Direct Admission
of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme
Ed.CIL has
been designated as the 'Coordinating agency and Single Window
facility' for the direct admission of eligible Foreign Nationals /
Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) / Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to
undergraduate engineering programs offered by the National
Institutes of Technology (formerly Regional Engineering Colleges)
and other centrally funded institutions (other than IITs) and Punjab
Engineering College, Chandigarh, under the Direct Admission of
Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme. The institutions covered under this
scheme are known for providing quality education in Engineering and
technology. All these institutions have reasonably good facilities
for accommodation, sports and extra curricular activities.
Institutions covered under DASA
Under DASA
Scheme 2007-08, admissions are offered to the following
institutions:
National
Institutes of Technology
·
Following 15 National Institutes of Technology (formerly Regional
Engineering Colleges) located in various states of India.
|
SNO |
NAME OF INSTITUTION |
|
1 |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology [MNNIT],
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
|
2 |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology [MANIT],
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
|
3 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Calicut, Kerala |
|
4 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Durgapur, West
Bengal |
|
5 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Hamirpur, Himachal
Pradesh |
|
6 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology [MNIT], Jaipur,
Rajasthan |
|
7 |
Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology [DANIT],
Jalandhar, Punjab |
|
8 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Jamshedpur,
Jharkhand |
|
9 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Kurikshetra, Haryana |
|
10 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology [VNIT], Nagpur,
Maharashtra |
|
11 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Rourkela, Orissa |
|
12 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology [SVNIT],
Surat, Gujarat |
|
13 |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka [NITK], Surathkal,
Karnataka |
|
14 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Tiruchirappalli,
Tamil Nadu |
|
15 |
National Institute of Technology [NIT], Warangal, Andhra
Pradesh |
Other
centrally funded Institutions:
|
SNO |
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION |
|
1 |
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT),
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (Including Amethi Campus) |
|
2 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information
Technology and Management (ABVIIITM), Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh |
|
3 |
National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT),
Ranchi, Jharkhand |
|
4 |
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST),
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |
|
5 |
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET),
Longowal, Punjab |
Other
Institution:
|
SNO |
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION |
|
1 |
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh |
All these
institutions are "Deemed Universities" and have good
facilities for accommodation, sports and extra curricular
activities.
Under DASA
Scheme, admissions are offered to Foreign Nationals / PIOs / NRIs
who fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
v
Candidates must have passed the qualifying examination i.e. senior
secondary or any other examination equivalent to 12 years of
schooling in India.
v
Must
have minimum aggregate marks of 60% or 6.75 CGPA on 10 point Scale
or Equivalent Grades in all the subject of the qualifying
examination.
v
Indian nationals seeking admissions should have studied abroad for a
minimum period of five years (including the qualifying examination
ie XI & XII Standards) during the last eight years.
Fee
Structure under DASA Scheme
Registration Fee
v
A
non-refundable registration fee of US $ 350 is required to be paid
along with the application form.
Tuition Fee
v
Tuition Fee US $ 4000 per annum (Excluding hostel accommodation &
other miscellaneous fees. Expenses for these will be in the range
of US $ 300 - 400 Per Annum).
v
Foreign Nationals from SAARC Countries seeking admission under DASA
Scheme are given special concession of 50% fee waiver in the Tuition
Fees provided they have studied in SAARC Countries only.
Guidelines and Application form for DASA
Scheme 2007-08
For
more information: http://www.educationindia4u.nic.in/dasa.asp
