IFMR Graduate school of Business, KREA University (IFMR GSB), Sricity

You have high chances to make it to the selected list.You have to wait till 16th for the updated list to come.If you convert than you have to submit 3lakh within 10 days of the list through cheque/DD or RTGS through the process mentioned in the selection mail.Other details will be mentioned in the selection mail itself. for the time being u can keep the arrangement of the 3L ready.

Job location completely upon the company. though some companies give location choices but the final allotment option rests with them. but most of the placements are in chennai, bangalore, pune etc

It is already announced. here is the link. http://ifmr.ac.in/pgdm-2016-admissions-selection-results/
It consists both of selected and waitlisted candidates

U have moderate chances. plz keep patience. all the best. :)

Yea the ROI is quite good since the avg package is around 8.75 lakhs p.a. and facilities offered are also very good with state of the art campus, wifi, excellent faculties with an unique mentorship program for the students.

XIME. They are pretty much the similar level colleges but XIME has more industry pref and more international linkages. Plus its in bangalore. The best city for start ups and industries in IT. So it boils down to your choice now. But Id say XIME

There would be no GD. only WAT and PI. For WAT it would be an essay writing test where basically your grammatical and thought skills would be tested. It would be given a random topic from current affairs, issues, challenges etc regarding PI it carries the max weightage. questions may range from basics like Why MBA? Tell me something about yourself etc. to current affairs questions and some basic knowledge of finance economics etc.
Remember communication skills plays a crucial role in evaluating a candidate.

The CMAT cutoff for 2016-18 academic year is around 80 percentile.

Being A* rated college which offers an average package and highest package of 8.75 lakhs and 14.5 lakhs respectively and a campus surrounded by big brand manufacturing firms, IFMR has always maintained a very strong legacy and is extremely well known in the industry. So considering all these factors, IFMR would definitely be a good bet!