Candidate should have completed M.Sc. Degree in Industrial Fisheries/Marine Biology/Zoology/Aquatic Biology and Fisheries/Fishery Biology and Aquaculture/Capture and Culture Fisheries/Aquaculture/M.F.Sc/M.Sc Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture/M.Sc Aquaculture and Fish Processing or any other Post Graduate Degree in Fisheries and allied subjects / Life Sciences / Biotechnology with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks (or equivalent grade).