(a) A candidate should have passed the Bachelor’s Degree/Master's Degree in Sciences, Social Sciences/Humanities/Commerce of Savitribai Phule Pune University or of any other recognized university with at least 50 % marks. Or a Bachelor's in Engineering / Technology with specialization in Science and Mathematics from any recognized university with at least 55 % marks. S/he should have offered at least one school subject at the first and/or second-degree level as a principal or subsidiary, allied, or optional subject. (School subject means the subject included in the syllabus of Secondary/Higher secondary level of State/ Central Education Board in India).