Aspirants seeking admission to the program must have done X & XII (min 60%), BE / B Tech (MAE/ME/AE or relevant areas of Mechanical Engineering) (min 60%) and ME/M. Tech/MS in Mechanical and Automation Eng./ Thermal Eng./ Heat Power Eng./ Automobile Eng./ Machine Design/ Production Eng./ Industrial and Production Eng./ Manufacturing/ Industrial production &Management/ Manufacturing and Automation/ Mechanical Eng./ Mechanical and Welding Eng./ Metallurgical and Materials Eng./ Materials Science/ Nuclear Eng./ Fluid Eng./ Energy Systems Eng./ Renewable and Alternative Energy/ Robotics/ Tool Eng./ Turbo-machines/ Hydropower Eng./ Alternate Hydro Energy Systems/ Solar, Renewable and Alternate Energy with a minimum of 60% marks or grade point average from any accredited Indian or Foreign University.