The Health Services Academy follows a strict merit-based criteria for the selection of students into its MSPH and EMSPH programme.

Basic Qualifications
The candidate should possess one of the following qualifications or an equivalent degree from a recognized university or accrediting body.

1. MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery)
2. BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
3. BPharmacy (Bachelor’s in Pharmacy) or MPharmacy (Master’s in Pharmacy)
4. BSc Nursing (Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing)
5. DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
6. Master’s Degree in a relevant subject such as Anthropology, Business Administration (EMBA of 2 years), Human Nutrition, Microbiology, Physiology, Psychology, Public Health Engineering, Statistics and Zoology Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, Education & other related sciences.

Age Limit
Candidates should not be over 45 years of age at the time of applying for the course. In case of a tie in the process of fulfilment of selection criteria, preference shall be given to those of younger age.

Final Selection
The applicant's acceptance is contingent upon the receipt of all required documents including official transcripts. The MSPH/EMSPH Admissions Committee is responsible for identifying those students with missing documents and/or credentials which do not meet eligibility standards.

The final selection shall be done on the basis of the following distribution of marks

* The marks obtained in the final examination of the qualifying degree as mentioned in the eligibility criteria.