The placements at NMIMS Bangalore and Hyderabad are above average, both the campuses have maintained a 95% placement record. 

NMIMS Bangalore and Hyderabad:

The reputed companies that take part in their placement program includes: Maruti Suzuki, Dell, Honeywell, Wipro, Amazon, Oracle, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Deloitte, etc.

NMIMS Hyderabad is a decent college for MBA, but it also depends on your goals and ambitions. It may not be one of the tier-1 colleges but is really good.

• The placements here are top notch. Many reputed companies take part in their placement program.
• Your overall academic performance will have an impact on your placement opportunities.
• The campus is definitely no match for NMIMS Mumbai , but it is also not that bad. 
• The classes, the facilities and all are equivalent to any other average B-school. 
• The campus has all the basic facilities and updated machinery. 
• The student crowd is very competitive and diverse.
• There are various clubs and committees teaching different skills. You can opt for them as it solidifies your CV.

Lastly, NMIMS Hyderabad is a good college which provides better placements than most of the business colleges in the country.

The cut-off required for NMIMS Hyderabad is around 220+ and if you have scored 180 marks in NMAT, then it will be very difficult for you to get admission in NMIMS Hyderabad.

But, if you don't want to attempt NMAT again, then you can apply for other colleges where NMAT scores are accepted such as Athena School of Management, IBS Mumbai.

Athena School of Management is a popular institute, located in Mumbai. The placements are very good. Students also get the chance to do multiple internships during the course duration. According to the recent placement highlights the average CTC offered to the students is around 8 LPA. You will also be offered a scholarship worth more than lakhs if you have an academic record.

With a 180 NMAT score, the chance of getting admission at NMIMS Hyderabad is quite thin. Either you have to attempt the NMAT exam again or apply to other colleges that accept NMAT scores.

NMIMS Mumbai and Hyderabad are both on the high cut-off list due to their popular demand.

• Looking at previous data from a few years back NMIMS Mumbai accepted students with scores of 190 and NMIMS Hyderabad accepted students with scores of 170.
• But due to the heavy competition and demand of Mumbai and Hyderabad, the cut off has risen with time.
• The previous year’s records state that the cut-off for NMIMS Mumbai was 207 to around 212.
• The cutoff for NMIMS Hyderabad was around 190.

Both of the cut off exceed the score you have mentioned in the question. Moreover, NMIMS does not consider work experience if the score is below the cut-off. It only accepts work experience if they cleared the cut-off. It is kept as the second criteria.