Students who have passed either S.S.L.C or P.U.C either in open schools or as private candidates shall produce the relevant Marks Card or a certificate from the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board / Directorate of Pre-University Education which certifies that he / she is a " private candidate". In respect of candidates who have taken more than one year to pass a class / Grade, the years of academic study is counted as one year only for this purpose.
