kˈændᵻdˌeɪts mˈʌst biː ɐ sˈɪɾɪzən ʌv ˈɪndiə ɔːɹ nɛpˈɔːl ɔːɹ ɐ sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv buːtˈɑːn, ɔːɹ ɐ pˈɜːsən ʌv ˈɪndiən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn hˌuː hɐz mˈaɪɡɹeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm pˌækɪstˈæn, bˌæŋɡlɐdˈɛʃ, mjˈɑːnmɑːɹ, sɹˌiː lˈæŋkə, kˈɛnjə, juːɡˈændə, tˈænzɐnˈiə, zˈæmbiə, mɐlˈɑːwi, zaɪˈɪɹ, ˌiːθɪˈoʊpiə ɔːɹ vˌiːətnˈɑːm wɪððɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv pˈɜːmənəntli sˈɛɾəlɪŋ ɪn ˈɪndiə.
Candidates must be a citizen of India or Nepal or a subject of Bhutan, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.