Eligibility and Reservation :
i. Should be an Indian citizen.
ii. Should pass the H.S (+2) Examination or its equivalent from any recognized Board/Council/University with at least 50% marks in the aggregate (where aggregate is given)/aggregate of the best five (where no aggregate is mentioned). There is, however, a relaxation of 5% marks for the applicants belonging to SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/PH/Ex-Serviceman category. Where there is no aggregate marks, 50% / 45% of the total of the best five scores excluding EVS (where it is not an elective subject) for eligibility will be counted.
Note: The entry qualifications of the applicants belonging to Ex-Serviceman shall be determined in terms of the memo of the School Education Department no. 598-SE(EE)/PTTI-16/17 dated 08.09.2017 read with the clarification of MHRD memo no. F.No. 1-22/2012-EE-4(P) dated 23.08.2017, if required i.e. if the applicant does not have 50%/45% marks in H.S. (+2) examination.
iii. Should not be above 35 years of age (40 years of age for SC/ST/PH and 38 years for OBC-A & OBC-B) as on 01.07.2019.
Note 1: This upper age limit is not applicable for the in-service teachers, appointed before 03.09.2001.
Note 2: Ex-Serviceman-candidates shall get the benefit of age relaxation as per rules.
Note 3: Applicants who possess SC/ST/OBC-A and OBC-B category certificates issued by the competent authority of other states, shall be given the benefits/concession at par with General (Un-reserved) category candidates.
iv. Must have studied and passed at the Higher Secondary level Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santhali as a compulsory subject, carrying the weightage of 100 marks for admission to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santhali medium Institutions (as the case may be). Must have studied English of 100 marks as the Second/other language.
v. Reservation of seats shall be made as per the State Government norms.
vi. For Vocational-course-pass applicants :
a) 4% (i.e. two out of fifty) of the seats shall be earmarked for applicants coming from the Vocational Stream Course (+2 Level) under any recognized Board/University/Council or its equivalent, regardless of categories.
b) Such vocational-course-pass applicants must have studied at least two languages including English at the +2-stage.
c) Such vocational-course-pass applicants should score at least 50% marks at the H.S. (+2) Examination.
d) Such vocational-course-pass applicants, however, should only choose “Vocational” as specified in the “Select Category” column in the Application Form for Admission instead of GEN, SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B and PH.
e) Vocational course candidates shall have to upload both the Class XI and XII mark-sheets, if required, to show marks obtained in the languages. In such cases both the mark-sheets have to be clubbed and uploaded.
vii. 5 (five) seats in D.I.E.Ts, Govt./Govt. Sponsored/Govt. Aided Primary Teachers’ Training Institutes will be kept reserved for in-service primary teachers, appointed before 03.09.2001 and having 50% or 45% (as the case may be) at the H.S. (+2) Examination. Such teachers will have to be duly deputed by the competent authority.
In case of non-availability of such candidates the seats shall be filled up from among the wait-listed candidates in order of merit as per reservation rules.
viii. Ten (10) percent of the total intake of a Self-financed Non-Government unaided Institution shall be reserved under ‘Management Quota’. No such reservation will be there in case of a Government/Government Sponsored/Govt. Aided institution. In case of such reservations, admission procedures and other terms and conditions for admission, as prescribed, should also be maintained strictly. A separate merit list for this category will be prepared and maintained.
ix. An institution which is allowed to admit both Christian and Non-Christian students, shall admit students from each section as per the guidelines in the order. In case of non-availability of students under one section, the wait-listed students of the corresponding other section shall be allowed in order of merit and according to the prescribed guidelines.
x. Calculation of Merit: The name of the examination should be Higher Secondary or as mentioned in the Mark-sheet of other recognized Boards or Councils. The total marks obtained should be the aggregate of the best five, where applicable,
including First or Second Language or both (as the case may be) but excluding EVS (where it is not an elective subject).