Recently, the High Court of Karnataka held that the Students under the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) category are to be considered as “citizens of India” for admission to professional courses.
Government of India launched the ‘Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme’ by making amendments to Citizenship Act of 1955 in 2005.
On 09 January 2015, the Government of India discontinued the PIO card and merged it with OCI card.