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<div style="background:#eef3fb;color:#303846;border:1px solid #c9d7ee;border-radius:12px;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 18px"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6"><strong style="color:#171d29">Checked 29 September 2026.</strong> Category lists from the GRB issued August 2026, which took effect with the notice of 11 Aug 2026 (91 FR 51695) moving Biomedical Science into Category A; the USPTO reviews Category B degrees for a move to Category A every three years (notice of 16 May 2023). Our mapping of Indian degree names is interpretation; OED decides each transcript.</p></div>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">To be admitted to the registration exam you must show the "scientific and technical training necessary to provide valuable service to patent applicants". The General Requirements Bulletin (GRB, issued August 2026) sets out four standard ways to show it, Categories A to D; for an applicant who fits none of them, the GRB says the USPTO "will conduct an independent review" under 37 CFR 11.7(a)(2)(ii). This guide maps Indian degrees onto those categories. <strong>Read this first:</strong> the degree is the second gate, not the first. If you are not a US citizen and you live in India, you cannot sit this exam. The USPTO's General Requirements Bulletin says the registration examination "is not administered to aliens who do not reside in the United States". Of non-citizens, only US lawful permanent residents may apply for registration; others living in the US with qualifying work authorisation can get only limited recognition, and the one foreign-reciprocity clause, 37 CFR 11.6(c), covers Canada alone. A qualifying degree matters to an Indian reader only once they are a US citizen, a US permanent resident, or living in the US with qualifying work authorisation. ProSyllabus is an independent study site, not part of the USPTO, its Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) or Prometric. Every rule here is quoted or summarised from the USPTO General Requirements Bulletin, the Code of Federal Regulations and USPTO pages, and OED decides every application.</p>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">Check your own degree with the <a href="/tools/patent-bar-eligibility-checker">free eligibility checker</a>: it covers the residence rule, Categories A to D and the hours you are short of. To sort every course on your transcript into the Category B groups, use the <a href="/kits/us-patent-bar-eligibility-report">course-by-course eligibility report</a>.</p>

<div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:18px 0"><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">47</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">subjects on the Category A list (our count of the GRB list)</div></div><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">4</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">Category B options, from 24 to 40 semester hours</div></div><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">× 2/3</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">the GRB conversion for quarter or trimester hours</div></div><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">C-</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">lowest grade that counts in Category B</div></div></div><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;margin:-8px 0 18px">GRB issued August 2026, section III. The count of 47 is ours, from the GRB table.</p>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7"><strong>New on 11 August 2026:</strong> the USPTO moved <strong>Biomedical Science</strong> from Category B to Category A, effective that day (Federal Register notice, 91 FR 51695). It says it considered degrees in artificial intelligence too but did not add them, citing one applicant with an Applied AI degree in three years; an AI degree may be considered under Category A if the USPTO finds it equivalent to a B.S. in computer science. The same notice says Category A "is not an exhaustive list" and that the USPTO accepts degrees whose transcript shows equivalence to a Category A degree.</p>

<div style="background:#fff8e8;color:#3a3020;border:1px solid #f0d9a8;border-left:4px solid #b7791f;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0"><p style="margin:0 0 8px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b7791f">Where other pages get this wrong</p><p style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29;line-height:1.5">A computer science degree counts under Category A only if it is a bachelor of science degree from an accredited college or university.</p><p style="margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.6"><strong style="color:#8a5300">Commonly published instead:</strong> The shorthand "any computer science degree qualifies".</p><p style="margin:0;line-height:1.6">The GRB marks Computer Science with an asterisk: "An acceptable computer science degree must be a bachelor of science degree from an accredited college or university." It sends "a computer science degree that is not a bachelor of science degree or is from a non-accredited institution" to Category B or C. Since May 2023 every accredited B.S. in computer science is accepted (USPTO notice, 16 May 2023). Whether OED treats an Indian B.Tech or B.E. in computer science as a "bachelor of science" is not published.</p></div>

The GRB accepts a bachelor's, master's or Doctor of Philosophy degree in one of these subjects, including "the equivalent ... awarded by a foreign university". It also accepts degrees "where the transcript demonstrates equivalence", giving molecular cell biology (for biology) and materials science and engineering (for materials science) as examples. The grouping below is ours; the names are the GRB's.

Indian degrees, mapped: our reading, not OED's

The USPTO does not publish a list of Indian degrees. The table below is our reading of the GRB wording against common Indian degree names. OED decides every case on the transcript, and it gives no informal pre-assessment; its FAQ suggests sending course descriptions with the application if equivalence is not apparent from the transcript.

If your degree is not on the list, you show equivalent training through coursework. Only courses taken for science or engineering majors count, with a grade of C- or better, and each course needs an official course description from the year you took it, including the catalogue cover page.

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The GRB defines a semester hour as one hour of class a week for a 15 to 18 week semester and gives the 2/3 rule only for quarters and trimesters. 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<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7"><strong>The Indian credit problem.</strong> The GRB defines a semester hour as one hour of class a week for a semester of typically 15 to 18 weeks, and gives one conversion: quarter or trimester hours times 2/3. It does not say how to convert Indian university credits, which often bundle lectures, tutorials and labs differently. That conversion is OED's call on your transcript and course descriptions, and it is <strong>not published</strong>. The GRB does let foreign education count "to the extent objective evidence demonstrates" equivalence, and names an evaluation by a private foreign-credential organisation as one kind of evidence, with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a place to find such organisations.</p>

The GRB lists typical non-acceptable coursework, and several items catch Indian applicants: mathematics courses; courses in management, business administration and operations research; courses on how to use computer software; data management and management information systems; courses taken pass/fail; correspondence courses; science courses for non-science majors; patent law courses; courses offered by corporations to their employees; one-day conferences; and research or seminar courses whose content is not set out in the course description. Mathematics is the one that surprises engineers most: however many semesters of engineering mathematics you took, the GRB does not count them toward Category B.

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">Category C is for someone "relying on practical engineering or scientific experience" or who does not qualify under A or B. You must have taken and passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) test. The GRB describes it as developed and administered by a State Board of Engineering Examiners in each US state or comparable jurisdiction, and says "Neither the USPTO nor any other U.S. Government agency administers the test." You also need an official transcript showing a bachelor's degree. On current delivery, NCEES, the body that runs the FE for the state boards, describes it as "a computer-based exam administered year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers" and lists international locations, among them Canada, Egypt, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. India was not named anywhere on the page we read on 29 September 2026, and eligibility to sit is set by the licensing jurisdiction you apply through.</p>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">If OED disapproves your application, the $226 exam fee is refunded and the $118 application fee is not. You may petition the OED Director within 60 days (fee $452), and then the USPTO Director within 30 days (another $452). The fee detail is in the fees guide in this series.</p>

<div style="background:#ffffff;color:#303846;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0"><ul style="margin:0;padding-left:20px"><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Whether an Indian B.Tech or B.E. in computer science counts as a "bachelor of science" for Category A.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Whether a foreign-credential evaluation is required for Category A foreign degrees; the GRB mentions evaluations only under Category B.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">How OED converts Indian university credits to semester hours.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Whether the FE test can be taken in India: NCEES lists international locations, but India was not among them on 29 September 2026.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">How a standalone Pharm.D is treated, and what the independent review for applicants outside Categories A to D looks for.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Whether limited recognition is available to a Category D applicant.</li></ul><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472">The research note behind this guide counted 43 Category A subjects; recounting the GRB table gives 47, which is the figure used here.</p></div>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">To practise, try our <a href="/hub/us-patent-bar-sample-questions" style="color:#255a45;font-weight:600">free sample questions</a>, each with the answer and the MPEP section that holds it, and three full timed mocks after them. Nothing on this page is legal or immigration advice. For your own case, write to OED (OED@uspto.gov), and on visas speak to a US immigration lawyer.</p>

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<div style="background:#ffffff;color:#303846;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0"><h3 style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29">Sources</h3><ul style="margin:0;padding-left:20px"><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/OED_GRB.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">USPTO OED — General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases, "Issued August 2026" (PDF created 11 Aug 2026): section III (Categories A-D, eligibility of aliens), IV-VII (application, fees, review), IX-XI (the examination, test administration, reapplying), XIV (after passing)</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16315/administrative-updates-to-the-general-requirements-bulletin-for-admission-to-the-examination-for-registration-to-practice-in-patent-cases" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">Federal Register — "Administrative Updates to the General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration To Practice in Patent Cases", notice, 91 FR 51695-51696, 11 Aug 2026: Biomedical Science moved from Category B to Category A, effective 11 Aug 2026; AI degrees considered and not added</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/subscription-center/2023/uspto-opens-opportunities-practice-agency-evolving-admissions-criteria" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">USPTO — "USPTO opens opportunities to practice before the agency by evolving admissions criteria for patent bar" (16 May 2023): all accredited Bachelor of Science degrees in computer science accepted under Category A</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/patent-and-trademark-practitioners/oed-frequently-asked-questions-faqs" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">USPTO — OED Frequently Asked Questions (last updated 19 Feb 2026): Prometric test centres "in the United States and U.S. Territories", transcripts and translations, extensions, review sessions, finding a registered practitioner</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/patent-and-trademark-practitioners/becoming-patent-practitioner" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">USPTO — Becoming a patent practitioner (last updated 5 May 2026): application and registration process, fee table including the Prometric fee of $221, retake waiver "for the next twelve months and until further notice", limited recognition</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-37/section-11.6" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">eCFR — 37 CFR 11.6, Registration of attorneys and agents (current text; Title 37 up to date as of 25 Sep 2026; last amended 88 FR 78650, 16 Nov 2023, per the eCFR source note)</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-37/section-11.7" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">eCFR — 37 CFR 11.7, Requirements for registration (current text, including 11.7(b)(2): 30/90-day waits and the five-attempt limit; added 88 FR 45086, 14 Jul 2023, per the eCFR source note)</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/subscription-center/2023/notice-creation-and-implementation-design-patent-practitioner-bar" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">USPTO — Notice on the creation and implementation of a design patent practitioner bar (15 Nov 2023)</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://ncees.org/exams/fe-exam/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">NCEES — FE exam page (read 29 Sep 2026): "a computer-based exam administered year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers", with the international locations it names (Canada, Egypt, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan among them; India not named)</a></li></ul><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472"><strong style="color:#1f7a45">official</strong> = a document published by the conducting body. <strong style="color:#8a5300">reported</strong> = a news or coaching site we could not check against an original. Where sources disagree this page says so rather than picking one.</p></div>

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