SNAP Selection Procedure 2024: Criteria, Process & Personal Interview

SNAP Selection Procedure 2024

Check out the important points regarding the SNAP admission process:

• Candidates will be shortlisted for the further stages of the SNAP selection process based on their performance in the SNAP 2024.
• The SNAP selection procedure will consist of Group Exercise, and Personal Interaction (GE-PI).
• It will be mandatory for candidates to attend all the components/tests of GE-PI to be eligible for taking admission in any PG programme.

This article of SNAP 2024 selection procedure, will provide information related to the important dates, SIBM Pune admission process, steps of the SNAP selection process, cutoff, merit list, participating institutes, and frequently asked questions.

Candidates can appear in a maximum of two slots of SNAP exam. If a candidate appears for the SNAP exam twice then the exam in which he/she scores higher will be taken into consideration for the purpose of final percentile calculation. However, there is no normalization of the scores.

SNAP Selection Process Dates 2024

Symbiosis International (Deemed) University participating institutes offer different specializations in postgraduate courses to candidates. SNAP is conducted every year to provide admission to candidates in MBA programmes in the participating institutes of SNAP. Below mentioned are the dates of SNAP are updated as per SIU.

SNAP 2024 Important Dates:

Steps of SNAP Selection Procedure 2024

The first step itself is giving the computer-based exam. On qualifying for SNAP 2024, eligible candidates will be called for step 2 which is GE-PI i.e. Group Exercise, and Personal Interaction. Candidates willing to take admission in post-graduate courses from participating colleges of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University are required to follow the SIBM Selection Process.

Symbiosis Selection Process Steps:

As the result of SNAP 2024 will be declared, candidates will have to register themselves for further selection rounds of SNAP 2024. Candidates will have to register for further processes with the participating institutes separately. It is to be noted that merely qualifying for the SNAP 2024 entrance exam alone will not open the gates of SIU’s participating colleges.

Clearing Stage 2 is furthermore important for getting admission. Participating institutes conduct the admission process separately for every program offered by them. Step 2 of the SNAP selection procedure 2024 is further divided into the following parts.

• Registration (Rs 1000 + tax)
• Group Exercise (GE)
• Personal Interaction(PI)
• SNAP Cutoff 2024

To get a call for step 2, all candidates are required to clear the SNAP 2024 cutoff as per the participating institutes of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University. SNAP cutoff is the minimum mark that a candidate needs to secure to get shortlisted for the further rounds of the selection process which includes GE-PI.

Individual SNAP cutoff lists will be issued by the SNAP participating institutes on the basis of certain factors like reservation criteria, availability of seats, the difficulty level of SNAP entrance test, etc.

Basic details related to the three steps of stage 2 are provided below:

Step 1 of Round 2: Group Exercise (GE)

• Candidates qualifying for SNAP 2024 will get on the cutoff list and will be called for the GE round.
• Group exercises will be conducted to judge a candidate’s skill and potential. This round is very similar to group discussion in which candidates will be allotted a topic and will be judged on their communication, problem-solving as well as focusing abilities.
• 7-8 candidates will be divided into a group and will discuss the given topic for about 15-20 minutes.

Step 2 of Round 2: Personal Interaction (PI)

• Selected candidates of the GE round, will be further called for personal interaction round.
• Mainly conducted to judge the interpersonal skills along with the confidence of the candidate.

SNAP Merit List 2024

In the GE-PI step, candidates are required to attend all the components to be eligible for taking admission in postgraduate programmes of SNAP-participating colleges. Those candidates who will appear for all components of the GE-PI will be considered and will be either on the wait or merit or reject list.

Absenteeism in any of the one component/tests will lead to the cancellation of candidature. Based on the admissions of previous years, the parameters of the SNAP 2024 merit list are expected to be alike without any changes.

Also Read: SNAP Preparation Guide

Merit List of SNAP 2024

Note: Cutoff Merit List and Waitlist will be displayed Category-wise on the official website of the participating institutes.

SNAP Participating Institutes 2024

The institutes which will accept the scores of SNAP results for providing admission to candidates will be known as the participating institutes of SNAP 2024. The list of SNAP participating institutes with mandatory SNAP score are given below.

Name of Participating Institutes of SNAP 2024

• Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF) (Formerly Symbiosis School of Banking Management)
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru (SIBM – Bengaluru)
• Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR)
• Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resources Development (SCMHRD)
• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad (SIBM, Hyderabad)
• Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM- Nashik)
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM, Nagpur)
• Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM)
• Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)
• Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM – Pune)
• Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT)