A candidate, for being eligible for admission to the B.M.S. degree course shall have passed the XII std. Examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or any examination recognized as equivalent theretoand should have secured not less than 60% marks in case of students belonging to the General Category, not less than 55% in the case of students belonging to the Minority category and not less than 50% marks in the case of students belonging to Reserved Category.