- be a domicile of Odisha
- belong to the General/ST/SC/OBC/SEBC/EBC community*
- have passed the higher secondary examination (Class 12) in science/arts/commerce/vocational stream conducted by CHSE, Odisha, or Upashastri Examination conducted by Shree Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya (SJSV) for the respective year
Note:-
- ST refers to the Scheduled Caste community.
- SC refers to the Scheduled Tribe community.
- OBC refers to the Other Backward Classes community.
- SEBC refers to the Socially and Economically Backward Classes.
- EBC refers to the Economically Backward Classes.