ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

A candidate must fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility conditions in totality by the last date of submission of application form otherwise her application form will be rejected.

(i) Candidates seeking admission to DPSE Course must have passed Senior School Certificate Examination (10+2) of CBSE, or its equivalent examination from any other recognized Board/University. The minimum percentage of marks in qualifying examination required for admission to DPSE. course is 50% in aggregate. For calculating percentage of marks of 10+2 examination conducted by CBSE, best 5 subjects including at least one language will be considered.

(ii) Five percent relaxation of marks in the qualifying examination is allowed for candidates belonging and applying under the categories of Scheduled Caste, OR Scheduled Tribe OR Person with Disability (PwD) only. Therefore, the candidates belonging to above mentioned three categories and having 45% marks in qualifying (10+2) exam are also eligible to apply. 

(iii) For other boards/universities, aggregate of marks in best 5 subjects including at least one language (i.e. four subjects + one language) in which he/she is required to pass for qualifying in Sr. Sec. Examination (10+2) or its equivalent as per rules laid down by the concerned board/university will be considered for calculating percentage of marks.

(iv) For calculating percentage of marks of Secondary Examination (10th) CGPA awarded by the CBSE board (qualifying subjects including at least one language) for qualifying in Secondary Examination (10th) will be considered for calculating percentage of marks. For other equivalent boards number of subjects (including at least one language) in which he/she is required to pass, for qualifying in Secondary Examination (10th) as per rules laid down by the concerned board will be considered for calculating percentage of marks (out of total maximum marks).

(v) For calculating percentage of marks of Secondary Examination (10thclass) appropriate prescribed CGPA/GPA conversion formula must be applied. For example for conversion of CGPA of 10th class of CBSE will be multiplied by the CGPA (i.e. CGPA X 9.5). The candidate has to undergo the conversion formula of the board as mentioned  in the mark sheet.