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The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, the organising institute for DASA and CSAB-Special 2025, has launched a common admission portal to streamline the admission process for foreign-origin, NRI, and other eligible candidates in engineering, architecture, and planning programs across premier Indian technical institutes.
According to a press release by the institute, the portal opens on July 30, 2025, offering eligible candidates a single platform to apply for Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) and Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB)-Special Round for the academic year 2025–26.
The unified platform, developed by NIT-R as the coordinating institute for both categories, will allow candidates to register through a single window at csab.nic.in, reducing duplication, confusion, and administrative burden. Registrations open on July 30, with the final choice-locking deadline set for August 7.
The centralised process covers 105 institutes, including 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 26 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), 3 Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs), IIEST Shibpur, and 44 centrally or state-funded technical institutes (GFTIs).
While DASA caters to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and foreign nationals, particularly from over 50 countries, CSAB-Special is meant for Indian citizens who missed out in the regular Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) rounds or wish to upgrade.
Officials at NIT-R said candidates with NRI status are eligible under both DASA and CSAB-Special. Since 2023, OCI and PIO candidates have also been allowed to apply under both categories through the same portal.
Key Dates and Deadlines
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Registration Start: July 30, 2025
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Last Date for Payment & Document Upload: August 3 (5:00 PM)
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Query Response Deadline (DASA): August 6
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Final Seat Choice Locking: August 7 (8:00 PM)
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Round 1 Allotment: August 9 (5:00 PM)
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Round 2 Allotment: August 14
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Round 3 Allotment: August 19
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Physical Reporting to Institutes: August 20–23 (tentative)
Eligibility Criteria and Advisory
Applicants to DASA 2025 must be born on or after October 1, 2000 and should have completed at least two years of education abroad (Classes XI and XII or equivalent) within the last eight years.
All candidates are advised to consult the official brochures for DASA 2025, CSAB-Special 2025, and the Common Information Brochure for details on eligibility, fee structures, documents, and seat allocation protocols. Further updates will be available on the portal https://csab.nic.in.
