SNAP 2025: Registration (Ongoing), Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, and More

The Symbiosis International (Deemed) University i.e., the exam conducting body has started the SNAP Registration 2025 on 1^st August 2025. The last day to register for the entrance test & pay the exam fees is 20^th November 2025. The application fee for SNAP is Rs. 2250/- per test. Students will be able to download the admit card for the SNAP 2025 for Session 1 from 28^th November 2025, from 8^th December 2025 for Session 2, and 15^th December 2025 for Session 3, respectively.

The Session 1, Session 2, and Session 3 of the SNAP exam 2025 are scheduled to be held on 6^th, 14^th, and 20^th December 2025. Furthermore, the SNAP 2025 results will be announced on 9^th January 2026. Appeared candidates will be able to download the result from the official website till 9^th February 2026.

SNAP – the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test is an entrance exam for MBA admissions in Symbiosis Institutes. The entrance exam is conducted via online Computer Based Test (CBT) mode once a year around various test city centres across the country in 3 sessions. The duration for the SNAP 2025 will be 60 minutes wherein applicants will have to answer 60 questions, each carrying 1 mark.

This article will allow the candidates to get all SNAP 2025 updates including the exam schedule, the eligibility criteria, registration dates, admit card details, syllabus, exam pattern, results & cut-off, participating Institutes, and more.

SNAP is a national-level exam for aspirants seeking admissions in the MBA course in one of the top Institutes i.e., Symbiosis. SIU - Symbiosis International (Deemed) University conducts these entrance tests for students once a year.

Eligible students can look forward to applying / registering for the SNAP exam to apply for an MBA course in any of the 17 Institutes of Symbiosis offering this program.

The highlights of the exam i.e., SNAP 2025 can be checked with the table given-below:

The registrations for the exam have already started. Candidates can explore the below-given table to check the schedule for SNAP 2025 exam and all of its related events:

* The test timings for all three sessions will be notified to the candidates via their admit cards.

Note: In case of unavoidable circumstances, the exam schedule is subject to change. Also, the sessions of the entrance test can be conducted entirely online / offline / combination of both modes depending on the situation & decision of the exam conducting authority.

As per the SNAP 2025 Eligibility Criteria, the candidate must have qualified 50% aggregate marks (45% for ST / SC) in a UG Degree / Graduation in any discipline from a recognised Institute / University. Moreover, there is no minimum or maximum age limit set by the authorities in order to appear for SNAP exam 2025.

*Students appearing in their final year of graduation and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply.

*Candidates must check & meet the eligibility criteria for particular MBA programs offered by their desired Symbiosis Institute in which they seek admission.

Check: SNAP Eligibility Criteria

The exam is conducted in three sessions; the last date to fill the SNAP 2025 Application forms for any of these sessions is 20^th November 2025.

As the registrations have been started and the exam authorities have released the application forms on the official website, students who want to apply need to visit ‘snaptest.org’ to access the same. In order to successfully register / apply for SNAP 2025, candidates must fill the required details of the application forms as soon as possible and pay the registration fees i.e., Rs. 2250/- per test via online mode or through Demand Draft in favour of ‘Symbiosis Test Secretariat’, payable at Pune.

Note: Students can pay the registration fee as well as the program registration fee on the same online portal. Also, candidates are supposed to pay Rs. 1000/- (plus taxes as applicable) which is non-refundable & non-transferable.

Check: SNAP Registration

The SNAP 2025 Syllabus comprises three sections / subjects from which the students can expect questions in the main exam. On the basis of past years’ syllabus, the first section is General English which analyses verbal abilities, reading comprehension & verbal reasoning of the students. The second section is Analytical & Logical Reasoning, and the third section of SNAP syllabus is Quantitative, Data Interpretation, and Data Sufficiency.

Check: SNAP Syllabus

Exam pattern of SNAP 2025 needs to be checked by the students in order to understand what type of questions they can expect in the paper, the marking scheme of the exam, total duration, etc. According to the SNAP 2025 Exam Pattern, the students must know that the total duration of the exam paper will be 60 minutes in which they need to complete all 60 questions. Each question will carry one mark so the complete paper will be of 60 marks.

There will be 3 sections as same as the Syllabus; 15 questions will be included from the first section, 25 questions from the second session and 20 questions from the third section in SNAP 2025 exam paper. All the questions in the exam will be in MCQ format and have 4 choices each. The students will need to select one correction option and for every right answer they will be awarded with 1 mark. For every incorrect response, -0.25 marks will be deducted.

Check: SNAP Exam Pattern

The SNAP 2025 Admit Card will be made available by the authorities for students on the official website. As the SNAP exam will be conducted in three sessions, admit cards for all of these will be released separately. For session 1, the Admit card will be released on 28^th November 2025. For Session 2, it will be released on 8^th December 2025. At last, for Session 3, the authorities will make the Admit Card available on 15^th December 2025.

As soon as Admit Cards will be released, students must go to the official website to download their Card and check the exam timings mentioned on it. The authorities will communicate session timings to the students through the Admit Card only. The allotted test centre will also be mentioned on the Admit Card which the students will need to check carefully.

Note: On the exam day, students have to carry a colored printout of their respective Hall Ticket and must have pasted their latest colored passport size photograph (not more than 6 months old) on the admit card in the designated space.

SNAP 2025 will be conducted in approximately 80 cities across the country which will be referred to as the exam centres / test centres. While filling the application form, students need to list one preferred city per test. Later on, the authorities will allot any one test centre to each student. Students must note that the test centres are allotted on the basis of first come first serve basis.

If the students want to appear for more than one session, they will need to list more than one preferred test city. For example, if the student wishes to appear for 2 sessions, two test cities need to be listed in preference. The number of sessions students willing to appear for and the preferred cities / test centres they list in the application form need to be the same.

Students can refer to the available SNAP 2025 test centres given in the table below:

* The conducting authority has the right to add / delete / change the city centre without prior notice in case of unavoidable circumstances. In such exceptional cases, a nearby exam centre may be allotted.

Note: Once the applicants have paid the registration fee, their request for change in the test date / exam centre will not be entertained.

The aspirants of SNAP need to prepare very well in order to achieve good scores as it is a National-level entrance exam. For effective preparation, students can follow the below-given SNAP 2025 preparation tips:

• The students must make a study plan / agenda and stick to it for their preparation. The plan needs to be created in such a way that it utilises the available time and allows the student to take enough hours for preparation.
• The candidates must refer to the correct study resources during their preparation for the test.
• Students must identify which sections they find the most challenging and allot more study time to the same.
• Aspirants should take the mock test / practice test in order to identify their weaknesses and strengths. Mock tests will also help the students to become more familiar with the exam pattern & the questions.

Apart from studying from the best resources, students must keep themselves updated by reading newspapers & taking general quizzes.

The test conducting authorities i.e., the SIU prescribe the guidelines for SNAP. Students should follow such guidelines to have a hassle-free experience on the exam day of SNAP 2025.

Refer to the exam-day guidelines listed below:

• The students must arrive and report at the test centre around two-hours prior the exam time in order to complete the verification & other formalities.
• Students need to bring their printed Admit Card along with a latest coloured passport size photograph attached to it.
• Candidates should not bring any kind of electronic devices such as cell phones, smart watches, alarm clocks, or other gadgets.
• Students must know that exchanging of any items during the exam is strictly prohibited inside the examination hall.
• Candidates will have to remain seated in the examination hall until the exam time does not get over.
• Appearing candidates must carry a Government issued, original Identification Card such as Aadhaar Card / Voter ID Card / Passport / Driving License / PAN Card, etc. for verification.

Aspirants who are preparing for the exam must consider solving the SNAP previous year question papers to make their preparation more effective. The PDFs of previous year papers can be free downloaded by the students in order to practise with these sample papers.

Students must note that the past year exam papers follow the same question pattern & marking scheme which they will have in the SNAP 2025. Solving such previous year papers will assist the candidates in analysing the level of their exam preparation and help them in familiarising themselves with the paper pattern.

The exam authorities of SNAP 2025 will conduct a mock test most likely in November 2025. Only those students who complete their exam registration fee payment by due date will be eligible to apply for the Mock test. The students will be notified with the mock test URL and their login ID & password (to access the mock test) on the contact details they have provided during the registration process.

Students should know that exam authorities design mock tests in such a way that it follows the exact exam pattern of the actual paper. Also, the students eligible to appear for the mock test will need to complete it within the time frame of 60 minutes because the total duration of SNAP 2025 will also be the same. The main motive of mock tests is to make the students familiar with the exam paper & pattern and to enhance the effectiveness of their preparation.

The SNAP 2025 Results will be announced by the exam authorities i.e., SIU - Symbiosis International (Deemed) University. The exam results for all 3 sessions will be announced on 9^th January 2026. As the SNAP 2025 exam results will be live only till 9^th February 2026, the candidates who have appeared for the exam must check and download their score card before the deadline. The SNAP 2025 test score will be valid only for admission in the programs selected by the candidates during registration.

To download the results of SNAP, students must visit the official website ‘snaptest.org’ and look for the SNAP Scorecard option. Then, the students need to enter their login credentials i.e., ID and password to successfully download their score card / result of SNAP 2025 exam. The candidates are advised to save the scorecard and take a printout of the same for future reference.

Note: If students have attempted more than one exam then in such a case, their highest score among the attempts will be considered for the final percentile calculation. Also, no normalisation will be done for such candidates.

Once the exam is conducted and the results are out, the SNAP 2025 cutoff lists will be released by the Symbiosis Institutes. All the Institutes of Symbiosis which are accepting admissions through SNAP 2025 will announce their cut-offs individually for each MBA program offered.

The cut-off lists include the minimum marks / percentile the candidates must score to get admission into a particular MBA program in a Symbiosis Institute. On the basis of cut-off lists, the candidates will be shortlisted by the Institutes for further process of admission in their MBA courses.  Students need to note that the Cut-off lists will be reflected on the particular official website of the Institutes and it will not be displayed on the SNAP official website.

Once the SNAP results are out, the selection process will begin for candidates who have passed the exam. The participating Institutes will release their cut-off lists individually for admissions in the MBA courses they offer. The candidates who will be eligible according to the cut-offs released by the Institutes will be processed for further admission process.

As a part of the SNAP 2025 Counselling process, the participating Institutes will conduct their Group Exercise (GE) and Personal Interaction (PI) rounds after releasing the cut-off lists. Then, the Institutes will release a Merit list & Wait list on the basis of results of the conducted GE-PI rounds. The lists will be released on the official website of the particular Symbiosis Institutes. Students must know that the Wait list gets cleared on the basis of vacant seats Institutes have in their MBA courses.

The final admissions will be based on the particular eligibility conditions of the Institutes for separate MBA programs, the verification of documents, and the submission of program fees before the due date.

Note: If candidates are found to be indulged in any malpractice such as tampering with the official documents / impersonation then, they will be immediately disqualified from appearing in the admission process and appearing in the further entrance tests.

Among all the Symbiosis Institutes, there are around 17 Institutes which offer approximately 29 MBA programs and accept admission for the same through SNAP. The list of SNAP 2025 participating Institutes with the MBA programs they offer is given-below:

Check: Colleges Accepting SNAP