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SNAP 2020 (6th Jan 2021) Analysis
The second SNAP 2020 exam was conducted on today on 6th Jan 2021 (Wednesday) between 11: 00am to 12:00 noon. Like the first exam held on 20th Dec 2020, the second paper also saw a reduction in the total time duration and the overall difficulty level of the paper.
The overall difficulty level of the exam was way lower as compared to the previous year.
The broad distribution of questions in the test is as under:
| Section | Total Questions | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General English | 15 | 15 |
| Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 20 | 20 |
| Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| Total | 60 | 60 |
Since there were no sectional cut-offs and navigation across the sections was allowed, it made the job of the students a lot easier. The students could focus on maximising their overall score instead of perforce trying to improve their sectional performances in tougher sections
General English
The section had a total of 15 questions
The distribution of the questions area-wise was as under:
| Question Type | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Para based (find the first sentence from among the jumbled ones) | 1 |
| Grammar based | 4 |
| Fill in the blanks | 6 |
| Vocabulary based | 4 |
| Total | 15 |
A score of 11 can be considered to be a good score in this section.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
The Analytical and Logical Reasoning section had a good number of easy questions.
There were 25 questions in all. The level of the section could be pegged at Easy.
The distribution of questions in the section was as below:
| Question Type | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Number Series | 2 | Difficult |
| Letter Series | 2 | Easy |
| Calendar | 2 | Easy |
| Cause & Effect | 2 | Easy |
| Linear Arrangement | 1 | Easy |
| Circular Arrangement | 1 | Moderate |
| Blood Relationship | 4 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 2 | Moderate |
| Deductions | 1 | Easy |
| Venn Diagram | 1 | Easy |
| Jumbled Word | 1 | Easy |
| Verbal Analogies | 2 | Easy |
| Clocks | 1 | Easy |
| Assumptions | 1 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 25 | -- |
Out of 25 questions in this section, an attempt of 20-21 could be considered a good attempt. A score of 18(+/-)2 can be considered a good score in this section.
Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
The section was easier and similar in nature to the one conducted on 20th Dec 2020. There were 20 questions in this section.
The broad distribution of the questions from various areas is as below:
| Question Type | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Equations | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Ratio & Proportion | 1 | Moderate |
| Percentages, Profit & Loss | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Time & Work | 1 | Easy |
| Trigonometry | 2 | Easy |
| Logarithm | 1 | Easy |
| Numbers | 1 | Moderate |
| Number Series | 1 | Easy |
| SI/CI | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Averages | 1 | Moderate |
| Probability | 1 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equations | 1 | Easy |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Table | 1 | Moderate |
| Total | 20 | -- |
A score of 15(+/-)1 can be considered to be a good score in this section.
Cut-Offs: An overall score of 40-41 should be a good score for SIBM Pune and 37-39 for SCMHRD.
Note: The above-mentioned estimated cut-offs are for general category students, the cut-offs for SC/ST/DA/Kashmiri migrants will be lower.
SNAP 2020
SNAP 2020 - to be conducted on three different dates this year - 20 December 2020 (Sunday), 06 January 2021 (Wednesday) & 09 January 2021 (Saturday) between 11: 00am to 12:00 noon. The first test of the three was conducted today (20th Dec 2020) in the computer-based-test format. Along with the reduction in the total time duration the overall difficulty level of the paper also came down.
The overall difficulty level of the exam was way lower as compared to the previous year.
The broad distribution of questions in the test is as under:
| Section | Total Questions | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General English | 15 | 15 |
| Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 20 | 20 |
| Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| Total | 60 | 60 |
Since there were no sectional cut-offs and navigation across the sections was allowed, it made the job of the students a lot easier. The students could focus on maximising their overall score instead of perforce trying to improve their sectional performances in tougher sections
General English
The section had a total of 15 questions
The distribution of the questions area-wise was as under:
| Question Type | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | 1 |
| Spelling error | 1 |
| Parts of Speech | 2 |
| Fill in the blanks | 6 |
| Vocabulary – Foreign Words | 1 |
| Odd Word Out | |
| Which of the following is a word that does not have a prefix | |
| Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence | 1 |
| Para Formation | 1 |
| Idioms & Phrases | 2 |
| RC | 0 |
| Total | 15 |
A score of 12 can be considered to be a good score in this section.
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
The Analytical and Logical Reasoning section had a good number of easy and moderate questions.
There were 25 questions in all.
The level of the section could be pegged at Easy-moderate for a serious aspirant.
The distribution of questions in the section was as below:
| Question Type | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Blood relations | 2 | Easy |
| Clocks | 2 | Moderate |
| Number series | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Letter Series | 2 | Moderate |
| Input/Output | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Calendars | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding and Decoding | 1 | Easy |
| Circular Arrangement | 2 | Moderate |
| Syllogisms | 1 | Easy |
| Analogies | 1 | Moderate |
| Courses of Action | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Out of 25 questions in this section, an attempt of 20-21 could be considered a good attempt. A score of 17(+/-)2 can be considered a good score in this section.
The section was easier compared to the last year. There were 20 questions in this section.
The broad distribution of the questions from various areas is as below:
| Question Type | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic (PPL, SICI, T&W, T&D, AMA) | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
| Numbers | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mensuration & Coordinate Geometry | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| P&C and Probability | 4 (2+2) | Easy-Moderate |
| Logarithm | 1 | Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | 1 | Moderate |
A score of 16(+/-)1 can be considered to be a good score in this section.
Cut-Offs: An overall score of 41-42 should be a good score for SIBM Pune and 38-40 for SCMHRD.
Note: The above-mentioned estimated cut-offs are for general category students, the cut-offs for SC/ST/DA/Kashmiri migrants will be lower.