Candidates for admission to Siddha course should have passed higher secondary examination conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu or an equivalent examination after 12 years of study of any State or Central Board accepted by the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University with the following group of science subjects with the following marks:

OC- A Minimum of 50% in the aggregate in the Science Subjects 
        (Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Botany and Zoology) 

BC- A Minimum of 45% in the aggregate in the Science Subjects 
        (Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Botany and Zoology) 

MBC- A Minimum of 40% in the aggregate in the Science Subjects 
         (Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Botany and Zoology) 

SC- A Minimum of 35% in the aggregate in the Science Subjects 
         (Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Botany and Zoology)