Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
- The +2-level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
- General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB).
- Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
- A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
- Age limit -The upper age limit for candidates belonging to the general category is 20 years. The upper age limit is 23 years for candidates belonging to reserved categories such as other backward class-non creamy layer (OBC-NCL), scheduled caste (SC) & scheduled tribe (ST). The age limit is 25 years for PWD reserved category candidates. However, the upper age limit is 20 years for foreign applicants.