NCHMCT JEE

Hello Nikhil Sippy,
Enter your rank in the link given below and get the list of best colleges, there are many good institutes, choose whichever suits you the best:
https://www.shiksha.com/hospitality-travel/hotel-hospitality-management/articles/colleges-accepting-nchmct-jee-2017-scores-ranks-for-admission-seats-available-blogId-13167
Hope this helps! All the
best for your admission!

IHM Chandigarh is better is terms of placements and faculty.

You can get IHM-Bangalore or Ahmedabad.

Now, that the 2017 exam is over, you can start preparing for the 2018 well in advance, you can also join a crash course in December.

No, it is not possible, as the seat fill up by max. 500, you can try for IHM, Chennai.