Entrance Examination for Engineering in India for NRIs

Most NRI parents and students are generally aware of the exams like JEE, SAT, NEET like entrance exams. But most NRIs still might not be aware of the State-level and private colleges entrance exams which helps you to get admission in state and private premium engineering colleges in India.

Entrance Examination for Engineering in India for NRIs

In this blog, we will tell you how you can get admission in one of the most prestigious college in India for your Engineering.

Here’s the list of exams you should appear for to on-board the prestigious colleges of the India:

• Government Entrance Examination for Engineering in India 

• Private Entrance Examination for Engineering in India

• Entrance Examination for Engineering in Karnataka

 

Government Entrance Examination for Engineering in India 

• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main and Advanced)

Clearing the JEE exam opens the door to a multitude of opportunities, with prestigious institutions like the IITs and NITs at the forefront. It is the most popular and one of the toughest exam in India amongst Engineering aspirants.

Opportunity

• Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) – If you’re passionate and very eagerly waiting for admission in an IIT, this exam fits for you. The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) stand as the pinnacle of technical education in India, renowned for their academic excellence and research contributions.
• National Institutes of Technology (NITs) – NITs are equally esteemed, offering exceptional engineering programs and a platform for innovation.

 

Admission Process

JEE Main: Firstly, you have to appear for the JEE Main.

JEE Advanced: You’ll be allowed to appear for JEE Advanced based on the merit of JEE Main.

College Allotment: Once the JEE Advanced result is out, you’ve to attend the counseling and choose your prospective streams in the Indian Institute of Technology’s (IITs) and NITs and other prestigious engineering colleges.

Note: It’s to be addressed that JEE exam is mandatory if you’re aiming to admit in the IITs alone. There’s no alternative exam to on-board India’s renowned IITs.

As there’re lots of colleges, it’s concrete to elucidate the each college admission process in detail. So, we’re walking you through the basic guidelines you should follow during the admission.

Prospective Colleges & Streams: Make a list of your prospective colleges and streams among the above-mentioned list.

NRIs Eligibility: Now, check the eligibility for International / NRI students. Please keep into account that every college eligibility criteria varies. So double-check the eligibility criteria of your prospective colleges.

Tuition Fee & Financial Aid: Check the tuition fee of each college and Financial Aid as well. After examining tuition fee and Financial Aid, now make a list of affordable colleges.

Registration Process: After making the list of affordable colleges, make the necessary documents ready and start applying to your prospective colleges in individual.

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Exam Scheme

DASA and CIWG scheme is widely popular among the NRIs in the Middle Eastern countries. NRIs have to apply to this scheme to get admission in the above-mentioned premium engineering institutes and colleges.

DASA: DASA stands for Direct Admission for Students Abroad. This scheme is for Indian engineering aspirants (NRIs/PIO/OCI) that are residing abroad (excluding India).

CIWG: CIWG is a part of DASA Scheme, where one-third of seats are allotted for the CIWG scheme. This scheme is applicable for the Gulf-based NRIs/PIO/OCI alone. Check the CIWG Scheme for more details.

DASA Participating Colleges: There’re 51 colleges participating under this scheme – 29 NITs, 4 IIITs, 3 SPAs, 14 CFTIs. If you’re applying to this scheme, it’s mandatory to know the DASA’s participating colleges. Check the DASA colleges list here.

Programs Offered Under DASA: Once you make the list of your prospective colleges, it’s time to check if your prospective stream is available in your prospective college or not. Go find the DASA Programs offered by colleges.

DASA Fees: Once you’ve found your prospective college and stream, it’s good to examine if these expenses are bearable or not. So, please examine the DASA Fees to check your feasibility.

DASA Eligibility: Are you ok with the fees of DASA? Then let’s check the eligibility criteria now. You have to meet all the Age, Academic and Residential eligibility. Now, check the DASA Eligibility to know your eligibility.

DASA Important Dates: Okay with fees and eligible now? Then, it’s time to check the important dates to know when the early registration starts, how many rounds are there in this entire admission process. Jot down the DASA Important Dates here.

DASA Registration Process: Once you are aiming to register and send the SAT Subject Test scores for the DASA authority (DASA conducting NIT), it would be good to know all about the registration procedure. Check the entire DASA Registration process here.

DASA JEE Cutoff 2023: Once you’re done with the exam, you have to wait until the JEE Main results are out. Once they’re out, you have to send them to DASA authority. Meanwhile, check past year’s DASA JEE Cutoff 2023 to know how hard you’ve to work to achieve your prospective college and stream.

DASA Seat Allotment: The seat allotment is entirely based on a merit basis. The more you score, the better one you likely to admit. Once you send the SAT Subject Test scores to the DASA authority, they’ll schedule you the counselling dates where you can select your prospective colleges and streams. This DASA Seat Allotment walks you through the steps you’ll be facing during the seat allotment.

DASA Refund Policy: If you opt this scheme as an alternative, it would be good to examine the Refund policy as well. Find the entire DASA Refund Policy here.

 

• State Level Entrance Exams

State Level Entrance Exams are also a good option for NRI students.

Opportunity:

You can also on-board the top performing private engineering colleges for NRIs. The list is as follows:

• College of Engineering Pune

• Institute of Chemical Technology

• Xavier Institute of Engineering

• Thadomal Shahani College of Engineering

• NMIMS Mukesh Patel

• MES Pillai’s Institute of Information Technology

• KJ Somaiya College of Engineering

• KJ Somaiya

• Dr Sanghvi College of Engineering

• Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College

• G, Pullareddy College of Engineering

• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering & Technology

 

• List of State-level Engineering Entrance Tests

S.No.	State Name	Engineering Entrance Test
1	Andhra Pradesh	AP EAMCET
2	Arunachal Pradesh	NERIST
3	Assam	Assam CEE
4	Bihar	BCECE
5	Chhattisgarh	CG PET
6	Goa	GCET
7	Gujarat	GUJ CET
8	Haryana	HSTES (Examination Board)
9	Himachal Pradesh	HP CET
10	Jammu & Kashmir	JKCET
11	Jharkhand	JEECE
12	Karnataka	KCET
13	Kerala	KEAM
14	Madhya Pradesh	MP PET
15	Maharashtra	MHT CET
16	Manipur	NERIST
17	Meghalaya	NERIST
18	Mizoram	NERIST
19	Nagaland	NERIST
20	Odisha	OJEE
21	Punjab	Punjab B.Tech. (No Specific Test)
22	Rajasthan	REAP
23	Sikkim	NERIST
24	Tamil Nadu	TNEA
25	Telangana	TS EAMCET
26	Tripura	TJEE
27	Uttar Pradesh	UPSEE
28	Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand B.Tech. (No Specific Test)
29	West Bengal	WBJEE

 

Admission Process for State Level Entrance Tests

• State level entrance level exams aren’t preferred by NRI students. Getting admission through the state level entrance exams in India is fairly easy and not competitive.

• Fee of the engineering colleges vary from state to state. So please double-check your fee stuff before applying to the state level entrance exams.

Check the entire best engineering colleges for NRI students list here (updating soon). 

 

Private Entrance Examination for Engineering in India

Exams like BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test) and VITEEE (VIT Engineering Entrance Examination) are well-recognized alternatives, conducted by reputed institutions. To check the top rated private engineering colleges with the entrance exam details click on the link below:

Check: Top Private Colleges Entrance Exam  

Check: All Entrance Exam List 

 

Entrance Examination for Engineering in Karnataka

The Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation is dedicated to establishing an equitable and transparent evaluation process for assessing the merit of students aspiring to enroll in member institutions. In pursuit of this objective, the foundation has established the "Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka" (COMEDK). This consortium is designed to provide an efficient and impartial testing mechanism, ensuring a fair evaluation of students' capabilities and merit as they seek admission to professional colleges in the state.

Check: Karnataka B.Tech. Admissions 

 

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