Eligibility criteria for appearing entrance examination:
- Those who do not have passed H.S.C. / Equivalent Examination with Odia as M.I.L.
- Those who do not have Odia as M.I.L., but whose parents are permanent residents of Odisha must furnish evidence of such permanent residency in the form of a certificate from the Revenue Officer concerned not below the rank of Tahasildar /District Magistrate/ their employer concerned.
- Those who do not have Odia as M.I.L but whose parents are not permanent residents of Odisha, but serving under the Govt. of Odisha/Central Govt. /Public Undertaking or any University in the State of Odisha. The candidate must furnish a certificate to this effect from the Head of the Office /Institution where his/her parent(s) is/are working.
- Odia candidates permanently residing outside Odisha must furnish a certificate in support of their Odisha origin either from their Employer / Tahasildar / District Magistrate of the District in which he/she is residing. Certificate to this effect can also be submitted from the Tahasildar / District Magistrate of their native place Odisha. No affidavit for the above categories shall be entertained.
- The above stipulations are not applicable to ICAR / DBT nominees / Foreign / NRI candidates.
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Inservice candidates who are not sponsored must furnish a permission letter/NOC from their immediate authority along with the application form to appear the entrance examination.
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Candidates must have passed the qualifying Examination prior to the date of entrance examination. However, students continuing in final year of U.G. and P.G. course programme and satisfying the domicile requirements of Odisha are also eligible to appear at the Entrance Examination subject to condition that they must furnish a certificate from the Head of the Institution for completion of study prior to the date of admission.
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Reservation: ICAR - 25%, SC - 8%, ST -12%.