Offline Course

Shall have passed two years of university examinations conducted by the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka State, with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology individually and must have obtained a minimum of not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English (PCBE) taken together in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English taken together in the qualifying examination be not less than 40% instead of 45% as above.

OR

Shall have passed any other examination conducted by Boards /Councils/ Intermediate Education established by State Governments/ Central Government and recognized as equivalent to a year Pre University examination by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences/Association of Indian Universities (AIU), with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as optional subjects and the candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology individually and must have obtained a minimum of not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English taken together in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English taken together in the qualifying examination be not less than 40% instead of 45% as above.

OR

In case of candidates from the stream of Vocational Higher Secondary Course conducted by the Board of Vocational Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, the candidate shall have taken a minimum of 5 (five) subjects including Physics, Chemistry, Biolog,y and English in addition to the vocational subject (vide RGUHS Notification No. RGUHS/SEF/EC.B.Sc.Nsg/191/2005-06 dated 18.05.2006.) and shall have passed the said examination in all the subjects individually and shall have obtained a minimum of not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English taken together in the qualifying examination be not less than 40% instead of 45% as above.

3. Colour-blind candidates are eligible provided that colour-corrective contact lenses and spectacles are worn by such candidates.

4. The candidate shall be medically fit.