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Cycle update · 21 September 2026

What Changed in MBA Admissions: 21 September 2026

By Piyush Agarwal, 10 years in direct admissions counselling · 21 September 2026

The short answer

On 21 September 2026, the SNAP mock-test eligibility deadline is tomorrow — pay for SNAP 2026 by 22 September 11:59 pm to sit the 24 September mock. IIM Jammu's CAP 2026 portal is back after ten days dark. SIOM Nashik became the fourth Symbiosis campus printing a 2x discretionary-quota fee, and AIMA still prints no December MAT dates.

What changed?

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SNAP 2026 mock — eligibility payment closes TOMORROW, 22 September 11:59 pmFirst official mock on 24 September; application had to be complete by 22 SeptemberThe official mock-test page was opened today: only applicants who have PAID for SNAP 2026 by 22 September 2026, 11:59 pm are eligible for the mock on 24 September (window 12 am-9 pm; login credentials arrive by SMS, WhatsApp and email). The printed mock pattern: four sections — General English 10, Analytical and Logical Reasoning 20, Quantitative/DI/DS 20, and Ethics, Morality and Values 10 — 60 questions in 60 minutes with 0.25 negative marking; scores are for reference and do not touch the real SNAP score
IIM Jammu — the CAP portal is back after ten days darkiimjammu.ac.in and cap2026.iimj.ac.in both NXDOMAIN for ten consecutive days; IIM Jammu profile queuedcap2026.iimj.ac.in now resolves and serves the completed CAP 2026 cycle: application fee Rs 2,000 (General/NC-OBC/EWS) and Rs 1,000 (SC/ST/PwD), EOI window 21-28 January, fee deadline 7 February, venue-slot booking to 10 February, and the offline PI calendar across Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and the three campuses (IIM Jammu's own PI days 2-3 March 2026). The main iimjammu.ac.in domain still does not resolve — day 11 — so the IIM Jammu profile stays queued, but the CAP 2026 page's portal facts are now verified live
SIOM Nashik — the fourth Symbiosis campus prints a 2x Discretionary QuotaThree campuses with printed quota premiums: SIBM Bengaluru 2x, SIBM Hyderabad 2x, SIDTM Pune 2x (found yesterday)SIOM Nashik's programme page (siom.in serves; siom.edu.in timed out) prints the full 2026-28 fee table — academic Rs 9,50,000 per annum, first payment Rs 6,80,700 — and under it the Discretionary Quota Seats note: double the open-category academic fee, Fee Structure Committee approved, paid to the institute, for the entire duration. Engineers-only eligibility (BE/B.Tech, 50%/45%); SIOM's own registration closes 17 January 2027; GE-PI runs nine February days. Profile published today
SCIT Pune — fee table read; institute form closes BEFORE the SNAP resultNo SCIT profileSCIT's MBA (ITBM) page prints the 2026-28 instalment table — Rs 3,90,000 per instalment, Rs 15,60,000 across the batch, proved by the payable rows (Rs 6,02,300 at admission) — plus the printed merit formula SNAP 50/GE 10/PI 40, institute registration closing 25 December 2026 (weeks before the 12 January result), ITBM placements for 2024-26 (highest Rs 16.79 LPA, average Rs 11.70 LPA, 98% of eligible students placed), and a new MBA in AI in Business announced as opening via SNAP. Profile published today
SIBM Nagpur — fees and placements printed; two stale artefacts disclosedNo SIBM Nagpur profileThe campus page prints the 2026-28 fee table (Rs 4,49,500 per instalment, Rs 17,98,000 across the batch) and 2024-26 placement highlights (MBA highest Rs 28.38 LPA, average Rs 12.84; FABM highest Rs 40.12, average Rs 12.70) with report PDFs. Two honest disclosures: the dated admission table still shows the completed 2026-27 cycle, and the homepage apply banner still points at the SNAP 2024 portal. Profile published today
MAT December 2026 — fifth consecutive check, still no candidate datesAIMA's MAT page carried the September schedule plus a B-school-side December registration linkAIMA's MAT page now prints a 'MAT May 2026' schedule (PBT registration to 25 May, CBT to 8 June) — a stale table roll on the same URL — and still no December 2026 candidate schedule. mat-december-2026 stays unbuilt. September scores remain due by the last week of September — this week
KMAT 2026 results — nothing printed; the KPPGCA portal would not resolve from our hostTest sat 20 September 2026, 2-4 pm; no result date printed on the key-dates pageA day after the test, no result date has been announced anywhere we can reach; kppgca.karnataka.gov.in did not resolve from this host today. We will keep checking — do not pay anyone who claims early score access
Masters' Union — Round 1 six days outRs 38,56,692 total; Round 1 closes 27 September 2026Nothing new printed today; per yesterday's re-read the fee holds at Rs 38,56,692 and Round 1 closes 27 September at 11:59 pm — six days from this digest. MU-BAAT window 28 September-4 October

What should you do now?

  1. If you want the 24 September SNAP mock: pay for SNAP 2026 by TOMORROW, 22 September 2026, 11:59 pm — the mock page says paid applicants only, credentials by SMS/WhatsApp/email. Registration itself stays open to 25 November.
  2. If a Symbiosis campus is on your list: diarise the institute's OWN deadline, not just SNAP's — SCIT's is 25 December 2026, before the result; SIIB's was 18 December; SIOM's is 17 January 2027.
  3. If someone offers you a Symbiosis 'management seat': four campuses print a discretionary-quota rule at double the academic fee, paid to the institute. Ask for that printed page; if the campus in the pitch is not one of the four, walk away.
  4. If you sat KMAT or MAT this weekend: no result dates are printed for KMAT, and MAT scores are due by the last week of September on AIMA's own page. Nobody legitimate has your score early.
  5. If Masters' Union Round 1 is your target: it closes 27 September — six days. The fee printed Rs 38,56,692 all last week.

Where does this fit?

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