SNAP 2024 Exam Analysis: Questions Asked, Difficulty Level, Good Attempts

SNAP 2024 Exam Analysis

The SNAP 2024  for Tests 1, 2, and 3 will be promptly updated after the conclusion of the examinations on December 8, 15, and 21,2024. The SNAP paper analysis provides valuable insights into the exam's difficulty level, section-wise and topic-wise weightage, and other important aspects. Candidates should review the session-wise SNAP 2024 exam analysis after taking the test to gain a deeper understanding of the question paper. The SNAP exam is a national-level MBA entrance test conducted for admission to institutes affiliated with Symbiosis International University (SIU). Annually, approximately 50,000 aspirants take the SNAP exam, which is mandatory for those seeking admission to any of the participating colleges. In the meantime, candidates can go through the analyses from previous years.

The SNAP 2023 Test 3 exam for Slots 1, 2, and 3 was successfully concluded on December 10, 17, and 22, 2023. The exam analysis for SNAP 2023 Test 3 for both slots is available on our page. According to feedback from candidates who took the exam, the overall difficulty level for Slot 1 was notably challenging, while Slot 2 was relatively easy. The VA and Quant sections were particularly tough in Slot 1, whereas in Slot 2, they ranged from easy to moderate. The exam pattern was consistent with that of Paper 1 and Paper 2. SNAP 2023 Slot 1 was held from 2:30 to 3:30 PM, while Slot 2 was held from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. The SNAP cutoff 2023 was made available in the first week of February 2024.

SNAP Exam Analysis 2024: Section-Wise

The SNAP 2024 exam analysis will be available here once the exams has been conducted successfully. It will help candidates ascertain how well they performed in the exam and whether they will meet the cutoff requirements for MBA admission to their preferred SNAP participating institutes. The SNAP exam analysis 2024 will cover various aspects of the test, such as exam difficulty level, question patterns, topics with the highest weightage, number of good attempts, and more.

SNAP Exam Analysis 2024: Test 1 (Slot 1)

SNAP Exam Analysis 2024: Test 1 (Slot 2)

SNAP Exam Analysis 2024: Test 2 

SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Test 3 (Slot 1)

 SNAP Exam Analysis 2024: Test 3 (Slot 2)

SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Session-Wise

The SNAP 2023 exam analysis is available for Test 3 here since the exam has been conducted successfully. It will help candidates ascertain how well they performed in the exam and also if they will meet the cutoff requirements for MBA admission to their preferred SNAP participating institutes. The SNAP exam analysis 2023 will cover various aspects of the test like exam difficulty level, the pattern of questions, topics with the highest weightage, number of good attempts, etc.

SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Test 1 (Dec 10) (Slot 1)

The overall difficulty of the SNAP 2023 Test Slot 1 Question Paper was low. In terms of difficulty, the reasoning section was simple. Compared to last year's paper, the quantitative component required more time to complete but was moderate to challenging. Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry were among the topics covered in the Quant portion; there was only one question on data interpretation. In terms of difficulty, the General English part was likewise simple.

SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Test 1 (Dec 10) (Slot 2)

The overall difficulty of SNAP 2023 Test 1 Slot 2 was easy especially compared to last year's SNAP exam. Grammar dominated the General English section of the Slot 2 question paper, just like it did in Slot 1. Similar to Slot 1, Critical Reasoning dominated the reasoning portion of Slot 2 with six to seven questions. The arithmetic and modern math sections dominated the rather lengthy quantitative portion of the SNAP 2023 Test 1 in Slot 2.

SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Test 2 (Dec 17) 

While English was easy with a focus on grammar, Logical Reasoning, especially in Test 1 Slot 1, proved difficult. The Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability sections maintained a consistent level of easy to moderate. Overall, the exam appeared easy to moderate at first glance, requiring candidates to carefully assess their attempts for accuracy. The General English Section highlighted a significant focus on grammar, with 7 out of 15 questions centred on core grammar and an additional 3 on idioms and phrases. The Analytical and Logical Reasoning section predominantly incorporated Verbal Logic. Despite the possibility of attempting numerous questions in both sections, the specific nature of the questions could have affected accuracy. In the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, around 8-9 arithmetic questions maintained a consistent level of difficulty observed on the first day. 

SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Test 3 (Dec 22) (Slot 1)

Slot 1 of SNAP 2023 Paper 3 was particularly difficult. In General English, the grammar was relatively less as compared to SNAP Paper 2, but considerable emphasis was put on letter series, figure of speech, and adverbs. The Analytical and Logical Reasoning section primarily focused on Verbal Logic. While it was feasible to attempt numerous questions in both the General English and Logical Reasoning sections, and the nature of the questions could have influenced accuracy. The Quantitative Ability (QA) section, included approximately 8-9 questions from algebra and geometry, maintaining the observed difficulty level from day 2.

 SNAP Exam Analysis 2023: Test 3 (Dec 22) (Slot 2)

The SNAP 2023 Test 3 Slot 2 has concluded successfully. Unlike Slot 1, Slot 2 exhibited a level of difficulty ranging from easy to moderate. The Verbal Ability section was relatively easy, while the Logical Reasoning section varied from easy to moderate. The Quantitative section mirrored Slot 1 in difficulty. The overall recommended attempts for Slot 2 were in the range of 45 to 50.

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SNAP 2022 Exam Analysis

The first three slots of SNAP 2022 followed the same pattern as the first three slots of SNAP 2021. General English, Analytical & Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency were the three sections that made up each of the slots, each of which had 60 questions to be answered in 60 minutes.

The General English Section had a moderate level of difficulty according to the exam's sectional breakdown. The section lacked a reading comprehension portion. The Analytical & Logical Reasoning section was also moderately challenging. The Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency section of Slot 3 proved to be more challenging than Slots 1 and 2. As compared to SNAP 2022 slots 1 and 2, SNAP slot 3 was generally more challenging.

The overall difficulty level of the SNAP 2022 exam is provided below.

SNAP 2022 Analysis: Slot- wise

Here is a brief slot-wise analysis of the SNAP 2022 Exam:

SNAP 2022 Slot 3 

• 60 questions, one mark each
• Moderate difficulty, slightly higher than Slots 1 and 2
• More grammar-related questions

SNAP 2022 Slot 2

• Similar overall difficulty to Slot 1
• Some challenging quant questions, approaching CAT-level complexity
• Logical Reasoning with a focus on Verbal Reasoning
• Binary logic with "none of the above" (NOTA) options
• Moderate-level height and distance questions, easy permutation-based questions
• Various logical reasoning question types

SNAP 2022 Slot 1

• 60 questions in 60 minutes, three sections
• General English: Easy to moderate, no reading comprehension
• Analytical & Logical Reasoning: Moderately difficult with a mix of question types
• Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency: Easy to moderate, including arithmetic and algebra questions
• Overall, moderately difficult and slightly easier than SNAP 2021.

SNAP 2022 Analysis: Section Wise

General English

All the questions were from Verbal Ability. There were no RC questions.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

The following table shows the break-up of the questions in this section from both slots.

Slot 1

Slot 2 

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency 

Slot 1

Slot 2

SNAP 2021 Exam Analysis

The overall pattern and level of difficulty of the SNAP 2021 exam have been provided in the table below.

Section-wise Analysis of SNAP 2021

General English

All the questions were from Verbal Ability and they were easy to answer. There were no RC questions.

 Check the table below for a detailed analysis of the Verbal Ability section.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning 

There were a total of 25 questions in this section, out of which 10 questions were on Verbal Reasoning and the remaining 15 were on Non-Verbal Reasoning. This section was the easiest of all. Check the table below for a detailed analysis of the Analytical and Logical Reasoning section.

Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. There were a total of 20 questions in this section, out of which 19 questions were on Mathematics. There was one singleton question on Data Interpretation but no questions on Data Sufficiency. One question on Modern Mathematics did not have the options that match the correct answer.

SNAP 2020 Exam Analysis

SNAP 2020 Slot 3 was conducted on January 9, 2020, from 11 am-12 pm. SNAP 2020 Slot 2 was conducted on January 6, 2020, from 11 am-12 pm. SNAP 2020 slot 1 was conducted on December 20, 2020 from 11 am-12 pm. A detailed analysis of SNAP 2020 slots 3,2 and slot 1 can be checked here based on live student reports from the exam centre.

The overall difficulty level of the exam was easy. This year the exam pattern of SNAP has changed and the time limit has reduced to 60 minutes. The total number of questions has also reduced to 60 from 110 and total marks have also reduced to 60 from 150. Like every year, CollegeDekho has released an exam analysis of SNAP which you can find below. Candidates can take a look at the SNAP 2020 exam analysis which includes sectional and overall difficulty along with the marking scheme and exam pattern.

Candidates can go through the exam analysis of SNAP 2020 in order to evaluate their performance and think about further possibilities. They can also go through the Colleges accepting SNAP scores and use the SNAP College Predictor to explore the options. Candidates can go through the previous year's analysis to get an idea about the difficulty level and the type of questions that might pop up in the exam.

SNAP 2019 Exam Analysis

SNAP 2019 exam was conducted by Symbiosis International University on December 15, 2019, in a computer-based format. As per the SNAP 2019 exam analysis, the paper was mostly on the same lines as that of 2018 in terms of difficulty level. The exam had some changes in the testing as well as scoring pattern, and had a moderate difficulty level. In the Verbal and QA & DI section, few questions were found to a bit tough. 

SNAP had three sections only - General English, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, and Analytical & Logical Reasoning. The questions and marks distribution for all the sections is given below. Candidates had the flexbility to attempt the questions in the sequence of their choice as moving from one section to another was allowed. Test takers were required to attempt the paper within a span of 120 minutes.

Break-up of SNAP 2019 Exam Paper

Section-wise Analysis of SNAP 2019

General English

Majority of the questions in this section were vocabulary based and they were much easier in comparison to questions asked in 2018 on the same topic. Like 2018, there were only two RCs followed by a total of 8 questions. 1 RC had 3 questions while the other had 5 questions. The FIB questions were easy and required common sense. The grammar-based questions were also on the easier side.

Overall, this section was a cakewalk and an attempt of 25-26 questions in 20-25 minutes with 90% plus accuracy would be considered a good attempt.

Quantitative Ability

On 2019, this section turned out to be much more time-consuming. Majority of the questions asked in this section belonged to topics like Time, Speed and Distance, Geometry and Modern Math. Calculator use was not permitted, which test takers had to resort to estimates while answering quite a few questions. Candidates had to spend a lot of time on reading questions as some of them were pretty long. Eventhough this section was not very difficult, it turned to be time-consiming.

An attempt of 18-20 question within a duration of 45 minutes with 90% accuracy would be considered ideal.

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Some of the questions asked in this section were quite boring and lengthy but LR was mostly similar to 2018. Questions from Analytical reasoning dominated the section and the proportion of verbal reasoning questions was quite low. A couple of caselets were quite easy and should fetch the test takers easy marks. 

A score of around 32-33 would be considered ideal for LR.

Overall SNAP 2019 Analysis

In a nutshell, the SNAP 2019 paper was on the same lines as that of 2018, and an attempt of 80-85 questions with 80-85% accuracy would be considered ideal.

With Inputs from Career Launcher

SNAP 2018 Exam Analysis

SNAP 2018 was conducted on 16th December 2018 between 2 pm to 4 pm for all the candidates who had applied for the exam. SNAP 2018 turned out to be easier in comparison to the exams conducted in the last two years. Talking about the section-wise difficulty level, Quantitative Aptitude and General English turned out to be easy, although there were long RC passages in the English section. The section on Logical & Analytical Reasoning was also easier compared to the previous year and Verbal Reasoning was completely missing. 

Now that the exam is over, you can check our in-depth analysis of SNAP 2018.

Section-Wise Analysis of SNAP 2018

General English

This section usually comprises of Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, and Verbal Ability. Apart from a few unusual vocabulary questions, this section turned out to be on the easier side. The special questions that were introduced in this section, which had all the aspirants worried, were actually coded questions that required candidates to identify the correct spelling or something on the same lines. There were 2 passages in RC, which turned out to be long and time-consuming. Each passage was followed by 5 questions that were quite direct and needed minimum time.

An attempt of 30-32 in 25-30 minutes with 85% plus accuracy should be considered good.

Quantitative Aptitude

This year, the Quantitative Aptitude section had no Data Interpretation questions, which turned out to be a major surprise. This could've either been an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on how comfortable a candidate is with DI questions. The section was easy but a little time-consuming, and more inclined towards Arithmetic.

A good number of attempts in this section would be 23-25 in 45 minutes with 85% accuracy.

Logical & Analytical Reasoning

The difficulty level of this section was moderate, with no sign of Critical Reasoning questions. The surprising element in this section was Visual Reasoning, based on which some questions were asked. There were no questions on decision making unlike the official mock test of SNAP 2018. Logical Reasoning had a very lengthy arrangement set and carried 8 questions.

An attempt of 19 to 20 questions in this section should be considered good.

Current Affairs

Overall, this section was pretty doable, with a few questions based on recent events. The difficulty level of special questions asked in this section was a bit tough. Basically, this section was on the same lines as the previous year.

An attempt of 10-12 questions with 60-65% accuracy in about 10 minutes should be considered decent.

With inputs from Career Launcher

SNAP 2017 Exam Analysis

The Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test was conducted on 17th December 2017 (Sunday) in 102 cities across India and the SNAP Result 2017 was announced on 28th December 2017. According to Career Launcher's official website, the SNAP 2017 examination turned out to slightly more difficult in comparison to SNAP 2016. Analytical & Logical Reasoning section was a little difficult and time-consuming. The Quant section seemed slightly tougher as well. The sections on Current Affairs & General English were more difficult. 

Detailed Section-Wise Analysis of SNAP 2017

General English (Overall Difficulty Level - Moderate to Tough)

This section with Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, and Verbal Ability did not bring any surprise elements although it turned out to be a little more difficult. The Reading Comprehension passages were not very tough and it was easy for any student to score well in the same. The difficulty level of Fill-in-the-blank (FIB) questions was moderate. Students were tested based on their Vocabulary and knowledge of Synonyms, Analogies, Antonyms, Idioms, and Phrases in this section.  There were also questions on jumbled paragraphs, which were quite doable. Within 25-30 minutes, students would have attempted close to 28-30 questions in this section and achieved a comfortable score of 22-23.

Quantitative Aptitude (Overall Difficulty Level - Moderate)

While this section turned out to be on the expected lines, it was also a little difficult. The questions on QA were individual questions and on the other hand, most Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency questions were in sets. Majority of questions were based on Arithmetic but there were also questions based Geometry, Algebra, Pure Maths as well as Mensuration. Within 40-50 minutes, students would have easily attempted 26-28 questions accurately in this section. In this section, a good score would be anything between 22-24.

General Awareness (Overall Difficulty Level - Slightly Tougher than Last Year)

In this SNAP 2017 question paper, the GK section was a little on the tougher side and had questions based on past two years' events. For someone who had good knowledge of current affairs and is updated with the latest news from around the world, this section would not be so much of a problem. In this section, a good attempt would be around 10-12 questions within 11-13 minutes a positive score of 7-8.

Analytical & Logical Reasoning (Overall Difficulty Level - Moderate)

Apparently, this section turned out to be very difficult for students. Most of the questions in LR were either tough or time-consuming. Students had to answer questions which were based on Clocks, Blood Relations, Calendars, etc. This section turned out to be difficult also because of the fact that since last year, SNAP has added more questions and cut down the marks. For someone who could give around 40-45 minutes to this section would attempt around 24 to 26 questions. In this section, a good score would be around 22-23.

The result for SNAP 2017 exam will be out on December 28, 2017. Now that the exam has been conducted, candidates would soon be able to check the Answer Key of SNAP 2017. 

Note: Inputs taken from the official website of Career Launcher.

SNAP 2017 Expected Cut-offs in Top Institutes

Here are the expected cutoffs of SNAP 2017.

SNAP 2016 Exam Analysis

SNAP is conducted by Symbiosis International University (SIU) for admissions to its MBA programmes offered at various Symbiosis institutes. Last year, the examination was conducted on December 18, 2016, between 1400 hours to 1600 hours across various examination centres in 32 cities in India. More than 40000 candidates appeared for the examination, which is taken by management aspirants for admissions to any of the 15 Symbiosis B-schools. The management courses offered at SIU are two-year full-time flagship MBA programmes.

SNAP was conducted in a pen and paper-based format (from 2017, SNAP is being conducted online). The objective test had 150 questions that candidates were supposed to answer. Every question was followed by 4 options, out of which had to choose one. For every incorrect answer, 25% marks out of the total marks allotted to that particular question was to be deducted. The difficulty level of SNAP 2016 was more or less like SNAP 2015.

Synopsis of SNAP 2016

• SNAP 2016 was multiple-choice questions based exam.

• The section which is usually the most challenging, Analytical and logical reasoning questions, was of moderate to high level of difficulty.

• In the General Awareness section, the questions were a bit tricky and comprised of mostly economics and business-related questions. 

• The difficulty level of Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency section was high.

• English section was a little easier although some questions were tricky. Nevertheless, candidates should be able to score maximum marks in this section. 

The following link will provide you overall break-up, along with the sectional analysis of SNAP 2016.

SNAP 2016 Detailed Paper Analysis