DASA 2020 (Postponed) – New Dates, Application Form, Cut Off, Seat Matrix

DASA 2020 – National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India has postponed Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) 2020. The entire process has been postponed as the SAT exam has been delayed due to COVID-19 and SAT scores are used for DASA. SAT will be held on August 29, 2020. DASA 2020 new dates are expected to be announced after that, probably by the first week of September 2020. DASA is for admission of the foreign nationals in NITs, IIEST, IIITs, SPAs, central universities, and other centrally funded & premier technical institutes. Admission is offered in UG engineering & architecture programs and in M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan./M.Des./MURP & MBA courses. For more details on DASA 2020 like eligibility, admission process, how to apply, list of institutes, seat matrix, cutoff, etc, read below.

DASA 2020 Postponed: Know New Dates

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be held on August 29, 2020. As per the notice, the DASA admission process will commence after the SAT subject tests. Therefore the application process and all preceding events will be scheduled after August 29.

As per the initial schedule, the DASA application process started on April 02 and was to go on until June 5, 2020. However, the same has been discontinued. The process will restart afresh as per the new schedule.

Expected start date of DASA applications – After August 29, 2020

DASA 2020

2020 is the last academic session when the admission is being granted to the foreign nationals based on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores under the DASA scheme. From the next upcoming year, 2021-22 onwards admission will be based on JEE Main ranks. For the academic session 2020-21, DASA 2020 will be held as per the schedule below:

• To check the official (old) schedule of DASA 2020 – Click here and download PDF

DASA 2020 Eligibility Criteria 

The candidates can check below whether or not they are eligible to apply for admission under the DASA scheme:

Age Criteria:

The candidates must be born on or after October 01, 1995. The date of birth as mentioned in the Secondary Education Board / University Certificate (Class X or equivalent) will be only considered as DOB for eligibility.

Academic Qualification:

• Students must have passed 10+2 from any system of education as recognized by the Association of Indian Universities. The 10+2 boards that are equivalent to 10+2 system are:

• In class 11 and / or 12, candidates must have studied Mathematics and Physics, also any one subject from Chemistry, Bio-technology, Computer Science, Biology.
• The minimum marks in the qualifying exam must be 60% in aggregate or 6.50 CGPA out of 10.

Some exceptions: For admission in B.Arch courses, 50% marks is needed in P, C and M individually, and also 50% marks is needed in total in 10+2. the students with 10+3 diploma with mathematics as compulsory subject cand also apply for admission. They also need at least 50% marks aggregate.

• For all details on qualifying exam for DASA 2020 – click here

SAT scores:

• Students must have SAT scores of Mathematics Level 2, Physics and Chemistry
• The minimum SAT score needed is 1800.

Note: The candidates who have taken multiple attempts in SAT Subject Tests can send all their valid scores to NITK Surathkal directly through College Board, USA. The best scores out of all the attempts are taken into consideration for calculating the total score for merit list preparation.

Residential criteria:

• All foreign nationals studying in any country including India can apply
• Indian nationals studying abroad who fulfill prescribed admission can apply. The Indian nationals must at least have two years of education, class 11 and 12 included from abroad.

DASA 2020 Application Process

The application form of DASA 2020 is made available in the online mode at dasanit.org. To apply for DASA 2020, candidates need to follow a 2 stage process.

A) Fill the online DASA 2020 application form
B) Sending in SAT subject test score

A) Fill the online DASA 2020 application form

To fill in the DASA 2020 application form, the candidate must follow the given steps. 

Step 1: Create an account at dasanit.org by completing the registration process.

Step 2: Application filling and submission. In this stage, candidates have to upload scanned copies of all relevant documents.

Application fee

Application Fee: The students have to pay the first semester tuition fee too with the registration fee to apply for DASA 2020. The same is given below.

Click here to check DASA 2020 registration fee and first-semester fee structure payable before submission of online application for different admitted categories

Image Specifications

Uploading images and documents is an utmost important step in the registration process. Candidate can check the image specification criteria from the given table. 

Documents to be scanned and uploaded with the online application form:

• Applicants Passport
• Date of Birth proof
• Class 10th, 11th, and 12th mark-sheet
• Class 10th, 11th, and 12th certificate
• Proof of last 2 years of education in a foreign country in case of NRI
• Latest passport size photograph in JPG format
• Scanned signature of applicant in JPG format
• Scanned copies of relevant documents

In case, 12th standard or equivalent is not completed yet, the candidate has to give an undertaking in the online application.

Documents required if applying for admission under Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries (CIWG) category:

• Copy of the passport of the parent working in the gulf.  
• Copy of Parent’s visa.  
• Copy of Parent’s Work Permit (If any).  
• Certificate from the company/organization as proof that the parent is working in the gulf country.

Click here to check the official list of documents needed to submit DASA 2020 application form.

B) Sending in SAT subject test score NITK Surathkal through College Board, USA

The candidates must send in their SAT scores to NITK Surathkal through College Board, USA before the last date. There are 3 deadlines to apply with SAT scores in DASA.

Deadlines to send the SAT scores for DASA 2020

If the candidates are unable to send in their SAT score before the first deadline they are not considered for round 1, 2 and 3. Such candidates are eligible for 4th seat allotment round if the scores reach NITK Surathkal before the second deadline.

DASA 2020 Reservation Criteria

5% supernumerary seats are reserved for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf (CIWG)  i.e., 1/3rd seats from DASA quota is reserved for CIWG candidates. 

Countries under CIWG are: 

1. Bahrain
2. Iraq
3. Iran
4. Kuwait
5. Oman
6. Qatar
7. Saudi Arabia
8. United Arab Emirates

Important points:

1. Eligibility of CIWG will be same as that of NRIs.
2. NRI candidates who are eligible for CIWG Category will have the option to be considered for other seats of DASA as well.

DASA 2020 Seat Matrix 

Seat Matrix 2019 represents the number of seats offered by all the participating colleges for a particular course and category. Candidates can check the DASA 2020 seat matrix in order to know the number of seats offered by DASA 2020 participating institutes. The last year’s seat matrix can be checked following the link below:

DASA 2020 Merit List

A merit list of all the eligible applicants would be drawn on the basis of total SAT Subject Test scores only. If the SAT Subject Test scores in total of two or more applicants are same, then a tie breaking rule is applied which is as follows:

• First by Marks obtained in SAT Subject Test for Mathematics Level 2
• Then by Marks obtained in SAT Subject Test for Physics
• Then by age, older candidates are given higher rank.

DASA 2020 Seat Allotment

Allotment of the institution and course will be made as per the choices indicated by the applicant in his/her application form. If the candidate’s first preference course or institute is not available, then in such a case, the candidate are asked to share their second preference. Candidate whose names are there in the merit list and to whom seats are not allocated in the first round shall not worry as they are eligible for round 2, 3 and 4.

Candidates have three options in rounds 1 and 2 of seat allotment, check them below:

Accept: If the allotted seat is accepted in all manner by the students, then this option must be selected.

Accept and Upgrade: If a candidate is accepting the allotted seats but is also interested to be considered in further round allotment for upgradation of institute/course, then this option is for them.

Decline: If candidates do not wish to accept the allotted Institute/Course, they must select this option. This options leads to loss of right for any further seat allotment in Round 2, Round 3 and 4.

Candidates have four options in round 3 of seat allotment, check them below:

Accept: Press Accept if you are accepting the allotted Institute/Course

Round 4 with choice change: This is for the candidates who are accepting the currently allotted seat but are also interested to be considered in Round 4 allotment for up gradation of Institute/ courses.

Round 4 without choice change: This option is when candidates are interested to change the original choices given at the time of filling the application and are willing to be considered in the Round 4 of seat allotment.

Decline: Press Decline if allotted Institute/Course is not accepted.

Candidates have two options in round 4 of seat allotment, check them below:

Accept: Select Accept if you are accepting the allotted Institute/Course

Decline: If a candidate is unhappy with the allotted Institute/Course, select this option. Candidates can register for spot round of counselling.

Click here to check DASA 2020 seat allotment process.

DASA 2020 Provisional Admission Letters

The candidates who accept the seat get an auto-generated Provisional Admission Letter. This letter must be submitted to the allotted institute at the time of admission. The admission letter must be carried in a printed format.

Reporting at the center: The allotted center for admission is mentioned in the provisional admission letter. Asper the reporting date and time candidates must appear for admission. The document verification is done at the center and admission is based on the verification. Not reporting at the allotted Institute during the specified period entails the cancellation of the allotted seat.

DASA 2020 Fee Structure

Candidates can check the first-semester tuition fee from the table given below. However, the fee data is collected from the 2019 brochure and hence, there is a change that fee gets changed this year.

DASA 2020 Participating Institutes

The participating institutes of DASA are among the top-ranked institutions in the country. NITs and IIITs are declared as Institutes of National Importance by an Act of Parliament. All these institutes are autonomous and a degree from any of these Institutions opens up wonderful opportunities for pursuing international careers in architecture, engineering, and technology. Check below the list of participating institutes of DASA 2020:

National Institute of Technology – NITs

Indian Institutes of Information Technology – IIITs

Schools of Planning and Architecture – SPAs

Other Premier Technical Institutions

For more information download DASA information brochure from last year – click here

Official Website: dasanit.org

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