The official SNAP mock test is live, and MBA Karo’s mentor Pranav Pant has attempted it live to understand how the paper can be approached.
The mock has 60 questions to be attempted in 60 minutes, making speed and question selection important during the test.
The live attempt also looked at the changed SNAP pattern, section-wise time distribution, Ethics questions, Quant questions, Logical Reasoning questions, English questions, and the mistakes noticed while solving the mock.
Students who have registered for the official SNAP mock were advised to attempt it first and watch the live solving later so that their own attempt is not affected.
SNAP 2026 Mock Test Pattern
According to the live session, the mock has 60 questions. The section-wise distribution discussed was:
| Section | Questions | Suggested Time |
| English | 10 | Around 5 minutes |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | Part of the remaining time |
| Quantitative Ability | 20 | More time than other sections |
| Ethics | 10 | Around 8-10 minutes |
| Total | 60 | 60 minutes |
Pranav sir explained that if around 45 minutes are left after English and Ethics, the remaining time can be distributed between Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability. Quant can take comparatively more time.
SNAP Is a Speed-Based Test
The live attempt highlighted that SNAP requires speed because 60 questions have to be attempted in 60 minutes. Pranav sir repeatedly focused on avoiding traps during the examination.
If a question is taking too much time or does not seem to be moving towards a solution, the suggested approach is to skip it and move ahead. A question can be marked for review and revisited later if time is available.
The key approach discussed during the attempt was to avoid getting trapped in one question and keep moving through the paper.
Ethics Questions in the Official SNAP 2026 Mock
The live session began the paper with Ethics questions. Several questions were based on ethical dilemmas involving companies, employees, investors, customers and society.
Equity Promise to Employees
One question presented a startup that had promised equity to its early employees in return for accepting below-market salaries. The company later became successful, but distributing the promised shares could affect later investors.
Pranav sir explained that the situation required consideration of both the original commitment and the expectations of later shareholders rather than automatically prioritising one group.
Accounting Error and Investor Confidence
Another question involved an accounting error that overstated quarterly profit. Correcting the error could affect the company’s performance target and investor confidence.
The approach discussed in the session was to correct and disclose the error rather than hide it because of the possible impact on performance.
Charity and Self-Interested Motivation
A question discussed a wealthy person making a substantial charitable donation primarily to improve their public image.
The live analysis distinguished between the person’s motivation and the consequences of the action. Even if the motivation is self-interested, the donation can still have positive consequences when thousands of people benefit.
Data Analysis and Selective Information
Another Ethics question involved a data analyst considering the exclusion of a valid part of a dataset because doing so could support a particular conclusion.
Pranav sir’s explanation was that valid information should not be hidden simply because excluding it could produce a preferred result.
Scholarships and Equity
A university scholarship question involved two candidates with identical academic performance, with one coming from a significantly disadvantaged background.
The discussion connected the question with the concept of equity, diversity and inclusion. Pranav sir explained that circumstances can be considered when candidates have identical academic performance.
Collective Environmental Responsibility
A question presented five companies that decided not to reduce pollution because each believed doing so alone would create a competitive disadvantage.
The resulting environmental damage raised the issue of collective responsibility. Pranav sir selected the view that each company can bear some responsibility for participating in a collectively harmful pattern.
Public Health Emergency
Another question involved temporary restrictions on individual freedoms during a severe public health emergency.
The discussion connected this with the utilitarian principle, where the focus is on the good of a larger population.
Confidential Information
A management consultant working with competing companies receives confidential information from one client that could benefit another client.
Pranav sir explained that confidential information should not be disclosed or used for the benefit of another client.
Complex Terms and Consumer Understanding
One question involved a financial institution requiring customers to accept complex investment-product terms even though internal research showed that many customers did not understand the significant risks.
The discussion focused on the ethical problem created when an institution knowingly relies on predictable misunderstanding.
Ethical Dilemma Involving a Supplier
Another question presented a business leader who could save a company from bankruptcy by secretly breaking a contractual commitment to a small supplier.
The ethical issue discussed was whether a greater overall benefit can justify deliberately imposing severe harm on a smaller party.
English Questions in SNAP 2026 Mock
The English section included grammar, vocabulary, figures of speech, sentence arrangement and word usage.
One grammar question involved the use of “must have been overlooked” in a sentence about a warning sign before an accident.
Another vocabulary question asked for the opposite of “obdurate.” Pranav sir marked the question for later review instead of spending too much time on a word that was not known immediately.
The phrase “red herring” was discussed as a misleading clue. The word “pragmatic” was identified as meaning practical.
The phrase “The silence in the courtroom was deafening” was discussed as a figure-of-speech question.
The English section also included a paragraph arrangement question. Pranav sir arranged the sentences in the order:
B, D, A, C
The live session noted that the English question format was similar to what typically comes in the section.
Quant Questions Solved in the SNAP Mock
The Quant section included several questions that could be solved using direct calculations and familiar concepts.
Profit After Successive Discounts
A trader marked an article 40% above its price and then offered discounts of 10% and 5%.
Taking the original price as 100:
- Marked price = 140
- After 10% discount = 126
- After 5% discount = 119.7
The resulting profit percentage was 19.7%.
Average Age
Twelve students have an average age of 18 years. When a teacher joins them, the average becomes 19 years. Pranav sir calculated the teacher’s age as 31 years.
Train and Platform
A 240-metre train crosses a pole in 16 seconds. The speed is:
240 ÷ 16 = 15 metres per second.
For a 360-metre platform, the calculation was based on the same speed.
Probability of Two Blue Balls
A bag contains four red, five blue and three green balls. Two balls are drawn simultaneously without replacement.
The probability of selecting two blue balls was calculated using:
5C2 / 12C2
The session reached the answer 5/66.
Consecutive Even Integers
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 96. The average is the middle number:
96 ÷ 3 = 32
Therefore, the numbers are 30, 32 and 34, making 34 the largest.
Compound Interest
A question involved amounts of ₹14,000 and ₹13,310 over different time periods. Pranav sir identified the annual rate as 10%, using the relationship between the amounts and the powers of 11.
Circular Arrangement
A question involved six people sitting around a circular table. Pranav sir used the given left, right and opposite positions to determine who sits opposite a particular person.
Marked Price, Discount and Commission
Another trader question used a 40% markup, 10% discount and 5% commission. Taking the cost price as 100:
Marked price = 140
Selling price after 10% discount = 126
Commission = 6.3
Net profit = 19.7
The resulting net profit percentage was 19.7%.
Train Speed Reduction
A train crossed a pole in 12 seconds and a platform in 30 seconds. When the speed was reduced by 20%, Pranav sir used the inverse relationship between speed and time.
The new time was calculated as 37.5 seconds.
Remainders
A number leaves remainders 3, 5 and 7 when divided by 8, 10 and 12.
Pranav sir observed that adding 5 makes the number divisible by all three numbers. Using the LCM of 8, 10 and 12, the number was calculated as 115.
Work and Time
A project requires 180 man-days of work. Twelve workers work for five days before four workers leave.
The initial work completed was calculated as 60 man-days, leaving 120 man-days.
With eight workers remaining, the remaining work requires 15 more days.
Right-Angle Triangle
An altitude from the right-angle vertex divides the hypotenuse into lengths of 9 and 16.
Pranav sir connected the question with the 3:4:5 triangle ratio and identified the sides as 15, 20 and 25.
The perimeter was therefore 60.
Admission Funnel DI Question
A table-based Data Interpretation question presented applications, qualified candidates and paid admissions for four programmes.
Pranav sir calculated the overall conversion and then worked towards the number of applicants required to generate 560 paid admissions.
The answer reached during the live calculation was 7,840 applicants.
He also identified this as a question that could act as a speed breaker and suggested skipping such a calculation-heavy question during the actual test if it consumes too much time.
Area of a Rectangular Park
A rectangular park measured 40 × 25, with a 2-metre reduction on the relevant sides.
The remaining dimensions were calculated as 36 × 21.
The area was 756.
Logical Reasoning in SNAP 2026 Mock
The Logical Reasoning section included arrangements, syllogisms, family relations, number series, letter series, directions, rankings, calendars and logical deductions.
Syllogism
The statements included:
- All analysts are researchers.
- Some researchers are writers.
- No writer is an auditor.
- Some auditors are analysts.
Pranav sir analysed the relationships between analysts, researchers, writers and auditors to determine the conclusions.
Blood Relation
A family relation question involved the statement that a person in a photograph was the only son of the only daughter of the speaker’s mother’s father.
Pranav sir broke the relation down step by step and identified the person as the speaker’s brother.
Number Series
The series was:
3, 7, 16, 35, 74
The pattern identified was multiplication by 2 followed by adding increasing numbers.
The next term was calculated as 312.
Letter Series
One sequence was analysed through letter positions such as:
A, C, F, J
The increases were identified as 2, 3 and 4, leading to the next letter.
Another sequence involved:
Z, X, U, Q
The decreases were 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Direction Sense
A person travelled 8 km north, 6 km east, 4 km south, 10 km east and 8 km north.
Pranav sir calculated the net movement and arrived at 20 km north-east.
Ranking
A question involved 42 students, with Rohan ranked 11th from the top and Meera 24th from the bottom.
Pranav sir used the ranking relationship:
Top rank + Bottom rank = Total students + 1
The question was then solved using the positions of the two students.
Calendar
A calendar question involved dates from 24 to 30. Pranav sir used the leap-year information and calculated the required day as Tuesday.
The session specifically advised students to prepare clocks and calendars because questions can come from these topics.
Questions Marked for Review
The live attempt repeatedly demonstrated that students do not need to solve every question immediately.
When a question did not click quickly, Sir marked it for review and moved ahead. This approach was used for questions involving probability, divisibility and arrangements.
The reasoning was simple: spending too much time on one difficult or unclear question can affect the momentum of the entire SNAP paper.
Errors and Repeated Questions Noticed in the Mock
During the live attempt, Pranav sir noticed some issues in the mock.
One question was repeated, and some questions in Logical Reasoning were identified as having incorrect answers. There was also discussion around questions where the provided answer did not appear to match the analysis.
He later noted that several LR answers appeared incorrect and said these would be checked separately.
The overall observation was that the mock contained some mistakes, but most of the questions appeared usable for understanding the SNAP level.
SNAP 2026 Mock Score
After completing the mock, Pranav sir submitted the test and received a score of 48.75
The section-wise performance discussed in the session was:
| Section | Performance Discussed |
| English | 6.25 |
| Ethics | 10/10 |
| Quant | One mistake was noted |
| Analytical & Logical | Several mistakes were discussed |
| Overall Score | 48.75 |
Pranav Sir also reviewed some of the questions after seeing the score and identified cases where the answer key appeared incorrect.
MBA Karo Mentor’s SNAP 2026 Mock Strategy
The live attempt highlighted a few practical ways to approach the SNAP paper:
- Keep speed in mind from the beginning. The test has 60 questions and 60 minutes.
- Do not get trapped in one question. Move ahead when a question is taking too long.
- Mark questions for review. Return to them if sufficient time remains.
- Do easy questions first. Build momentum before attempting time-consuming questions.
- Skip speed breakers. Calculation-heavy questions can consume valuable time.
- Use familiar concepts quickly. The session demonstrated shortcuts through common patterns in Quant and Reasoning.
- Prepare topic-wise for LR. Binary logic, clocks and calendars were specifically discussed.
- Prepare Ethics. The mock included questions around corporate Ethics, equity, confidentiality, ethical dilemmas and related concepts.
Ethics Preparation for SNAP
Candidates can explore the Ethics course available with MBA Karo. The course covers topics such as:
- Ethics
- Morality
- Values and law
- Ethical frameworks
- Corporate Ethics
- Behavioural Ethics
- Professional and personal morality
Pranav sir noted that several questions in the official mock were related to corporate Ethics, including equity promises, accounting errors, ethical dilemmas and company-related situations.
MBA Karo Mentor’s Overall Review of SNAP 2026 Mock
The overall assessment shared during the live session was that the paper was at the SNAP level and similar to the previous year’s SNAP.
Pranav Sir described it as a balanced paper, with several easy and doable questions along with some questions that could act as speed breakers. Ethics questions were considered useful, while some Logical Reasoning questions and answers were flagged for errors.
He also noted that Quant was generally manageable apart from one or two questions, while topics such as binary logic, clocks and calendars were worth preparing for.
The live session ended with the suggestion that students who have completed the official mock can use the solving session to understand the approach, while separate solution videos would also be made for the questions.
Those who had not registered for the mock were also told that the PDF would be shared through the MBA Karo community.
