srishti : WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES WE SHOULD FOLLOW IN SNAP?
tarannumraza : You have to move fast through the questions. Make sure that you do not make silly mistakes. Please revise Grammar very well & practice the grammar based & vocabulary based sectional tests along with the mocks.

bhushan : JK
thomas : What is your question?

walterwhite : HOW DO WE AVOID THE NEGATIVE MARKING OF 0.25 AND HOW WILL WE KNOW HOW MANY QUESTIONS TO ATTEND AND LEAVE
thomas : Avoiding negative marking is not possible as you can never be sure of all the answers. Would suggest you to take a little more risk when compared to cat or xat as the negative marking is only 0.25 with four choices. Attempt all questions in which you can surely eliminate 2 choices and is not sure among the other two

dlca4am22 : WHAT SOURCES TO FOLLOW FOR SNAP PREPARATION
thomas : Do not go for anything new. See if you can find some of the old questions and practice those.

muca4a162 : TIPS FOR VARC
tarannumraza : Please revise Grammar & practise vocabulary based questions.

hoca4a625 : GOOD EVENING SIR, IN LAST SESSION I AM NOT ABLE TO CLARIFY MY DOUBTS I MESSAGES HERE 3 TIMES BUT THERE IS NO RESPONSE, MY CAT RAW SCORE IS 73 AND I HAVE A PROFILE OF 9/9/7.9 , I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AND HAVE OBC RESERVATION, MY DREAM COLLEGE IS IIM MUMBAI, DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE?
thomas : You have a pretty good chance of getting the call

aa : CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION REGARDING WHICH CALLS TO EXPECT IN THIS SESSION BASED ON CAT SCORE- 41/21/12- SLOT 3.WILL I BE ABLE TO CLEAR QUANT SECTIONAL CUTOFF?
thomas : Qa cutoff is likely to be missed as slot 3 qa was the easiest

nikhil : I KNOW THE SESSION IS ABOUT SNAP BUT I GOT QUERY REGARDING NMAT I GOT 211 IN NMAT SO CAN ANYONE SUGGESTION TOP COLLEGES AS PER MY SCORE
tarannumraza : NMIMS Hyderabad, Indore, TAPMI

ndca4a117 : STRATEGY FOR QUANTS SECTION IN SNAP
sachindubey : Quickly run through all the doable questions before attempting. Start solving with the easiest first and so on. Try to finish at-least 12-14 questions.

manjari : HELLO, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW SHOULD I DIVIDE THE WHOLE 60 MINUTES UNDER VARIOUS SECTIONS ?
sachindubey : Time division depends of individual section depends upon your efficiency in any individual section, difficulty level of the questions and many more. So there is no one size fit solution for all need. So it would be better to write adequet number of mocks and and see how you are getting optimum score out of it.

aa : SO FROM WHERE CAN I EXPECT CALLS?
thomas : Please use the call predictor to get accurate information about the calls

arshi : IS SLOT 1REALLY GOING BE DESCALE BY ATLEAST 3-4 MARKS
thomas : Yes. Even more at the higher level. We feel that 100 in slot 1 would be close to 94 or 95 marks in the other two slots

aa : ALSO CAN YOU SUGGEST GOOD COLLEGES WITHOUT SECTIONAL CUT OFF IF SO?
thomas : Colleges with cutoff below 90, like IMI IMT TAPMI GIM GLIM KJ etc will not have sectional cutoff of the cutoff will he very low

arshi : AND WAS SLOT 1 DILR REALLY WAS THE EASIEST?
thomas : Easy by a big margin. Slot 2 was next and slot 3 was the toughest for dilr

dlcb4a727 : TIPS FOR LR
sachindubey : First select all the doable sets before attempting. Start solving with the easiest set first and so on. Try to finish at-least 14-16 questions.

aa : I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BUT THE CALL PREDICTOR IS NOT YET ACTIVE SIR. EVERY TIME IT IS GETTING POSTPONED
thomas : It will be live tomorrow.

sk : 61 MARKS SLOT 2...GENERAL CATEGORY- NON ENGINEER (DENTIST)...10TH-93.17 12TH-71 GRADUATION:71...WHAT COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT
thomas : Please use the call predictor for accurate information about calls

pro_gamer : HOW MANY MINIMUM ATTEMPTS ARE REQUIRED FOR 99%ILE IN SNAP?
thomas : Going by previous years experience, a score of 45 should get you around 99

hocc4sb10 : I AM GETTING 37 OVERALL IN SLOT 1. WILL MY MARKS COME AROUND 30 AFTER SCALING?
thomas : Should be closer to 35 than 30

aa : ALSO IS MY SCORE IN QA GOING TO BE DESCALED FURTHER. I HAD APPLIED FOR FMS. IS THERE ANY CHANCE. I AM GEN FEMALE 10TH-CGPA 10, 12TH- 98.4%, ENGINEERING- 8.36 CGPA WITH 4 YEARS WORK EX
ashwinvariyar : QA cutoff may not come through. It might be scaled down a tad bit because it was Slot 3.

sk : HOW TO SOLVE THE CALCULATION INTENSIVE DI SETS IN TIME IN SNAP N NMAT
thomas : Try to approximate as much as possible

aa : WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN QA THEN SIR?
thomas : Should beclose to 70. Please use the percentile predictor for accurate values. Its live

nikhil : 211 IN NMAT AND 7/9/6 COLLEGES I CAN TARGET?
tarannumraza : NMIMS Hyderabad, NMIMS Indore, KJSomaiya, IFMR, VIT, XIM University, SDA Bocconi

munish : SIR MY CAT SCORE IS 18, AND MY FAMILY WON'T ALLOW ME TO GIVE ONE MORE YEAR FOR PREPARATION, COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE BEST POSSIBLE COLLEGES THAT I COULD LOOK AFTER...
thomas : Unlikely to get a call with your cat score. Try to do better in the coming exams

uday : I AM TARGETING NMIMS MUMBAI, IN FIRST NMAT ATTEMPT I HAVE GOT 196 BUT IN SECOND ATTEMPT GOT 242, AM I ELEIGIBLE FOR NMIMS ??
tarannumraza : NMIMS colleges will accept only the first attempt score. Your second attempt is good , you can apply to other colleges taking the NMAT score.

mocks : I BOOKED FOR ONLY ONE SLOT EXAM WHILE MY FRIENDS ARE ATTEMPTING 2-3 AM I AT A DISADVANTAGE
thomas : No. The scores ard not going to change much

mocks : DO THEY GIVE PERCENTILES BASED ON EACH SLOT OR AN OVERALL PERCENTILE BASED ON ALL THREE DAY PERFORMANCE? I WAS READING SOMEWHERE THEY DON’T DO NORMALIZATION, BUT THEN ANOTHER PERSON SAID IT DOES HAPPEN, SO I’M A LITTLE CONFUSED ON THAT
thomas : Generally no normalization happens.

hocc4sb10 : SHOULD I APPLY FOR MICAT WITH 75 PERCENTILE
thomas : 75 predicted can go to as much as 80. Also if you are in slot 2 there's a possibility that a varc answer will get changed. Take a risk and apply

uday : I HAVE GOT 40 MARKS IN CAT SLOT 3 WHAT PERCENTILE AND COLLEGE CAN I EXPECT
thomas : Please use percentile predictor

munish : THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING NA IN WHICH COLLEGE I SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON , NEED YOUR EXPERTISE
thomas : Write amateur and snap. There are decent colleges you can hope to get a call with a slight better performance

charvi : GOOD EVENING I AM SCORING IN THE RANGE OF 33-36 IN SNAP MOCKS AND I AM NOT THAT GOOD IN QUANTS AS COMPARED TO THE OTHER TWO SECTIONS. HOW SHOULD I IMPROVE MY SCORE AND START GETTING 40+?
sachindubey : Try to optimize score in strong areas. Try as many easy questions in quant as possible.

nikhil : WHAT ONE IS BETTER NMIMS HYDERABAD OR INDORE?
tarannumraza : Cutoffs were same for both last year. But NMIMS Hyderabad is ranked higher & had a much better average placement than NMIMS Indore.

aku : I AM CURRENTLY SCORING 31-35 . CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST ON HOW CAN I IMPROVOE MORE?
tarannumraza : Analyse your tests to identify where you are scoring low & why - if it is the basics, revise the fundamentals. If it is slow speed, practice more questions with the timer on.

amit : I AM GETTING AROUND 37 MARKS IN SLOT 3 OF THE CAT. WILL I GET ANY GOOD COLLEGE ?
thomas : Call predictor will be live tomorrow. Please use that

charvi : GOOD EVENING I GOT 223 IN NMAT WHAT COLLEGES SHOULD I TARGET? I HAVE A PROFILE OF 8/8/8
thomas : All colleges other than Mumbai are possible

aku : I SCORED 225 IN NMAT. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
thomas : Unlikely to get a call from Mumbai. All others are possible

ishi : HOW FAR OFF IS ACTUAL SNAP FROM AIMOMET-SNAP TEST
govindrajan : At the same level as actual SNAP test.

mocks : IN MICA IS IT POSSIBLE THEY ACCEPT SCORES JUST BASED ON MICAT SCORE EVEN IF CAT SCORE IS LOW?
tarannumraza : Possible if you score really well in MICAT; but based on the weightage for CAT, your final score is calculated.

mocks : WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE IN MICAT? INTERNET SAYS 45+ BUT PEOPLE AT MICA SAY EVEN 21 IS AN AMAZING SCORE SINCE PEOPLE GOT IN AT 7-8 MARKS
tarannumraza : An overall score of 30+ is considered a good score. Obviously, anything higher increases your chances.

munish : WHAT IS THE NO OF QUESTIONS THAT I SHOULD TARGET IN ORDER TO CLEAR SNAP!!
thomas : 42+ marks is a safe score

amit : PLEASE AT LEAST TELL ME THE PROBABLE ONE!
thomas : What is the predicted percentile?

uday : AI BASED PERCENTILE PREDICTOR IS WRONG IT GIVES -1 FOR TITA QUES FROM YR RESPONSE SHEET??
thomas : No. There's no negative for TITA questions. Please check again

amit : 37 MARKS IN SLOT 3
thomas : Predicted percentile?

student : ANYTHING EXTRA WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR SNAP, OR WILL THE CAT PREPARATION SUFFICE? MY SNAP EXAM IS ON 15TH
sachindubey : Do some more practice in Analytical & Logical Reasoning. Work on data sufficiency questions also.

amit : AROUND 80
thomas : BIMTECH,MICA XIME LIBA NIT T. NIRMA

walterwhite : I AM GIVING ALL THE 3 SNAP TESTS DURING THIS MONTH. HOW WILL THEY CALCULATE MY TOTAL SCORE OUT OF THE 3 EXAMS?
sachindubey : They will consider best among the three

mj : ACCORDING TO TIME ANALYSIS, I'M SCORING ROUGHLY 94.5 %ILE(SLOT 3) WITH 97,92, AND 58.5 %ILES RESPECTIVELY IN THREE SLOTS. IM A NON-ENGINEER MALE FROM EWS. I SAW THAT SOME BABY IIMS HAVE 50 AS SECTIONAL CUTOFF. SO CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM ANY IIM?
ashwinvariyar : There is a possibility of calls from some top colleges that do not require sectional cutoffs and also a few baby IIMs

mocks : IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR GK IN MICAT
ashwinvariyar : CEOs, Taglines, Logos, Projects and Initiatives of famous companies can be a start for GK Preparation for MICAT

munish : MY SISTER IS STUDYING IN MANIPAL AND SHE IS RECOMMENDING ME FOR TAPMI, BUT I NEED YOUR EXPERTISE THAT WHAT KIND OF COLLEGE IS TAPMI AND COULD YOU JUST BRIEF ME ABOUT IT
thomas : The college is pretty good. Cutoff will be around 85 percentile

ishi : GEN FEMALE 10TH-91% , 12TH-91%, B.E ECE -8.8 CGPA, GRADUATED 2024, 4 MONTHS WORK EXPERIENCE AND CAT PERCENTILE 92(SLOT1 SCORE 68). ANY CHANCE OF ANY B SCHOOL CALLS? SHOULD I TRY NEXT YEAR?
tarannumraza : Focus on the other upcoming exams & do well . Wait for calls through all the exams & try to convert them.

srishti : WHILE ATTEMPTING THE MOCKS FOR SNAP, I COULD ONLY REACH TILL THE FIRST FEW QUESTIONS OF QUANTS. HOW CAN ONE MANAGE TIME AND ACCURACY?
sachindubey : to optimize time and accuracy you have to start with the easiest questions first in all the area.

s : I GOT 50 PERCENTILE IN LAST AIM SNAP. IS THIS BETTER? HOW TO IMPROVE? WHAT SHOULD BE TARGET PERCENTILE FOR THE NEXT MOCK?
tarannumraza : Go through the test to analyse your performance. Work on the weak section. Aim for 40+ marks to get into the top colleges.

rahul : I GOT 34 AND 42.75 IN OFFICIAL SNAP MOCK TEST IS THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL VARIES IN ACTUAL SNAP AND MY EXPECTED SCORE BASED ON MOCK
sachindubey : Yes difficulty level varies in actual test.

s : HOW MUCH SCORE IS REQUIRED FOR SIBM PUNE AND SCMHRD?
sachindubey : These are the top two colleges in SNAP. The percentile requirement could be 98 and Above

munish : WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY FOR ATTEMPTING SNAP EXAM ON 8TH
sachindubey : Since there is no sectional cut-offs so try to optimize your as much as possible 45+ should be your target.

vani : CAT SCORE 77. — 38,34,7 CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM ANY IIM OR MDI GURGAON? I AM NON- ENGINEER STUDENT (FEMALE). GOOD ACADEMIC BACKGROUND, CURRENTLY WORKING
tarannumraza : The QA cutoff will be the hurdle.

student : SIR, THERE IS NO NORMALISATION FOR SNAP ACROSS THE 3 TESTS, CORRECT? ONLY BEST OF 3 IS CONSIDERED?
govindrajan : Yes

black : HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE IN MOCKS TO BE SURE THAT I DO GOOD IN OFFCIAL EXAM?
sachindubey : Just answered similar question. Please follow the chat transcript.

dlcb4a727 : I ONLY REGISTER FOR 3 COLLEGES IN SNAP FORM DOEST THAT MEAN OTHER THAN THOSE 3 COLLEGES I WON'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OTHER COLLEGE EVEN IF I GET GOOD SCORE
tarannumraza : You have to apply to apply to colleges individually.

hocn4q108 : HI I HAD DOUBT REGARDING WHAT SHOULD I GIVE PRIORITY NOW. PREPARING FOR PI OR PREPARING FOR OMETS
govindrajan : The CAT preparation covered all topics of OMETs. Please take mock tests. Manage time effectively, you will be able to do both, PI preparation and OMET preparation.

mocks : HAS ANYONE EVER CRACKED SNAP IN ONE ATTEMPT?
ashwinvariyar : yes

munish : WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY FOR ATTEMPTING SNAP THIS 8TH DEC
sachindubey : Already answered

s : I GOT 50 PERCENTILE IN LAST AIM SNAP. IS THIS BETTER? HOW TO IMPROVE? WHAT SHOULD BE TARGET PERCENTILE FOR NEXT MOCK?
ashwinvariyar : Analyze the mock and then pick up areas/topics you can improve on. Try to get 80 percentile+ in the next mock and so on

hocn4q108 : HI I HAD DOUBT REGARDING WHICH ONE TO PRIORTISE PREPARING FOR OMETS OR PI ...... MY PROFILE IS GEM , CAT RAW SCORE IN S1 86(28,26,32) 10TH -95%, 12TH - 92% AND B.TECH - 85.5% WORK EXPERIENCE 30 MONTHS(NOW). TIME PREDICTED OVERALL PERC - 97.65%ILE. WHICH COLLEGE CALL CAN I EXPECT? ALSO I GAVE 2 TIME SNAP MOCKS I AM UNABLE TO SCORE ABOVE 40 AND MY PERC IS RANGING AROUND 98%ILE.
tarannumraza : Focus on OMETs as of now. You can expect calls from most top colleges.

naina : NMAT SCORE 229 (QUANT-66, LANGUAGE- 87, LOGICAL- 76) CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
ashwinvariyar : Based on previous year data you have a slim chance / outside chance for NMIMS Mumbai

rm : HI TEAM, WHAT SHOULD BE THE APPROX SCORE FOR SIBM PUNE, SCMHRD AND SIBM BANGALORE RESPT.?
sachindubey : 45+ for SIBM Pune and lower for others

naina : CAT SCORE 77. - 38,34,7. QUANT IS LESS. CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM IIM ROHTAK SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE A SECTIONAL CUT-OFF CRITERIA.
ashwinvariyar : Yes possible

rm : WHICH NMIMS CALL SOULD I EXPECT WITH A SCORE OF 92 IN LS, 81 IN LR, 67 IN QS AND 240 OVERALL? CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM MUMBAI AND XIMB (HRM)?
tarannumraza : Going by last year's cutoffs, you should be making the mark for these colleges.

mahesh : IF I GET AROUND 97 PERCENTILE IN SNAP, CAN I GET SIBM?
sachindubey : If you a general catagory student then try to score 98 and above for SIBM (Pune)

rm : ATTEMPT RATE FOR SNAP MOCKS IS AROUND 38 WITH GOOD ACCURACY. WILL THE MAIN EXAM BE EASIER THAN TIME MOCKS OR I NEED TO PRACTICE ANSWERING 45+ FOR TIME MOCKS AS WELL? ANY ADVISE. THANK YOU
tarannumraza : The main exam may vary in difficulty level - higher/lower. You should keep practising to improve your score if you want a call from the top Symbi colleges.

hocc4z233 : WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A QUESTION HAS AN ERROR IN CAT? IS IT REMOVED OR EVRYONE GETS MARKS?
govindrajan : It can be either way. Decision is taken by the board conducting the exam.

keer : HI, THIS QUERY IS NOT REGARDING SNAP, INSTEAD NMAT, I GOT A 252 (LS-99,QA-74,LS-79), I CAN EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI RIGHT?
ashwinvariyar : Yes possible

lakshita : HOW TO INCREASE THE SPEED FOR THE D DAY?
tarannumraza : Focus on the questions. Do not let other thoughts come to your mind. Know when to exit from a question and move to the next one if you get stuck.

rm : EDITED QUESTION - IF I APPLY FOR ALL 3 EXAMS AND PAY THE FEES BUT ANSWER ONLY 1 THEN WILL MY SCORE BE ELIGIBLE FOR NORMALIZATION?
sachindubey : Yes

mj : IS THE TIME ANALYSIS OF CAT EXPECTED %ILES ACCURATE? HOW MUCH VARIATION CAN WE EXPECT FROM ACTUAL %ILE? ALSO, WHEN WILL CALL PREDICTOR GO LIVE?
ashwinvariyar : Percentile Predictor of TIME has been very accurate over the past few years

muca4a511 : IS PREPARING ONLY ARITHMETIC ENOUGH IN QUANTS FOR SNAP?
sachindubey : No, it won't be sufficient. Try to do some algebra also.

rm : CAN WE USE THE EARPLUGS WE GOT FOR THE NMAT EXAM WHILE ANSWERING THE SNAP EXAM? ARE THEY ALLOWED?
tarannumraza : The center will not allow to use earplugs you take with you.

rm : THANK YOU VERY MUCH SACHINDUBEY AND TARANNUMRAZA.
sachindubey : You are welcome !

muca4a511 : CAN YOU TELL WHICH ALGEBRA TOPICS ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR SNAP?
sachindubey : Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations and Inequalities and numbers

rm : CAN QUANT 67 CLEAR CUT OFF FOR NMIMS MUMBAI?
ashwinvariyar : Borderline

s : HOW IMP IS PNC, PROBABILITY, GEOMETRY, NUMBERS FOR SNAP, IF I AM DOING ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRA?
sachindubey : All of these are important