Affordable Engineering Colleges in India for NRIs
Affordable Engineering Colleges in India for NRIs
Are you an NRI and aiming to come back to India to pursue graduation from the top-tier colleges of India?
You’re at the perfect place. We walk you through all the affordable and the way you have to opt for to on-board those engineering colleges.
The list of affordable colleges is as follows:
- Indian Institute of Technology’s (IITs)
- NITs & Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (NITs)
Note: According to the latest update from DASA, from 2021 onwards, JEE Scores will be made mandatory for NRI/PIO/OCI Students to be eligible for DASA & CIWG Schemes. Hence, 2020 will be the last year when SAT 2 scores will be considered for DASA/CIWG Scheme.
Affordable Indian Institute of Technology’s (IITs)
IITs are the finest technical institutes in India and the same time, these IIT colleges are affordable as well.
Here’s the list of affordable IITs:
State |
Name of the College |
Andhra Pradesh |
Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati (IITTP) |
Assam |
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) |
Bihar |
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna (IITP) |
Chattisgarh |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai (IITBH) |
Delhi |
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) |
Goa |
Indian Institute of Technology, Goa (IITGOA) |
Gujarat |
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) |
Himachal Pradesh |
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IITMandi) |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu (IITJM) |
Jharkhand |
Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad |
Karnataka |
Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad (IITDH) |
Kerala |
Indian Institute of Technology ,Palakkad (IIITPKD) |
Madhya Pradesh |
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore (IITI) |
Maharashtra |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) |
Odisha |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) |
Punjab |
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IITRPR) |
Rajasthan |
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (IITJ) |
Tamil Nadu |
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) |
Telangana |
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) |
Uttar Pradesh |
Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi (IIT BHU Varanasi) |
Uttarakhand |
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR) |
West Bengal |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP) |
Excited about these colleges?
Then, let me walk you through the admission procedure to get into these incredible colleges.
How to Get Admission in IITs?
It’s apparent that you should appear for JEE exam if you’re aiming to on-board India’s best Indian Institute of Technology’s (IITs). JEE is the only way to on-board well-versed IITs for NRI students and there’s no alternative to get admission in the top-notch IITs of India.
Admission Process:
JEE Main – It’s mandatory to appear for the JEE Main entrance exam irrespective of the orientation like NRI/Indian applicants.
JEE Advanced - NRI students qualified in JEE Main are now required to appear for JEE Advanced test.
JEE Exam Result - All NRI/Indian students will be asked to appear for counseling once the JEE Advanced result is out. The whole counseling is done on the basis of total JEE Advanced score and AIR (All India Rank).
College Allotment - Students will be offered streams and colleges based on their AIR and score. Typically most popular streams and prestigious IITs gets filled in top 1000 ranks.
Fee Structure:
The fee structure for the affordable IIT engineering colleges often vary as per the college. So, please check your prospective colleges on their websites.
Affordable National Institute of Technology’s & Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs)
After IITs, NITs and IIITs are the second position list of NRI/Indian Engineering aspirants if they’re unable to get admission in India’s top-tier IITs.
There are 51 affordable engineering colleges for NRIs. Among them, 30 are of NITs, 4 are of IIITs, 3 are of SPAs and 14 are of CFTIs in India. Pursuing graduation from these top-tier colleges will make you prominent in the industry you’ll work in.
Here’s the list of 51 affordable engineering colleges for NRIs:
State |
Name of the College |
Andhra Pradesh |
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada |
Arunachal Pradesh |
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh |
Assam |
National Institute of Technology, Silchar |
Tezpur University, Assam |
|
Bihar |
National Institute of Technology, Patna |
Chhattisgarh |
National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chattisgarh |
Delhi |
National Institute of Technology, Delhi |
School of Planning & Architecture, Delhi |
|
Delhi Technological University, Delhi |
|
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi |
|
Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Delhi |
|
Goa |
National Institute of Technology, Goa |
Gujarat |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara |
|
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar |
|
Haryana |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra |
The University Institute of Engineering of Technology (UIET), Chandigarh |
|
The University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (UICET), Chandigarh |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur |
Jammu & Kashmir |
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar |
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi , Katra, Jammu & Kashmir |
|
Jharkhand |
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur |
National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology, Ranchi |
|
Karnataka |
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal |
Kerala |
National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
Madhya Pradesh |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal |
School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal |
|
Indian Insitute of Information Technology, Jabalpur |
|
Maharashtra |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur |
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad |
|
Manipur |
National Institute of Technology, Manipur |
Meghalaya |
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya |
Mizoram |
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram |
Odisha |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela |
Punjab |
National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab |
PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh (deemed to be university) |
|
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal |
|
UIET Punjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre (UIET PUSSRC), Hoshiarpur |
|
Rajasthan |
National Institute of Technology, Jaipur |
Sikkim |
National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Sikkim |
Tamil Nadu |
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Karaikkal |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu |
|
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram |
|
Indian Maritime University (IMU) |
|
Telangana |
National Institute of Technology, Warangal |
Tripura |
National Institute of Technology, Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
|
Uttarakhand |
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand |
West Bengal |
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur |
Admission Process
SAT Subject Tests:
DASA Scheme wants you to submit 3 SAT Subject Test scores – Physics, Math and Chemistry. NRIs have to submit their 3 SAT Subject Test scores before the registration deadline of DASA.
DASA / CIWG Scheme:
DASA stands for Direct Admission for Students Abroad and is conducted by an NIT every year.
DASA scheme is for the undergraduate students of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of India Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and Foreign Nationals. This scheme is applicable to the Engineering/ Technology / Architecture stream alone.
Check the DASA 2019 for more information.
CIWG Scheme:
There’s also a scheme called CIWG, which is the subset of DASA scheme.
CIWG stand for Children of India Workers in Gulf.
One-Third of DASA seats are reserved for CIWG students.
The NRIs from the below-mentioned CIWG countries are as follows:
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates &
- Bahrain
Benefits of CIWG:
The benefits of CIWG are as follows:
- Fee
- DASA Occupancy
Fee: Your entire 8 semester’s tuition fee will be managed in just 5.5 Lakhs.
DASA Occupancy: If you’re unable to secure admission under CIWG scheme, you can get admission from the 2/3rd seats of DASA as well.
That is, if you fail to secure admission in CIWG scheme, you can get admission via DASA scheme as well. In order to avail this feature, you have to pay the DASA tuition fee, $4000 a semester. After paying $4000, you can choose your choice of program and stream in both the CIWG and DASA schemes.
Your tuition fee will be refunded if you get admission in CIWG scheme.
Check CIWG scheme to make yourself familiar with it.
Fee Structure:
The fee structure of DASA is categorized into three admission streams.
1. DASA
2. DASA (SAARC)
3. CIWG
Fees of DASA (Non-SAARC):
NRIs from all over the countries across the world apart from Gulf based ones and SAARC fll into this stream.
For those NRIs, here’s the fee structure of DASA:
Registration Fee |
USD 300 |
Tuition Fee |
USD 4000 |
Total amount paid along with the application form |
USD 4300 |
In case the payment is done in INR total amount to be paid with Application Form |
2,84,262 INR + 21,325 INR |
Total Fee (for 8 semesters) |
24,44,696 INR |
Fees of DASA (SAARC):
NRIs from SAARC countries fall under this scheme and the NRIs that are from SAARC countries get 50% concession when compared to the Non-SAARC stream.
The countries that fall under SAARC stream are:
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
Here’s the fee structure for DASA (SAARC) stream is:
Registration Fee |
USD 300 |
Tuition Fee |
USD 2000 |
Total amount paid along with the application form |
USD 2300 |
In case the payment is done in INR total amount to be paid with Application Form |
1,42,131 INR + 21,325 INR |
Total Fee (for 8 semesters) |
11,58,373 INR |
Fees of CIWG Stream:
NRIs from the 8 Gulf based countries fall under this scheme.
Here’s the CIWG free structure:
Registration Fee |
USD 300 |
Tuition Fee |
62,500 INR |
Total amount paid along with the application form |
62,500 INR + 300 USD |
In case the payment is done in INR total amount to be paid with Application Form |
62,500 INR + 21,325 INR |
Total Fee (for 8 semesters) |
5,21,325 INR |
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DASA / CIWG & JEE FAQ 2021-22
Answer: Yes, DASA Scheme as well as its subset (the CIWG Scheme) will be available for admissions in the academic year 2021-22.
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 2021 will remain the same as it is for 2020 or 2019. 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 2019) and will be appearing for grade 12th final exams in 2021, are eligible for JEE 2021 to apply under the DASA 2021.
If you are in grade 12th (in 2019), you must be appearing for grade 12th final exams in 2020. Hence you will be giving SAT 2 for applying under DASA 2020.
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 2021.
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 2021. 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 2021 for applying under DASA 2021 or CIWG 2021.
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 2021.
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Answer: Observing this pattern of how DASA has been allowing NRI Students to submit their SAT 2 sc