Exam

Practice is the most important part of your preparation and it should be given 100% focus. Once you have completed your revision, you can take mock test. Mock test helps in preparing you for exam and also highlight your weak areas.

You can apply in Welingkar, IFMR, XIME-Bangalore, Great Lakes. 17 months experience is apt.

Career Launcher has 225 centres across India. Its a good institute for MBA/Engineering/GATE/Civil Services and other entrance exams.

XIME-Bangalore, Indus Business School, Christ University, Welingkar-Bangalore, ISME,Alliance.
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You need to go through the University requirement that you are going to apply for Hotel management. Generally, universities and colleges are having some minimum requirement for the admission. IELTS is actually, a platform which test your proficiency of language in four skills that's why universities

Christ
BIMTECH
PUMBA
ITM, Navi Mumbai
XIME

No, I don't think that coaching is must to crack the exam.
You can follow the below mentioned steps:
1. You just need to use best study material.
2. Solve previous year question papers as many as you can.
3. Stay updated with all the latest news, changes in the pattern and syllabus.
4. Give at least 6 -

Cannot say for certain as very few students give exam. Hopefully, try above 80 percentile.