DASA JEE Main College Predictor 2026

How to Use the DASA JEE Main College Predictor 2026

The DASA college predictor 2026 is an NRI NIT admission predictor for JEE Main covering 24 NITs, 8 IIITs, and 15 GFTIs under DASA counselling. DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad) is a Ministry of Education scheme for NRI, PIO, OCI, and CIWG candidates. From 2021 onwards, a valid JEE Main score is mandatory for all DASA admissions. Use this predictor to find which NIT an NRI student will get through DASA with a given JEE Main rank.

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   Enter Your JEE Main AIR Rank

   Input your JEE Main 2026 AIR rank — compulsory for DASA admissions since 2021 for all NRI, OCI, PIO, and CIWG applicants. The DASA NRI college predictor by JEE Main rank matches your AIR against historical DASA opening and closing rank data for NITs and IIITs to show your admission chances for each college and branch under the DASA scheme.

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   Select DASA-CIWG or DASA Non-CIWG Category

   The CIWG vs non-CIWG cutoff predictor for NIT and IIIT needs you to choose your correct DASA type. DASA-CIWG is for children of Indian workers currently employed in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. DASA Non-CIWG covers NRI (Non-Resident Indians), PIO (Persons of Indian Origin), and OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holders. CIWG candidates typically have separate and often lower cutoffs than Non-CIWG DASA candidates.

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   Choose Gender for Supernumerary Seat Predictions

   NITs and IIITs participating in DASA also offer female supernumerary seats — additional seats beyond normal intake created to improve female enrollment in engineering. Selecting your gender enables the DASA college predictor to include these supernumerary seat options, which can provide better NIT IIIT options for female NRI OCI DASA candidates.

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   Review DASA College Predictions and Prepare Choice List

   The DASA JEE Main college predictor displays NITs and IIITs available through DASA quota with predicted cutoff ranges. Since DASA seat count per programme is small — typically 2 to 5 seats — DASA cutoff ranks can vary year to year based on the applicant pool. Use these NRI OCI admission NIT predictor DASA 2026 results as a planning tool when shortlisting colleges and preparing your DASA counselling choice list for step-by-step admission.