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SNAP 2006 Analysis

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Exam Snapshot

No. of Questions 165
Marking Scheme 1 (2 marks for LR)
Negative marking ¼
Number of Sections 4
Number of Choices 4
Duration 120 Min

A paper on expected lines as Symbiosis had very clearly set out the pattern in its bulletin and there was no deviation from it. The paper had 165 questions worth 200 marks and was to be solved in 120 Min. A minor irritant was the fact that one was asked to shade the ovals using a ball point pen which meant one could not erase answers and shade a new oval!! The paper was of a slightly higher difficulty level overall than what was seen in SNAP 2005 and the cutoffs might be a shade on the lower side as compared to 2005.

English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability

No. of Questions : 40
Marks : 1 per Question

Students would have found English to be a cakewalk given the very difficult questions that were done for the CAT preparation. The passages were short (around 300-500 words) and afforded many opportunities for students to get a very good score. A score of 7-8 was possible in around 9-11 minutes. Vocabulary based questions consisted of Antonyms, Synonyms and Phrasal Meanings and were of the ‘easy-moderate’ type where a score of at least 2-3 marks was possible in about 1-2 minutes. The Para-jumble questions were moderately tricky and could have been solved in about 2-3 minutes. A score of 1-2 was possible in 6-7 minutes. Fill in the blanks questions were quite easy and would not have caused any problems. A par score for this section should be around 17-20 in about 23-25 min. A score in the range of 27-28 should be considered good.

Area Description Marks Difficulty level Expected Score Good Score
VA Phrasal Meanings Simple Phrases 2 Easy 1 2
Spelling Tricky spellings 2 Moderate 1 2
Grammar 4 underlined parts &
Parts of speechs
3 Moderate 1 2
ParaJumbless CAT types 2 Difficult 1 2
Analogies Simple 2 Easy 2 2
Vocab based 7 Moderate 2-3 4
FIB 1 word / 2 Words in
blank
6 Easy 2-3 4
RC Passages 3 passages 16 Easy 7-8 9-10
Overall 40 Easy 17-20 27-28


Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

No. of Questions : 50
Marks : 1 per Question

This section was of a moderate difficulty level much of it because of the calculation intensive nature of the questions given. DI sets were easy to understand but involved far lengthier calculations than what one could afford to do in the limited time. Students who had chosen easy questions from this section were the ones who could manage a respectable score without overshooting the time limit they set for themselves. The Data Sufficiency questions were very easy and so were atleast 9-10 questions in Arithmetic. A good time allocation for this section would be around 24-28 min with a score of 16-18 being par for the course. Any score in excess of 25 should be considered excellent..

Area Description Marks Difficulty level Expected Score Good Score
QA Arithmetic Good Mix from all topics 21 Easy-
Moderate
7-8 9-10
Pure
Maths
P&C 4 Moderate 1-2 3
DS Data
Sufficiency
2 Statements 3 Easy 1 2
DI Table Literacy Rate 5 Moderate 1 2
Table +
Pie Chart
Blood Donors 4 Moderate 1 2
Table Dividend TMF Ltd. 4 Moderate 1 2
Symbol Trucks/Cars passing through
Howrah Bridge
4 Easy 2 3
Table Ships/Vessels Tonnage 5 Moderate 2 3
Overall 50 Moderate 16-18 26-27


Analytical & Logical Reasoning

No. of Questions : 35
Marks : 2 per Question

This section was the most difficult of the four sections in this paper. There was a marked departure from SNAP 2005 in terms of the question types asked. There was a huge focus on number series/number based questions. A surprise was the visual reasoning questions asked in SNAP. The puzzles were moderately difficult and did not afford any chances to the students to score quick and easy marks. The questions on deductions and logical connectives were straightforward and many would have scored heavily in those. All in all this was a definitely a more difficult section and any attempts in the range of 14-16 with an accuracy of 75-80% would be considered good. A score of 24 would be par for the section and anything in the range of 40-46 in around 28-32 min would be considered good.

Area Description Marks Difficulty level Expected Score Good Score
Reasoning Coding-Decoding Easy 4 Easy 2 4
Input/Output Set Based 4 Moderate 2 4
Number Based Difficult series of the
MhCET type
14 Moderate 4 6
Visual Reasoning 4 Moderate 2 2
Puzzles Difficult 14 Moderate 4 6-8
Logical
Reasoning
Paragraph Based 10 Moderate 4 6
Deductions 2 Statements 6 Easy 2 4-6
Logical
Connectives
CAT type 4 Easy 2 4
Miscellaneous Average difficulty level 10 Moderate 2 4-6
Overall 70 Moderate 24 40-46


General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario

No. of Questions : 40
Marks : 1 per Question

Students who had read a lot on ‘Current Affairs’ and GK would have been able to deal with this section on account of the high focus accorded to them. Attempts in the range of around 16-20 with 70% accuracy would be a good one. A score of around 10-15 in about 12-15 min would be considered to be par and anything in the range of 20+ would be considered good.

Area Marks Difficulty level Expected Score Good Score
Standard GK 10 Easy 3-4 5-6
Political 3 Easy 1 2
Current Affairs 15 Easy 5-6 8-9
Business Scenario 8 Easy 2-3 4
Miscellaneous 4 Easy 2 3
Overall 40 Easy 13-16 22-24


Sectional Scores

English Usage - 22+
Quantitative Aptitude - 20+
Reasoning - 26+
General Knowledge - 18+

Institutes and Cutoff’s

Institute Expected SNAP 2006 Cutoff
SIBM* 88-92
SCMHRD 78-82
SIIB 75-80

* This year the MARCOM course is being offered as an elective and is not a different course anymore.



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