SNAP 2020 (Symbiosis National Aptitude Paper) is a national level MBA Entrance test. It is the path for admission to some of the top MBA colleges in the country. SNAP 2020 will be conducted for admission into the upcoming batch of MBA (2021 - 2023). SNAP is conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed) University. The SNAP 2020 exam will be conducted thrice this year (once in December (20th December) and twice in January (6th and 9th January)) according to SNAP 2020 Notification with candidates eligible to appear for the SNAP 2020 Exam twice. The SNAP 2020 registration process began on 24th September 2020 and will continue till 28th November 2020. To know more about SNAP 2020 Important dates, SNAP Exam Notification, SNAP 2020 pattern, click here.
SNAP exam is an online test which comprises 3 sections - General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability; Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency; Analytical and Logical Reasoning. The overall test duration is 60 minutes.
The SNAP Exam Pattern underwent a change in 2018 with the introduction of Non MCQ (special) type questions. In 2019 again there was a slight change in the paper pattern with respect to the marking scheme and break up of questions. SNAP 2020 has introduced yet another element by reducing the time limit of the exam and shuffling the number of questions
There is no sectional time limit in the paper and movement across sections is permitted. Students can choose the order in which they wish to attempt the paper. The SNAP 2020 Exam will have only MCQs.
There will be a total of 60 questions in the SNAP 2020 Exam with the marking scheme being a reward of 1 mark for each correctly solved question and a penalty of 0.25 marks for each error.
| Section | Number of Questions |
| General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability | 15 |
| Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 25 |
| Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 20 |
| Total | 60 |
The SNAP 2020 registration process has begun on 24th September 2020 and will continue till 28th November 2020. The exam will be held on 20th December 2020 as well as 6th and 9th January 2021, as per the SNAP 2020 Notification, with the students eligible to appear twice.
According to the analysis of the last 2 years, the most dominant topics in each SNAP Section is as follows:
This section will contain a total of 34 questions. All questions will be MCQ type questions. No Non MCQ type questions will be asked in this section. Each question will carry 1.5 marks. A student can score maximum 51 marks in this section.
Reading Comprehension
Verbal Ability
This section contains a total of 36 questions. All questions will be MCQ type questions. No Non MCQ type questions will be asked in this section. Each question will carry 1.5 marks. A student can score maximum 54 marks in this section.
This section will contain a total of 40 questions. There will be 35 MCQ type questions and 5 Non MCQ type questions in this section. Each MCQ question will carry 1 mark and each Non MCQ question will carry 2 marks. A student can score maximum 40 marks in this section.
Quantitative Aptitude
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency