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Citizenship of India can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalisation.Indian citizenship by registration can be obtained when the applicant is of Indian origin, or to be married to, or have parents who are, citizens of India.For information from the Ministry of Home Affairs on requirements for citizenship by registration: Click here (PDF in English)A foreigner can acquire citizenship of India by naturalisation. Applicants must have:Lived in India for 11 of the last 14 years prior to application.Lived continuously in India for a period of 12 months immediately prior to date of application.For details from the Ministry of Home Affairs of the application procedure: Click here (PDF in English)Permanent ResidencyThere are two options for permanent residency.OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) CardPIO (Persons of Indian Origin)OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) CardThe OCI affords many of the rights of an Indian citizen. As India does not permit dual citizenship, this card is for those who may have given up their Indian citizenship but want to retain links to the country.It essentially provides a lifelong visa allowing multiple entry to India for any purpose. Those in possession of an OCI card are exempt from registering their stay in India. An OCI card holder can apply for Indian citizenship provided they have been registered as OCI for at least five years, and have lived in India for one of the five years prior to application.This card is specifically for citizens of another country (excluding Pakistan and Bangladesh) who were either eligible to become a citizen of India on 26 January 1950 or have been a citizen on, or at any time after, 26 January 1950. Those who belonged to a territory that became part of India after 15 August 1947 also qualify. The children and grandchildren of those mentioned are also eligible. An applicant for OCI must be a citizen of a country that permits dual citizenship.Full information about the OCI card is available on the Indian Government Ministry of Home Affairs web page. An application can be made online: Click herePIO (Persons of Indian Origin)This is for all those of Indian origin who are holders of a passport of another country. Exclusions to this are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Sri Lanka.The PIO card is valid for 15 years and allows holders to enter India without a visa including for studies and employment. Registration at the Foreign Registration Office (FRO) is not required for single periods of stay under 180 days.Eligibility for a PIO card is for those who have at any time held an Indian passport or who have parents, grandparents, or great grandparents who were born, or have been a permanent resident, in India. Eligibility also extends to those who are married to a person of Indian origin as outlined above or married to a citizen of India.Details of how to apply for a PIO can be found on the Indian Embassy website of the applicant’s country of residence.Source : AngloInfo

A2ASEAT ALLOCATIONAs per the officials of MHRD, admitting foreign students at IITs will not have any impact on the seats offered to Indian students, as the seats offered to the foreign candidates will be additional.Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary with a cap of 10% of the total number of seats in every course at IITs. Foreign nationals are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the OBC(NCL), SC, ST and PwD categories.SELECTION PROCEDUREFor Admission into IITs, Foreign Students, as well as Indian Students both Admission Counselling, is done through JOSAA only.Eligibility as a foreign candidate: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) 2018 are treated as foreign nationals.There are three terms you should be familiar with that categorize Indians who live abroad/foreign nations (as per BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION) :NRI - (Non-Resident Indians) are Indian Citizens who live in another country.PIO - (Person of Indian Origin) used to be a lifetime visa for non-Indian citizens, provided such applicant has a valid Passport.OCI - (Overseas Citizen of India) are non-Indian citizens who have a lifetime visa to live and work in India with fewer restrictions.Foreign nationals who do not belong to OCI/PIO category and their parents also satisfy the same criteria, i.e., they are foreign nationals and do not belong to OCI/PIO category, can directly register for JEE (Advanced) without appearing in JEE (Main) exam.Documents required for registration :Passport size photographs.Birth certificate for age proof.Identity proof copy of the candidate including Student VISA, immigration certificate, etc.Citizenship certificate, Passport of both the parents.Testimonial (if required)Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are likely to conduct IIT entrance exams in multiple countries from 2017 for offering admissions to foreign students in their undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) agreed to conduct the IIT entrance test for Foreign Students in these nations :Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Colombo (Sri Lanka)Dhaka (Bangladesh)Dubai (UAE)Kathmandu (Nepal) andSingapore.All foreign candidates who desire to appear for JEE (Advanced) to take admission into IITs have to register online at https://www.jeeadv.ac.in. The registration fee for JEE (Advanced) 2018 applicable to foreign nationals is between USD 160 to USD 300.P.S. ~ If you got some additional information regarding this, feel free to suggest me.Hope this helps!

Without getting into rhetoric, if I analyse and assess the situation from PM Imran Khan’s point of view, what other options does he have? Let us look at the salient points of the India Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB):The bill identifies three countries in particular: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.The CAB proposes to grant fast track citizenship to all non-Muslim refugees who originate from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who have fled the country due to religious persecution.Nepal and Bhutan are not really a concern because their citizens have visa free access to India.The CAB does not talk in detail about Sri Lanka either where there have been non-Sinhalese refugees from the erstwhile Tamil Eelaam movement.What does the bill imply underneath and in between the lines? Non muslims such as Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians and such have been persecuted and subject to atrocities in these three countries. It subtly identifies Pakistan as one that does not protect the rights of the minorities. Bangladesh too is identified but it is not much concerned or chooses to see it as Indian internal affair. Afghanistan is least affected of all. So what choice does PM Imran Khan have but to denounce the bill? It shows Pakistan in poor light. That is his problem. It is also a Hindu-Muslim issue for him. He thinks that this law is anti-Muslim.After the abrogation of Article 370, and now this, Pakistan is bound to oppose.There is a small point here specifically to exclusion of Muslim refugees.What about Ahmediya Muslims who are also persecuted in Pakistan and considered non-Muslims?What about Rohingya Muslims from Mynamar?What about Shia Muslims from the three countries (majority Sunni countries)?What about other Muslims from the three countries?As mentioned in my CAB bullet points, what about refugees from Sri Lanka?The following articles of the Indian constitution deal with the citizenship rules.Article 5: Citizenship During the Commencement of the ConstitutionArticle 6: Rights of Citizenship of Certain Persons who have Migrated to India Territory from Territory of Pakistan (includes East Pakistan, now Bangladesh)Article 7: Rights of Citizenship of Certain Migrants to Pakistan (Indian citizens who migrated to Pakistan but returned to India)Article 8: Rights of Citizenship of Certain Persons of Indian Origin Residing Outside IndiaArticle 9: Persons Voluntarily Acquiring Citizenship of a Foreign State Not to be CitizensArticle 10: Continuance of the Rights of CitizenshipArticle 11: Parliament to Regulate the Right of Citizenship by LawThe CAB is deals under Articles 11.Yes, it is true that CAB does not include any of the five category people that I mentioned earlier. But that does not mean that such people (Muslims) are completely excluded. People (Muslims) who migrated to India after 19 July 1948 can apply for citizenship too under Article 6 and 7:Article 6:Regardless of anything in article 5, a person who has migrated to the territory of India from the territory currently enclosed in Pakistan shall be deemed to be an Indian citizen at the commencement of this Constitution if:If a person migrated from Pakistan to India before 19 July 1948 shall be considered as an Indian citizen if either of the person’s parents or any of his grandparents were born in India as expressed in the Government of India act, 1935 and has been living or residing since the date of migration.For people who migrated after 19 July 1948, they should be registered as a citizen of India by an officer from the Government of India but for registration, the subjected person has to be a resident in the territory of India for a minimum of six months, preceding the date of his application.Article 7 in principle revokes the Indian citizenship of persons who migrated to Pakistan on or after 1 March 1947. But many chose to return back to India:Given that nothing in this article shall apply to a person who after having migrated to the territory now included in Pakistan has returned to the Indian territory under a permit for resettlement or returning permanently issued by the authority of any law and every such person shall for the purposes of clause (b) of article 6 be deemed to have migrated to the territory of India after the 19th day of July 1948.There is too much noise on the CAB by the opposition. The liberal press (read Lutyens) too is making an issue out of nothing.