Latest Update: SIBM Hyderabad MBA admission 2024 has started and the last date to apply to the institute is January 12, 2024. SNAP 2023 registration has begun, and the last date to apply is November 23, 2023. SNAP 2023 exam is Scheduled between December 10 to December 22, 2023.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Hyderabad popularly known as SIBM Hyderabad offers a full-time on-campus MBA course of 2 years duration in various disciplines at the postgraduate level. 

A UG degree in any discipline with 50% marks is required to be eligible to pursue an MBA program here. The MBA program is available under four specializations, namely marketing, finance, operations management, and human resources. 

Candidates can fill the application form by accessing the official website of the institute which includes separate registrations for SNAP and SIBM.

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SIBM Hyderabad MBA Important Dates 2024

SNAP Test and MBA Dates 
SNAP Registration Starts August 23, 2023
SNAP Registration Ends November 23, 2023
Last Date of Payment for SNAP November 23, 2023
SNAP Admit Card for Test 1 December 4, 2023
SNAP Admit Card for Test 2 & Test 3 December 9, 2023
SNAP Computer Base Test (CBT) SNAP Test 1 - December 10, 2023
SNAP Test 2 - December 17, 2023
SNAP Test 3 - December 22, 2023
SNAP Result January 10, 2024
Last date to apply for Institute  January 12, 2024
Announcement of Shortlist for Group Exercise and Personal Interaction January 17, 2024
Group Exercise and Personal Interaction  February 9 – 11, 2024
Announcement of First Merit List February 28, 2024
Last Date for Payment of Fees for candidates in the first merit list March 27, 2024
Program Commencement June 10, 2024. 

SIBM Hyderabad MBA Eligibility Criteria

  • To meet the SIBM eligibility criteria, the candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in any preferred discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC/ST)
  • A candidate appearing for the final year in graduation and or has completed the degree requirements and awaiting results is also eligible to apply.

SIBM Hyderabad MBA Admission Guidelines

Aspiring candidates have to mandatorily appear for the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) online entrance examination to be eligible for admission into the various programs offered by the university. The candidate shall pay separate program-wise registration fees if he/she wants to apply to more than one program. Once shortlisted, the candidate will have to sit for group discussion, writing ability test, and personal interview rounds consequently for furthering the admission process. 

Application Procedure

  • Register for SNAP at https://www.snaptest.org/
  • Pay a SNAP test fee of INR 1750
  • In the same application form, apply for SIBM Hyderabad
  • Pay a registration fee of INR 1000 to the institute
  • Candidates who successfully clear the cut off percentile in the entrance are called for further rounds of selection by the university 
  • Upon clearing all rounds successfully, the candidates shall be sent final admission offer letters on their mailing address provided by them during the SNAP registration. 

Students’ performance shall be judged in the selection rounds following a weightage pattern. The weighting parameters adhered to, during the selection process is as follows: 

Weightage Parameters for Selection Procedure and Final Merit List 

SNAP Score out of 150 scaled down to 50 Group Exercise(GE) Personal Interaction(PI) Written Ability Test(WAT) Institute Specific Total
50 10 20 10 10 100

The subject-wise mark distribution for the SNAP entrance test is as follows: 

Sections Questions Marks Per Correct Answer Total Marks
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability 15 1 15
Analytical & Logical Reasoning 25 1 25
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency 20 1 20
Total 60  - 60

SIBM Hyderabad MBA Course Details

The institute offers four specializations for its full-time MBA course, which includes Finance, Marketing, Human resource management, and operations management. A semester-wise course curriculum is illustrated in the following table: 

Specialization Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV
Finance
  • Business Statistics 
  • Financial Management 
  • Marketing Management 
  • Operations research
  • Economics for managers 
  • Financial accounting 
  • organizational behavior 
  • Principles and practices of management 
  • Research methodology 
  • Business communication 
  • Legal aspects of business 
  • Operations management
  • Advanced statistics 
  • Management 
  • Accounting 
  • Advanced excel 
  • Integrated disaster management 
  • Summer Internship
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Policy and Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Research Publication
  • Dissertation
  • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
  • Corporate Governance and Ethics
  • Understanding Public Policy
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Emotional 
  • Intelligence at Workplace
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Commercial Banking
  • Corporate Valuation
  • Fixed Income Markets
  • Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Derivative Markets
  • Advanced Technical Analysis
  • Financial Modeling
  • Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • Wealth Management
  • International Finance
  • Project and Infrastructure Finance
Marketing
  • Integrated Marketing Communication
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Services Marketing
  • Tourism Marketing
  • Sales Force and Channel Management
  • Brand Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Retail Marketing
  • Sports and Entertainment Marketing
  • Rural Marketing
  • Business to Business Marketing
  • International Marketing
  • Marketing Metrics
Human Resource Management
  • Industrial Relations & Employment Laws
  • Cross Cultural Management
  • Organizational Development and Change
  • Compensation and Reward Management
  • Talent Management
  • Learning and Development
  • Competency Based Management & Performance 
  • Management System
  • HR Analytics
  • HRD Instruments
  • Indian Ethos and Values for Management
  • Leadership and Capacity Building
  • HRM in Knowledge based Organizations
  • Strategic Human Resource Management
Operations Management
  • Total Quality Management
  • Lean Management
  • Logistics Management
  • Project Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Chain Risk and Reliability Management
  • Business Process Management
  • Service Operations Management
  • Technology and Innovation Management
  • Operations Analytics
  • Sustainable Manufacturing Operations
  • Operations Strategy and Control
  • Digital Manufacturing and Analytics

SIBM Hyderabad MBA Placement 2023 Highlights

Every year the institute gives an excellent placement record in all of courses. Apart from placements there are also summer internships for students in different companies of various sectors. SIBM Hyderabad Placement 2023 highlights are given below:

Particulars Placement Statistics
No. of Recruiters 55+
No. of New Recruiters 25+
Highest CTC INR 15 LPA
Average CTC INR 8.9 LPA
Median CTC INR 8.2 LPA

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SIBM Hyderabad MBA FAQs

Ques. What is the placement scenario for HR in SIBM Hyderabad? 

Ans. SIBM Hyderabad reports 94% placements for its last batch of students. It has made giant strides in establishing itself as an eminent business management institution in the country since its inception in the year 2014. The average package offered to students of HR was 6.47 lakhs last year.

Ques. What is the SNAP cut off percentile for SIBM Hyderabad? 

Ans. The cut-off percentiles for SNAP to get admission into various programs offered by SIBM Hyderabad varies every year according to the general performance of students. However, the general cut-off trend lies between 55-58 percentile.

Ques. Is SIBM Hyderabad worth joining? 

Ans. Worth is often subjective and depends on one’s expectations and needs. But if put objectively, there are various factors that make the institute worth joining. Firstly, there is an excellent scope for co-curricular activities along with academics. There is a team of 16 full-time faculties having PhDs in 15 different functional areas that come with an average experience of 16 years in academics and the professional space. 

It has state of the art facilities established in terms of infrastructure that one can expect from a B- School of this stature. The library is diversified and can be accessed both online through the in-house web portal and offline in the form of physical books in the library. The campus has its claim to a great industrial connect whereby it could attract 40 corporates for Placements and the SIP Process in the year 2016-17.

Ques. What is the registration fee for the SNAP entrance and what is the refund policy for cancellation of admission? 

Ans. The registration fees for appearing at the SNAP entrance are INR 1750 and the application fees to various specialization courses are INR 1000 each to be paid online during registration on the official website. The policy with regard to the refund of admission fees will be mentioned in the offer letter received on the candidate’s email ID given during registration.

Ques. Are there any scholarships available for studying at SIBM Hyderabad? 

Ans. Yes, scholarships are awarded to deserving and meritorious students of the university by the Symbiosis Society Foundation (SSF). Up to 50% financial waiver is offered to deserving and financially challenged students based on their merit by various foundations and organizations.