Cycle update · 22 September 2026
What Changed in MBA Admissions: 22 September 2026
By Piyush Agarwal, 10 years in direct admissions counselling · 22 September 2026
The short answer
On 22 September 2026, SNAP mock eligibility closes tonight at 11:59 pm — the mock sits 24 September with login credentials by SMS and WhatsApp. SIMC Pune became the fifth Symbiosis campus printing a 2x discretionary-quota fee in its prospectus. SIMS Pune republished its full 2027-29 calendar after weeks stale, and SIHS Pune printed its dates with its form closing 25 December, before the SNAP result.
What changed?
| Item | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|
| SNAP 2026 mock — eligibility payment closes TODAY, 22 September 11:59 pm | Pay by 22 September to sit the 24 September mock | The official mock page (snaptest.org/snap-mock) re-opened today and is live with the full instruction set: the mock runs 24 September in a 12-noon-to-9-pm window; login username is your SNAP ID prefixed with SNAP (SNAP123456 for SNAP ID 123456) and the password SNAP2026, with the test link arriving by SMS, WhatsApp and email; the pattern is four sections — General English 10, Analytical and Logical Reasoning 20, Quantitative/DI/DS 20, Ethics, Morality and Values 10 — 60 questions, 60 minutes, 0.25 negative marking, scores for reference only with no percentile. Printed prizes: Rs 1,000 Flipkart vouchers for the top 3, Rs 500 for the next 5 |
| SIMC Pune — the FIFTH Symbiosis campus prints the 2x Discretionary Quota | Four campuses with printed quota premiums: SIBM Bengaluru, SIBM Hyderabad, SIDTM Pune, SIOM Nashik | SIMC's official admission prospectus PDF (opened today) prints the full Discretionary Quota Seats paragraph under the 2026-28 fee table: double the open-category academic fee, Fee Structure Committee approved, paid to the institute by online transfer or demand draft, for the entire duration, and only for students with a reasonable academic record and good entrance-test scores. On SIMC's Rs 3,75,500-per-instalment table the 2x line reads Rs 7,51,000 per instalment — about Rs 30.04 lakh across the batch. The quota map and premium comparison are updated; SIMC profile published |
| SIMS Pune — unparked: the 2027-29 calendar republishes, with three fee slabs | Parked since the admission calendar stayed on the completed SNAP 2025 cycle | SIMS republished the full batch-2027-29 calendar on its admission-procedure page: SNAP registration closes 25 November 2026, SIMS's own registration closes 11 January 2027 (one day before the result), the entire GE-PI process is online across 29-31 January and 6-7 February, first merit list 22-25 February, programme starts 7 June 2027. The fee table prints three category slabs for 2026-28: Open Defence Rs 3,50,000 per instalment (Rs 14,00,000 two-year), open civilian Rs 5,15,200 (Rs 20,60,800 — about 47% more), Study Leave Officer Rs 1,66,800 (Rs 6,67,200). Seat split prints 80% Defence Open / 10% Defence Special / 10% open civilian. Profile published |
| SIHS Pune — healthcare MBA profile published; form closes 25 December, before the result | No SIHS profile | The SIHS programme page prints the full 2027-29 calendar: SIHS registration closes 25 December 2026 — weeks before the 12 January SNAP result — shortlist 15 January on SNAP score plus Academic Profile Score (10th/12th/graduation weights), GE-PI 11-13 February, first merit list 20 February, programme starts 1 June 2027. Intake 120; 2026-28 academic fee Rs 3,14,500 per instalment (Rs 12,58,000 across the batch, proved by the payable rows); placement block prints 45+ recruiters, 106+ offers, Rs 19 LPA high, Rs 9 LPA average. The FAQ excludes part-time/correspondence/distance degrees in writing. Profile published |
| The full Symbiosis fee ladder — 14 printed bills across 12 campuses | Fees scattered across individual campus profiles | One comparison page now holds every campus's printed 2026-28 academic fee, read from the instalment rows: SICSR Rs 11.40 lakh (cheapest) to SIBM Pune Rs 26.20 lakh (flagship), with the SIMS two-price category system and SIBM Nagpur's printed domicile discount (Rs 3,82,075 versus Rs 4,49,500 per instalment) inside the ladder. Nine campuses re-verified today, three on 19-20 September |
| MAT December 2026 — sixth consecutive check, still no candidate dates | AIMA's page rolled to a stale May 2026 table yesterday | AIMA's MAT page (which moved to a new URL — the old /testing-services/mat path now 404s) prints the completed September 2026 schedule: PBT sat 13 September, CBT sat 20 September, scores due by the last week of September 2026 — this week. December candidate dates remain unposted for the sixth consecutive day, so mat-december-2026 stays unbuilt |
| Masters' Union — re-verified on the official site; fee holds; Round 1 five days out | Rs 38,56,692 total; Round 1 closes 27 September 2026 | The official PGP TBM page was re-opened today on mastersunion.org: total fee Rs 38,56,692 (admission Rs 90,000 + tuition Rs 37,66,692) unchanged, application closes 27 September 11:59 pm — five days from this digest — MU-BAAT window 28 September-4 October, interviews 7-15 October (indicative), decisions 18-19 October, early-bird benefit 18 November. (Note: the similarly-named mastersunion.in domain carries an expired certificate and an LMS shell — the .org site governs) |
| KMAT 2026 results — nothing printed; KPPGCA portal still unresolved | Test sat 20 September; no result date printed | Two days after the test, no result date has been announced anywhere we can reach; kppgca.karnataka.gov.in did not resolve from this host today — the second consecutive day. We keep checking; do not pay anyone claiming early score access |
| IIM Jammu — main domain dark for a twelfth day; CAP portal still up | iimjammu.ac.in NXDOMAIN day 11; cap2026.iimj.ac.in back yesterday | iimjammu.ac.in still does not resolve — day 12. cap2026.iimj.ac.in continues to serve the completed CAP 2026 cycle. The IIM Jammu profile stays queued on the main domain's absence |
What should you do now?
- If you want the 24 September SNAP mock: the eligibility payment deadline is TONIGHT, 22 September 2026, 11:59 pm. Keep an eye on SMS, WhatsApp and email tomorrow for the test link and credentials. Registration itself stays open to 25 November.
- If a Symbiosis campus is on your list: the institute's OWN deadline is the one that bites — SIHS and SCIT close 25 December 2026, before the SNAP result; SIMS closes 11 January 2027; SIIB closed 18 December. The SIMC window is not yet republished — watch simc.edu.
- If someone offers you a Symbiosis 'management seat': five campuses now print the discretionary-quota rule at double the academic fee — Bengaluru, Hyderabad, SIDTM, SIOM and SIMC. Ask for the printed page; if the campus in the pitch is not one of the five, walk away.
- If you sat MAT this month: scores are due by the last week of September on AIMA's own page. December dates are not out — anyone selling 'December MAT registration' ahead of AIMA's schedule is guessing.
- If Masters' Union Round 1 is your target: it closes 27 September — five days. The fee printed Rs 38,56,692 today on the official .org site.