ discipline, for that candidate must check the eligibility given by the respective institutes.

• Candidates who have completed its qualifying degree from a foreign university must have a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

Note: Final eligibility of requisite qualification for admission will be decided by Symbiosis International (Deemed University).

Reservation Policy

1. As per the UGC Regulations/ Guidelines, following will be the reservation policy for admission to any program of Institutes of SIU (except Symbiosis Institutes of Mgt. Studies, which has separate policy)

Within Sanctioned Intake

Scheduled Caste (SC)

15%

Scheduled Tribes (ST)

7.5%

Differently Abled

03%

 Over & Above Intake

Kashmiri Migrants

02 seats per program

International Candidates

15%

Candidates applying from categories other than Open Category are required to submit valid supporting document (s) at the time of GE PIWAT (if shortlisted)

SNAP 2020 Application Process

• A candidate can appear for a maximum of two tests for SNAP 2020.

• Register online on the website snaptest.org (from September 24 to 28 November 2020). Note – Any change in the online registration form (except name, date of birth, category, test city preferences and test date) will be entertained only up to the closing date of registration i.e. 28 November 2020. No change shall be permitted after closing date under any circumstances.

• Upload your latest scanned colour passport size photo at the time of online registration for SNAP Test. (Your photograph should not be more than three months old).

• Ensure that the information you have filled is accurate. *No change in name, date of birth, category, test city and test date requests will be entertained once a candidate has paid her/his SNAP Test 2020 registration fee.

Snap Test Registration Fee Payment Process

The candidate may pay through

• Billdesk Payment Gateway

• Easebuzz Payment Gateway

• Indian Bank Payment Gateway

• Demand Draft

• Pay the SNAP Test registration fee of Rs.1750/- per test from September 24, 2020 to 28 November 2020 as per the instructions mentioned on the website for Payment of SNAP Test registration fee.

NOTE-SNAP Test registration fee and programme registration fee of the Institute is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Payment through Demand Draft

• Submit a Demand Draft (DD) of Rs. 1750/- per test from any Nationalized Bank in favour of “Symbiosis Test Secretariat” payable at Pune.

• Choose the mode of Payment as ‘DD Payment’ in ‘Make Payment’ Tab. Print the payment advice form, fill in the DD Details, sign and send it along with the DD to the Symbiosis Test Secretariat only at, Symbiosis Test Secretariat — Symbiosis International (Deemed University); Gram: Lavale, Tal : Mulshi, Dist: Pune-412115; Phone: +91-20-28116226/27/61936226/27

• For disputes between a candidate and the STS, the candidate should first send an email to registrar@siu.edu.in with details about her/his grievance

• If the candidate is not satisfied with the decision of the Registrar, s/he can appeal to the Ombudsman of the University. Information regarding the same is available on https://siu.edu.in/student-affairs.php

• All disputes between the candidate and STS in this regard are subject to the legal jurisdiction of Pune.

Selection Process

• On the basis of their overall percentage of SNAP, a cut-off list (category-wise) will be prepared and uploaded on the official website of respective institutes.

• According to these cut off lists, students will be shortlisted for the GE-PI WAT

Exam Pattern

The following will be the exam pattern for SNAP 2020

Mode

Exams will be conducted through online mode three times in a year, once on 20th December 2020 and twice on 6th & 9th January 2021.

Attempt Limit

Candidates can appear maximum of two test in SNAP 2020.

Section

There will be three sections, i.e. General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Analytical and Logical Reasoning.

Type of Question

Multiple choice questions will be asked.

Total Questions

Total 60 questions will be asked in the examination.

Duration of Exam

One hour will be given to solve the question paper.

Marking Scheme

For each correct answer 1 mark will be awarded.

Negative Marking

Each wrong answer attracts 25% negative marks.

Nature of Question Paper / Topics and Marks Allotted

Section

Questions

Marks Per Correct Answer

Total Marks

General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability

15

1

15

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

25

1

25

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

20

1

20

Total

60

60

SNAP TEST  Centres

SNAP Test 2020 will be conducted in 94 cities all over India

S.No.

City

S.No.

City

1

Agra

46

Jodhpur

2

Ahmedabad

47

Kakinada

3

Ajmer

48

Karnal

4

Aligarh

49

Kolhapur

5

Prayagraj

50

Kolkata

6

Ambala

51

Kota

7

Amravati

52

Kottayam

8

Amritsar

53

Kozhikode

9

Anand

54

Kurnool

10

Asansol

55

Lucknow

11

Aurangabad

56

Ludhiana

12

Bareilly

57

Madurai

13

Belagavi

58

Mangaluru

14

Bengaluru

59

Meerut

15

Bhilai

60

Moradabad

16

Bhopal

61

Mumbai

17

Bhubaneswar

62

Mysuru

18

Bilaspur

63

Nagpur

19

Chandigarh – Mohali

64

Nashik

20

Chennai

65

Navi Mumbai

21

Cuttack

66

Noida – Greater

22

Dehradun

67

Panipat

23

Delhi

68

Panjim – Mapusa

24

Dhanbad

69

Patiala

25

Dibrugarh

70

Patna

26

Ernakulam – Kochi

71

Portblair

27

Faridabad

72

Pune

28

Gandhinagar

73

Raipur

29

Gangtok – Bardang

74

Rajkot

30

Guntur

75

Ranchi

31

Guwahati

76

Roorkee

32

Gwalior

77

Rourkela

33

Hisar

78

Shilong

34

Hooghly

79

Shimla

35

Howrah

80

Siliguri

36

Hubbali

81

Surat

37

Hyderabad

82

Thane – Kalyan – Dombivli

38

Indore

83

Thiruvananthapuram

39

Jabalpur

84

Thrissur

40

Jaipur

85

Udaipur

41

Jalandhar

86

Vadodara

42

Jammu

87

Varanasi

43

Jamshedpur

88

Vijayawada

44

Kanpur

89

Coimbatore

45

Jhansi

90

Visakhapatnam

91

Gurugram

92

Ghaziabad

93

Noida

94

Palgarh

SNAP 2020 Admit Card

• Only candidates who will have registered successfully along with the payment of application and program fee will be able to download the admit card of SNAP exam 2020 from the official website. The SNAP 2020 admit card will be available from December 5, 2020

• Students must ensure that their recent passport size photograph is pasted on the admit card of SNAP 2020

• Hall ticket is an important document for Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2020 along with the photo identity proof for the authentication process

• In case the student loses the authenticated SNAP admit card 2020, he/she will not be issued duplicate authenticated admit card