- A Post Graduate degree in basic science OR a Graduate/Post Graduate Degree in a Professional Course.
- Candidates must have been selected through one of the following processes:
- National Eligibility Test (NET) - CSIR-UGC NET (including lectureship/Assistant Professorship) and/or GATE.
- A national-level examination conducted by Central Government Departments, Agencies, or institutions like DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MHRD, ICAR, ICMR, IISC, IISCR.
- Background in Physics at the Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) levels.