The Indian government has announced the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme for foreign students in technical institutions. This scheme was developed by Educational Consultants India Limited (EdCIL), under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and features 15 percent supernumerary seats in all higher and technical institutions of India exclusively for foreign nationals and persons of Indian origin (PIOs). There is also a 50 percent tuition fee waiver for students from SAARC countries, for admission to undergraduate programs offered by the National Institutes of Technology and other institutions under the DASA scheme. For Nepali students, this offer may just open up doors right next door.