- SNAP 2026 has 60 questions in 60 minutes: General English 10, Analytical and Logical Reasoning 20, Quantitative, DI and DS 20, and Ethics, Morality and Values 10.
- Marking is +1 for a right answer and -0.25 for a wrong one, with no sectional time limit.
- Symbiosis has named the Ethics, Morality and Values section and its size. No topic list or sample paper for it could be verified, so any topic list you see online is a guess.
- You can take up to three tests, on 13, 19 and 26 December 2026, and the highest score is used. Registration closes on 25 November 2026.
The SNAP 2026 ethics morality values section is a block of 10 questions, one sixth of the 60-question paper, and no syllabus for it has been published in any verifiable source. What is confirmed is its size, the marking and the test dates. What the questions will look like is inference, and this post labels it that way.
Below we separate the confirmed from the guessed, build sample-style questions from first principles, and give a preparation routine that does not depend on a syllabus. Facts are as of 6 November 2026. The schedule can change at Symbiosis's discretion, so check the official SNAP site before you book anything.
What changed: the SNAP 2026 ethics, morality and values section
Pages describing the 2026 pattern call Ethics, Morality and Values (EMV) a new section. The paper has four sections, 60 questions and 60 minutes. EMV is the section that CAT does not have, so a CAT-trained candidate meets it for the first time here.
We do not compare section sizes with the 2025 paper, because that layout is not verified here. SNAP is used by Symbiosis institutes only: 17 institutes and 32 MBA programmes, each needing its own registration and fee.
Section sizes: 10, 20, 20 and 10 questions
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General English | 10 | 10 |
| Analytical and Logical Reasoning | 20 | 20 |
| Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency | 20 | 20 |
| Ethics, Morality and Values | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 60 | 60 |
Every question has four options and carries 1 mark. Reasoning and quant together make 40 of 60 questions, about two thirds of the paper. EMV is 10 of 60, so it can move your score by up to 10 marks, the same as General English.
What is and is not officially published
- Confirmed: the section name, 10 questions, 1 mark each, four options, -0.25 for a wrong answer, any section order, no sectional time limit, dates and fees.
- Not published, as far as is verifiable: a topic list, a sample paper, sectional cut-offs or a difficulty statement for EMV.
Likely question styles for EMV (inference)
The section name suggests three styles. These are guesses from the name, not published facts.
- A workplace dilemma where you pick the best action.
- A scenario where you identify which value or principle is at stake.
- A statement or action that you judge against a principle, such as fairness or honesty.
The example below is written for practice. It is not a SNAP question.
- Name the principle: honest records.
- Name who is affected: customers, the team, the company.
- Drop options that break the principle: (a) and (d).
- Between (b) and (c), pick the one that keeps the principle and also deals with the underlying problem.
Answer: Option (c). It protects the record, does not hide the problem and gives a way forward.
How the +1 and -0.25 marking changes the plan
Your score is right answers minus a quarter of the wrong answers, out of 60. A guess has a positive expected value once the chance of being right passes 20 percent.
| Chance of being right | Expected marks from attempting |
|---|---|
| 25 percent (blind guess among four) | +0.0625 |
| 33 percent (one option removed) | +0.1667 |
| 50 percent (two options removed) | +0.375 |
In EMV you can often remove the extreme options, which is an inference, not a published fact. If that holds, attempting all 10 questions is reasonable. A candidate with 36 right, 12 wrong and 12 blank scores 36 - 3 = 33 out of 60.
Time split across 60 minutes with no sectional limit
There is a single 60-minute clock, and you can take the sections in any order, so the split is yours to design. One starting split to test in mocks is below. It is a suggestion, not an official one.
| Section | Minutes | Seconds per question |
|---|---|---|
| General English | 8 | 48 |
| Ethics, Morality and Values | 6 | 36 |
| Analytical and Logical Reasoning | 20 | 60 |
| Quantitative, DI and DS | 26 | 78 |
Clear English and EMV first: 20 questions in 14 minutes, leaving 46 for reasoning and quant. Adjust after two or three full mocks.
Three SNAP test dates and the best-score rule
| Test | Date | Admit card |
|---|---|---|
| Test 1 | Sunday 13 December 2026 | 7 December |
| Test 2 | Saturday 19 December 2026 | 11 December |
| Test 3 | Saturday 26 December 2026 | 18 December |
Registration and payment close on 25 November 2026, four days before CAT on 29 November. The result is due on 12 January 2027. You can sit up to three tests and the highest score is used. The bulletin wording on normalisation is ambiguous, so treat it as one best-score percentile and do not count on a bonus for a hard day.
The fee is Rs 2,550 per test plus Rs 1,000 per programme registration, with taxes extra. Three tests and four programmes cost 7,650 + 4,000 = Rs 11,650 before taxes, against Rs 6,550 for one test. The score counts only for Symbiosis programmes for 2027-28. For example, SIBM Pune's own registration closes on 12 December 2026, with its online group exercise and interview from 3 February 2027.
How to prepare without a syllabus
- Practise a four-step method on every scenario: name the principle, name who is affected, remove options that break the principle or the law, and pick the option that solves the problem within the principle.
- Read short workplace case summaries and write a one-line judgment with your reason for each.
- Do 10-question sets in about 6 minutes, then review why the right option beat the second best, not just which one was right.
- Take full 60-minute mocks so the 10-question block fits your time split.