MAT

Fill up the CAP form in April.

Dear student,
No there won't be any issue in your case. This question generally arises in personal interview round only about the gap but since it's not more than 2 year in your case there won't be any question.
All the very best.

Check below for rankings based on Placements Under MAT category:
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-india-accepting-mat/2-2-0-0-306
Good luck.

XIME Bangalore just edges out. All colleges are almost same. They all accept above 65 percentile.

No XLRI accepts only XAT score.

You need to score a minimum of 50 percent marks in graduation. Kindly prepare well for CAT exam too.

You are eligible to get admission at ISB&M.
Eligibility criteria is bachelor degree in any discipline. Candidates appearing for final year bachelor degree examinations can also apply provided they complete all degree requirements by September 30, 2017. All AICTE programme require a test score and 50% in graduation.
Visit us at www.isbm.ac.in for further admission process.

You should prefer the book which contains all the topics as prescribed in the MAT syllabus. Some books are:
1. Mission MBA guide by B.S. Sijwali and Tarun Goyal by Arihant
2. MAT entrance exam with practice CD by GKP
3. The Pearson MAT super course with CD by Pearson
4. Study package for MAT by Arun Sharma
5. 10 challengers MAT: 10 mock tests for MAT by Dharmendra Mittal
6. MAT score accelerator by Disha publications
7. MAT solved papers by Disha experts
8. 10 mock test papers for MAT by career launchers
9. Barron's guide for MAT by Eugene D.Jaffe
10. MAT Entrance guide by Deepak Aggarwal

For finance, IFMR Chennai is considered as one of the best colleges.
The cutoffs for IFMR are:
1. XAT-80
2. CMAT-91
3. CAT-80