About
Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme by Ministry of Education is meant for Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)/Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to take direct admission in Central Engineering institutions (other than IITs). The admission to Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin/ Non-Resident Indians/Overseas Citizen of India to
undergraduate programs in premier Technical Institutions is being offered under DASA scheme of MHRD from the
academic session 2001-02 onwards. MHRD has entrusted the coordination of the admission process under DASA
scheme.
Participating Institutions
The National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Schools of Planning and
Architecture (SPAs), and other premier Technical Institutions in India, which are covered under DASA scheme for
admission to under graduate programmes in Engineering/ Architecture/ Planning.
Eligibility Criteria
Age
Date of birth as recorded in the Secondary Education
Board / University Certificate [Class X or equivalent] or any certificate issued by the Government authorities only will be taken as authentic.
Academic Eligibility
Applicant must have passed the qualifying examination, i.e. Senior Secondary [10+2] or equivalent from any system of education as recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org). AND
Applicant should have completed successfully Mathematics, Physics and one of the subjects from (Chemistry, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Biology) in 11th AND / OR 12th, as applicable in the respective boards. AND
Applicant must have secured a minimum of at least 60% aggregate marks (average of all subjects of qualifying
examination taken together) or 6.50 CGPA (on a 10 point scale) or equivalent in the qualifying examination. In
case, CGPA on a different scale is awarded OR if only grades are awarded, percentage/CGPA equivalence provided
by the principal examination authorities will only be considered. AND
Applicant should have a minimum total valid score of 1440 in SAT Subject Tests (Subjects: Mathematics Level 2, Physics and Chemistry). SAT subject test score has to be sent directly through College Board to MNIT
Jaipur (Institute Code: 7664). Internet downloaded score cards are not acceptable. Applicants at the time of
registration for SAT Subject Tests should indicate Institute code 7664 for sending their scores to MNIT Jaipur.
Applicants who have taken multiple attempts in SAT Subject Tests can send valid score to MNIT Jaipur directly
through College Board USA. The best valid score in each subject will be considered for arriving at the total score
which will be used for merit list preparation. SAT Subject Test scores received till 1st June, 2015 only will be
considered for preparation of merit lists for Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3.
Residential Requirement
Applicants must be
In case of Indian Nationals, they must have completed the 11th and 12th standard or equivalent from outside
India.