With the SNAP 2018 exam concluded, SNAP 2018 Question Paper and SNAP 2018 Answer Key are the two documents that almost every MBA aspirant who has appeared for the MBA entrance exam is looking for now. Finally, Symbiosis International University has released the official SNAP question paper and answer key to help aspirants evaluate their performance in MBA entrance exam. The answer key is available at the official website of the exam conducting body i.e. snap.ishinfosys.com
If you have also been looking for SNAP 2018 Question Papers and answer key on the internet, you can download using your login id and password. Candidates can also raise objections against the evaluation of the answers. The institute has set ‘SNAP Question Challenge fee’ which gives candidates autonomy to raise objections and challenge the exam conducting authority, if their exam is not evaluated correctly. The SNAP Question Challenge fee will be refunded if the objection raised is found to be correct.
Here is how SNAP answer key window appears when you will visit the official SNAP website to download the answer key:
Why SNAP 2018 Question Paper is Important?
SNAP 2018 Exam was conducted on 16th December 2018 – Sunday in the evening slot form 2PM to 4PM. The test was conducted at 92 test centre across India. SNAP MBA exam which is the gateway for admission to MBA programmes offered by different B-schools associated with Symbiosis University is a critical test for the aspirants.
The SNAP exam was conducted online in computer based format, and therefore, none of the aspirants were able to carry the question paper outside the examination hall to evaluate their performance. Candidates who have appeared for the SNAP 2018 exam are right now in the dark about the difficulty level, type and format of the questions and the answers they provided. Therefore, to help and guide them, experts have released a memory based question paper which includes the basic questions, as described by the students and experts who appeared for the test. The question paper is based on inputs provided by several experts and students who appeared for SNAP 2018. Therefore, although, it might not be a 100% accurate, it will surely act as a guide for aspirants who want to understand the SNAP 2018 question paper and their performance.
Where to find the official SNAP answer key and questions paper?
Aspirants can visit snap.ishinfosys.com to download the official answer key questions paper for evaluation.
- Candidates can also raise objection against the wrongly evaluated questions by filling Challenge form available on the offiical website.
- Candidates are required to pay an additional fee of Rs. 500/- to raise objection per question.
- The SNAP Challenge fee will be refunded if the objection raised is found to be correct.
- Candidate must note that the challenge raised must be entered only in English language. Ambiguous challenge will not be considered for evaluation and there will be no refund against those questions.
- SIU committee holds the final decision to address the concerns pertaining to the challenges raised against the questions.
How to use SNAP 2018 Answer Key included here?
Along with releasing the SNAP 2018 question paper, the test prep centres and experts have also compiled a detailed SNAP 2018 answer key. The Answer Key is compiled by the experts after analysing the questions. The answer key will help students evaluate their answers and know the detailed solutions for questions. It will also help them understand their performance and decide if they will be able to meet the expected cutoffs which will be announced by Symbiosis B-schools later on.
Also Read: SNAP Previous Year Question Papers with Solutions – Download Here
SNAP 2018 Question Paper & Answer Key – Download Here
Candidates who have appeared for SNAP 2018 exam can download the SNAP 2018 Question Paper and Answer Key form the link given below.The SNAP 2018 Answer Key released by the experts contain section-wise questions and their tentative answers.
SNAP 2018 Question Paper with Answers – Download Here
SNAP 2018 Exam Analysis
The SNAP 2018 question paper and answer key released by the experts is compiled in line with the exam analysis released earlier. The SNAP 2018 exam was termed as a moderate exam with level of difficulty being average. The detailed SNAP 2018 exam analysis done by experts suggest that the SNAP Test 2018, overall, was a moderate exam with few tough questions being included in a few sections. In terms of section-wise analysis, reasoning section was the toughest with few tricky questions which required aspirants to improvise their exam strategy to score well. In line with the overall moderate difficulty level of the SNAP 2018 exam, aspirants should expect the cutoffs to go up slightly.
Section name |
No of questions |
MCQs |
Non-MCQs |
Total marks |
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability |
35 |
30 |
5 |
40 |
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
35 |
30 |
5 |
40 |
Current Affairs / GK |
25 |
20 |
5 |
30 |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
35 |
30 |
5 |
40 |
Total |
130 |
110 |
20 |
150 |
Also Read: SNAP 2018 Exam Analysis: Moderate Exam, Expected Cutoffs to go-up
SNAP 2018 Pattern & Marking Scheme
This year, the biggest change in SNAP 2018 exam was the change in the test pattern and the marking scheme. For SNAP 2018, the Symbiosis International University had included Special Questions / non-MCQs as part of the test paper. In line with this, the marking scheme followed was also altered with each correct MCQ being awarded + 1 mark while each incorrect MCQ was awarded -0.25 marks. Similarly, for Special Questions / Non-MCQs, the exam authorities had announced that +2 marks will be awarded for a correct answer while -0.5 marks would be deducted for a wrong answer.
Section Name |
MCQs |
Non-MCQs |
||
Marking Scheme |
Marks for Correct Answer |
Marks for Wrong Answer |
Marks for Correct Answer |
Marks for Wrong Answer |
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability |
1 |
-0.25 |
2 |
-0.5 |
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
1 |
-0.25 |
2 |
-0.5 |
Current Affairs (of last 2 years) |
1 |
-0.25 |
2 |
-0.5 |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
1 |
-0.25 |
2 |
-0.5 |
Candidates can download the SNAP 2018 Question Paper and Answer Key for the recently concluded MBA entrance exam and evaluate their performance. For more MBA exam tools and study materials, please visit www.jagranjosh.com/mba.