I am preparing for CAT exam. Do I need to prepare for SNAP exam separately?
The syllabi of both exams are not that different. Below we have put together the SNAP and CAT syllabi so you can see for yourself what you have covered and what more you need to learn.
- SNAP Syllabus
SNAP Exam Sections | Important Topics |
General English (Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability) | Parajumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Passages, Verbal Ability, Grammar, Antonym-Synonym, Syllogisms, Analogies, One Word Substitution, Similar Sounding Words, etc. |
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | Mensuration, Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry, Probability, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Partnership, Time-Speed-Distance, Data Interpretation, etc. |
Analytical and Logical Reasoning | Column Graphs, Pie Chart, Coding and Decoding, Puzzles, etc. |
- CAT Syllabus
CAT Syllabus sections | CAT Syllabus topics |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary and Odd Sentence Out |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Set Theory (Variables), Set Theory + Puzzles, Puzzles with Additional Data, Coding-Decoding and Series |
Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | Number System, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry and Mensuration |
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Those preparing for both CAT and SNAP exam need not prepare separately. CAT and SNAP syllabus are the same so one can prepare for both from the same study material. However, candidates need to devote a good amount of time on exam specific preparation. They must practice SNAP mocks to understand the
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