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Am preparing for IIT exam 2020. Am US citizen and studying in INDIA. Is OCI card is mandatory to fill the application? or VISA is fine?


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venkat 4th Aug, 2019
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satyam saran 4th Aug, 2019

If you or your parents come under OCI category, then you become ineligible to register for JEE Advanced as foreign national. Quoting the exact lines from the official website, "1. Who can apply as foreign nationals?

Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized), do not belong to OCI/PIO category, and whose parents are not citizens of India and do not come under OCI/PIO category at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2019 are treated as foreign nationals. Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary with a cap of 10% of total number of seats in every course."

Link: https://jeeadv.ac.in/Foreign-Candidates.html

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4th Aug, 2019
Thanks Satyam. Sorry to trouble you.Can I apply as Indian? I have completed my 10th and pursuing 12th in India only.I have applied for OCI card few days back and its in progress. If i could not get before iit applicarion close dates - can i apply as indian? 
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4th Aug, 2019
I don't think they will ask for proof during application for JEE. Just mention that you belong to that particular category, and then you will be treated as a general Indian candidate, without any reservations.
They will ask for proof during verification of documents after results, as per my information.
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14th Aug, 2020
satyam saran I am a US Citizen and I want to know any seats reserved in IIT for foreign nationals.
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