EXIT VISA OR OCI FOR NEW BORN FRENCH NATIONAL IN INDIA

Hi,
I am french national planning to have my delivery in India.My question is

1. Can I apply for oci directly or i should apply for exit visa first?
2. Is the presence of new born in the immigration office is mandatory in India?

Any help would be much appreciated

With thanks,
Afizah

1. Exit visa is required to depart from India in the below circumstances
(a) foreign national born / adopted / surrogacy in india
(b) foreign national unable to produce the original passport that was used during entry.

2. Minors are exempted.

Thanks for the reply.I am planning to return to london when my new born (french national)will be around 3 months.so that means I can apply for oci directly instead of applying exit visa and oci. Is that right?

With Thanks,
Afizah

It's the otherway. Exit permit will be required anyway. I would skip the OCI part and apply later.
also note, exit permit is not a visa. It's issued only 72-48 hours before planned departure enabling exit from India.