B.E./B.Tech B.E./B. Tech. with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates of Karnataka Origin) in Civil/ Chemical/ Mining/ Metallurgy/ Biotechnology Engineering Or M.Sc. (in Chemistry/Bio-chemistry/ Micro-Biology/ Biotechnology/ Meteorology/ Geology/ Life Sciences/ Atmospheric Sciences/ Earth Sciences) with Mathematics at 10+2 level.