DASA stands for Direct Admission of Students Abroad, a specialized scheme for Indian Citizens living outside of India, Foreign Students, Person of Indian Origin living abroad (POIs), Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Children of Indian Workers in the Gulf (CIWG), and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) who wants to study in India. This scheme was launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, for several UG and PG courses. In this article, we will discuss DASA 2024 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, Counselling, etc.
DASA 2024 Important Dates
UG Course:
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Commencement of Application form | 1st week of April |
| Last Date for Registration | 2nd week of June |
| Final date for receipt of Subject Test Scores | 2nd week of June |
| 1st round seat allotment | 4th week of June |
| 1st round confirmation | 4th week of June |
| 2nd round seat allotment | 4th week of June |
| 2nd round confirmation | 1st week of July |
| 3rd round seat allotment | 2nd week of July |
| 3rd round confirmation | 2nd week of July |
| Choice filling & new registration | 2nd week of July |
| 4th round seat allotment | 3rd week of July |
| 4th round confirmation | 3rd week of July |
| All rounds reporting by applicants to the allotted institute | 4th week of July |
| Choice filling & registration of spot round by new applicants | 1st week of August |
| Spot round vacant seats & spot round allotment | 1st week of August |
| Reporting to allotted institute by applicant of spot round | 2nd week of August |
PG Course:
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Commencement of Application form | 3rd week of April |
| Last Date to Submit the application form | 3rd week of June |
| Last date receipt (GRE/ GMAT score) for round 1 & 2 | 4th week of June |
| 1st round seat allotment | 1st week of July |
| 1st round confirmation | 2nd week of July |
| 2nd round seat allotment | 2nd week of July |
| 2nd round confirmation | 2nd week of July |
| Reporting to the allotted institute | 3rd week of July |
DASA 2024 Courses Offered
The following are the courses offered by DASA scheme of Government of India-
- Aerospace Engineering
- Ceramic Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics System Engineering
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Physics
- Food Technology
- Food Processing and Technology
- Mathematics and Computing
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial and Production Engineering
- Information & Communication Technology
- Instrumentation and Control Engineering
- Industrial Design
- Polymer Science & Chemical Technology
- Petrol Engineering
- Textile Technology
- Software Engineering
- Marine Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- MBA in various Discipline
DASA 2024 Eligibility Criteria
The following are the eligibility criteria for DASA 2024-
Candidate must belong to the category-NRI / PIO / OCI
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For UG Course
- Candidate must qualify with a HSS/intermediate or equivalent exams from any recognized board or university with subjects like Mathematics & Physics subject & any one from Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology or Computer Science and a minimum score at least 60 percent or 50 CGPA marks (on a 10-point scale)
- Candidate appearing in the qualifying examination are also eligible
- Candidate must be born on the dare or after October 1, 1996
For PG Courses
- For UG Engineering programmes, candidate must hold a 4-5 years of graduate degree with a minimum score of at least 60 percent points, or 50 (CGPA)
For M.Tech / M.Arch / M.Des / M.Plan
- Candidate should have scored a total of 300 GRE (Quantitative + Verbal) Revised General Tests.
For MBA
- Candidate must have scored at least 480 GMAT MBA Test scores
DASA 2024 Application Form
The application form of DASA 2024 can be filled online. You can follow these steps to fill the application form-
- Visit the official website of DASA by following this link- https://dasanit.org/
- Now select whether the course option you want- UG or PG
- After selection of the course the screen will be redirected to a form online
- Once the application form is opened, you have filled the application form with correct details like name, address, etc.
- After filling the form, uploading the scanned copy of the required documents must be done
- Now payment window will open, Submit the application processing fee using Debit/ Credit Card, UPI etc.
- Take a print out of the application form and the payment status for future use
Documents required for DASA 2024 Application Form
The following are the documents that are necessary for filling the application form-
- Scanned signature of applicant in JPG format
- Scanned copies of relevant documents
- Class 10th, 11th, and 12th mark-sheet
- Class 10th, 11th, and 12th certificate
- Applicants Passport
- Date of Birth proof
- Proof of last 2 years of education in a foreign country in case of NRI
- Latest passport size photograph in JPG format
Required Documents Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries (CIWG) category
- Copy of Parent’s visa.
- Copy of the passport of the parent working in the gulf.
- Certificate from the company/organization as proof that the parent is working in the gulf country
- Copy of Parent’s Work Permit (If any)
- 12th standard or equivalent is not completed yet, the candidate has to give an undertaking in the online application.
DASA 2024 Application Fee
The application fee for DASA is as follows-
| Category | Registration Fee | 1st Semester (Tuition fee) | Total Fee |
| General category | US $ 30 | US $ 4000 | US $ 4030 |
| Foreign National of SAARC countries | US $ 300 | US $ 2000 | US $ 2300 |
DASA 2024 Participating Institutes
The following are the participating institutes in DASA scheme-
| S.No | Participating Institutes |
| National Institute of Technology (NITs) | |
| 1 | National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2 | National Institute of Technology, Agartala, Tripura |
| 3 | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 5 | National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala |
| 6 | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur |
| 7 | National Institute of Technology, Delhi |
| 8 | National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal |
| 9 | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat |
| 10 | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu |
| 11 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur |
| 12 | National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
| 13 | National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana |
| 14 | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur |
| 15 | National Institute of Technology, Patna, Bihar |
| 16 | National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab |
| 17 | National Institute of Technology, Puducherry |
| 18 | National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Orissa |
| 19 | National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| 20 | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Karnataka |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) | |
| 21 | ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
| 22 | Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu |
| 23 | Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
| Central Universities, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, and SPAs | |
| 24 | University of Allahabad, Allahabad, UP |
| 25 | Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar |
| 26 | Central University of Rajasthan |
| 27 | Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Punjab |
| 28 | Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam |
| 29 | National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| 30 | Central University of Haryana, Jant Pali, Mahendra Nagar, Haryana |
| 31 | Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, MP |
| 32 | School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada |
| 33 | School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal |
DASA Selection Process
The selection will be based on merit list prepared by marks scored in entrance examination. The selection for Undergraduate programs will be made in 4 rounds while PG will be selected in 2 rounds. For each round a different merit list will be prepared and the candidate who does not confirm their seat will not be considered on 2nd and 3rd round. Similarly, for PG course, merit list of round-1 will be used to provide admission and a new merit list will be prepared.
The admission will be based on the national level entrance examination for admission into institutes like JEE Mains, GATE, GMAT etc. The application form of entrance examination can be filled by the candidate under DASA scheme and the documents required by the candidates are slightly different for students seeking admission under DASA scheme. The following are the national level-entrance examination required by the candidates to clear in order to get admission into the desired university-
Undergraduate Courses
B.Tech/BE: JEE Mains and JEE Advance
B.Arch: NATA
Postgraduate Courses
M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Des/M.Plan.Tech: GATE
MBA: GMAT
DASA Counselling
Counselling is where the candidates who have passed the entrance examination seek admission in the eligible college. Counselling session is organised by the university to invite the candidates for admission. In this event, you have to visit the venue on the notified date with the necessary documents. You have to select the university campus that you want to choose however the availability of the college also depends on the merit and confirm your seat.
Documents Required for Counselling
The following are the document that you have to carry when visiting the counselling session-
- Class 10th, 11th, and 12th mark-sheet
- Class 10th, 11th, and 12th certificate
- Applicants Passport
- Date of Birth proof
- Proof of last 2 years of education in a foreign country in case of NRI
- Latest passport size photograph
Required Documents Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries (CIWG) category
- Copy of Parent’s visa.
- Copy of the passport of the parent working in the gulf.
- Certificate from the company/organization as proof that the parent is working in the gulf country
- Copy of Parent’s Work Permit (If any)
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