Exam

Yes, you can appear for  NET and SET exams. There's no upper age limit for SET exam . However, in the case of NET, the eligibility depends on the type of ualification you are seeking - 

For junior research fellowship the upper age limit is 30 years, but age 5 years age relaxation is available for SC/ST/OBC/PH and 3 years for women candidates. but there's no any upper age limit for Assistant professor . so, you can appear for this.

For both exams it is important to meet the education qualification requirements :- you should have a master's degree with at least 55% marks if you belong to general category and 50% if you are under reserved categories. 

Applicants looking at applying for GMAT in India should know that GMAT exam is conducted in two ways - one is at the GMAT exam centre (traditional method) and the other can be taken from home (referred to as GMAT Online). Both of them have a different fee per se. 

As per GMAC, this is how much GMAT exam costs in India based on how the applicant wishes to appear:

• Taking GMAT at a test centre in India costs: USD 275 which is INR 23,554 + taxes (approx).
• Taking GMAT from home in India costs: USD 300 which is INR 25,695 + taxes (approx).

Applicants must check the current exchange rate and then calculate the exact GMAT exam cost while applying from India based on the test centre testing or GMAT Online testing.  

Yes, you might be able to get admission to the Computer Science Engineering (CSE) branch at SRM University Andhra Pradesh with an EAMCET rank of 8016, depending on the year and the cutoff rank: 
2023 cutoff
The closing rank for B.Tech in CSE at SRM University Andhra Pradesh in 2023 was 4733. The overall cutoff for AP-EAPCET (formerly known as Andhra Pradesh EAMCET) in 2023 was 6121–15664. 
2024 cutoff
The cutoff for B.Tech in CSE at SRM University Andhra Pradesh in 2024 is expected to be between 9100 and 10200.

For more accurate and the latest information please visit the official website of or by contacting the admission office.

If you scored 57% in 12th and 84%ile in JEE Mains, you can apply to the colleges which comes under JoSAA counseling process. going by your percentile score your expected AIR would be 1,50,000 – 2,00,000. Few of the colleges that this student may consider are National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy for which the cutoffs begin from 70000 AIR to 150000 AIR. Other options are IIITs like IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore and IIIT Allahabad with rank of 50000 to 120000 AIR. Also for the candidate there are other private institutes such as BITS Pilani, VIT Vellore, SRM university where separate counseling is conducted.

Yes, CAT would also take you to an MBA, and there is no upper age limit with regards to applying for CAT or MBA admissions. Many business schools in India, including IIMs, accept candidates with very different backgrounds and work experience, even those having worked for quite some time, such as in pharma sales and marketing.

With that much time spent in sales and marketing, your profile could really be a strong asset to your MBA application. Because of this, experience in leadership and understanding the industry may help in your application process and even during the interview, primarily for those in managerial position-occupied MBA programs or those in part-time programs, which often make it fit for students with experience.

Some specific MBA programs emphasize the value of one's professional experience, as they may be more suited to your profile.

It does not have a BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications), but it does have completely B. Tech programs associated with Computer Science, IT, etc. Most BCA programs mandate mathematics as a compulsory subject. So, pursuing a BCA program from those universities would be tough for you since you've studied management/commerce in your 12th and did not take math.

You could still apply for the entrance exam at VIT (VITEEE) if you have an inclination toward pursuing a B.Tech qualification in Computer Science or related fields. However, the same would require mathematics to be included as compulsory and available. You could look into other universities that do not have any requirement for math while offering BCA. You might also consider bridging math so that you meet eligibility requirements for admission to B. Tech programs.

JoSAA counsellling makes it possible for you to get admission into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs close to Telangana with a JEE Main CRL rank of 152000 and 96% in intermediate. The colleges that you might also wish to look at are: NIT Warangal, IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Nuzvid, GFTIs – IIT Tirupati or IIT Palakkad. But the branch and college allotment depends upon the candidates rank, category and the number of seats available in particular branch and college. Of the total number of seats available in these colleges, half-half or nearly 60 percent of the seats are provided to students hailing from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. Remember that cutoff ranks may change from one year to the other in order to accommodate varying numbers of students.