According to Bar Council of India (BCI) Rules, a candidate opting for admission to the Five Year Course must have:

1. Passed the Higher Secondary Examination (10+2) or an equivalent examination securing in aggregate not below 45% of the total marks in case of general category applicants and 40% of the total marks in case of SC and ST applicants.
2. Age of admission is limited to 20 (twenty) years in case of general category applicants and to 22 (twenty two) years in case of applicants from SC, ST and other Backward communities on 1st January of the year of admission.