Candidates must meet JRF(GATE) qualifications, which include:
- A Post Graduate degree in basic science or a Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in a Professional Course.
- Selection through National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship/Assistant Professorship) and GATE, OR through National Level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their agencies (e.g., DST, DBT, DAE, DoS, DRDO, MHRD, ICAR, ICMR, IISC, IISCR).