SNAP 2021 Slot 2 just got concluded. Overall, SNAP 2021 aspirants had to face 60 questions in 60 minutes comprising a total of 60 marks.
While the General English section was overall easy with a few tricky questions that may have caused confusion. The standard questions Logical Reasoning were easy but there were a few tricky questions from missing numbers. The Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency was a little difficult as compared to last year.
The overall structure of the paper was similar to SNAP Slot 1 including the fact that the General English section did not have any Reading Comprehension questions.
According to CL experts, the section-wise good score for SNAP 2021 Slot 2 would be:
The overall difficulty level of SNAP 2021 was moderate and was in line with SNAP 2021 Slot 1 and SNAP 2020 Slot 3. The cutoff for the general category would be somewhere around 37-38 marks for SIBM Pune and around 35-36 marks for SCMHRD.
| Section | Total Questions | Total Marks | Marking Scheme | Level of Difficulty | Good Score |
| General English | 15 | 15 | +1/-0.25 | Easy to Moderate | 10 |
| Analytical & Logical Reasoning | 25 | 25 | +1/-0.25 | Easy to Moderate | 18-19 |
| Quantitative, DI and Data Sufficiency | 20 | 20 | +1/-0.25 | Moderate to Lengthy | 11-12 |
| Total | 60 | 60 | +1/-0.25 | 39-41 |
The General English section has stuck to the pattern that SNAP followed in 2020. There was no Reading Comprehension which saves a lot of time. There were a number of questions on Grammar including on Parts of Speech, and sentence correction. Overall the paper was easy and more importantly, all the 15 questions could be read and attempted by a decently well-read/prepared student in less than 10 minutes.
The topic-wise breakup of the General English section is given below:
| Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Proverb | 1 | Easy |
| Poem | 2 | Easy- Moderate |
| Grammar (Parts of Speech) | 2 | Easy- Moderate |
| Active-Passive Voice | 1 | Easy |
| Idioms | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Error Spotting | 2 | Easy |
| Compound Words | 1 | Moderate |
| Tense | 1 | Easy |
| Fill in the blanks | 2 | (Easy-Moderate) |
| Synonymns | 1 | Moderate |
| Total | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
A good student is expected to answer all the questions or almost all the questions in about 8 to 10 minutes. Any score above 10 would be considered very good and a student expecting a top Symbiosis institute interview call may require 7 to 8 marks at the least to be in good stead. A good score in this section would be 10+ marks
This section has always been a favourite of SNAP. This section is completely unlike that of CAT or XAT and one would find the areas such as Letter Series, Number Series, Blood Relations, Input-Output and such types in the Analytical reasoning area. Within Logical reasoning, the verbal logic questions such as Statements and Assumptions, Conclusions, Courses of Action and such types have made an appearance in the SNAP 2021 paper much similar to the ones that have come in the previous SNAP papers.
The topic-wise breakup of SNAP 2021 Slot 2 Analytical & Logical Reasoning is given below:
| Type of Q | No. of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Implicit Assumptions | 2 | Easy to Moderate |
| Cause & Effect | 2 | Easy to Moderate |
| Linear Arrangement | 2 | Easy |
| Binary Logic Puzzle | 2 | Moderate |
| Blood Relations | 2 | Easy |
| Coding | 1 | Easy |
| Decision Making | 2 | Moderate |
| Calendar | 2 | Easy |
| Clock | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Analogy | 1 | Moderate |
| Number Series | 3 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Order of words | 1 | Moderate |
| Series (Word) | 2 | Moderate |
A good student would have attempted almost all the 25 questions save one or two in the Number Series / Missing Number series type of questions. The time allotted for this section need not have been more than 20 to 25 minutes. A good score in this section would be around 17-18 to get to that 99%ile overall.
While this section is named, Quantitative, Data Interpretation (DI) and Data Sufficiency (DS), there was only one question in DI and no question in DS.
The topic-wise breakup of questions from this section is given below:
| Type of Q | No. of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Probability | 2 | Easy |
| Functions | 1 | Moderate |
| Time, Speed & Distance | 1 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 1 | Easy |
| Missing Numbers | 3 | Moderate |
| Simple Arithmetic | 1 | Moderate |
| Simple Interest | 1 | Easy |
| Mensuration | 1 | Moderate |
| Ratio & Proportions | 1 | Easy |
| LCM | 1 | Easy |
| Profit, Loss & Discount | 1 | Moderate |
| Time & Work | 1 | Easy |
| Log | 1 | Moderate |
| Direction | 1 | Easy |
| Average | 1 | Difficult |
| Geometry | 1 | Easy |
| Number System | 1 | Moderate |
| Total | 20 | Moderate to Difficult |
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