| Direct Admission of Students Abroad- 2016 |
| DASA-2016 |
| DASA 2016 – The DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad) is a
scheme under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) for the
admissions of Foreign Nationals in IIITs, NITs, SPAs and other Central and
Premier Technical Institutes in India. Under DASA 2016 admission, foreign
national includes Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin
(PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI). These candidates are selected on
the basis of SAT score for admission in various Engineering and Architecture
courses, as offered by the participating institutes. The National Institute
of Technology, Srinagar, is managing DASA 2016 admission procedure. It
released the application form for DASA 2016 on 1 April 2016. Candidates may
apply for the exam from the link below. All the crucial details, like
eligibility criteria, application procedure, selection procedure and more,
regarding DASA admission is given in the article below. |
| DASA 2016
Important Dates |
| Events |
Dates |
| Issuance of online application form |
1 April to 1 June 2016 |
| Submit SAT Subject Test Score till |
1 June 2016 |
| Round 1 Seat Allotment |
8 June 2016 |
| Confirmation by candidates |
8 to 13 June 2016 |
| Round 2 Seat Allotment |
16 June 2016 |
| Confirmation by candidates |
16 to 20 June 2016 |
| Round 3 Seat Allotment |
24 June 2016 |
| Confirmation by candidates |
24 to 27 June 2016 |
| Choice refilling and new applicants registration |
28 June to 4 July 2016 |
| Round 4 seat allotment |
8 July 2016 |
| Confirmation by candidates |
8 to 12 July 2016 |
| Reporting to allotted institute by candidates |
18 to 21 July 2016 |
| Vacant seat matrix for Spot Round |
25 July 2016 |
Choice refilling and new applicants registration for
spot round |
26 to 28 July 2016 |
Spot round against vacant seat and spot round
allotment |
29 July 2016 |
| Reporting to allotted institute by candidates |
2 to 4 August 2016 |
| SHIATS 2016
Eligibility Criteria |
| Education Qualification : Candidate
must have passed the 10+2 examination or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry / Bio-technology / Computer Science/Biology from any system of
education as recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). |
| Residential Requirement : Candidates
must be a Foreign Nationals/ Persons of Indian Origin who have completed the
qualifying examination in any country (including India) OR Candidate must be
an Indian Nationals who have completed his/her Class 11 & 12 or
equivalent from outside India. |
| Age Limit: Date of birth of the
candidate must be on or after 1 October 1991. |
| DASA 2016
Application Form |
| The application forms of DASA 2016 has been issued online. The
DASA application process requires candidates to register on the official
website by creating an account and then proceed to pay the requisite fee to
complete the application process. Candidates are not required to submit hard
copies of their application or any other supporting documents. However, it is
essential that candidates send in their SAT subject test score to the
coordinating institute i.e the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar. |
| DASA 2016
Application Fee |
| Candidates are required to pay an application fee of US$ 3750
along with the application form. This amount is towards the first semester
Tuition Fee (US$ 3500) and a non-refundable registration fee of US$ 250.
Foreign Nationals of SAARC countries, however, will be eligible for a Tuition
Fee Waiver of 50%, provided they have passed the qualifying examination from
one of the eight SAARC countries. |
| DASA 2016
Selection Procedure |
| Candidates will be selected for admissions strictly on the basis
of their SAT Subject Test Scores that is received by the National Institute
of Technology (NIT), Srinagar. A Merit List will be prepared which will
enlist the names of all the eligible applicants on the basis of their total
SAT Subject Test scores. In the case of candidates who have made multiple
attempts, the best of the candidate’s valid individual subject scores will be
taken into consideration. |
| DASA 2016 Seat
Allotment Procedure |
| Allotment of seats to candidates will be done strictly on the
basis of their valid SAT Subject Test scores and the choices that have been
indicated by them. Eligible candidates will be allotted a seat in one of the
participating institutes in the order of their merit and the priority of
choices that have been given by him/her. An applicant whose name is placed
higher on the merit list will be given higher priority in the allotment of a
course/institution of his/her choice. Selected Foreign Nationals should,
however, hold a valid student visa issued by the Indian Missions abroad, as
applicable to their category. |
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