SNAP 2025 Selection Procedure: GE-PI Process, Important Dates, Cutoff & Admission Criteria

SNAP 2025 Selection Procedure 2025

Check out the important points regarding the SNAP 2026 admission process:

• Candidates will be shortlisted for the further stages of the SNAP selection process based on their performance in the SNAP 2025
• 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.
• The selection process of SNAP 2025 will be carried out in the offline mode. Candidates who have appeared for the SNAP 2025 exam and have matched the SNAP 2025 Cutoff for the respective SIU colleges.
• SNAP selection procedure includes GE-PI rounds which may vary across all SNAP participating institutes.
• Candidates can appear in the three of SNAP 2025 exam. If a candidate appears for the all the SNAP 2025 exam then the exam in which he/she scores higher will be taken into consideration for the purpose of final percentile calculation.

SNAP 2025 Selection Process Dates

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 2025 Important Dates:

SNAP 2025 Selection Procedure

The first step itself is giving the computer-based exam. On qualifying for SNAP 2025, 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 2025 will be declared, candidates will have to register themselves for further selection rounds of SNAP 2025. Candidates will have to register for further processes with the participating institutes separately. It is to be noted that merely qualifying for the SNAP 2025 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 2025 selection procedure is further divided into the following parts.

• Registration (Rs 1000 + tax)
• Group Exercise (GE)
• Personal Interaction(PI)
• SNAP Cutoff 2025

To get a call for step 2, all candidates are required to clear the SNAP 2025 cutoff as per the participating institutes of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University. SNAP 2025 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 2025 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 2025 will get on the SNAP 2025 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)

• The next stage for the SNAP 2025 selection is the
• 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 2025 Merit List

In the GE-PI step, candidates are required to attend all the components to be eligible for taking admission in postgraduate programmes of SNAP 2025 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 2025 merit list are expected to be alike without any changes.

Also Read: SNAP Preparation Guide

SNAP 2025 Admission Weightage

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

SNAP 2025 Participating Institutes

The institutes which will accept the scores of SNAP results for providing admission to candidates will be known as the participating institutes of SNAP 2025. The list of SNAP participating institutes with mandatory SNAP score are given below.

Name of Participating Institutes of SNAP 2025

• 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)