Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme
Besides above, 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 science and technology. All these institutions have reasonably good facilities for accommodation, sports and extra curricular activities.

Institutions covered under DASA

Under DASA Scheme, admissions are offered to the following institutions:

National Institutes of Technology

All the 18 National Institutes of Technology (formerly Regional Engineering Colleges) located in various states of India.

S No.

Name of the Institution

1. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology [MNNIT], Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
2. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology [MANIT], Bhopal, Madhya Preadesh
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 [DBRANIT], Jalandhar, Punjab
8. National Institute of Technology [NIT], Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
9. National Institute of Technology [NIT], Kurukshetra, Haryana
10. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology [VNIT], Nagpur, Maharashtra
11. * National Institute of Technology [NIT], Patna, Bihar
12. National Institute of Technology [NIT], Rourkela, Orissa
13. National Institute of Technology [NIT], Silchar, Assam
14. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology [SVNIT], Surat, Gujarat
15. National Institute of Technology Karnataka [NITK], Surathkal, Karnataka
16. National Institute of Technology [NIT], Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
17. National Institute of Technology [NIT], Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
18. National Institute of Technology [NIT], Warangal, Andhra Pradesh
* Earlier Known as Bihar Engineering College, Patna


Other Centrally Funded Institutions:

S No.

Name of the Institution

1. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
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 Institutes of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
5. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal, Punjab


Other Institutions:

S No.

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.

** Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, is included for admissions against supernumerary quota as per DASA Scheme 2006-07

Under DASA Scheme, admissions are offered to Foreign Nationals / PIOs / NRIs who fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
  • Candidates must have passed the qualifying examination i.e. senior secondary or any other examination equivalent to 12 years of schooling in India.

  • Must have minimum aggregate marks of 60% in all the subject of the qualifying examination.

  • Indian nationals seeking admissions should have studied abroad for a minimum period of five years (including the qualifying examination) during the last eight years.
Fee Structure under DASA Scheme

Registration Fee
  • A registration fee of US $ 350 is required to be paid along with the application form.
Tuition Fee
  • 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).

  • 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.