Exam

CBSE has removed all the restrictions. If you take NEET 2017 then it will be counted as your first attempt.

Dear Vivek,
No problem, but you should able to justify the reason behind gap years. Put some industry experience in that gap because the colleges which accept MAT score ask the question about the year gap.
All the best.

Dear Ankita Nair,
All the reputed colleges closed their admission at 69 percentile last year. Kindly work hard and appear for the exam again to get admission in a reputed B-school.
All the best.

Dear Meena Sirisha,
CAT exam, based on toppers view. Initially, you have to prepare for three months like quants, etc. Later, prefer coaching institutes like TIMES, IMS and Career Launcher. Finally, solve old question papers of CAT. Improve your problem-solving skills.

There aren't any major entrance exams going to be held in the month of September and October. You need to wait for a little while.

Can I know about the college? CMAT cutoff varies from college to college.

Not a chance. Forget about your XAT 2017 score and start preparing for CAT 2017 & XAT 2018. Even tier 3 colleges require at least 60-70 percentile.
The cut-off for XIME is generally around 70-75 percentile.

Not a chance. Forget about your XAT 2017 score and start preparing for CAT 2017 and XAT 2018. Even Tier 3 colleges require at least 60-70 %ile.

Rishi,
I think you are not updated. IIT JEE and AIEEE have been merged and now it is called JEE Mains and Advanced.
Now, Coming to the answer.
You can appear for JEE Mains and on the basis of JEE Mains rank, you can get admission in most of the engineering colleges.
Apart from JEE Mains, you can app