B-Schools

Symbiosis Institute Business Management is a prestigious corporate Business School in the country. It was initially established in Pune, Maharashtra and has been expanded to Bangalore and Dubai. Symbiosis Institute (SIBM) has released notification for admission to various Management Programmes offered from the academic year 2012-13. SIBM conducts All India Entrance Test named ‘Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP). The SNAP Scores will be used by number of other Business Schools for admission to MBA / PGPM Programmes. Admission to following courses will be done through SNAP 2011 at Symbiosis Institute and various other schools:

1. MBA (2 years full-time): Specializations available in Marketing / Operations Management / Finance / Human Resource / Marketing Communication (Marcom)
2. MBA (Information Technology)
3. MBA International Business (MBA – IB)
4. MSc in Computer Applications
5. Post Graduate Diploma in Manufacturing Management – PGDMM)
6. Master in Mass Communication (MMC)
7. MBA Agri Business (MBA – AB)
8. MBA (Communication Management)
9. MBA (Telecom Management): The programme is available with dual specialization in Marketing and Finance and Systems and Finance.
10. M.Sc. (Geoinformatics): 2 years full time
11. MBA Energy and Environment (MBA E and E)
12. MBA (Operations Management)
13. MBA (IT Business Management)
14. MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management – HHC)

SNAP 2011 Examination Structure: The SNAP is a online test which consist of 4 sections. These are:

1) General English
2) Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation
3) Analytical – Logical Reasoning and
4) General Awareness

Total question paper of SNAP will be for 150 questions and carry 180 marks. Each question in Logical Reasoning section carry 2 marks. Eligible and interested candidates can pay the registration fee through Axis Bank branches and apply online. Candidates have to register online through SIBM website www.snaptest.org. Other details such as eligibility, application fee, course fee, selection procedure and application process, please visit www.snaptest.org.

Following are probable / expected SNAP Cut Offs for various institutes:

1. SIBM, Pune- 107
2. SIBM Bangalore- 99
3. SCMHRD – 100+
4. SIIB- 94+
5. SITM- 85+
6. SCIT- 90
7. SIOM- 76
8. SICSR- 50-55

Important Dates:

1) Registration closes on: 23rd November 2011
2) Payment closes on: 25th November 2011
3) SNAP Test 2011: 18th December 2011
4) Announcement of SNAP 2011 Results: 12th January 2012.

XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) Admission Test, also popular as XAT 2012 has bee announced by XLRI, Jamshepur. XLRI is a premier B-School in the country and highly reputed for its training, practical approach and placements. XLRI conducts national level entrance examination, Xavier’s Admission Test (XAT 2012) for short listing the candidates for admission into various Management Programmes for the academic year 2012-13. XLRI conductes Group Discussion, Essay and Personal Interview (GDPI) for screening the candidates. Apart from XLRI, there are about 70 Management Colleges / B-Schools those accept XAT scores for admissions. Following are details of eligibility, nature of the test, XAT 2012 Results, previous papers and application procedure for XAT 2012:

XAT 2012 Eligibility: Applicants should have Bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education. Those appearing their final year exams of Graduation also can apply. To register for XAT 2012, interested candidates have to fill the XAT 2012 Application Form available online at www.xlri.net.in / www.xlri.ac.in. Candidates can obtain all the details after logging into the site. XLRI follow its own selection criteria and XAT cut offs for various programmes. Following are the academic programmes offered by XLRI, Jamshedpur:

1) Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PM and IR)
2) General Management Programme (GMP)
3) Business Management (BM)
4) Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Exec-FPM)
5) International and Corporate Programs (ICPs)
6) Management Development Programmes (MDPs)
7) Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM)
8. Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
9) Executive Management Program for Defence Officers
10) Satellite Programmes
11) International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP)

Exam Pattern: The XAT Examination is highly standardized. There will be three sections in XAT 2012 . These are 1) Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability, 2) Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making and 3) Verbal and Logical Ability. Each question will have five choices. Total time allotted for the entrance exam is 120 minutes. After the objective test is completed, there will be an essay test for 20 minutes. Details such as previous question papers of XAT, course fee, facilities and placements can be obtained from www.xlri.ac.in

Important dates for XAT 2012:

1) Start of Online Registration for XAT 2012: 20th September 2011
2) XAT 2012 Exam Date: 8th January 2012

The complete list of short-listed candidates from XAT 2012 for the personal interview and those subsequently succeed in interviews and selected for admission to XLRI will be displayed at www.xlri.net.inand www.xlri.ac.in.