The DASA counselling process registration will begin on 30th July 2025. The counselling process will help foreign nationals of India get admission to some of the best colleges in India. The DASA seat allotment process will take place alongside the CSAB special round of seat allotment as well. This article highlights some of the key details about the DASA counselling process. This article also highlights the schedule for the DASA and CSAB special counselling process as well.
DASA Counselling Explained
The DASA counselling process is an online-held counselling process. This counselling process is aimed mainly towards foreign nationals, NRIs, PIOs and Indian students who completed their final years of schooling abroad. The DASA counselling process helps any and all foreign nationals get admission into various undergraduate engineering and agriculture courses in some of the top colleges in India. These colleges include NITs, IIITs, SPAs and CFTIs. The counselling process for DASA takes in place in several rounds in which students can take part in.
DASA 2025 Eligibility
There are several factors that determine a student’s eligibility for the DASA counselling process. Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible to take part in the DASA counselling process:
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DASA and CSAB Special 2025 Complete Schedule
Provided below is an in-depth overview of the DASA counselling and CSAB Special 2025 counselling process. Keeping up with the schedule ensures students are updated on all key events and deadlines about the counselling processes.
The schedule is as follows:
Event | Date |
CSAB Special Category Restoration | 24th July (10am) - 25th July (5pm) 2025 |
CSAB Special Category Restoration Last Date for Queries | 26th July 2025 |
CSAB Special Vacancies After JoSAA | 30th July 2025 |
DASA 2025 Registration Process and CSAB Choice Filling Opening | 30th July 2025 (10am) |
DASA Document Uploading Process Opening | 30th July 2025 (10am) |
Mock Seat Allocation | 3rd August 2025 |
DASA Registration Process and CSAB Special Choice Filling Closing | 3rd August 2025 (5pm) |
DASA Document Upload Process Closing | 3rd August 2025 (5pm) |
Resolution of Payment Issues for DASA Counselling | 4th August 2025 (5pm) |
DASA Last Day to Respond to Queries of Document Verifying Officer | 6th August 2025 (5pm) |
DASA Fee Balance Last Date of Payment (if applicable) | 7th August 2025 |
Choice-Filling and Auto-Locking | 7th August 2025 (8pm) |
ROUND 1: Display of CSAB Special and DASA Seat Allotment Results | 9th August 2025 (5pm) |
ROUND 1: Students Choice of Freezing or Floating Allotted Seats | 9th August (5pm) - 12th August 2025 (5pm) |
ROUND 1: CSAB Online Reporting: Students are required to make the payment of Institute Admission Fees, complete Document Verification and respond to queries of Document Verification Officer | 12th August - 13th August 2025 |
ROUND 2: Display of CSAB Special and DASA Seat Allotment Results | 14h August 2025 (5pm) |
ROUND 2: Students Choice of Freezing or Floating Allotted Seats | 14th August (5pm) - 16th August 2025 (5pm) |
ROUND 2: CSAB Online Reporting: Students are required to make the payment of Institute Admission Fees, complete Document Verification and respond to queries of Document Verification Officer | 16th August - 18th August 2025 |
ROUND 3: Display of CSAB Special and DASA Seat Allotment Results | 19th August 2025 (5pm) |
ROUND 3: Students Choice of Freezing or Floating Allotted Seats | 19th August (5pm) - 21st August 2025 (5pm) |
ROUND 3: CSAB Online Reporting: Students are required to make the payment of Institute Admission Fees, complete Document Verification and respond to queries of Document Verification Officer | 21st August - 22nd August 2025 |
| 20th August - 23rd August 2025 (tentative) |
Students Can Also Read: Difference Between JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Counselling
How to Register for DASA Counselling?
Students will be required to register for the DASA counselling process from the official DASA website at dasanit.org. Students must enter all relevant details on the official DASA application form that will be available on the official DASA website.
The details students will be required to fill on the DASA registration form include their JEE Main application number and date of birth. On their registration form, students will be required to fill in their universities and courses of choice in order of preference. Students will be allotted their seats on the basis of their overall rank on the JEE Main exam as well as the overall seats available in their preferred colleges.