Total number of seats under Gujarat Category: 195
- B.Tech (Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – 136
- B.Tech (Honours) in ICT with minor in Computational Science – 34
- Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Mathematics and Computing (MnC) – 25
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) was established in 2001. It is located in Gandhinagar, a city with seven Special Economic Zones and 10 industrial estates. DA-IICT received a ‘deemed university’ status in 2003. In 2019, NIRF ranked DA-IICT 91st among engineering colleges in India. It also has an ‘A’ accreditation from NAAC.
DAIICT provides admissions to its undergraduate program under 3 categories.
Number of seats: 137
The minimum academic qualification for admission to the programs is that the candidate must have passed in final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent referred to as the qualifying examination (mentioned below). The candidate must have passed in final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and any one of Chemistry/Bio-technology/Computer Science/Biology. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in 2020 are also eligible to apply for consideration of provisional admission. All candidates who are offered provisional admission will be required to produce the proof of having passed the qualifying examination (10+2 examination or equivalent) to the Institute latest by 30 October 2020, failing which the provisional admission will stand, cancelled.
If a candidate is found ineligible at a later date, even after admission to DA-IICT, her/his admission will be cancelled. All admissions will be subject to verification of facts from the original testimonials/certificates/documents of the candidates. The decision of the competent authority at DA-IICT regarding eligibility of any candidate shall be final.
A list of qualifying examinations is given below:
Only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after 01 October 1995 are eligible. Date of birth as recorded in the 10th or 12th standard certificate, as issued by the Board/University only, will be taken as authentic. Candidates must produce this certificate in original as proof of their age at the time of counselling.
Admission to the B. Tech. programs will be based on the All India Rank of Joint Entrance Examination 2020 (JEE-2020) Main, which is conducted by the National Testing Agency, Government of India. Therefore, candidates who are appearing for JEE 2020 Main can only apply for these programs.
The short-listed candidates will be offered admission (confirmed/waitlisted) in order of their merit (based on the All India Ranking of JEE 2020).
At the time of counseling an amount of Rs.1,06,000/- (Rs.86,000/- towards Tuition Fee for the First Semester and Rs.20,000/- towards Caution Deposit) is to be paid. Subsequently, fees are charged semester-wise, with the registration at the beginning of each semester.
Tuition Fee | Rs.86,000/- per Semester |
Registration Fee | Rs.2,500 per Semester |
Caution Deposit | Rs.20,000/- (Refundable at the end of the Program) |
Hostel Rent | Rs.18,000/- or Rs.20,000/- per Semester depending upon the hostel allotted |
Food | As per actual, as charged by the food court units/cafeteria. (These expenses will be approximately Rs.5500/- per month) |
*Subject to revision
Education Loan
The Institute will facilitate the students to avail educational loan from selected Banks. The bank officials will be present on campus at the time of registration of admitted students so as to enable the students to obtain details on procedures and terms and conditions of the loan. The students can also avail loan from banks of their choice and in either of the case; the Institute will extend support in completing the loan documentation process.
The Institute provides financial support in the form of scholarships to eligible students as per details given below:
DA-IICT Merit and Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
A few students admitted to the programs are awarded merit scholarships equivalent to full tuition fees. The Institute shall draw a list of students eligible for merit scholarship based on the admission ranks drawn from Gujarat and All India Categories separately.
The Merit-cum-Means Scholarships are offered to five students in each semester based on their academic performance and subject to a means test.
Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojna, Government of Gujarat
The admitted B.Tech students are encouraged to apply for the ‘Chief Minister Scholarship Scheme’ of the Government of Gujarat. The Scheme provides financial support to bright and needy students.
The refund policy for the withdrawing candidates is in accordance with the UGC/AICTE rules.
Number of seats: 58
For the purpose of admissions into the B Tech programs, the following categories of applicants will be considered as Non- Resident Indians:
Foreign Nationals (FN): A person having citizenship of a foreign country (citizens other than India) and not having the status of ‘NRI.’
(The admission criteria have been revised for the year 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic as the testing bodies are unable to conduct the prescribed entrance examination/tests in time)
Admission may be granted to:
(a) Those who meet the eligibility criteria as pronounced above in Sl. No. 1 to 3.
(b) Those who have secured in their X and XI Board final examinations separately an aggregate minimum GPA of 7 on a 10-point scale or 70% aggregate minimum marks in Physics and Mathematics. (If XI final examination is not conducted by the Board, the score of final examination conducted by the School will be accepted)
OR
SAT Subject Tests score (formerly SAT II) of Physics and Mathematics with minimum score of 1060.
OR
All India Rank of Joint Entrance Examination 2020 (JEE-2020) Main conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), Government of India with a minimum score of 85 percentile.
Tuition Fee | US $5,000 per semester |
Registration Fee | US $100 per semester |
Caution Deposit | US $1,000 (Refundable at the end of the Program) |
Hostel Rent | US $500 per semester |
Food | As per actual, as charged by the canteen/cafeteria. (These expenses will be approximately US $80 per month) |
On accepting admission, an amount of US $ 6,000 or its equivalent amount in Indian rupees at the time of payment (US$ 5,000 towards Tuition Fee for the First Semester, US $ 1,000 as Caution Deposit) and at the time of registration US $ 600 (Registration Fee US$ 100 and Hostel Rent US$ 500) is payable. The fees can be paid in Indian rupees by mail transfer (details are provided below) or by Demand Draft drawn in favour of ‘DA-IICT’ payable at Ahmedabad at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of drawing the Draft. The last date for paying the fee will be notified to the candidate in the admission offer. If a candidate accepts the admission by paying the fee but does not join, then only the caution deposit will be refunded. Subsequently, fees are charged semester-wise, with the registration at the beginning of each semester.
*subject to revision
The students admitted to the program will be eligible for Merit Scholarships of Rs. 70,000/- per semester. The minimum eligibility for award of Scholarship is an SPI score of 7/10 and above. Based on this eligibility criterion, the Merit Scholarships would be offered to five students from the list of students eligible for Merit Scholarship in each semester. The award of Scholarship is effective from the academic year 2020-21.