By: R Chandrakala on March 07, 2018
SNAP Examination was conducted on 17 December 2017. A lot of changes in the administration and conduct of SNAP had been introduced, some of them which were minor and would still have an impact on MBA Preparation and Registration process on the applicants.
MBA Aspirants who had taken SNAP and would be taking so in the future can make a note of the following changes that were introduced in the previous year.
SNAP Examination- online
One of the biggest changes in the SNAP Test is that SNAP had gone online and was not in the conventional paper and pen based mode like otherwise. Since SNAP has been made a Computer Based Test, it would make a lot of sense to practice for the exam by way of online test series.
SNAP Registration Fee Hike
Another key change in SNAP 2017 has been that, the registration fee for MBA Entrance examination was hiked. An MBA Aspirant wishing to register for SNAP would have had to pay INR 1750 in comparison to INR 1500 in the previous year. The fees are expected to be paid in the course of completing the online registration.
The candidates applying for SNAP Examination can pay the application fee in 3 modes. The candidates can pay either by Billdesk Gateway, Axis Bank Gateway, Indian Bank Gateway or Demand Draft Payment option for payment of SNAP Fees.

In the previous year, SNAP Examination was held across 102 cities in India in comparison to that of 32 in the previous year.
In the course of completion of SNAP Application Form, the candidates were required to mention 3 cities in the order of preference. As per the SNAP Official Notification, no changes for test centers would be entertained once candidates complete their online payment for for SNAP.
The following B-schools accept SNAP Scores for MBA Admissions:
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Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management
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SIBM Bengaluru
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Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences
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Symbiosis Center for Information Technology
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Symbiosis School for Banking and Finance
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Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
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Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune
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SIMC Bengaluru
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Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences
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Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resources Development
While all the sections across were same, the count of questions had gone down to 150 from 180 in the previous year. All questions would be marked 1 with the total marks being 150.
The SNAP Result was declared on December 28th, 2017 for all MBA Examinees of the examination.