SNAP stuck to the pattern mentioned in the brochure but the section on Business Awareness was a major surprise since most of the questions had nothing to do with “Business” and instead concentrated on areas like physics, chemistry, biology, sociology and the Indian Constitution.

The paper pattern is as follows:

Total number of sections : 5
Total Objective questions (5 sections) : 160
Mark for every correct answer : +1
Mark for every wrong answer: -1/4

An ideal number of attempts in the objective part of this paper would be close to 90 to 100 with a strike rate of about 85 percent.

Expected Cutoffs

Till last year, SCMHRD used to have separate cutoffs for Marketing, Finance, HR, etc. This time students have not applied individually to the separate areas. Hence students can expect calls even at a net score of 67 plus for programs at SCMHRD Pune. But if they are interested in Finance/ Marketing only, they would need a score of around 75 plus. Similarly the Nasik campus would call students even with a net score of around 62 plus.

SIIB has a program in International Business as well as a program in Logistics. While the cutoff for IB would be around 65 plus, those interested in Logistics can expect a call even at a score of 55.

Analysis of Sections

Section-I

This section was easier than anticipated and students with a good grasp of basics would have found this section pretty easy to tackle. A good score in this section would be 15 plus.

Section-II

This section was also very easy with only single line graphs, bar graphs, etc. Even the questions on Data Sufficiency were quite easy. Good students should have attempted at least 25 questions and a good score in this section would be 20 plus.

Section-III

This section had several different kinds of questions including questions on cubes, syllogisms, series, and logical puzzles. An ideal score in this section would be close to 22 plus.

Section IV

The questions in this section were quite easy and there were no questions on Reading Comprehension. Instead the questions were from analogies, critical reasoning, and fill-in-the-blanks. An ideal score in this section would be anything more than 20plus.

Section V

This section was a real bouncer. Very few students could be expected to know details about the largest flower in the world or have an idea of the 1st animal domesticated by man. This section was decidedly difficult and any student attempting 15 or more questions should consider himself/herself very good in general awareness.