(1) A pass in Secondary School Leaving Certificate Course or tenth standard examination conducted by the Karnataka State Secondary Education Examination Board or pass in an equivalent examination shall be the minimum qualification for admission to the first year Pre-University Course.
(2) No student shall be admitted to first year Pre-University Course unless he produces the Secondary school leaving certificate issued by the Karnataka State Secondary Examination Board or by any other appropriate authority and the certificate shall not be returned to the candidate till he completes the course or lawfully takes a discharge from the college. A student shall have passed in the first year annual examination or equivalent examination to qualify for admission to the second year Pre-University class by securing a minimum of thirty marks in each subject and an aggregate of thirty- five percent in Part-I and Part-II.
(3) The Pre-University colleges shall conduct an annual examination for the students of first year Pre-University classes at the end of each academic year as far as possible in the month of March. There shall be a supplementary examination for students who fail in the first year annual Pre-University examination in the month of June. Students who pass in this examination are also eligible for admission to the second year Pre-University Course in the same year.