The supernumerary quota which is allotted by the Institutes of India for the Non-Resident Indians (NRI) is known as the NRI quota. In a few particular schemes (of such Quota), the Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), & Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) can also apply.
Such reputed Institutes may take admissions of NRI Students under either management quota or NRI Quota. In both such cases, fees for the entire course is a bit higher than the general students' fees.
NRI Quota in IITs :
IITs are the foremost choice among NRIs and International candidates. IITs are the prominent institutions that offer the best Engineering courses in India.
There is no NRI Quota available in IITs. IITs do not accept DASA/CIWG & NRI Quota. All NRI students will be the same as Indian students.
These are reputed groups equipped with courses such as undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral. Mentioned Below NRI quota availability in IITs.
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Name Of IITs |
NRI Quota Availability |
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IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Bombay (IITB) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Kanpur (IITK) |
No NRI Quota Available |
|
IIT Madras (IITM) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Delhi (IITD) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Guwahati (IITG) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Roorkee (IITR) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Hyderabad (IITH) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Jodhpur (IITJ) |
No NRI Quota Available |
|
IIT Patna (IITP) |
No NRI Quota Available |
|
IIT Ropar (IITRPR) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Indore (IITI) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Mandi |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Palakkad (IITPKD) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Tirupati (IITTP) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Dhanbad (IITDHN) – ISM Dhanbad |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Bhilai (IIT C) |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Goa |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Jammu |
No NRI Quota Available |
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IIT Dharwad |
No NRI Quota Available |
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NRI students who wish to apply for IITs the IITs fee are the same as for students in India.
Other NITs & CFTIs colleges accept NRIs under DASA/CIWG & NRI Quota.
NRI Quota Available in Top Engineering Colleges Other Than IITs :
NRI Quota is available in NITs & CFTIs in form of DASA/CIWG. Other private colleges also accept NRI candidates through the NRI quota.
There are 3000 seats are available for NRI students. Approx 1000 seats are reserved for the CIWG quota & other 2000 seats are reserved for the DASA quota.
NRI Quota in NITs :
The National Institute of Technology (NITs) is open to all types of students. NRI Quota is available in NITs in form of DASA/CIWG. NRI students take JEE Main to get admission in NITs.
| Name Of NITs | NRI Quota Availability in NITs | Fee For NRIs (DASA Quota) |
Fee For NRIs (CIWG Quota) |
| National Institute of Technology, Agartala, Tripura | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Delhi | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Goa | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Patna, Bihar | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Karaikkal | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chattisgarh | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Sikkim | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | Yes NRI Quota Available | USD 4000/Semester | 62,500 INR/Semester |
NRI Counselling Process
NRIs Quota in CFTIs:
CFTIs is the centrally funded institutions that offer the best engineering courses in India The Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) is open to all type of Indian and NRI students.
NRI students take JEE Main to get admission in NITs.
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Name Of CFTIs |
NRI Quota Availability in CFTIs |
Fee For NRIs (DASA Quota) |
Fee For NRIs (CIWG Quota) |
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Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Assam University, Silchar (Assam) |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishawavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Uttar Pradesh |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research & Management, Ahmedabad |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
School of Engineering and Technology, Mizoram University, Aizwal |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology, Hatia, Ranchi |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, Allahabad Uttar Pradesh |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Indra Gandhi Delhi Technical University, New Delhi |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur, District Howrah |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Netaji Subhash Institute of Engineering & TECHNOLOGY, New Delhi |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu, and Kashmir |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Punjab |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
School of Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam , Tezpur |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Indraprastha Institute of Information Tech. Delhi, New Delhi |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Delhi Technical University, New Delhi |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Indian Institute of Space Technology, Thiruvanathapuram |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Berhampur |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Assam University, Silchar |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
School of Engineering Tezpur University, Napaam |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
JK Institute Of Applied Physics & Technology, Allahabad |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
|
Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad |
Yes NRI Quota Available |
USD 4000/Semester |
62,500 INR/Semester |
NITs, CFTIs, and other private institutes in India will coordinate the admissions to various undergraduate programs under DASA/CIWG scheme for the year 2025.
DASA & CIWG Scheme:
DASA Scheme For NRI Students: DASA is known as Direct Admissions of Students Abroad. DASA scheme was introduced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India (MHRD) for NRIs (Non-Residential Indians)/PIO (Persons of Indian Origin)/OCI (Overseas Citizen of India)/Foreign Nationals who want to take admissions in the premier & reputed institutes of India.
Admissions will be provided in Undergraduate & PG Programs for Engineering, architecture design, management courses through Scores/Rank obtained in SAT 2/JEE and other entrance exams.
DASA Eligibility For NRI Students:
Age Eligibility For DASA: The candidate must be born on or after Oct 1, 1995, if he/she is aiming to apply for DASA 2025.
Academics Eligibility For DASA:
Applicant must qualify 12th grade or equivalent grade from Universities recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) & applicants must have successfully completed 3 subjects – Mathematics, Physics & one of the subjects from Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Computer Science or Biology in 11th and 12th grade.
Applicants with a minimum SAT score of 1800 are 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.
Residential Eligibility For DASA:
All Foreign Nationals residing in any country including India or Indian Nationals studying abroad that fulfilled the above-mentioned admission criteria shall be eligible.
CIWG Scheme For NRI Students
CIWG stands for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries. CIWG is a scheme generated by the Ministry of India for the children of Indian expatriates in Gulf countries looking for admissions at the premier Indian Institutes through the DASA scheme.
Eligibility Criteria For CIWG
Age Eligibility For CIWG: The candidate must be born on or after Oct 1, 1995, if he/she is aiming to apply for CIWG 2025.
Academics Eligibility For CIWG:
An applicant must have qualified 11th and 12th grade from a foreign school abroad.
A minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in the 12th grade is mandatory to become eligible.
How To Apply For DASA/CIWG Scheme:
Whether you are a candidate from any of the SAARC / Non- SAARC countries or CIWG eligible candidate, check the video below to know DASA/CIWG Admission Procedure –
Important Dates (DASA/CIWG):
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DASA Sheduled |
Important Dates |
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The online application form will be available from |
April 2, 2025< |
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