When is a person said Resident but Not Ordinarily Resident?

Resident but Not A person who is otherwise resident as Ordinarily Resident would be RNOR (RNOR) if he satisfies any of the following two conditions:

(i) He has not been resident in India in 9 out of 10 preceding previous years. or

(ii) He has not been in India for an aggregate period of 730 days or more in the preceding 7 previous years. W.e.f. 01.04.2004, the status ‘RNOR’ has been redefined as follows:-

An individual shall be said to be RNOR if he has been a non-resident in India in 9 out of 10 previous years preceding or period amounting to 729 days or less during the 7 previous years preceding that year.

Source: Income Tax Department