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www.free-ppt -templates.com Symbiosis International University (SIU) is

among the most popular institutes for MBAprograms in India for its high qualityteaching, rigorous course structure andrewarding placements. To get into all thecourses and programmes at SymbiosisInternational University (SIU), students willhave to take Symbiosis National AptitudeTest (SNAP) for Postgraduate Studies andSymbiosis Entrance Test (SET) forUndergraduate Studies.

Given below are the details about SNAP andpreparation tips to crack SNAP with goodresults.

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• The SNAP is the gateway examination to joinpostgraduate programs offered by institutes ofSymbiosis International University. Candidatesaspiring to join MBA programs offered byinstitutes of Symbiosis International Universityhave to take the common, mandatory SymbiosisNational Aptitude (SNAP) Test. There are 15 MBAcolleges which is under SIU will accept SNAPscores for their respective 2 years full time MBAprograms.

• A candidate used to register for SNAP Test & thenregister with the institutes offering his/ her choiceof program by paying separate institutionregistration fees. If shortlisted, he/she would thenattend the GE-PIWAT process conducted by eachof these institutes.

www.free-ppt -templates.com The SNAP test is a 2 hour objective test consisting of

four sections of 30 minutes each. It has 150 objectivetype questions of one mark each divided into thevarious sections. There is also a negative markingscheme wherein 0.25 marks are deducted for everywrong answer. The sections are as follows:

General English - Reading Comprehension, VerbalReasoning & Verbal Ability: This section is a 40 marksection consisting of 40 questions testing the readingskills, verbal reasoning skills and the verbal ability ofthe students.

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & DataSufficiency: This section tests the mathematicalaptitude and data interpretation skills of the students.This is also a 40 mark section consisting of 40questions.

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section tests the student’s knowledge ofcurrent affairs of two years up to the examdate. This is a 30 mark section consisting of30 questions.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning: Thissection tests the analytical and logicalreasoning skills of the students. This is a 40mark section consisting of 40 questions.

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from any recognized / statutory University orInstitute with a minimum of 50% marks (45% forSC/ST). Programs which require specificdiscipline/ subject specialisation need to bechecked for eligibility as given by the respectiveInstitute.

A candidate who has completed qualifyingdegree from any Foreign University must obtainan equivalence certificate from the Associationof Indian Universities (AIU). All foreign degrees/qualifications need to be verified from AIU bythe candidate before seeking admission to anyprogramme of SIU.

www.free-ppt -templates.com The test is conducted once every year in the second

week of December. The exact dates vary every year but generally the last date for registration is during the final week of November. The test results are announced in the first week of January. Here are the 2016 dates.

Last Date for Registration: Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Last Date for Payment: Friday, November 25, 2016 Admit Card: Friday, December 02, 2016 to Sunday,

December 18, 2016 Date of Test: Sunday, December 18, 2016 Test Results: Monday, January 9, 2017

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This section is the easiest section in the entire SNAP test.It evaluates the areas of Verbal Reasoning, Grammar andVocabulary with a greater emphasis on vocabulary. TheGeneral English section consists of 40 questions out oftotal 150 questions. In this section, the student must tryto attempt 40 questions within 30 minutes

Students are advised to read a lot of good fiction andnonfiction books with greater emphasis on Americanand British novels.

Students have to learn a minimum of ten words so asto improve vocabulary. Students are also advised tolearn how the various words are used.

Any standardized dictionary like the CambridgeAdvanced Learner’s Dictionary or Oxford AdvancedLearner’s Dictionary can be referred.

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SNAP has always placed heavy emphasison this section. This section tests thequantitative and arithmetical skills of thestudents. It covers topics like Time andWork, Time and Distance, Mixtures andAlligations, Ratio and Proportion, Averagesand Profit & Loss. There might bequestions from Geometry and Mensurationtoo. It consists of 40 questions out of total150 questions. In this section, the studentsmust try to attempt 28 questions in 40minutes to be in the safe zone. Here arethe preparation tips:

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Students are advised to revise class 9and class 10 NCERT books. Practicingfrom Class 9 and Class 10 RD Sharmabooks is also a great idea.

Students must develop efficient andagile calculation skills. Learning Vedicmaths is a very good idea to developswift calculation skills.

Students must develop a comfort levelwith calculation of squares, cubes anddecimal-fraction conversion.

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SNAP is the only aptitude test in India to have a currentaffairs section in its test. It tests the student’s knowledgeof the current affairs of the past two years as on the examdate. This is also an easy section to crack after GeneralEnglish section. Current Affairs section consists of 30questions out of total 150 questions. Students must try tocomplete 20 questions in 10 minutes in this section. Hereare the preparation tips:

Students are advised to be up to date with newsrelating to the economy, sports, business and currentevents.

Students are advised to develop the habit of readingnewspapers like ‘The Hindu’, ‘The Economic Times’ or‘The Times of India’.

Students can also study ‘General Knowledge Digest-Mani Ram’ and ‘Manorama Yearbook’.

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entire test. It tests the logical and criticalthinking skills. Analytical & Logicalreasoning section consists of 30 questionsout of total 150 questions. In this section,the questions will be given instraightforward and easy to solve. Here arethe preparation tips:

The best way to prepare for this section is topractice puzzle books. Shakuntala DeviPuzzle books and Mensa books are the mostuseful books for preparation.

www.free-ppt -templates.com Students can also refer the book written by RS

Aggarwal’ Logical Reasoning. This book is meantespecially for the logical reasoning section ofvarious tests like CAT, XAT, SNAP and IIFT.

Students can also download and practice past yearquestion papers to effectively prepare for the test.In conclusion, the SNAP exam tests the student’soverall ability to manage. It tests the timemanagement and prioritization skills of the student.Hence, by focusing on improving effective timemanagement and prioritization skills, the studentcan do very well in the test. All the best!!!

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