Direct Admission of Students Abroad - DASA 2011-12

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Introduction
DASA scheme known as Direct Admission of Students Abroad is the admission process for Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)/Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) interested in seeking admission in undergraduate engineering programmes in National Institutes of Technology (NITs), IIITs and other premier Technical Institutions in India. The admission process is coordinated by NITK, Surathkal from the academic year 2010-11.

Eligibility Criteria:
Date of Birth: Candidates who are born on or after 1st Oct 1986
Residential Eligibility
Candidates must be Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) studying in any country (including India) / Indian Nationals studying abroad. In case of Indian Nationals studying abroad they must have had at least 3 (three) years of education in Foreign country/countries during the last 6 (six) years and must pass the qualifying examination (inclusive of 11th and 12th standard or equivalent) from abroad only.

Academic Eligibility
The academic eligibility consists of two major components namely qualifying examination and SAT

Qualifying Examination
The Candidate must have passed with at least 60% aggregate marks in the Senior Secondary [10+2] or equivalent from any system of education as recognized by the Association of Indian Universities with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and any one of the following as optional subjects viz. Chemistry, Bio-technology, Computer Science, Biology.

SAT Subject Tests (SAT II)
A minimum total of 1800 score in SAT Subject Tests in Maths level II, Physics and Chemistry.
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The SAT (standardized admission tests) Subject Tests are a suite of tools designed to assess the academic readiness a student for college. These exams provide a path to opportunities, financial support and scholarships. Based on your performance on the tests, the colleges place students into the appropriate courses.

Fee Structure
  • Registration Fee along with the application is USD 250. For candidates from SAARC countries, it is USD 400.
  • Tuition Fee for the first year is USD 7000. For candidates from SAARC countries, it is USD 3500.
Merit list:
Merit list would be prepared solely based on SAT Subject Test scores communicated by the College Board against each applicant’s candidature.
Participating Institutes: 32 institutes

To view the list of participating institutesClick here

Number of seats: 2000.
Points to Note:
  • DASA 2011-12 will be officially launched on 1st April 2011.
  • The process of application submission, fee payment and document submission will remain online as of DASA 2010-11.
  • Compared to DASA 2010-11, there are several changes in terms of eligibility requirements, fee structure, participating institutions, admission process etc in the 2011-12 DASA scheme.
  • SAT Subject Test scores should reach NITK, Surathkal directly from the College Board latest by June 29, 2011. The candidates are advised to take SAT Subject Tests at appropriate time, such that SAT Subject Test scores reach NITK, Surathkal in the stipulated time.
  • While registering for the SAT Subject Tests the candidate must request the college board to send scores directly to NITK Surathkal with its allocated code by the college board as 6530. Those who have already taken the test, request College Board to send the scores directly to NITK Surathkal.
  • Multiple attempts for SAT Subject Tests are permitted. Best of submitted scores would be considered for the merit list preparation.
Schedule for Admission Process
  1. Submission of Online Application: April 01 to June 15, 2011
  2. Last Date for Receipt of SAT II scores and +2 scores: June 29, 2011
  3. Announcement of First Merit list of selected candidates: July 01, 2011
  4. Confirmation by Selected candidates through Email and on portal: July 05, 2011
  5. Announcement of Second List: July 08, 2011
  6. Confirmation by Selected candidates through email and on portal: July 12, 2011
  7. Announcement of Third List: July 15, 2011
Email: dasa2011@nitk.ac.in

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