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How to join indian army.

How to join Indian Army

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Many of you or your brothers/sisters may be in the 10th or 12th standard, at this time one thing may come to your mind what should I do after 10th, 12th or after graduation. This question is common in the mind of all aspirants. Due to insufficient guidance lot of students fails to build a career as he expects.

Candidate has to lock their target first, which means what he wants to do in his life if you are interested in the Indian Army only then this article is very important for you.

I will explain the all ways to join the Indian army as an officer and a soldier.

Why should join the Indian army?

 Many of them just think about the Indian army as a job, but don’t take it lightly because when you think to join the Indian army then you will get high responsibilities which should not be compared as a job.

Way to join Indian army

You can join the Indian army as an officer and a soldier

Please note that we have not explained all entries for the Indian army. This article is made for students who want to join the Indian army.

Let see officer first

Officers entry in the Indian army.

Here I will explain the following categories

UPSC entry

Graduate-level entry

Graduate Technical entry

Other entries

UPSC Entry

The candidate after passing or appearing in the 12th standard applicable for these entries

National Defence Academy (NDA)

For joining the NDA candidate have to qualify for the exam conducted by the UPSC. The candidate will be commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Indian army.

Vacancies: 320 twice a year.

Specific posts for the Indian Army, Navy and Air force are

Indian army = 208

Indian Navy = 42

Indian Air Force = 70

Eligibility

Only male candidates are eligible for NDA.

Education

10+2 pass (Physics and Maths are compulsory for the Air force and Indian Navy)

Age: 16.5 to 19.5 years.  

Marital status: only unmarried candidates are allowed for the NDA.

Selection Procedure

  1. Pre-exam (written exam)
  2. SSB interview
  3. Document verification
  4. Final merit list

Training: The total training period for the NDA is four years. Three years will be completed in the National Defence Academy at Pune and the remaining will be completed in the IMA Dehradun.

Cut off

Pre-exam: 350 to 380.

Interview: 700 to 730.

 

TES

Candidates who want to join the Indian army as engineering core should go with TES entry.

Only male candidates are eligible for TES entry in the Indian army.

Vacancies: 90 twice in a year

Eligibility

Education

12th pass with 70% with Physics Chemistry and Maths.

Age: 16.5 to 19.5 years.

Marital status: Only unmarried candidates are eligible for this entry.

 

Selection process

Shortlisting

SSB Interview

Medical

Final Merit list

Training: The training will be completed in the OTA Gaya.

 

Graduate-level entries

IMA 

The format of this entry is similar to the NDA.  

Here only male candidates can apply for this entry.

Vacancy: 200 twice in a year.

Eligibility

Education

Graduate from any university.

Age: 19 to 24 years

The candidate must have unmarried till full training.

Selection procedure

Written exam (CDSE)

SSB interview

Document verification

Medical

Training: The training of the candidate will be held in the IMA Dehradun for 1.5 years.

OTA entry

Here males and females both are eligible for entry.

Vacancy: 175 per year

Eligibility

Education

Graduation from any university.

Age: 19 to 25 years.

Candidates are not permissible to marry-until full training.

Selection Process

Written exam CDS

SSB Interview

Document Verification

Medical

Training: The training period for the OTA is 49 weeks and completed in the Chennai.

 

NON UPSC ENTRIES

SSC JAG entry

Indian Army gives opportunity for the candidates who studied in the Law.

This entry is open for the male and female candidates.

Vacancy: approximately 10 twice in year

Eligibility

Education

Graduate with LLB with 55% marks. Eligible for Registration with Bar Council of India / State.

Age: 21 to 27 years.

Selection process

Shortlisting

SSB interview

Document verification

Medical

Candidates have to complete their training at Chennai for 49 weeks. 

 

SSC NCC ENTRY

This is a special entry for the candidates (male/female) who have the NCC certificate.

Vacancies: 50 twice a year.

Education

The candidate must have cleared his/her graduation with aggregate 50 marks. Also, candidates have to serve at the senior division level with minimum B grade.

Age: 19 to 25 years.

Selection procedure

Shortlisting

SSB Interview

Document verification

Medical

Training: the training of the candidate will be completed in Chennai for 49 weeks.

 

TECHNICAL ENTRY SCHEMES

University Entry Scheme

A candidate who wants to join the Indian army, but fails in the NDA have another chance to enter from this entry.

Vacancy: 60 in a year.

Eligibility

Education

Final year in the engineering degree

Age: 18 to 24 years

Selection procedure

Shortlisting

SSB interview

Document verification

Medical test

Training: The training for UES will be completed in the IMA for one year.

 

TGC entry

This entry is especially for B.E/B.Tech students.

Vacancy:  60 twice in a year

Education

B.E./B.Tech

Age: 20 to 27 years

Selection process

Shortlisting

SSB interview

Documents verification

Medical

Training: Training will be held in IMA for one year.

 

SSC Technical

Vacancies:  100 twice in a year.

Eligibility

Education

Engineering degree from any university

Age: 20 to 27 years

Selection procedure

Shortlisting

SSB interview

Documents verification

Medical

 

ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

This entry is for the postgraduate candidates who want to join in the education department of the Indian army.

Vacancies: 20 twice in a year

Eligibility

Education

M.Sc/MA

Age: 23 to 27 years

Selection process

Shortlisting

SSB interview

Document verification

Medical

Training: The training will be held in the IMA for the one year.

 

 

Other Entries

TA entry

The territorial army is said to be back for the Indian army.

Vacancy: The vacancies are not fixed, and a notification comes twice a year.

Eligibility

Education

Graduate from any university

Age: 18 to 42 years

Selection procedure

Written test

SSB interview

Documents verification

Medical

Training It includes recruit training, annual training and post commission training

 

Remount Veterinary Corps entry

The role of the RVC is breading, rearing and training the animals.

Education

BVSc and AH

 Age: 21 to 32 years.

Selection procedure

Shortlisting

SSB interview

Document verification

Medical

 

Army Medical corps

The corps have various roles such as Medical examination procedures, medical

Eligibility

Education

MBBS

Age: up to 42 years

Selection procedure

Interview

Medical test

 

 

Army dental corps entry

Education

Candidate must have passed NEET examination

Min 55% scored in the BDS degree

Age: up to 45 years

Selection procedure

Interview

Medical test

 

BSC nursing

This recruitment is for female candidates only

Eligibility

Education

10+2 pass with 50% (Physics, chemistry, biology and English are compulsory)

Age limit 16.5 to 24 years

Selection procedure

Computer-based exam

Interview

Medical

 

Join Indian Army as a soldier

Candidates who are not eligible for joining as an officer have other option as soldier.

Every year for each state Indian army releases notifications for the candidates.

The recruitment rally will be for the following posts

General duty

Age limit: 17.5 to 21 years

Education: 10th pass with 45%

Soldier Clerk/storekeeper

Age limit: 17.5 to 23 years

Education: 12th pass with 60%. Math and English are compulsory with 50% in each subject.

 

Soldier Tech/aviation

Age limit: 17.5 to 23 years

Education: 12th pass with 50%

 

Soldier Nursing assistant

Age limit: 17.5 to 23 years

Education: 12th pass with 50%

 

Soldier Tradesman

Age limit: 17.5 to 23 years

Education: 10th pass or 8th pass

 

Sepoy Pharma

Age limit: 19 to 25 years

Education: D pharma degree with 55% or B pharma

 

 

These are the general ways to join the Indian army

you can also read how to join Indian navy as an officer.  

Posted by Tejas Giri

I am Tejas Giri student of computer science and work on the job website named as Defence Job Website.

 

 

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