Christ University

The gap will not matter as such but you should definitely have an answer for that because the interviewer will ask that question and you will have to answer that carefully as your thinking might be judged on what you say. Otherwise, all doors are open for you. I have seen people doing BBA with a gap of 2-3 years, yours is only 1. So cheer up and fill the form for BBA. Hope that helps!

Most of the colleges do not have this facility. There are very few colleges that allow this.

As far as I am aware, there is no 5-year integrated M.Sc course.

Classes usually start at the end of May. Applications are available on the website from October and the admission process starts in January.

Welingkar is far superior than Christ as it provide proper insights and skill development to the students. Proper workshops are there to build our skills so you can make your decision accordingly.

You can shift and start the BBA course from 1st year. Please refer:
https://christuniversity.in/mobile/management-studies/bachelor-of-business-administration-(bba) for all the details regarding the course.

For all the courses related details please refer:
https://christuniversity.in/faculty-of-engineering/mechanical-and-automobile-engineering/master-of-technology-in-machine-design

There is no lateral entry for BBA courses.

I am not very sure about this as I have not done it. You can try your luck.

Kindly go through the course structures, faculty and placement reports of each institute from their websites.