Candidates must have passed Bachelor's Degree Examination (under 10+2+3 or 10+2+2/10+1+3 pattern) from the University of Jammu or any other statutory University in India registered with the Association of Indian Universities and have secured at least 45% (44.5% is treated as 45%) of the aggregate marks in the qualifying examination in case of general category and 40% (39.5% is treated as 40%) in case of reserved categories