(1) The following persons shall not be eligible for being a candidate in the examination to be conducted for teaching
license:-
(a) Non-Nepali citizen,
(b) Not attained the age of 18 years,
(c) Having unsound mind,
(d) Convicted of a criminal offence of  moral turpitude from a court,
(e) Dismissed from service having been rendered disqualified for government
service or teachers service in the future,
(f) Having no educational qualification acquired pursuant to Rule 9,
(g) Having no training acquired pursuant to Rule 9.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Clauses (a) and (g) of Sub-Rule (1), the following persons may become
candidates in the first examination to be conducted for  teaching license after the commencement of this Sub-Rule:-
(a) Non-Nepali citizen getting appointed to  the post of teacher prior to the 1 st of  Baisakh, 2047 (April 14, 1990), and continuously engaged in the service till the commencement of this Rule.
(b) Persons displaced from posts of temporary teachers while fulfilling posts of teachers
permanently as per the advertisement published in 2052 B.S. (1995/96).
(c) Person acting as a temporary teacher for at least a period of one year at the time of
commencement of this Rule.
◊ (3) Notwithstanding anything in Clause (g) of Sub-rule (1), 1 teacher, who has received appointment letter before Mangsir 5, 2063 and serving continuously till the date, shall be eligible to be a candidate  for the first examination to be conducted for the teaching license after the commencement of this sub rule.
Provided that, the teaching license so received shall be ipso facto void in a case such a teacher does not take training within three years of the commencement of this sub-section.