A pass in the Senior Secondary (+2) Examination (Academic Stream) conducted by the H.P. Board of School Education (or in case of Shastri, pass in Shastri from Sanskrit Colleges affiliated to the HPU) or an examination accepted as equivalent thereto by the various bodies of the H. P. University. A minimum percentage of marks required for admission to the B.Sc. program shall be 50% and 45% for SC/ST/OBC in the previous qualifying examination