MBA Entrance Exam

Sure, you can apply. You are eligible.

As you belong to OBC category, you can get a call from IIMs, if you score above 85 percentile. For the new IIMs, 80 percentile is enough to get a call.

Yes, you can get a decent college to pursue MBA. You can apply for colleges like:
1. IFMR.
2. Welingkar.
3. KJ Somaiya.
4. LBS – Delhi.
5. NIBM – Pune.
Your academic profile is also good and you have chances to get a college among these. If you have gap of 1 year after graduation, you can also go for CAT-2017 and improve your score.
All the best.

Hi,
Below mentioned are the top 5 colleges in Kolkata:
1. International Management Institute – Kolkata.
2. Army Institute of Management.
3. St. Xavier Labour Institute.
4. Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Management.
5. Institute of Engineering and Management.
All the best.

There is no quota system at NMIMS. At 179 the chances of clearing the cut-off is zero. If you have applied for pharma program, you may clear the cut-off as it is usually around 175.

Hi,
You can appear for CAT exam next year.
All the best.

Hi,
The tier - 2 business schools expect around 80 percentile in CAT score. You can prefer:
1. Balaji Group.
2. Indira Institute – Pune.
3. Acharya – Bangalore.
4. PUMBA – Pune.
All the best.

Both are good institutes. But, Alliance is better than XIME.
All the best.

General awareness has some sub areas like economic environment, geography, polity, etc. For Indian economic environment, you can go for Dutt and Sundaram.
All the best.

Hi,
It is a very bad score. You can re-appear for CAT exam next year and try to get at least 80 percentile as it will help you to get admission for MBA program in a decent business school.
All the best.