IIM

Hello Rohit,
Congratulations! First of all, you did a great job back then and yes you can think and prepare for CAT from 1st too so that you can perform well at the end of your degree and get yourself into a reputed IIM.
Good luck.
Thank you.

For IIM you first need to fill their application form and give CAT examination. After your CAT results, you will get call from respective IIM institutes depending on your score.
https://www.time4education.com/local/tempcms/CAT-Template.php?retid=9&title=QWRtaXNzaW9uIENyaXRlcmlh&titleid=241
you can check the link for more insights on cutoffs and syllabus.

Hi,
You haven't mentioned 80% in which course. You can check the IIMs eligibility in the below mentioned link:
https://www.shiksha.com/articles/understand-the-short-listing-criteria-of-all-iims-blogId-5379

Hello,
The top ten non-IIMs are as follows:-
1. SP Jain, Mumbai.
2. JBIMS, Mumbai.
3. FMS, New Delhi.
4. XLRI, Jamshedpur.
5. MDI, Gurgaon.
6. NITIE, Mumbai.
7. NMIMS, Mumbai.
8. SIBM, Pune.
9. TISS, Mumbai.
10. IIFT, Kolkata.
P.S. Some of them are equally good when compared to the IIMs.

Hi,
For getting admission in IIMs your graduation score should be 60% or above.
CAT score of IIMs closes at 99 percentile itself.
But IIM, Indore and Raipur as tracked in last two academic years take students scoring 96 percentile as well.
It depends on the availability as well.
It is better to target IIM, Lucknow.
Score above 99.4percentile.

It is impossible to predict beforehand whether one can get a job offer in a foreign country after completing MBA from an IIM or non-IIM. It entirely depends upon which company is recruiting the students, vacancies (if any in foreign countries) and one's performance in the interview rounds.

Preparation for anything depends on how quickly you learn. There are people who start one year before and some 3 months before the exam date. Personally, for an average student with moderate grasping and commitment towards the test can take 4 to 5 months for proper preparation along with mocks.

Yes, you have a great chance to get into old IIMs considering that your CAT score will be good enough to get the call.

Your previous academics are definitely good. However, you seat in IIM's depends on your CAT scores and performance in GD/PI.