Get complete details of SNAP 2020 examination including its highlights, marking scheme, and section-wise question paper analysis of all the sessions of the exam.
The SNAP 2020 question paper was moderate in complexity level. The SNAP 2020 examination was held online across three sessions - 20 December 2020, 6 January 2021 and 9 January 2021. The candidates aiming to crack the SNAP exam must refer to the question papers of previous years to get an idea of the examination.
The Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2020 was conducted to offer admissions to around 26 MBA and M.Sc. programmes in the institutions that come under the administration of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University.
SNAP 2020 Question Paper Highlights
The SNAP 2020 examination was conducted in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and hence there were changes in the question paper pattern while the exam was held completely online. The overview of the SNAP 2020 examination is as follows.
| Particulars | Detail |
| Name of the Examination | SNAP 2020 |
| Sections |
3 sections
|
| Number of Sessions | 3 |
| Number of Attempts Allowed | 2 |
| Exam Duration | 60 minutes |
| Total Marks | 60 |
| Medium of Paper | English |
| Mode of Examination | Online |
SNAP 2020 Question Paper Marking Scheme
The marking scheme of the SNAP 2020 question papers of all three sessions was the same. The following was the SNAP 2020 marking scheme.
| Type of Answers | Marking Scheme |
| Marks awarded for each correct answer | +1 |
| Marks deducted for each incorrect answer | -0.25 |
| Unanswered question | 0 |
| Total marks of SNAP 2020 | 60 |
SNAP 2020 Question Paper Analysis
The SNAP 2020 examination had a total of 60 questions and was conducted for 60 minutes unlike the old pattern which had 110 questions and a time window of 120 minutes. The question paper break up of SNAP 2020 is tabulated below.
| Section | Total Number of Questions | Total Marks | Difficulty Level |
| General English | 15 | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 25 | 25 | Easy |
| Quantitative, DI and Data Sufficiency | 20 | 20 | Easy |
| Total | 60 | 60 | Easy |
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SNAP 2020 Session 1 Section-Wise Analysis
The SNAP 2020 question paper had a total of 3 sections - General English; Analytical and Logical Reasoning; Quantitative, Date Interpretation and Data Sufficiency. The section-wise analysis of SNAP 2020 question paper is as follows.
SNAP 2020 General English
The highlight of this section was the absence of Reading Comprehension and this made the section quite easy for the candidates. The topic wise break up of this section is as follows.
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Fill in the Blanks | 3 |
| Fill in the Blanks - Prepositions | 2 |
| Idioms and Phrases | 2 |
| Identify - Parts of Speech | 1 |
| Figures of Speech | 1 |
| Synonyms | 1 |
| Grammar | 1 |
| Collective Noun | 1 |
| Compound Word | 1 |
| Para Jumble | 1 |
| Spelling | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
SNAP 2020 Analytical and Logical Reasoning
Testing the problem solving and analytical skills of the candidates, the analysing and logical reasoning section was claimed to be very easy. The following is the topic wise break up of this section.
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Coding-Decoding | 3 |
| Number Series | 3 |
| Input/Output | 2 |
| Clocks | 2 |
| Calendars | 2 |
| Circular Arrangements | 2 |
| Course of Action | 2 |
| Action | 2 |
| Miscellaneous Reasoning | 2 |
| Analogies | 1 |
| Letter Series | 1 |
| Blood Relations | 1 |
| Assumptions | 1 |
| Syllogisms | 1 |
| Total | 25 |
SNAP 2020 Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
Designed to test the candidates’ conceptual knowledge of Mathematics and their ability to draw inferences by analysing data, this section was found to be easy. The questions from Arithmetic dominated the section while there were no questions from Data Sufficiency. The topic wise break up of this section is given below.
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Percentages, Profit & Loss | 3 |
| Averages | 2 |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 2 |
| Number Theory | 2 |
| P&C | 2 |
| Probability | 2 |
| Number Series | 1 |
| Time & Work | 1 |
| Logs | 1 |
| Mensuration | 1 |
| Coordinate Geometry | 1 |
| Ratios | 1 |
| Data Interpretation | 1 |
| Total | 20 |
SNAP 2020 Session 2 and Session 3 Analysis
The question papers of both Session 1 and Session 2 of the SNAP 2020 examination was along the lines of the Session 1 question paper except the third session 3 being relatively more difficult.
| Sections | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level of Session 2 | Difficulty Level of Session 3 |
| General English | 15 | Moderate | Easy |
| Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 20 | Easy | Moderate |
| Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 25 | Easy | Moderate |
| Total | 60 | Easy | Moderate |
