SMAT Important Dates (Tentative)

• SMAT Exam date: Information regarding Test Dates and Centers will be provided to registered applicants.
• Applications Closes – Early admission round application closes by 30th May 2020
• Academic Session begins: July, 2020

SMAT Eligibility

• A candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA from any of the recognized Universities, Deemed Universities, Institutions of National Importance or from a Professional Body including ICAI, ICSI, ICWAI, etc.
• Candidates awaiting the result of the final year exam can also apply for the program. In such case, a conditional offer of admissions will be made subject to obtaining the minimum required scores in the final examination. You will be required to produce a certificate latest by 30 Nov, 2020 from the Principal/Registrar of your college/institute stating that you have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. The transcript of the final examination will have to be submitted at the Registrar's office latest by October 31, 2021.
• Candidates can apply for admission based on the scores in one of these tests CAT 2018, 19 / NMAT 2018, 19/ XAT 2019, 20 / CMAT 2019,20/ Valid GMAT(2016 onwards) scores or appear for SMAT test.

SMAT 3 Step Selection Process

Step 1

Application: The candidate will need to fill a detailed application online in the prescribed through the SNU official website.

Step 2

Candidates can apply for admission based on the score in one of these tests.

Candidates can apply for admission based on the scores in one of these tests CAT 2018, 19 / NMAT 2018, 19/ XAT 2019, 20 / CMAT 2019,20/ Valid GMAT scores

OR appear for SMAT test if the candidate hasn’t appeared for any entrance exams

Step 3

Personal Interview: Based on the above two steps, shortlisted candidates will be invited for a Personal Interview.

SMAT Offline Exam Pattern

• Three sections: Quantitative Apptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and Verbal & Reading Comprehension.
• Each section will carry 20 questions
• The duration of the test is 90 minutes
• All three sections will have multiple choice questions and there will be no negative marking whatsoever.  

Syllabus topics for SMAT

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension:  Parts of speech, Sentence correction, Grammar, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, fill in the blanks, Para Jumbles, Punctuation, Idioms, Sentence Completion, One Word Substitution, Contextual Usage, Reading Comprehension, Analogies etc.

General knowledge:  Current Affairs, Economics news, Current Affairs, Finance, History, Corporate News, Brand Punchlines, International Organisations, World Records, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment, Social Issues, Politics, Geography, Science, Books and Authors, Sports etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: Geometry, Algebra, HCF & LCM, Mensuration, Percentages, Commercial Maths, Partnership (Accounts), Permutation and Combination, Data Analysis, Averages, Ratio and Proportion, Profit & Loss, Number System, Work and Time, Time-Speed-Distance, In-equations Quadratic and linear equations, Geometric Progression etc.

Data Interpretation: Tables, Logical and critical reasoning, Graphs, Pie charts etc.

Study Tips for SMAT (Management Aptitude Test)

• Increase Speed: Manage your time properly; give an appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests with time limit attached to each question; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.
• Improve Accuracy: Whatever new concepts you learn; make it a habit of practicing them regularly so you do not forget key topics. Because you will not have enough time to prepare all the syllabus topics proficiently, so you must master those you are comfortable with.
• Use Time Intelligently: Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and also not so good. Therefore, try to study at several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun, also you will have enough time to brush up the already studied topics in between intervals.
• Previous Years’ Papers: Try to get your hands on as many previous years’ question papers as you can. There is a certain type of question pattern you will find useful for your preparation and also get familiar with past exam paper trends.  

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