The selection procedure consists of following steps :

• The candidates who have registered for SICSR will be short-listed for GE-PIWAT (Group Exercise, Personal Interaction & Writing Ability Test) based on their SNAP test score and weightage. The names of the short-listed candidates will be put up on www.sicsr.ac.in on January 24th, 2017 (Saturday). E-mail confirming your selection will be sent to the e-mail id provided at the time of registration.
• GE-PIWAT will be conducted on February 4th, 5th & 12th, 2017 at Pune. At the time of GE-PIWAT, candidates should submit following documents:
  
  • Online registration form along with his/her photograph and sign on it. Attested photocopies of SSC, HSC and graduation mark lists. In case you are appearing for your last year examination, kindly attach photocopies of all mark lists from first year to the last examination passed by you.
  • An attested copy of the category certificate, if applying for a category seat.
  • Work experience certificate /appointment letter and copy of last salary slip, to prove your total experience in months.
  • Merit list will be displayed on the institute website. E-Mail message confirming selection will be sent to the e-mail id and selection letter will be dispatched on your address provided at the time of registration.
  • The selected candidate is required to pay the fees as per the schedule to secure the admission; otherwise the seat will be given to next candidate in the merit list. The acceptance of fees by the institute does not mean that the admission is confirmed, as all admissions are subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria of SIU.

The distribution of marks for the selection procedure will be as follows:

• SNAP Test: 40 Marks [SNAP Score of 180 will be scaled down to 40]
• Academic Profile Score: 10 Marks [Based on Std. X, XII, Graduation marks]
• Writing Ability Test: 15 Marks
• Personal Interaction: 35 Marks

Medium language of instruction : English

PROGRAMME	ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
MBA (IT): Master of Business Administration (Information Technology) (2 years Full Time Postgraduate Master's Degree programme)	Graduate in any discipline of any statutory university with minimum of 50% marks. (45% for SC / ST).

Note:
Candidates passing qualifying examination through part-time / correspondence course are not eligible.

RESERVATIONS

For all SICSR Post-graduate programmes:

• SC: Scheduled Caste: (15% of intake capacity)
• ST: Scheduled Tribe: (7.5% of intake capacity)
  (SC/ST candidates are required to attach a copy of the caste certificate attested by a competent authority.)
• DA: Differently Abled: (3% of intake capacity)
  The seats will be allotted as per the guidelines given in "Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 (Sec 39)"

Over and above intake capacity:

K: Kashmiri Migrants (2 seats per programme)
(Kashmiri Migrant students will be admitted only if they submit the certificate issued by the Relief Commissioner of Jammu & Kashmir state.)

Quota for International Students:

F: International Students: (15% per programme)
(Admission to the International students is as per the rules of SIU. All admissions to International students will be done through the International students cell. Please refer to the section “For International Students” on the website.)

Step 1 : Entrance Test Procedures for SNAP

All Indian students who wish to apply for the MBA (IT) programme of our institute are required to appear the 'Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP), which will be held on December 20, 2015 (Sunday). Without this test score, no student is entitled for admission to any course of Symbiosis International University.

• Register online at http://www.snaptest.org
• Payment of Rs. 1500/- for taking the entrance test through any one mode of payment specified at www.snaptest.org and send proof of payment to the SNAP secretariat.

Step 2 : To apply to Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR)

• Log on http://sicsr.ac.in
• On the home page click on "Online Registration form- MBA-IT 2015" and enter your SNAP ID and password
• Click on the "SAVE" button after filling the form
• Candidate will have to pay Rs. 1000/- for registration of MBA-IT to SICSR separately.
• Select "Payment" and choose your mode of payment i.e. Credit card, Net Banking or Demand draft pay in slip.
• If you are paying the registration fees by DD, enter DD details and take a print out of the "Payment Advice".
• Send your Demand Draft along with the Payment Advice to the institute on or before January 13, 2016(Wednesday).
• Click on the "Preview form" and take print of application form.
• A system generated email will be sent on your email address for confirmation of registration.

Candidate will have to pay Rs 1000 for registration of MBA-IT through Credit card, Net Banking or Demand draft.

Event	Date
Registration begins	August 22nd, 2016, Monday
Registration closes on	January 06th, 2016, Friday
Payment Closure Date	January 07th, 2017, Saturday
Submission of Online registration form	During GE-PIWAT (Mandatory)
Schedule for GE-PIWAT for the shortlisted candidates to be displayed on	January 14th, 2017, Saturday
GE-PIWAT will be conducted at Pune on	4th & 5th February, 2017, Saturday & Sunday & 12th February, 2017, Sunday
Display of the first merit list	February 20th, 2017, Monday
Last date for the payment of fees for the first merit list	March 02nd, 2017, Thursday
Display of the second merit list	March 04th, 2017, Saturday
Last date for the payment of fees for the second merit list	March 14th, 2017, Tuesday
Programme commencement	June 5th, 2017, Monday