(a) Candidate should be a Graduate in any Faculty of any University in Maharashtra established by an act of Parliament or by a State Legislature or an equivalent NationalInstitution recognized as a Deemed to be University or Foreign University recognized as equivalent to the status of an Indian University by an Authority competent to declare equivalence, With Minimum of 45% marks in aggregate in qualifying examination in case of
candidates belonging to OPEN, EWS & ORPHAN category Candidates (That is 45% marks for all the parts of the Degree Examination taken together). 40% marks in aggregate in qualifying examination (That is 40% marks for all the parts of the Degree Examination taken together) in case of Candidates belonging to SC & ST Categories belonging to Maharashtra State. 42% marks in aggregate in qualifying examination (That is 42% marks for all the parts of the Degree Examination taken together) in case of candidates belonging to VJNT, SBC and OBC Categories belonging to Maharashtra State.