So, the last major MBA entrance of 2016 is over. As declared by SNAP earlier, the test had some major changes this year: 1 marker Reasoning questions in place of 2 markers, 40 Reasoning questions in place of 30, 30 questions in GK in place of 40, only Current Affairs in GK. The overall difficulty level of SNAP 2016 was at par with that of SNAP 2015.
We must NOT compare the cutoffs for SIBM and SCMHRD based on SNAP 2016 with those of SNAP 2015 as in 2015 the total marks was 180 and this year it is 150 for the same number of questions.
Suggested time and attempts
Sections
Time (min)
Good Attempts
Good Net Score
Quantitative Aptitude
40
22-25
19-20
Reasoning
35
22-24
17-18
Verbal Ability
30
30-32
22-24
General Awareness
15
19-20
14-15
Total
120
90-95
70-75
Likely cutoffs (Score) for SIBM - Pune and SCMHRD
General
SC
ST/DA
SIBM P
70-73
48-49
45
SCMHRD
68-70
47-48
43
SNAP 2016 General English Section Analysis
This section was dominated by vocabulary with as many as 18 out of 40 questions being from this area. There were 2 RC passages of around 550 words each; these passages were taken from The Economist and Sciencedaily. The passages were not very easy to read but the questions based on them were pretty straight forward.
The detailed break-up of the section is given as follows:
Topic
Number of questions
Difficulty
Reading Comprehension
11
Esay
Vocabulary
12
Easy to moderate
Analogy
3
Easy to Moderate
Logical Conclusion
3
Easy
Para-jumbles
3
Easy
FIB - Vocabulary based
4
Moderate to Difficult
FIB - Grammar based
4
Easy
SNAP 2016 Quantitative Aptitude Section Analysis
This section was a mixed bag. There were some very doable questions interspersed almost throughout the section. There were 2-3 incorrect questions as well. A few questions had superfluous data.
The detailed break-up of the section is given as follows:
Topic
Number of questions
Difficulty
Percentages, PLD
3
Moderate
R&P
2
Easy
TSD, Work
3
Easy-Moderate
Number System
8
Moderate
Algebra
3
Easy
Geometry, Mensuration
6
Moderate-Tough
P&C
2
Easy
Probability
2
Easy
Trigonometry + Log
1
Easy
Set Theory
1
Moderate
DI-Pie Chart
6
Easy
Puzzles
3
Tough
SNAP 2016 Reasoning Section Analysis
This section has been troubling students for the last 2-3 years in SNAP. Though the marks per question came down to 1 from 2 last year, there was no perceptible change in the difficulty level. There were 10-12 absolutely doable questions here, and the trick was to not miss out on many of them.
The detailed break-up of the section is given as follows:
Topic
Number of questions
Difficulty
Blood Relation
2
Easy-Moderate
Coding Decoding
1
Easy
Series
2
Difficult
Visual reasoning
3
Difficult
Missing Number
5
Easy-moderate
Linear Arrangement
1
Easy
Mathematical
14
Easy-Difficult
Matrix
1
Easy
CR
2
Easy
Puzzles
5
Moderate-Difficult
Input Output
4
Easy
SNAP 2016 General Awareness Section Analysis
For those students who were prepared on Current Affairs, a major part of this section was a cakewalk. The beauty of the section was that the questions were almost equally divided across different areas within Current Affairs.
The detailed break-up of the section is given as follows:
Topic
Number of questions
Polity
6
Sports
5
Business & Finance
6
Arts & Culture
3
Science & Technology
5
Miscellaneous
5
We wish all the students luck for SNAP results as well as TISSNET and XAT 2017!!! Happy new year!
Disclaimer: Edmyt will not reproduce actual questions of SNAP 2016 in any way.
