The candidates should have passed and acquired Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy/ Nursing/ Pharmaceutical Sciences/ Medicine/ Dentistry/ Homeopathy/ Naturopathy/ Unani/ Ayurveda or should have passed Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Life Sciences with Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Organic Chemistry as compulsory subjects from any recognised college in India. Optional Subjects of study include Botany/ Zoology/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Genetics/ Food Technology/ Environmental Biology. They should have secured a minimum of 55% aggregate marks in their qualifying examination.