Admission is open to the following categories of candidates:
i) Those who have passed H.S.C./Equivalent Examination with Odia as M.I.L.
(These candidate need not submit the Residential Certificate).
ii) Those who do not have Odia as M .I. L. , but whose parents are permanent residents of Odisha must furnish evidence of such permanent residency in the form of a certificate from the Revenue Officer concerned not below the rank of Tahasildar /District Magistrate / their employer concerned.
iii) Those who do not have Odia as M.I.L but whose parents are not permanent residents of Odisha, but serving under the Govt. of Odisha/Central Govt. /Public Undertaking or any University in the State of Odisha. The candidate must furnish a certificate to this effect from the Head of the Office /Institution where his/her parent(s) is/are working.
iv) Odia candidates permanently residing outside Odisha must furnish a certificate in support of their Odisha origin either from their Employer/Tahasildar/District Magistrate of the District in which he/she is residing. Certificate to this effect can also be submitted from the Tahasildar / District Magistrate of their native place Odisha.