- have secured admission to one of the following professional courses in a government college (including seats in government aided colleges)
- Engineering
- Architecture
- Medicine (MBBS, BAMS and BDS)
- B.V.Sc.
- B. Pharmacy
- B.Sc (Agriculture)
- B.Sc (Nursing)
- Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic)
- Diploma in Agriculture
- be among the top 10 percent in the state or national ranks
- belong to a family of low-income class (below the poverty line)