For Admission to Professional Degree courses, an applicant must fulfill the following eligibility criteria. 

Educational

The candidate must have passed HSSC  (10+2) Examination of Goa Board or an examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi or any equivalent examination and must have obtained minimum percentage of marks in specified subjects. 

• First Year MBBS & BDS
  Candidates should have passed the HSC examination of Goa Board of secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with English and secured less than 50% marks in the aggregate of subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 40% for the applicants belonging to SC, ST and OBC Only. 
  
  
• First Year B.E
  Candidates who have passed the HSC of the Goa Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with English, Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and one of the following subjects as optional- Chemistry/Bio-Technology/Computer Science/Biology and must secured not less than 50% marks in  aggregate of above subjects.
  
  
• First Year B.Pharm. Sc.
  The applicant should have passed the HSC examination of the Goa Board of Secondary or its equivalent examination with English, Physics & Chemistry as compulsory subjects with one of the following subjects: Mathematics/Bio-Technology/Computer Science/Biology as optional subjects and secured not less than 50% marks in the aggregate of the above subjects. For candidates belonging to  SC/ST/OBC the score is deducted to 40%.
  
  
• First Year B.Arch.
  Candidate seeking admission to B.Arch should have passed in HSC examination of the Goa Board of Secondary or any equivalent examination with Mathematics as one of the main subjects and should secured at least 50% marks. All candidates desirous of seeking admissions to Degree Courses in Architecture must appear and have valid score in Nationa Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted online by Council of Architecture. 

The candidates who have appeared/are appearing at HSSC or equivalent examination, before the start of academic session are also eligible to appear at GCET. 

Nationality
Candidates desirous to appear to GCET should be an Indian citizen. Non- resident Indians holding Inidan passport may also apply for seats reserved under NRI category. Foreign Nationals and Persons of Indian Origin holding non-Indian passport must apply to Govt. of India.

Age
Applicants to degree courses in Medicine & Dentistry must have completed the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the academic year of admission to become eligible for admission to first year. No age limit, minimum or maximum is specified for admission to Engineering, Pharmacy and Architecture.