To check the status, one has to take the total stay into consideration .ie., for the previous year which starts on 1 April and ends 31 March. To be a resident Indian, the assessee must have either stayed in India for (i) atleast 182 days in the previous year or (ii) more than 60 days in the previous year, and must have stayed in India for a total of atleast 365 days in the previous 4 years leading up to the previous year.
If the aforementioned conditions aren’t met, the taxpayer receives an NRI status.