Salient Features

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) offers courses in MBA / MSc (CA) / MSc (SS) programs. The admission into these colleges is through Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Online Test 2018. The candidates can register for Symbiosis International programs by applying separately for each.

Important Dates 2019

Start of registration 28 August 2018 closing of registration

Last date for payment of registration fees: 26 November 2018

Availability of admit card: 1st December 2018

Mode of test online

Exam date: 16th December 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Results: Second week of January 2019

Last Date to Download SNAP 2018 Scorecard: February 12, 2018

Exam dates and schedule

The candidates who have successfully registered for SNAP can appear for the exam on 16th December/. The online based test will be conducted form 2 pm to 4 pm.

Exam Eligibility

Symbiosis International University has said the following has set the following eligibility criteria for appearing SNAP 2018

• Education: The candidates should have 50% or more in their bachelors program and for the candidates belonging to reservation category can score 45 percentage in their bachelor’s program. Candidates who have bachelor’s degree from foreign universities should have an equivalent degree. An equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
• Final year students can also apply for snap but their admission will be eligible only after securing 50% in the examination form in the examination for general category students and 45% reservation category. In case the candidates failed to secure the required marks or have backlogs in any of the subjects there admission will be invalid
• Age limit: there is no age limit for the candidates to appear for snap examination
• Foreign nationals can also apply for SNAP provided they can get the equivalent certificate from the board

Registration & Application form

The candidates can register by visiting the website. The last date for registration for SNAP is November 26, 2018. The candidates can do registration and fill the application as per the website. The process can be completed in single or multiple steps. The fee for SNAP 2018 is Rs.1750/-. The website is user friendly. You can find an online chat window, students can submit their questions and queries to get instant answers and proceed with the application. Keep educational documents such as SSC certificate, 12 class certificate and graduate certificate in hand to fill the details quickly and correctly. Fill the contact details as given in the ID proof.

Admit Card

The SNAP admit card is scheduled to be released on 1^st December. Symbiosis International is the issuing authority. The candidates who have registered and paid the application fee can download the admit card from the website. After downloading the card check for the details registration number, candidates name, exam center, etc. The admit card should have correct details as per the application form. The recent passport size photo along with other ID proof should be presented at the exam center which enables identification of the candidate. It is mandatory for the student to carry ID proof such as adhar card, driving license or voter ID. Read the instructions carefully and be at the exam center an hour before the exam. Try to visit the text center a day before exam to avoid last minute rush.

Exam Pattern and Syllabus

There is not specific syllabus for preparing for SNAP. This online based test has 4 sections having 150 questions. The different sections of the question paper are

• English: reading, verbal reasoning and verbal ability
• Data interpretation and sufficiency: Syllogisms, Comprehension of passage / Poem, Analogies, Fill in the blanks
• Analytical and logical reasoning: Column graphs, Pie Chart, Coding and decoding Puzzles
• General knowledge and current affairs: Column graphs, Pie Chart, Coding and decoding Puzzles

There are 130 questions and the student can score maximum of 150 marks.

First three sections have 30 normal and 5 special questions and the lasat section has 20 normal and 5 special questions. It is an objective type test wherein normal questions have 4 options and the candidates have to choose the correct option. For special questions, the questions are in the form of fill in the blanks, where the candidates have to type the answer using the virtual keyboard

Normal question carries 1 mark and special question carries 2 marks

Test duration: 120 mins

There is negative marking for incorrect answers. Each incorrect answer will attract a penalty of 25%. Students tend to skip questions inorder to avoid negative marking.

There are 110 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) and 20 Non MCQs (fill in the blanks)

The test checks the caliber of the students on the different sections of the test. The difficulty level of the questions determines the cutoff marks.

Exam Centers

The exam will be conducted in 102 centers across the country. Here we list the exam center for SNAP

Agra, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad, Jhansi, Ahmednagar, Jamshedpur, Ajmer, Jammu, Aligarh, Jalandhar, Allahabad, Jaipur, Ambala, Jabalpur, Amravati, Indore, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Anand, Hubballi, Asansol, Howrah, Aurangabad, Hooghly, Bareiley, Hisar, Belagavi, Gwalior, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Bhilai, Guntur, Bhopal, Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Mysuru, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Mohali, Nashik, Chennai, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Nellore, Cuttack, Noida, Gaziabad, Dehradun, Panipat, Delhi, Gurugram, Panjim, Mapusa, Dhanbad, Patiala, Dibrugarh, Patna, Ernakulam, Kochi, Portblair, Faridabad, Pune, Gandhinagar, Raipur, Gangtok, Bardang, Rajkot, Moradabad, Ranchi, Meerut, Roorkee, Mangaluru, Rourkela, Madurai, Shillong, Ludhiana, Shimla, Lucknow, Siliguri, Kurnool, Surat, Kazhikode, Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kota, Thrissur, Kolkata, Udaipur, Kolhapur, Vadodara, Karnal, Varanasi, Kanpur, Vijayawada, Kakinada and Visakhapatnam

Cutoff

The cutoff marks for SNAP to get admission into Symbiosis Institutes depend upon the percentile.

• MBA colleges accepting SNAP score with cut-offs 90% are SIBM (Symbiosis Institute of Business Management), SCMHRD (Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development), SIIB (Symbiosis Institute of International Business), etc.

MBA colleges accepting SNAP score with cut-offs 80% are Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), SICSR (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research), SITM (Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management), etc.

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Salient Features

As per the new resolution NTA will be the authority responsible conducting exams for higher education instead of AICTE. NTA is an autonomous body created by Government of India which has designed the question paper for CMAT 2019.

NTA facilitates the Management Institutions to choose graduate candidates for admission in all Management programs. The AICTE-Approved Institutions/University Departments/Constituent Colleges/Affiliated Colleges across the countries accept CMAT score for admission into Management programs.

Important Dates

Registration starts: November 1, 2018

Registration Ends: November 30, 2018

Registration Fee for General Category: Rs.1400/-

Registration Fee for Reserved Category: Rs. 700/-

There is no option for CMAT 2019 Registration with Late Fee

Release of Admit Card Date: January 7, 2019

CMAT 2019 Exam Date: January 28, 2019

CMAT 2019 Result Date: February 10, 2019

Exam dates and schedule

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is being conducted byAICTE and is scheduled to be held on January 28, 2019. This is an online based exam.

Exam Eligibility

CMAT has set simple eligibility criteria as follows

• The candidate should be a citizen of India.
• The candidate should have minimum 3 years of bachelors program
• Final year students are also eligible to write this exam, but the eligibility for admission based on CMAT is possible provided the candidate pass the exam with the minimum qualifying marks
• There is no set age limit for the exam

MBA & PGDM: The candidate should have 3 years bachelors program and have 50% score for general category and 45% for reserved category.

Executive PGDM: In addition to bachelors degree the candidate should also have a minimum of 5 years experience. The candidates should score 50% (general category and 45% reservation category)

PGCM: Minimum three-year Bachelor’s program

Registration & Application form

CMAT registration link is available at ntacmat.nic.in. the registration and application can be done in a single step. The process can be completed quickly by keeping all the required documents in hand before the start of procedure. The basic requirement of mobile number and email address remains the same to authenticate and validate the candidate details and provide updates. The registration process enables you to get the registration number and password. Using the registration details and password, application form can be filled, note all the details should be filled correctly as the same details will get reflected in the admit card and the score card. Upload the recent password size photograph as this will enable easy entry in to the test center. An old or entirely different photo will reject your candidature at the test center. After successful submission of the application form, make the payment online. The payment can be done using debit card, credit card or net banking. Completion of payment completes the registration and application process. You will receive an acknowledgement email and message. Take a print of the acknowledgement email and keep it for future reference.

Admit Card

National Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for issue of CMAT 2019 admit card on January 7. The CMAT admit card 2019 can be downloaded online giving the registered user ID and password. The candidates who have successfully submitted application form can download the admit card. Verify the details on the admit card and carry an ID proof along with the admit card to exam center.

Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for CMAT 2018 remains the same as in previous years. There will be 4 sections based on Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, General Awareness and Language Comprehension. Each of the 4 sections has 25 questions. The duration of exam is 3 hours

CMAT 2019 will have 100 questions, in the form of multiple choice questions, the candidates have to select the write answer from the available option.

Syllabus

There is no specific syllabus for the CMAT exam. The candidates have to be well-versed with the general MBA entrance exam syllabus

1. Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation: Algebra, Time-Speed-Distance, Allegation & Mixtures, Geometry, graph, Quadratic and linear equations, etc
2. Logical Reasoning: Analytical Reasoning, Linear Arrangements, Number Series, Matrix Arrangements, Blood Relationship Tests, etc.
3. General Awareness: Economy, business, world, politics, sports, culture, society
4. Language Comprehension: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, English Usage Errors, Parajumbles, etc.

CMAT 2018 exam paper was moderate to difficult question paper. Language comprehension section was easiest compared to the other sections. The candidates can refer the books “How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT” by Arun Sharma (Mc Graw Hill Education), “Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Admission Tests for Admission Into IIMs” by Sarvesh K Verma (Arihant) and “Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations” by Abhijit Guha (Mc Graw Hill Education)

Exam Centers

Here are the cities where CMAT test is conducted for 2019

Agartala, Chennai, Indore, Mangalore, Shimla, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, Jabalpur, Meerut, Srinagar, Ahmednagar, Dhule, Solan, Mumbai, Surat, Allahabad, Davangere, Jaipur, Mysore, Trivandrum, Mohali, Dehradun, Jammu, Nagpur, Udaipur, Amravati, Solapur,Jamshedpur, Nasik, Vadodara, Amritsar, Delhi, Jodhpur, Navi Mumbai, Varanasi, Aurangabad, Dhanbad, Kanpur, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thane, Dharwad, Kochi, Nanded, Bhilai-Durg, Bangalore, Durgapur, Kolhapur, Panaji, Bareilly, Gulbarga, Kolkata,Patna, Bhavnagar, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Pune, Bhopal, Guwahati, Kozhikode, Ponda, Bhubaneswar, Gwalior, Lucknow, Rajkot, Bhuj, Ghaziabad, Ludhiana, Raipur, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kadi, Ranchi

Cutoff 2019

The cutoff marks are not issued by the organizing authority. The colleges or institutes set their own cutoff marks for admission into the colleges. The higher percentile provides admission of the candidate into reputed institute and easy high profile placements in good companies. Here are the institutes which requires 99% or higher percentile forgetting admission

• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai
• K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai
• We School Mumbai
• SIMSREE
• Pune University Department of Management Studies (PUMBA DMS)
• MET Institute of Management, Mumbai
• XISS Ranchi

The factors which determine the cutoff marks for CMAT are

• The number of candidates passing the exam
• The number of seats available for admission to the management program
• Difficulty level of the question paper

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Salient Features

NMAT Exam is conducted by Graduate Management Aptitude Council (GMAC). The exams will be conducted in 44 cities all over the country in 58 test centers. The NMAT by GMAC exam for the academic year 2019-21will be conducted from Oct 4, 2018 to Dec 17, 2018. The candidates can review their answers in the given allotted time. The 75-day window test reduces the stress of one sitting and allows

The NMAT by GMAC enables business schools to recruit top candidates.

Important Dates

Exam date: 04 Oct, 2018 – 17 Dec, 2018

Mode of Exam: Online

Downline score card: 31 Mar, 2019, online mode

Exam dates and schedule

NMAT by GMAC is scheduled to be conducted by GMAC from October 4 to December 17, 2018. The exam will be conducted over a 75 day period, between 1st week of October 2018 until 3rd week of December 2018.

Exam Eligibility

Below is the eligibility criterion for NMAT 2019 entrance examination

• Education: The candidate should be a graduate in any stream from a recognized university. The candidates who are in final year of graduation are also eligible for appearing and their candidature will be valid after they pass and score the qualifying marks as set by the institute.
• Qualifying marks: The candidates have to secure atleast 50% marks in their qualifying examination

Registration & NMAT 2019 Application form

The candidates can register only through online mode. The registration has been started from 3^rd July 2019. Before starting the registration process the candidates should keep an active mobile number and email address throughout the registration and application process. The successful registration and payment gives an acknowledgement receipt which should be saved for future.

Admit Card

The candidates who have successfully completed registration can download the admit card from NMAT which is conducted by GMAC. The candidates can download the application form by visiting the official website i.e. nmat.org.in, and log in using your user name & password. Download the admit card and verify the details such as Candidate’s name, application number, test center, date & time, course, category. The admit card can be downloaded until the date of exam. Any discrepancy in admit card can be reported to 7863008300 or nmatsupport@gmac.com. The candidates are requested to carry a photo ID proof along with the admit card.

Exam Pattern

NMAT is an online computer based test which has all multiple choice type questions. There are 120 questions which are to be answered in 120 mins. There are 3 sections in the question paper and the candidates can arrange the order of sections. Once the order of sections is selected it cannot be changed and the candidate has to follow the order. Each section has to be answered in the specified timeframe. The most interesting and positive aspect of NMAT by GMAC 2018 is no negative marking. The candidates can make a wild guess and be lucky as there is no negative marking. The difficulty level of the exam is not high as compared to similar competitive exams.

Each question carries a single mark. Cross-check and verify all your answers before submitting the section. Once you close the section, you will not be able to edit or comeback to the previous section.

NMAT by GMAC allows students to attempt the exam 3 times in a given admission cycle, this enables the students to get better score.

NMAT by GMAC is one of the m ost user-friendly national exams which offer the students to select the test appointment date, time and center location.

Syllabus

NMAT by GMAC exam has three sections English Language, Quant and Logical Reasoning. The language sections covering the following topics

Vocabulary: This covers Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Fill in the Blanks and Cloze Test

Grammar: Identify the Error and Choose the Correct Preposition

Comprehension: Reading Comprehension and Parajumbles

Tips to improve learning skills for NMAT by GMAC

The language section has 32 questions which are to be answered in 22 mins. Ideally each question should be answered in 40 secs. Practice helps in improving the answering time. Practice helps in identifying the weak areas. Improve your Reading comprehension as well as vocabulary which can be accomplished by reading books or newspaper every day. The Editorial section of newspapers helps in improving the vocabulary.

There are 48 questions which are to be answered in 38 mins, so you will have approx. 1 min for each. Logical reasoning will be based on Verbal Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning.

Logical reasoning questions have to be practiced and solving different types of questions will give you an idea on handling such questions. Logical reasoning is skill which is developed over a period of time.

Exam Centers

The exam is conducted in all the major cities acros the country. In total there 58 exam centers in 44 cities Hyderabad, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Guwahati, Patna, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Raipur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Gurugram, Faridabad, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Manipal, Mysore, Kochi, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Shillong, Bhubaneswar, Patiala, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Pilani, Chennai,Tiruchirapalli,Vellore, Agra, Lucknow, Noida, Varanasi, Dehradun and Kolkata

Cutoff Marks

The candidates who intend to take admission in 21 MBA colleges should have the NMAT exam cut offs as per individual college.

Based on the cut-off marks of NMAT 2018 exam score, the students can secure admission in the top college and secure a job in reputed origination with good package. The colleges are autonomous University B-schools offering MBA degree or private PGDM colleges. Here we list you some of the colleges along with the NMAT score cut-offs

• MBA colleges accepting NMAT score with cut-offs 90% are NMIMS (Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad) and XIM, Bhubaneswar.
• MBA colleges accepting NMAT score with cut-offs 80% are VIT, Vellore and SRM University, Chennai

MBA colleges accepting NMAT score with cut-offs of upto 60% are MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, IBS (ICFAI B-schools), Hyderabad & 9 other cities, and Amity University, Noida (Delhi NCR)

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