(1) Bachelors degree with botany/zoology as one of the subjects with minimum 50% marks.
(2) B.E./B.Tech. (chemistry, Biochemical Engineering, B.V.Sc./M.B.B.S. Biotechnology) with minimum 50% marks.
(3) B.Sc. (Honors) degree in any of the following subjects with a minimum 50% marks. Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Microbiology, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Physics and Chemistry