Eligibility to appear for the entrance exam 1. A candidate must be a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal, or a subject of Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, for permanent settlement in India, or a migrant from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam permanently settled in India.  2. The minimum age requirement for the candidates to appear in the examination is 19 year old and maximum age limit is 25 year old as of 1st August in the year of examination.