Join Indian armed forces

Now there is a great opportunity for the youth to show  their talent in the Indian armed forces

There are three Indian Armed forces which protect her motherland.

1) Army.

2) Airforce.

3) Navy.

Join Indian Army as an Officer

There is many ways to join Indian army as an officer. 

1) National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA): 

 candidates on completion of 10+2 examination or while in the 12th standard are eligible to compete. Having cleared UPSC written examination, eligible candidates undergo Service Selection Board (SSB) interview for five days. On being medically fit and coming in NDA merit list, successful candidates join the NDA or NA as per their option of service exercised at the time of applying. On completion of the course, they are sent to the respective Service Academies for their pre-commissioning training. 

2) Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE

 CDSE is conducted by the UPSC twice a year. University graduates or those in the final year of graduation are eligible to appear in the examination. Candidates qualifying in written examination have to undergo SSB interview and medical tests. Candidates whose names appear in the merit list undergo basic military training of 18 months at Indian Military Academy/ Air Force Academy/ Naval Academy for Permanent Commission and 11 months at Officers Training Academy (OTA) to become Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs). 

3) 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme (TES):

 Candidates who have qualified 10+2 CBSE/ICSE/State Board Examination with the minimum aggregate of 70% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are eligible to apply for the commission under the 10+2(TES). On being successful in the SSB and being declared fit by the medical board, they undergo one-year basic military training at the Training Academy and thereafter undergo three years engineering degree course in respective streams before getting Permanent Commission. 

4) University Entry Scheme (UES):

 PreFinal year students in the notified engineering disciplines are eligible to apply for Permanent Commission in the Technical Arms of the Army as Commissioned Officers under the UES. Eligible candidates are selected through a campus interview by the Screening Teams deputed by the Army Headquarters. These candidates are required to appear before SSB and Medical Board. Successful candidates undergo one-year pre-commission training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun. Cadets through this entry are also entitled to one year antedate seniority on commissioning. 

5) Technical Graduates Course (TGC):

 Engineering graduates from the notified discipline of engineering, postgraduates with minimum second division aggregate marks in notified discipline for Army Education Corps and MSc in Agriculture/Dairy for Military Farm are eligible to apply for Permanent Commission through this entry. After the SSB and the Medical Board, the selected candidates are required to undergo one-year pre-commissioned training at the IMA, Dehradun, before being commissioned. Engineering Graduates through this entry are also entitled to one-year antedate seniority on commissioning.

6) Short Service Commission (Technical) Entry:

The Short Service Commission (Technical) Entry Scheme provides an avenue for recruitment to eligible technical graduates/postgraduates into Technical Arms. After SSB and Medical Board, the selected candidates are required to undergo approximately 140 49 weeks pre-commission training at OTA, Chennai. On completion of training, they are inducted as Short Service Commissioned Officers. 

7) NCC (Special Entry Scheme):

University graduates possessing NCC ‘C’ Certificate with minimum ‘B’ grade and 50% aggregate marks in graduation examination are eligible to apply for Short Service Commission through this entry. Those studying in the third year are allowed to apply provided they have secured minimum 50% aggregate marks in first two years. Such candidates will need to secure an overall aggregate of minimum 50 % marks if selected in interview failing which his candidature will be cancelled. Candidates must possess graduation degree at the time of joining OTA or those candidates studying in the third year should be able to produce the degree within 12 weeks from date of commencement of training at OTA. Such cadets are exempted from a written examination conducted by the UPSC and are directly put through the SSB interview followed by a medical board. Candidates meeting the qualitative requirements have to apply through NCC Group Headquarters at the State level. After Screening by respective Group Headquarters, Directorate General of NCC forwards the applications of eligible cadets to the Recruiting Directorate of Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army).

Join Indian Navy as an Officer

1) National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA): 

 candidates on completion of 10+2 examination or while in the 12th standard are eligible to compete. Having cleared UPSC written examination, eligible candidates undergo Service Selection Board (SSB) interview for five days. On being medically fit and coming in NDA merit list, successful candidates join the NDA or NA as per their option of service exercised at the time of applying. On completion of the course, they are sent to the respective Service Academies for their pre-commissioning training. 

2) Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE)

 CDSE is conducted by the UPSC twice a year. University graduates or those in the final year of graduation are eligible to appear in the examination. Candidates qualifying in written examination have to undergo SSB interview and medical tests. Candidates whose names appear in the merit list undergo basic military training of 18 months at Indian Military Academy/ Air Force Academy/ Naval Academy for Permanent Commission and 11 months at Indian naval academy at Ezhimala, Kerala for the Naval orientation to become Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs). 

3) 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme (TES):

 Candidates who have qualified 10+2 CBSE/ICSE/State Board Examination with a minimum aggregate of 70% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are eligible to apply for a commission under the 10+2(TES). On being successful in the SSB and being declared fit by the medical board, they undergo one-year basic military training at the Training Academy and thereafter undergo three years engineering degree course in respective streams before getting Permanent Commission. 

4) Non-UPSC Entry:

The non-UPSC entries cater to both Permanent Commission (PC) and Short Service Commission (SSC). In this case, applications are invited and shortlisted at IHQ of MoD (Navy). The short-listed candidates are then sent for SSB interviews. Thereafter, a merit list, comprising qualified candidates, is prepared as per the availability of vacancies. Recruitment for the non- UPSC entries are made through Service Selection Boards for the following branches/cadres of the Navy:

a) Executive: Short Service Commission through University Entry Scheme (UES) and other Short Service Commission (SSC) Schemes for Executive (GS)/ Air Traffic Control/ Law/ Logistic/ Naval Armament Inspectorate (NAI)/ Hydro/ Pilot/ Observer and also Permanent Commission for Logistic/ Law/ NAI cadres.

b)Engineering (Including Naval Architects): Short Service Commission through University Entry Scheme (UES), Special Naval Architects Entry Scheme (SNAES) and SSC (E) Schemes. Permanent Commission is through 10+2 (Cadet Entry Scheme).

c)Electrical Engineering: SSC entry through UES and SSC (L) Schemes. Permanent Commission is through 10+2 (Cadet Entry Scheme).

Education Branch: Permanent Commission and Short Service Commission schemes exist for this branch.

5) Recruitment through NCC:

University graduates possessing NCC ‘C’ certificate with minimum ‘B’ grading and 50% marks in the graduation degree examination are inducted in the Navy as regular commissioned officers. These graduates are exempted from appearing in the CDSE conducted by the UPSC and are selected through the SSB interview only. They join the Indian Naval Academy for Naval Orientation Course (NOC) along with the CDSE cadets.

6) Special Naval Architecture Entry Scheme:

The Government has recently approved the induction of Naval Architect officers into the IN, as Short Service Commissioned Officers, under a ‘Special Naval Architects Entry Scheme’ (SNAES). An empowered Naval team visits IIT Kharagpur, IIT Chennai, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and Andhra University, where B Tech (Naval Architecture) courses are conducted, to select candidates through campus interviews. The selected candidates undergo the medical examination at the nearest Military Hospital and if found fit, are selected for training.

Join the Indian Airforce as an Officer

1) National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA): 

 candidates on completion of 10+2 examination or while in the 12th standard are eligible to compete. Having cleared UPSC written examination, eligible candidates undergo Service Selection Board (SSB) interview for five days. On being medically fit and coming in NDA merit list, successful candidates join the NDA or NA as per their option of service exercised at the time of applying. On completion of the course, they are sent to the respective Service Academies for their pre-commissioning training. 

2) Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE

 CDSE is conducted by the UPSC twice a year. University graduates or those in the final year of graduation are eligible to appear in the examination. Candidates qualifying in written examination have to undergo SSB interview and medical tests. Candidates whose names appear in the merit list undergo basic military training of 18 months at Indian Military Academy/ Air Force Academy/ Naval Academy for Permanent Commission and 11 months at Officers Training Academy (OTA) to become Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs). 

3) 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme (TES):

 Candidates who have qualified 10+2 CBSE/ICSE/State Board Examination with a minimum aggregate of 70% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are eligible to apply for the commission under the 10+2(TES). On being successful in the SSB and being declared fit by the medical board, they undergo one-year basic military training at the Training Academy and thereafter undergo three years engineering degree course in respective streams before getting Permanent Commission. 

4) AFCAT Entry

Educational Qualification 

Flying – 

The candidates who have completed graduation with minimum 60% marks and have scored minimum 60% marks in mathematics and physics individually in 10+2 OR have BTech/ B.E degree with minimum 60% marks and have scored minimum 60% marks in mathematics and physics individually in 10+2 OR have cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institute Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India from a recognized University with minimum 60% marks or equivalent are eligible for the entry.

Ground Duty (Technical) –

 Candidates who have passed B.Tech with minimum 60% marks in specified fields as mentioned in the official notification are eligible for technical entry of AFCAT.

Ground Duty (Non-Technical) – 

For Administrative and Logistics – Graduation degree with minimum 60% marks; for Accounts – B.com degree with minimum 60% marks; for Education – Minimum 50% marks in MBA / MCA or MA / M Sc degree in English / Physics / Mathematics / Chemistry / Statistics / International relations / International Studies / Defence Studies / Psychology / Computer Science / IT /Management / Mass Communication / Journalism / Public Relation and minimum 60% marks in graduation.

Important Dates 

AFCAT 1 2018 – Date of Notification – December 2017 – Exam Date – 25^th February 2018.

AFCAT 2 2018 – Date of Notification – June 2018 – Exam Date – 28 August 2018.

                            JAI HIND