XAT

The institute accepts CAT, MAT, XAT & CMAT scores. The cut-off for these exams is 60 percentile.

CAT and XAT are similar pattern examinations. There may be minor differences in toughness level and speed to answer in both exams from year to year.

CMAT is easier than XAT. When it comes to quant part, XAT is even tougher than CAT.
All the best.

Yeah, admissions for CMAT are still going on. The deadline is December 10th, 2016. A good score in CMAT can get you through top B-schools in India.

Hi Afzal Hossain,
Yes, you can appear for XAT exam. But, you should have completed your graduation. You will get admission in foreign quota.
All the best.

The cutoff percentile for diff exams is different every year and changes every time according to the exam. There is no fixed cutoff. Last year cutoff for CAT- 86 percentile , XAT - 78percentile and CMAT - 96 percentile.
For more information
https://www.somaiya.edu/media/pdf/PGDM_Admissions_Brochure_2017-19.pdf
For application form
http://simsr.somaiya.edu/simsr/adm/pgdm17/onlineform/login.aspx

After getting the score card, you can visit the website of the best colleges and match the criteria and apply accordingly. Thereafter, your interview marks and written exam marks are also important. If you want good college, then you need a combination of all these.
Good luck.

Hi santhosh,A minimum of 50 percentile is needed to get into SSIM.In case if you want to get a scholarship from college,you need to get more score

You can join with any of the score i.e.,XAT,CAT,MAT,ATMA
A minimum of 50 percentile is needed,To get a scholarship you need to get more percentile.Work experience is not mandatory to get seat in SSIM

Hi,
Novels do have levels when related with CAT/XAT preparation. Talking about Indian issues, these are the novels you can prefer -
India after Gandhi
Getting India Back on Track
Day-to-Day Economics
The Argumentative Indian
The Last Mughal
India Unbound
Referring History, economics:
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The World is flat
Freakonomics
The Undercover Economist
These are intended to help in your vocabulary as well as reading skills.
I hope this will help you.