SNAP 2014 Analysis
The test was difficult as compared
to the previous 2-3 versions. Most of the students went with the mindset that
the test would be comparatively easy, as usual, were in for a surprise. We
believe, the relaxed mindset of the students must have come handy for most of
them. They would have been in a better frame of mind while taking the
examination.
Let’s get cracking now...
For the starters, let’s have the
pattern:
Section
|
Marks
|
No. of Questions
|
General English
|
40
|
40
|
Math and DI
|
40
|
40
|
General Awareness
|
40
|
40
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
60
|
30
|
Total
|
180
|
150
|
Taking it section-wise now...
General English:
Students with good vocabulary must
have had some definite advantage in this section. Questions in the form of synonyms,
antonyms, fill in the blanks (based on vocab) etc. were asked in good numbers
and were quite manageable.
A little diversion was the Reading
Comprehension area. The RCs were a little bit difficult as compared to the most
of its previous versions.
22-24 can be considered as a good
attempt in this section.
Math and DI:
The questions were from the usual
areas like TSD, Clocks, Percentage, Averages, Probability, Geometry, etc.
A set of DI was asked which
contained 5 questions and was manageable.
This section however did not have
any question on Data Sufficiency.
An attempt of around 20-22
questions can be considered to be good.
General Awareness:
This
was a reasonably difficult one to handle. The range of the questions varied
highly. It had questions from awards, history,
sports, current affairs, general science, etc. A student with a sound reading
habit would have answered some questions easily, such as:
1)
President
of Ukraine
2)
E
in the acronym EPS stands for…
3)
The
author of the book “Wealth of Nations”
8-10 attempts would be
considered good for this section.
Analytical
and Logical Reasoning:
Questions based on Series, Blood
Relations, Critical Reasoning, Logical Data Interpretation, Seating Arrangement
were asked among others.
Overall, there was not much of a
change in this section as compared to the previous versions, except for the
difficulty level.
An attempt of 15-18 questions can
be considered good.
To summarise, a good number of
attempts will be:
Section
|
Marks
|
No. of Questions
|
Good number of attempts
|
General English
|
40
|
40
|
22-24
|
Math and DI
|
40
|
40
|
20-22
|
General Awareness
|
40
|
40
|
8-10
|
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
60
|
30
|
15-18
|
Total
|
180
|
150
|
65-74
|
Expected Cut-Offs:
A score of around 85-90 should be
good enough for SIBM and 80-85 for SCMHRD, Pune Campus. The other institutes
within purview of SNAP can be arranged accordingly.
The Road Ahead:
A lot will depend on your Personal
Interview, Group Exercise and Writing Ability Test (WAT). These three taken
together will comprise of 50% of the score and the other 50% will be SNAP
score.
Get going folks!
We wish you all the best.
Paridhi Trivedi Parikh | Hardik K. Parikh
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