DASA UG: Eligibility Criteria
All applicants need to be meet the below eligibility criteria to apply under the DASA 2020 Scheme. So eligibility factors like Age, Residential Status, Academic eligibility, Marks required in 12th. & SAT Subject Tests Score (or JEE Main -from 2021 onwards) are checked.
Age
Applicant must be born after Oct 1, 1995
Residential Status
NRIs, PIOs and OCIs & Foreign Nationals residing and studying abroad for the last 2 years are allowed to apply.
Academic Eligibility
An applicant must have qualified 11th and 12th grade from a foreign university abroad
Minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in the 12th grade is mandatory to become eligible.
The applicant that has appeared for the 12th-grade exams and is likely to get results by Sept 15, 2020, can also apply.
SAT Subject Tests To Do
Physics, Chemistry and Maths Level 2
Minimum SAT Score Required
Applicant with the minimum SAT score of 1800 in Physics, Chemistry & Maths 2 are eligible
Candidates must use their College Board Account to send teir SAT score to MNNIT, Allahabad directly.
If the applicant has written SAT multiple times then the applicant’s maximum SAT score is considered by MNNIT, Allahabad
If you are from a Middle Eastern Country then you might also be eligible for another scheme called CIWG.
What’s CIWG?
CIWG stands for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf.
Countries that fall under CIWG are Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iran, and Iraq. The NRI applicants who fall into this category must submit their proof of either parent working in a Gulf/Parent Visa/Parents work permit/Certificate from the organization parent has been working for.
The total numbers of admissions under DASA scheme are over 2500. I.e. 1/3rd quota of admissions are allotted to Children of Indian Workers in Gulf (CIWGs) & 2/3rd quota admissions are allotted to Non-CIWG scheme (UG students from the rest of the world).
Residential Eligibility:
All Foreign Nationals residing in any country including India or Indian Nationals studying abroad that fulfilled the above-mentioned admission criteria shall be eligible.
NRI/PIO/OCI is eligible for DASA scheme if an applicant finishes his 11th and 12th grade in any foreign country in the last 8 years.
If you hail from any of the below-mentioned Gulf Countres, you are eligible for the CIWG scheme. The countries list is as follows:
You can avail the benefits of CIWG and DASA scheme. That is, if you fail to get admission under CIWG scheme, you can get admission in DASA quota. Sounds great, doesn't it?
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DASA is commonly known as Direct Students of Admissions Abroad. DASA scheme was launched by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and it’s has been effectively on since the academic year 2001-02. DASA admission is for the Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin/Overseas Citizen of India/Non-Resident Indians that are into undergraduate programs in Engineering/Architecture/Planning streams from the 50 premier technical institutes of India.
All the undergraduate students of Foreign Nationals (residing in any country including India), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), Non-Resident Indians (NRI) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) that want to pursue high-quality education in Engineering/Planning/Architecture streams in the renowned 50 technical institutes of India are eligible for the DASA scheme.
You should be born on or after October 1, 1994 if you’re aiming to apply to the DASA 2019.
Yeah, any foreign national living in anywhere across the world including India is eligible for the DASA scheme. If an applicant hails from any of the SAARC country, he can avail 50% concession in the DASA fee. That is, he just have to pay 2000 USD a semester. Instead, he have to pay 4000 USD a semester in the DASA (Non-SAARC) admission stream.
DASA and CIWG fall under the same scheme. CIWG stands for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf. CIWG scheme is the subset of DASA, where DASA allots 33% of it’s entire seats under the CIWG scheme for the undergraduate students of Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates (UAE).
If you hail from a Gulf country and you’re eligible for both the schemes, it would be better to take the decision based on your self-confidence. If you’re super confident about admitting the highly-qualified colleges in India, apply for both the options. You’re shown both the CIWG and DASA choices separately and you can apply for both the schemes. DASA made this amendment 2 years back and it’s the best decision DASA has ever made. Prior to this, CIWG students wouldn’t be able to apply for both the schemes. They had to stick to one scheme - DASA or CIWG. But now, CIWG applicants can apply for both the schemes - CIWG and DASA. If a CIWG applicant fails to get admission in CIWG scheme, he can get admission in DASA scheme. If you’re super confident about your admission in your prospective college, then apply for the CIWG scheme alone.
DASA wants you to submit 3 SAT Subject Test scores - SAT Physics, SAT Chemistry & SAT Mathematics. But you’ve to send the best SAT test scores to the DASA conducting institute via College Board account. DASA doesn’t accept multiple score cards. So choose the best scores and send them to DASA conducting institute.
Applicant must qualify 12th grade or equivalent from the recognized universities of Association of Indian Universities (AIU). & Applicant must have successfully completed 3 subjects - Mathematics, Physics & One of the subjects from Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Computer Science, Biology in 11th and 12th grade. & Applicant must have scored at least 60% aggregate or 6.5 GPA (10 point scale basis) or applicants that have finished 12th grade and are expecting results by September 15, 2019 can also apply. & Applicants with the minimum SAT score of 1800 are only eligible. Applicants have to submit their 3 SAT Subject Test scores - SAT Physics, SAT Chemistry & SAT Mathematics Level 2 directly to the DASA conducting institute from the College Board account. Ensure you are sending your SAT Subject Test scores by June 11, 2019. If you fail to send the SAT scores in time, you won’t be able to attend for the Round 1, 2 & 3 of DASA scheme.
-If you finish your 11th and 12th grade in India, you won’t be eligible to CIWG & DASA scheme. So it would be a wise decision to continue your 11th and 12th grade in Dubai and apply to the DASA and CIWG scheme. Come back to India for sure, but after 2 years after admitting via DASA.
Yeah, you would fall into the DASA (Non-SAARC) stream. You fall into the CIWG scheme as you left Dubai after your 10th grade. You would be eligible to DASA only even if I studied his 11th grade in UAE and 12th grade in USA.
No, you are eligible for CIWG scheme if you father is residing in Abu Dhabi and you’re residing in India.
Yeah, you would be eligible for CIWG scheme if you’re pursuing your 11th grade in UAE.
Yeah, you’re eligible for CIWG scheme if you finished your 11th and 12th grade in Kuwait and come back. Just ensure all the required CIWG documents are with you and submit them to the DASA authority.
If you’re residing in India and in 11th grade now, you’re not eligible for DASA/CIWG scheme.
As your mom is an Indian and you would be eligible for DASA scheme if your mom is working in Singapore. You can also avail the 50% fee waiver if you would be able to submit your mom’s working permit at the DASA. As your mother isn’t working in Singapore you won’t be eligible for DASA scheme.
Yeah, no issues. You can apply for both JEE and DASA/CIWG schemes if you can. But it’s to be noted that DASA/CIWG isn’t an exam. DASA is a scheme where you are given an opportunity to onboard the 50 highly-qualified colleges of India via SAT Subject Test scores. Whereas, JEE is an exam taken by millions of students to onboard the renowned engineering colleges of India.
If you’ve not opted for Physics in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, you won’t be eligible to DASA scheme as DASA applicants must have successfully completed 3 subjects - Mathematics, Physics & One of the subjects from Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Computer Science, Biology in 11th and 12th grade. So you won’t be eligible for DASA scheme.
Yeah, you are eligible for DASA 2019 scheme as you finished your 11th and 12th grade abroad. According to DASA, applicants who studied 11th and 12th grade abroad in the past 8 years are eligible. That is, if you born on or before October 1, 1994 and finished your 11th and 12th grade in the last 8 years are obviously eligible. As you’re from Dubai, so you’re eligible for CIWG admission stream. If you born on or before October 1, 1994 and qualified your 11th and 12th grade in Singapore 5 years ago, then also you would be eligible for DASA (SAARC) admission stream. If you born on or before October 1, 1994 and accomplished your 11th and 12th in Russia, you would be eligible for DASA (Non-SAARC) admission stream.
Note: If you hail from a country other than the CIWG ones, TestprepKart strongly recommends you to check the Appendix - 1, which is at very end of the DASA brochure. You will get a clear idea after examining this Appendix – 1 article.
You should meet three requirements in order to become eligible for the DASA 2019 scheme. Age – You should born on or after October 1, 1994 Academics – You should be successfully finished your Intermediate/Senior Secondary/Higher Secondary if you’re from Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan. Residential Criteria – You are from Nepal and you fall under DASA (SAARC) admission stream. If you are residing in any of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), you will be eligible for 50% fee waiver by just submitting some residential documents to the DASA authority. Now you have to pay just 2000 USD a semester. If you meet all these eligibility criteria, you are obviously eligible for DASA scheme.
DASA 2020: Eligibility Criteria
General DASA Frequently Asked Questions
I worked more than 10 years in Gulf and returned to India 3 months back on vacation and trying to go back again with in 3 months. presently my VISA and KSA Residential card valid upto Nov 2019 and have all other DASA admission required documents. And my daughter studied her education upto 12th standard in India only. And she also written JEE Mains Exam and got the Rank and also applied for NIT under JOSAA 2019. Now my daughter interested for getting of admission in NIT college through DASA/ CIWG scheme. So, is she eligible for OR not , if so is she should SAT certificate Or not?
If the SAT scores are being replaced by JEE Mains for NIT eligibility will OCI (PIO) candidates be eligible for NRI/DASA scheme or do they now compete with local students in General category?
Dear Mr. Balraj, Everything will remain same except that instead of SAT 2 - students now need to write JEE Main and based on their ranks they will be allotted NITs. Thanks, Team TestprepKart
My son got admission in dubai in 11th grade in June month.will he eligible for ciwg.in last 8 year his studies outside India is 6 years.
I am working in Qatar and my son is studying in Kerala, can he can apply under CIWG? Please advise
Dear Sir, As per the recent DASA notification 2019, Your ward compulsory need to do his 11th and 12th from Qatar. If this condition is not met, He will not be considered for CIWG scheme. Thanks, Team TestprepKart
If my sat score is less than 1800. Still can I get admission in NRI quota ? Or is it must to get 1800 sat score for admission in any college ?
Hi Irfan, You need minimum 1800 to be eligible for DASA / CIWG. Score below 1800 is not accepted. Thanks, Team TestprepKart