how to become a senior secondary recruits in indian navy?
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR SENIOR SECONDARY RECRUITS (SSRs)
Age – The applicant should be of the age between 17-21 years (ie. he should not be less than 17 or more than 21 years on the date of enrolment).
NOTE: Relaxation of age – Against sports quota entry, the upper age relaxation for outstanding sportsmen, who have played at International / National / State level may be considered upto a period of 12 months.
Nationality – Applicant should be a resident Indian. The Gorkhas, subjects of Nepal, are also eligible for applying for SSR recruitment.
Marital Status – Applicant should be an Unmarried male.
Minimum Educational Qualification.
(a) 1st condition – Applicant should have passed Class 12th (Intermediate) with Science stream with compulsory subjects of Physics and Mathematics and Optional subjects of Chemistry or Biology or Computers.
(b) 2nd condition – Minimum qualification marks required for applying for a particular type of entry into Indian Navy may vary and the same would be promulgated in the advertisement in Newspapers and this website on as required basis.
Physical Standards – The candidate should be physically fit for enrolement into Indian Navy. This capability is tested at the examination venue on qualifying in written examination and is termed as Physical Fitness Test (PFT). Qualifying in Physical Fitness Test is mandatory. PFT will consist of 1.6 km run which is to be completed in 07 minutes, 20 Squats (Utthak Baithak) and 10 Push ups.
Medical Standards –
(a) Medical examination will be conducted by authorized Military Doctors as per medical standard prescribed under current regulations applicable to the sailors of Indian Navy on entry. The detailed guidelines for medical standards are laid down in the Navy Orders (SPL) 01/1999 by IHQ MOD (Navy).
(b) Physical traits include minimum height of 157 cm with proportionate body weight depending on the age and height of the candidate. He should also have proportionate chest with minimum expansion capability of 05 cms.
(c) Candidate should possess good mental and physical health, should be free from any disease / disability and have no cardio vascular disease, surgical deformities like Knock-Knees, Flat-Foot. Candidate should not have a past history of fits or psychiatric ailments Vericose-vein etc. He should not have any type of infection in the ears. Candidates are advised to get their ears cleaned for wax and tartar removed from teeth before appearing for the written test followed by PFT and Medical examination.
(d) Candidate should possess Colour perception standard of CP II and Eyes Visual standards should meet the under mentioned prescribed standards for both the conditions that is with glasses AND without glasses.
| Type of Entry | Without glasses AND | With glasses | ||
| Better Eye | Worse Eye | Better Eye | Worse Eye | |
| AA | 6/12 | 6/12 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| DEDH | 6/24 | 6/24 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| SSR | 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| MRs | 6/36 | 6/36 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| NMRs & MUSICIANS | 6/60 | 6/60 | 6/9 | 6/24 |
NOTE: Applicants declared permanent medically unfit by any Armed Forces Hospital in previous recruitment for the same entry in Navy need not apply.
how to become steward/cook/topass/musician in indian navy?
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR
MATRIC RECRUITS (MRs), NON-METRIC RECRUITS (NMRs) & MUSICIANS
Branches
MRs – Steward, Cooks
NMRs – Topass
Musicians – Musicians
Age – The applicant should be of the age between 17-21 years (ie. he should not be less than 17 or more than 21 years on the date of enrolment).
NOTE: Relaxation of age – Against sports quota entry, the upper age relaxation for oustanding sportsmen, who have played at International / National / State level may be considered upto a period of 12 months.
Nationality – Applicant should be a resident Indian. The Gorkhas, subjects of Nepal, are also eligible for applying for the recruitment.
Marital Status – Applicant should be an Unmarried male.
Minimum Educational Qualification –
(a) MRs – Steward / Cooks – Applicant should have passed 10th class examination.
(b) NMRs – Topass – Applicant should have passed 6th class examination.
(c) Musicians – Applicant should have passed 10th class examination and should be able to exhibit an aptitude for music.
Physical Standards – The candidate should be physically fit for enrolement into Indian Navy. This capability is tested at the examination venue on qualifying in written examination and is termed as Physical Fitness Test (PFT). Qualifying in Physical Fitness Test is mandatory. PFT will consist of 1.6 km run which is to be completed in 07 minutes, 20 Squats (Utthak Baithak) and 10 Push ups.
Medical Standards –
(a) Medical examination will be conducted by authorized Military Doctors as per medical standard prescribed under current regulations applicable to the sailors of Indian Navy on entry. The detailed guidelines for medical standards are laid down in the Navy Orders (SPL) 01/1999 by IHQ MOD (Navy).
(b) Physical traits include minimum height of 157 cm with proportionate body weight depending on the age and height of the candidate. He should also have proportionate chest with minimum expansion capability of 05 cms.
(c) Candidate should possess good mental and physical health, should be free from any disease / disability and have no cardio vascular disease, surgical deformities like Knock-Knees, Flat-Foot. Candidate should not have a past history of fits or psychiatric ailments Vericose-vein etc. He should not have any type of infection in the ears. Candidates are advised to get their ears cleaned for wax and tartar removed from teeth before appearing for the written test followed by PFT and Medical examination.
(d) Candidate should possess Colour perception standard of CP II and Eyes Visual standards should meet the under mentioned prescribed standards for both the conditions that is with glasses AND without glasses.
| Type of Entry | Without glasses AND | With glasses | ||
| Better Eye | Worse Eye | Better Eye | Worse Eye | |
| AA | 6/12 | 6/12 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| DEDH | 6/24 | 6/24 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| SSR | 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| MRs | 6/36 | 6/36 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| NMRs & MUSICIANS | 6/60 | 6/60 | 6/9 | 6/24 |
NOTE: Applicants declared permanent medically unfit by any Armed Forces Hospital in previous recruitment for the same entry in Navy need not apply.
Responsibility for Conduct of Recruitment for Musicians
The Director of Music (DOM) at INS Kunjali, Mumbai-400005 will be responsible for conduct of recruitment for Musician sailors as per schedule promulgated by IHQ MOD (Navy). The preliminary screening and Medical examination would be carried out at following Naval Recruitment Establishments (NREs) by a team nominated by DOM.
(a) INS Kunjali, Mumbai
(b) INS Netaji Subhash, Kolkata
(c) INS Venduruthy, Kochi
(d) INS Circars, Visakhapatnam
(e) INS India, New Delhi
Direct Entry sport entry in indian army -sport quota entry
Entry Type: Direct Entry Sports
Branch – The selected candidate would be enrolled in Seaman branch of Indian Navy.
Age – The applicant should be of the age between 17-22 years (ie. he should not be less than 17 or more than 22 years on the date of enrolment).
NOTE: Relaxation of age – Against sports quota entry, the upper age relaxation for oustanding sportsmen, who have played at International / National / State level may be considered upto a period of 12 months.
Nationality – Applicant should be a resident Indian. The Gorkhas, subjects of Nepal, are also eligible for applying for Direct Entry Sports category recruitment.
Educational Qualification
Applicant should have passed Matriculation examination (Professional Qualification standards may be eased by IHQ MOD (Navy) depending on the merit of the case).
Method of Recruitment
Recruitment is conducted twice a year in the month of Apr/Oct for the courses commencing in Feb/Aug of each year. The deserving candidate would be called to appear for trials at designated Naval Centres. The candidates qualifying in the trials will undergo medical examination at INS Hamla, Mumbai. The offer of enrolment letter will only be forwarded to the selected candidates, which in turn, would strictly be determined by the existing requirement in particular sport discipline and availability of vacancies. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Physical Standards – The candidate should be physically fit for enrolement into Indian Navy. This capability is tested at the examination venue on qualifying in written examination and is termed as Physical Fitness Test (PFT). Qualifying in Physical Fitness Test is mandatory. PFT will consist of 1.6 km run which is to be completed in 07 minutes, 20 Squats (Utthak Baithak) and 10 Push ups.
Medical Standards –
(a) Medical examination will be conducted by authorized Military Doctors as per medical standard prescribed under current regulations applicable to the sailors of Indian Navy on entry. The detailed guidelines for medical standards are laid down in the Navy Orders (SPL) 01/1999 by IHQ MOD (Navy).
(b) Physical traits include minimum height of 157 cm with proportionate body weight depending on the age and height of the candidate. He should also have proportionate chest with minimum expansion capability of 05 cms.
(c) Candidate should possess good mental and physical health, should be free from any disease / disability and have no cardio vascular disease, surgical deformities like Knock-Knees, Flat-Foot. Candidate should not have a past history of fits or psychiatric ailments Vericose-vein etc. He should not have any type of infection in the ears. Candidates are advised to get their ears cleaned for wax and tartar removed from teeth before appearing for the written test followed by PFT and Medical examination.
(d) Candidate should possess Colour perception standard of CP II and Eyes Visual standards should meet the under mentioned prescribed standards for both the conditions that is with glasses AND without glasses.
| Type of Entry | Without glasses AND | With glasses | ||
| Better Eye | Worse Eye | Better Eye | Worse Eye | |
| AA | 6/12 | 6/12 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| DEDH | 6/24 | 6/24 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| SSR | 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
| MRs | 6/36 | 6/36 | 6/9 | 6/12 |
| NMRs & MUSICIANS | 6/60 | 6/60 | 6/9 | 6/24 |
NOTE: Applicants declared permanent medically unfit by any Armed Forces Hospital in previous recruitment for the same entry in Navy need not apply.
How to Apply
Outstanding sportsmen who have represented University/State or achieved good position at International / National / State level may write to:-
The Secretary,
Indian Naval Sports Control Board,
Room No. 08 ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan,
IHQ MOD (Navy), Post DHQ, New Delhi 110011
Tele/Fax : 91-11-23013270