SNAP 2014 Analysis

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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