yes, of course, you can apply for admission in Indian institutions. the good thing is that you are from saarc nation so it requires less fee when compared to that of other foreign nationals.

well, IIts and NITs have a slight difference in admission methods in the case of IITs one needs to appear for the JEE mains exam.The centers are allocated in some of the foreign cities but I'm not sure about Afghanistan You can apply for the JEE MAIN application which i think the last date has passed so you can gear up for the next academic year.

coming to NITs they do adopt students under the DASA scheme of MHRD

Applicant must have passed the qualifying examination, i.e. Senior Secondary (10+2) or equivalent from any system of education as recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org).

and

Applicant should have completed successfully Mathematics, Physics and one of the subjects from (Chemistry, Bio-technology, Computer Science, Biology) in 11 th and / or 12, as applicable in the respective boards

and

Applicant must have secured a minimum of at least 60% aggregate marks (average of all subjects of qualifying examination taken together) or 6.50 CGPA (on a 10 point scale) or equivalent in the qualifying examination. In case, CGPA on a different scale is awarded OR if only grades are awarded, percentage / CGPA equivalence provided by the principal examination authorities will only be considered. Applicants should have a minimum total valid score of 1440 in SAT Subject Tests (Subjects: Mathematics Level 2, Physics and Chemistry).

For more details on SAT Subject Tests visit website: www.collegeboard.com .

Residential Requirement

Applicants must be Foreign Nationals / Persons of Indian Origin / Overseas Citizen of India who have completed the qualifying examination in any country (including India)

OR

Indian Nationals studying abroad.

In case of Indian Nationals, they must have completed the 11 th and 12 th standard or equivalent from outside India.

Reservation for Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries (CIWG)

As per AICTE notification New Delhi of 21 st January, 2004 issued vide Gazette notification No: F-37-3 / legal / 2004 dated: 21 st January, 2004, published to indicate the provisions of All India Council for Technical Education (admission under supernumerary quota for foreign nationals (FN) / persons of Indian Origin (PIOs / Children of Indian Workers in the Gulf Countries (CIWG), in AICTE approved Institutions) regulations, 2004 under which 15% seats in all the Institutions / University Departments, approved by AICTE, offering technical courses leading to Diploma, Degree and Post graduate degree in Engineering and Technology, Architecture and Town Planning, Pharmacy, Applied Arts, MBA and MCA, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, shall be allowed on supernumerary basis from amongst foreign nationals (foreign nationals (FN) / persons of Indian Origin (PIOs / Children of Indian Workers in the Gulf Countries (CIWG), over and above the approved intake, provided that 1/3rd of the 15% shall be reserved across different disciplines in the educational Institutions for the children of Indian workers in the Gulf Countries.

For further details, please visit :

https://www.dasanit.org/dasa2017/

all the best!!!