Siddha education should aim at producing graduates of profound scholarship having deep basis of Siddha with scientific knowledge in accordance with fundamentals with extensive practical training who would be able and efficient teachers, research scholars, physicians and surgeons of Siddha System fully competent to serve in the medical and health services of the country.

• The candidates belonging to all categories for admission to the Siddha Maruthuva Arignar Course must have passed 12 th standard with Science with at least 50% marks in aggregate in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• The relaxation of the minimum marks prescribed above for deciding eligibility will be according to the rules and regulations of the respective University or State Government notification from time to time.
• He should have passed Tamil as one of the subjects in the 10 th Standard or in Higher Secondary course.
• Candidate who are not covered under clause above, have to study Tamil as a subject during the 1 st Professional course.