Admission of Foreign Nationals / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)/Person of Indian Origin (PIO)

  • Definitions:
  • Foreign Nationals: Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) are considered as FOREIGN NATIONALS.
  • Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)/ Person of Indian Origin (PIO): (a) As notified by the Government of India. (b) ) Overseas Citizens of India / Persons of Indian Origin (OCI/PIO) candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card on or after 04.03.2021
  • As per the decision dated February 03, 2023, passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021, the OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021 shall be considered as INDIAN NATIONALS.

  • Identity Proof:
  • Identity proof of the candidate is required in the form of Citizenship Certificate/ Foreign Passport and/or OCI/PIO Card, where applicable.

  • Eligibility:
  • The admission of Foreign Nationals shall be based on satisfying the prescribed academic qualifications. Only those students who have qualified from "Foreign Universities" or "Boards of Higher Education recognized as equivalent by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)" are eligible for admission. When required, a reference will be made to the AIU to check equivalence. If the University or Board or programme is not included in the equivalence list, the candidate must obtain an equivalence certificate to this effect from the AIU (www.aiu.ac.in) by paying the requisite fee. Submission of an equivalence certificate from the AIU is mandatory for Foreign Nationals/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who have qualifying degrees from a foreign University.
  • Foreign Nationals having qualifying degree from Indian Universities may also apply.
  • On the recommendation of the Ministry of Education/ Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, eligible Foreign Nationals/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)/ Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) under various scholarship schemes shall also be considered for admission.

  • Exemptions from NIPER JEE 2024:
  • Candidates who possess citizenship of a country other than India and hold a valid passport shall be eligible to apply under the Foreign student category. They are exempted from taking NIPER JEE entrance test.
  • OCI/PIO card holders who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021, are required to qualify NIPER JEE in the Open and Open-PwBD rank lists.

  • Admission Process:
  • The application for admission shall be made on the Study in India Portal (https://studyinindia.gov.in), and the offer letter will be provided after qualifying the minimum criteria of the Institute after verifying the educational qualifications and screening of received applications.
  • The merit of the Foreign National/OCI/PIO Category will be drawn based on the percentage of marks/CGPA in all (examinations equivalent to Indian Class X, XII, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree) qualifying exam.
  • All Foreign students must qualify the interview in English language by the respective NIPERs for securing admission. However, marks of the interview shall not be included in preparing the merit list for admission.

  • Seat Allocation Policy:
  • Seats for Foreign Nationals/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)/ Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) shall be over and above the notified seats for Indian students.
  • The unfilled seats under Foreign National and OCI/PIO categories shall not be filled with Indian students.
  • At the time of seat allocation, the OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021 shall be considered for the seats in the OPEN category. These OCI/PIO candidates shall be included in the Common Rank List, and/or CRL-PwBD list, subject to qualifying the NIPER JEE. These OCI/PIO candidates are NOT entitled to the benefit of reservation under the EWS, OBC (NCL), SC or ST categories for the allocation of seats.

  • VISA and FRRO Registration:
  • All applications of Foreign Nationals/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) must follow the rules of VISA/FRRO mandatorily.

  • Fee Structure at NIPERs (Masters Programmes):
    • Semester Fee (USD)
    Payable at the time of Admission 2355
    Payable for Subsequent Semester 1300

  • Fee Structure at NIPERs (Ph.D. Programmes):
    • Semester Fee (USD)
    Payable at the time of Admission 3250
    Payable for Subsequent Semester 2075
  • The above fee does not include Mess Charges.
  • Any other fee, charges, or dues at the same rate as payable by the Indian students of the same academic category and level, will be payable in USD by Foreign National/OCI/PIO Category candidates.
  • Financial assistance will NOT be provided by the NIPER to the selected Foreign Nationals/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)/ Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) except OCI/PIO card holders who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021 (INDIAN NATIONAL as per Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021) and who will qualify NIPER JEE in the Open and Open-PwBD rank lists.

⇨ For more information on rolling call for admission of Foreign Nationals/OCI/PIO at NIPER-Guwahati.