UPDATE

ADMISSION UNDER DASA SCHEME: 2010-2011

Residential Requirements :

Candidates must be Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) studying in any country (including India).

(OR)

Indian Nationals studying abroad.

The Indian Nationals must have had at least 3 (three) years of education in a foreign country 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:

All candidates must satisfy the following academic qualifications:

Candidates must have passed the qualifying examination, i.e. Senior Secondary [10+2] or equivalent [See Appendix-I ] from any system of education as recognized by the Association of Indian Universities with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects .

AND

Must have secured minimum of at least 60% aggregate marks or 6.75 CGPA on a 10 Point scale or equivalent grades in all the subjects of the qualifying examination.

(Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination with the above-mentioned compulsory subjects and expecting their results by 30th June 2010 may also apply.)

AND

Candidates should have valid SAT II examination scores (subjects Math’s level II, Physics and Chemistry)

(For more details on SAT II examination and scores visit website: www.collegeboard.com)

Note: The Candidates admitted to SLIET-Longowal under DASA Scheme are required to first undergo 2 Years Diploma Programme followed by 3 Year Degree Programme in the respective field. On completion of Diploma + Degree Programmes (5 Years), they will be awarded with B.E Degree. For more details, please visit SLIET-Longowal website: www.sliet.ac.in

Preparation of Merit List:

A Merit List would be drawn on the basis of SAT II scores only obtained by all the eligible candidates.

If the SAT II scores of two or more candidates are same, the inter se merit of such candidate shall be determined as follows

• By marks obtained Math’s Level 2 and then Physics in SAT II examination and then by the date of birth of the candidate (preference to older Candidates) in that order.

The decision of NITK, Surathkal in this regard shall be final and binding on all concerned.

No. NITK/ADM/DASA/E1/2010    Date: 09.03.2010    

Admission to Premier Technical Institutions in India Under DASA Scheme                                                                          

Ministry of Human Resources & Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the Central coordination of admission under DASA Scheme to NITK Surathkal.

Admissions are open for Foreign Nationals / Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) / Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) under Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme for the Academic Year 2010-11 to various National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other premier Institutes.

Attention of all interested students is drawn to the revised procedure of drawing the Merit list for allotment of branches and Institutes based on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT II) subject scores only (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Level 2).
Hence students are advised to register for SAT examination likely to be conducted on May 01 and June 05, 2010 whose registration dates are March 31 and May 05, 2010 respectively. Complete details on SAT examination are available at www.collegeboard.com .

Detailed admission procedure, online application and brochure for the current revised scheme will be made available on NITK website (www.nitk.ac.in) from 01.04.2010 onwards. 

Download the above as a PDF file :DASA Admission Advt 2010-2011 

Tentative list of participating Institution for DASA Admission (pdf file)

Complete details on SAT examination are available at www.collegeboard.com