A candidate who has passed in Higher Secondary Examination with Mathematics or Business Mathematics or Computer Science or Statistics (Academic stream or Vocational stream) as one of the subject under Higher Secondary Board of Examination, Tamil Nadu as per norms set by the Government of Tamil Nadu or an Examination accepted as equivalent there to by the syndicate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed there to are permitted to appear and qualify for the Bachelor of Science in Information Science degree examination of this university after a course of study of three academic years.