Gulf Quota for NRI Students
Being an NRI, it’s quite challenging to come back to India to pursue under graduation courses in prestigious universities. So, we are here to walk you through the Gulf Quota and how convenient it gets for NRI Students to take admissions in the well-versed colleges of India.
Most NRI students and their parents are generally unaware of the Gulf Quota opportunity from Indian colleges. So, here is your chance to know Gulf Quota in details so that appropriate advantage can be taken
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What is Gulf Quota for NRIs?
Gulf quota is a quota where some prestigious indian colleges allot prescribed seats to the NRI/OCI/PIO students from Gulf under the mandate of AICTE. It’s a divine opportunity for the Indian based gulf students that are willing to pursue graduation from the renowned colleges of India.
Gulf Quota is popularly known as CIWG Scheme/Quota. CIWG scheme stands for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf and it’s for the undergraduate students from the below-mentioned Gulf Countries:
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia &
- United Arab Emirates
Who is this Gulf Quota for?
Gulf quota works for the NRI students in Gulf as mentioned above. If you want to pursue graduation in engineering domain, CIWG scheme would be an absolute fit for you.
CIWG is a subset of DASA Scheme, where DASA’s 1/3rd seats are allotted for Gulf Quota / CIWG Quota. The key takeaway applying under Gulf Quota is you can accomplish your Bachelor's degree around 5.5 Lakhs. Check the below-mentioned stuff for more details.
Here is our interesting video series on CIWG & DASA. This will explain everything related on it in detail.
Is Gulf Quota / CIWG Applicable for Engineering Stream Alone?
Yes, Gulf Quota is for Engineering stream alone and it’s not applicable for any other streams. Students who wish to seek admission in medical courses cannot take benefit of CIWG or DASA. They however have some state quota reserved for them.
About DASA
DASA is quite popular amongst Non-Resident Indians / Persons of Indian Origin / Overseas Citizens of India / Foreign Nationals. This scheme is for the undergraduate students who wants to pursue Bachelors in Engineering/Technology/Architecture from the well-versed colleges of India like National Institute of Technology’s (NITs), Indian Institute of Information Technology’s (IIITs) and School of Planning & Architecture’s (SPAs) apart from the Indian Institute of Technology’s (IITs).
That is, DASA scheme doesn’t applicable for Indian Institute of Technology’s (IITs). JEE is the alone option to get admission in IITs.
DASA is conducted by NITs every year and DASA doesn’t conduct specific test to offer admission. You’ll get admission in DASA on the basis of JEE Test scores of Physics, Chemistry and Math.
It’s pretty important to address that DASA doesn’t conduct specific tests to allot the seats. DASA admits students on the merit basis of JEE Test scores.
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DASA / CIWG & JEE FAQ 2025-26
Answer: Yes, DASA Scheme as well as its subset (the CIWG Scheme) will be available for admissions in the academic year 2025-26.
By applying under these scheme, students can take admissions in NITs, IIITs, CFIs & SPAs. The only difference from 2021 is that JEE Main Rank will be considered valid, not SAT 2.
Answer: No. As notified on the official website of DASA, SAT 2 Scores or SAT Subject Scores will no longer be valid from 2021 onwards to take admissions under DASA & CIWG Scheme.
Answer: The benefit with JEE is that the students who happen to be eligible for JEE Advanced (decided on the basis of JEE Main Results), can take JEE Advanced Exams to try for admissions in IITs, the most premier engineering Institute in India.
The same wasn’t possible with SAT 2 because IITs dont intake students on the basis of SAT 2 Scores. If students can’t clear JEE Advanced, they can still take admissions in NITs, IIITs, CFIs & SPAs on the basis of JEE Main Rank.
The eligibility criteria for DASA 2021 & CIWG 2025 will remain the same as it is for 2025 or 2023. There are no changes in the eligibility criteria yet announced officially by DASA. Visit here, to check your DASA Eligibility.
Answer: NRI, PIO, OCI Students who are in grade 11th (in 2025) and will be appearing for grade 12th final exams in 2025, are eligible for JEE 2025 to apply under the DASA 2025.
If you are in grade 12th (in 2025), you must be appearing for grade 12th final exams in 2025. Hence you will be giving JEE for applying under DASA 2025.
If in case you wish to take an year extra just for exam preparation, then the year will be 2021 & hence you will have to take JEE Main to apply under DASA 2025.
Ans: Because DASA released this notification on 4th of April on its official website (https://dasanit.org/). There are 100% chance that this notification is a final one.
No detailed circular has been released as of now but as soon as any such updates arrive, you can find them on our website.
Answer: This is completely unpredictable. But there seems to be less chance that it will be withdrawn. The NRI, PIO, OCI Students who wish to apply for DASA / CIWG 2021 (& years after 2021) must start preparing for JEE Main.
Answer: No changes have been made in the qualifying exam criteria for DASA 2025. Students must have a minimum of 60%, or equivalent, in Grade 12 Exams (of their respective boards) & must have successfully completed Maths, Physics and one of the subjects from (Chemistry, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Biology) in Grade 11th & 12th.
Answer: The applicants must be thoroughly aware of the syllabus & pattern i.e. revolving around the NCERT textbooks for class 11th & 12th.
This is because JEE Syllabus is based on the NCERT Text books. The students must also practice using various reference books /online test series/ JEE coaching online/ mock tests/ previous years papers in order to crack JEE 2025 for applying under DASA 2025 or CIWG 2025.
Answer: The JEE cutoff varies every year because of the percentile system. Hence, the exact cut off cannot be mentioned. Every year, JEE cutoff is announced at the time of JEE Result Declaration & it is valid only for that particular year.
Answer: Based on the tough competition students have in India, it is very necessary for students to make extra efforts to clear JEE Main or Advanced. In India, when science students enter grade 11th, they take up tuitions or coaching to help them prepare for JEE Main.
Because the JEE Syllabus is based on NCERT Textbooks which are used in Grade 11th & 12th, it also helps them prepare for their school exams / board exams. Ideally, 2 years of JEE preparation (coaching, previous 40 years questions practice, test series) is needed for students who want to clear JEE Main.
Hence, it is highly recommended for NRI , PIO, OCI Students to take JEE Coaching if they wish to secure a seat in NITs, IIITs, CFIs or SPAs under DASA / CIWG Scheme 2025.
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Answer: Observing this pattern of how DASA has been allowing NRI Students to submit their SAT 2 scores through their college board account, there are high chances that from session 2021-22 onwards, NRI Students might be made to submit their JEE Main Rank to DASA through their JEE Main account.
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