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New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
NIT-R portal for NRI, foreign origin students admission to institutes
ROURKELA: To simplify admission of candidates for 105 institutes of the country eligible for both Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) and Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) special categories, the NIT-Rourkela has created a single common portal. The move is aimed at simplifying admission process for foreign-origin and NRI students. As coordinating institute for both DASA and CSAB, NIT-R has announced commencement of a common registration process for candidates seeking admission to undergraduate programmes. The institutes include 31 NITs, 26 IIITs, one IIEST, three SPAs and 44 technical institutes funded fully or partially by the central or state government for the academic year 2025-26. Students from over 50 countries including NRIs and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs)/ Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs) are allowed admission in higher institutions through DASA. On the other hand, CSAB Special is primarily meant for students with Indian citizenship. CSAB-Special conducts supplementary admission rounds held after Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to utilise the remaining seats across various centrally funded technical institutes and help prevent wastage. Reliable sources in the NIT-R explained that candidates with NRI status are eligible for admission both under DASA and CSAB-Special categories, while from 2023 onwards the candidates with OCI and PIO status too became eligible to apply in both categories. Previously, they were needed to apply in different portals making the process for seat allocation cumbersome and overlapping of applications also created confusion. Integration of two separate platforms with introduction of a common portal ( provides single registration window for two distinct admission schemes and will help reduce administrative burden, ensure clear timelines and simplify document handling or onboarding process, they added. Chairman for DASA & CSAB 2025 and NIT-R Director Prof. K Umamaheshwar Rao said the coordinated admission process reflects Indian government's commitment to simplifying global access to its higher education institutions. Chairman of the local organising committee Prof. Anindya Basu of NIT-R said students of Indian origin from across the world will now have access to a seamless, transparent, and integrated admission process. The joint portal will remove procedural overlaps, reduce candidate stress, and reflect India's commitment to modernising education governance, he added.
New Indian Express
26-04-2025
- Science
- New Indian Express
NIT-R ranks among THE's top 200 Asian institutes
ROURKELA: National Institute of Technology - Rourkela (NIT-R) has featured among 200 best Asian institutions listed in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2025. While the NIT-R secured 191st ranking in Asia, it is ranked at 12th among the top Indian universities and is the only NIT of the country. NIT-R sources informed that THE ranked 853 universities from 35 countries and territories, assessing their research, teaching, knowledge transfer and international outlook for the Asia ranking exercise. The assessment methodology included 18 performance indicators and relied on by students, academics, policymakers and industry leaders worldwide. NIT-R director Prof K Umamaheshwar Rao said the institute's innovative efforts acknowledged on a global scale is greatly encouraging. 'The achievement is even more meaningful as we were recently selected as the only NIT to be a Hub Institute under the ANRF's PAIR programme. The institute has established a strong foundation for collaborative research and knowledge exchange encouraging innovation and accelerating academic development and we look forward to continued progress and future accomplishments,' he added.
