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Navy Exams -Medical Examination On Entry For Officer Candidates

The candidates recommended by Service Selection Board undergo medical examination at nearest Service Hospitals.  The medical examination procedure for candidates is as follow:-

(a)          Special Medical Board(SMB).

Special Medical Board (SMB) of officer candidates will be held at designated hospitals over duration of five to six days.  Candidates will be declared Fit/Temporary Unfit or Permanent Unfit.  Candidates declared Temporary Unfit are to report back to the hospital for examination after the specified time.  Candidates who still do not qualify will be declared Permanent Unfit.

(b)      Appeal Medical Board (AMB).            Candidates who are declared Permanent Unfit by Special Medical Board are eligible for Appeal Medical Board after depositing a sum of Rs. 40/- in the Government Treasury.  No fees will be charged from Temporarily Unfit candidates.  Unfit candidates get a maximum of 42 days to report for AMB at designated Command Hospital.  Candidates declared unfit by Appeal Medical Board are eligible to appeal for Review Medical Board.

(c)          Review Medical Board (RMB).  The President of Appeal Medical Board will intimate the candidate, the reason of his/ her unfitness through a leaflet and guide him / her for Review Medical Board.  However, he will explain to the candidate that holding of the Review Medical Board is at the discretion of DGMS(Navy) and DGAFMS based on the merits of the case and it is not his/her right.  RMBs are conducted at Army Research & Referral Hospital Delhi and Armed Force Medical College Pune.

MEDICAL STANDARDS

(a)        Height. The preferable height for a candidate of 18 years of age is 157 cm for males and 152 cm for females.

(b)        Weight.    Table showing correlation between age, height and weight are given at for Male and Female candidates respectively.  This is to be used as a guide making allowance for build as necessary.  The criteria for selection should be general build of the body and proportionate development rather than rigid, adherence to the above standards.  Overweight and underweight individuals who are otherwise fit in every respect may be accepted at the discretion of the Recruiting Medical Officer / Medical Board.  The weight should not however vary from the average by more than 10%.

(c)        Anthropometric Measurement.   The acceptable anthropometric standard for aviation entries i.e Short Service Commission(Aviation & Observer) entry for both male and female are as follows:-

(i)            Minimum Height-162.5 cm

(ii)           Sitting Height- Minimum 81.5 cm,Maximum-96.0 cm

(iii)          Leg Length – Minimum-99.0 cm,Maximum-120.0 cm

(iv)         Thigh Length-Maximum-64.0

	HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS ; MALE ( WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS)
	AGE IN YEARS
Height in Cms	15	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40
152	43	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	51
155	44	45	46	47	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53
157	45	46	47	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	54	54	55
160	46	47	48	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	56	56	56	57
162	47	48	50	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58
165	49	50	52	53	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59
168	51	52	53	55	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61
170	52	53	55	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	63
173	54	55	57	59	60	61	62	62	62	63	64	64	65	65
175	58	57	59	61	62	62	63	64	64	65	66	67	67	67
178	60	59	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	67	68	69	69	70
180	62	61	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	71	72	72
183		63	65	67	67	68	70	71	72	72	73	74	75	75
185		66	67	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	77	78
188		68	70	71	72	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	81
190		70	72	73	74	76	78	79	80	81	82	82	83	84
193		72	74	76	77	78	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87
195		75	77	78	79	81	82	83	85	86	87	88	89	90
NOTE: HEIGHT AND WEIGHT AS SHOWN ABOVE ARE FOR MEN FULLY STRIPPED.  THE PRINCIPLES OF AVERAGE WILL BE UTILISED FOR CALCULATING BODY WEIGHT FOR IN BETWEEN HEIGHT

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