N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research Mira Road Mumbai Answered Questions

KJ Somaiya is the best. But according to your rank and percentile, if you are a non-Gujarat student i.e. not a candidate of the linguistic minority, it is very difficult to get in KJ. Dalmia is also good but at 970 rank, it is again difficult. So you should try for Welingkars or SIES.

Hi Naheed,
The conditions for hindi minority quota are ( Only for MMS students):
1. Candidates who are staying in Maharashtra for at least 10 Years (has / is Domicile of Maharashtra) and who belong to under given (North Indian) States where the Official language is Hindi.
2. Candidates Parents (Mother and Father" both") must be a native from the following States and their mother tongue should be Hindi. ( Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh)
3. Candidate must have passed his 10th and 12th and/or graduation from Maharashtra. Since your parents do not belong to these north Indian states, you might not be eligible. But still confirm it from institute they will help you.
Hope it helps.

Yes, it is difficult to secure admission in N L Dalmia considering the number of applications and the ranking it scores in Mumbai. Still, with a good score in addition to a good GD/PI can help you in your admission in PGDM programme, which is easier than admission in MS, since MS requires a really high score.