Symbiosis International declares opening of application process for MBA

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) declared the opening of the application process of Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test 2025, a national level entrance test for MBA. The payment window and SNAP 2025 registration window were opened on August 1 and will be closed on November 20. Three test dates will give the Computer-Based Test (CBT), and students can try the test three times at best. The highest score will be utilized in MBA admission. Results are to be announced on January 9 on the official website--snaptest.org.

Candidates are requested to check eligibility criteria on the official website before registration. Shortlisted candidates must possess a bachelor's degree from any national importance university/institution with at least 50 per cent marks (45 per cent marks for SC/ST candidates). Certificate holders of equivalency from foreign qualifications must obtain their equivalence certificate issued by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

SNAP 2025: Test Dates

-- SNAP Test 01: December 6, 2025 (Saturday)

--SNAP Test 02: Sunday, 14th December 2025

--SNAP Test 03: Saturday, 20th December 2025

SNAP 2025: Admit Card Release

--SNAP 01: Friday, 28th November 2025

--SNAP 02: Monday, 8th December 2025

--SNAP 03: Monday, 15th December 2025

SNAP 2025 will be conducted at 79 test centers across India with four-option objective-type questions. There will be a 25% negative marking for every wrong response. The fee of registration will be Rs 2,250 per attempt with an additional fee of Rs 1,000 per programme. The final selection process (merit listing) will be based on a composite score computed as a function of:

--SNAP Score (normalized to 50 marks)

--Group Exercise (10 marks)

--Personal Interaction (40 marks)

SNAP Test is the gateway to MBA courses at: SIBM Pune, SICSR, SIMC, SIIB, SCMHRD, SIMS, SIDTM, SCIT, SIOM, SIHS, SIBM Bengaluru, SSBF, SIBM Hyderabad, SSSS, SIBM Nagpur, SIBM NOIDA, and SSCANS.

What happens after the results?

Shortlisted candidates will have to go through group exercise and personal interaction (GE-PI) after declaration of results:

– Shortlisting of a single candidate in the Symbiosis MBA admission process (GE-PI) for future admissions based on overall SNAP percentile. The candidates would need to search for respective Institute website for notices and GE-PI schedule.

The subsequent admission process is conducted separately for every MBA programme by every Institute. Shortlisting cut-off also calculates separately for each programme. Based on her/his SNAP overall percentile, one particular candidate could be shortlisted for several programmes. If that is the case, then the candidate will have to go through the GE-PI for every programme separately.