Engineering Colleges accepting DASA UG for B.Tech in India

Yes, you can apply for BTech admission under DASA UG scheme. However, you have to appear in JEE Mains exam and qualif the same for admission under DASA 2026.  

Indian Nationals studying abroad (NRIs) and Foreign Nationals/ Persons of Indian Origin or Overseas Citizen of India who have completed the qualifying examination in any country (including India) are eligible for admission in NITs and IIITs through the DASA Scheme. In the case of Indian Nationals, they must have completed the 11th and 12th standard or equivalent from outside India.

The DASA UG 2026 registration dates has been postponed and the revised dates will be announced soon. The application form was earlier slated to start on July 28, 2026.

It is also recommended that before filling the DASA UG application form, candidates must go through the information brochure and eligbility criteria carefully. Candidates should fill the correct details in the application form; otherwise, it will be rejected. 

CIWG stands for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries. CIWG is a category under the DASA scheme. It was started by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, mainly for the children of Indian expatriates (NRIs, OCIs, and PIOs) in Gulf countries who wanted to study at the top engineering colleges, including IITs and NITs. The countries that are under CIWG are the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and Oman.

Yes, you can get admission to this institution if you belong to the General AI category. According to the  IIIT Hyderabad JEE Main cutoff 2026 for the above mentioned category, the round 5 cutoff ranged from 2100 to 3150. With a rank of 3000, you can get B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering. The highest rank acceptable for this branch was 3150. 

These indicative cut-offs are based on unofficial sources. This page will be updated with the official cut-offs when they are officially released. 

All foreign nationals studying in any country including India or Indian nationals studying abroad who fulfil prescribed admission criteria shall be eligible. Prescribed admission criteria for Indian Nationals shall be at least two years of education, inclusive of 11th & 12th or equivalent (not beyond), in a foreign country during the last 8 years and must pass the qualifying examination from abroad. 

15% of seats are under the supernumerary quota of DASA, out of which 5% supernumerary seats are reserved for children of Indian workers in the Gulf (CIWG). Candidates who will get admission to NITs and IIEST Shibpur under the CIWG category shall pay the tuition fee of INR 1,25,000 per annum, either in INR or equivalent USD. 

IIIT Delhi is ranked 5 among Engineering colleges in Delhi and 85 among Engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework  in 2024. It is also ranked 351-400 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.

The total number of seats for B.Tech at Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), formerly known as NSIT, is 1692. This includes seats for different courses, regions, categories, and genders.

The first session exam was conducted on January 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29, 2025 (Paper 1), and January 30, 2025 (Paper 2). The second session of JEE Mains was held from April 1 to 8, 2025. The JEE Main 2025 exam date for sessions 1 and 2 can be checked on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in.