To Join Indian Army you need to have certain Physical requirements like Weight ,height and chest measurement and Medical fitness to be declared fit for indian army
Following is the information mentioned on indian army website . Please scroll through whole page
| Region |
States |
Height
(in cms.) |
Weight
(in Kgs) |
Chest
(in cms.) |
|
| Western Himalayan Region |
J&K, HP, Punjab Hills (Area South & West of the Inter state Border between HP & Punjab and North and east of road of Mukerian, Hoshiarpur, Garhshankar, Ropar ) , Garhwal & Kumaon regions of Uttranchal. |
166163* |
48 |
77 |
|
|
|
| Eastern Himalayan Region |
Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya , Assam , Arunachal Pradesh , Sikkim and Hill Region of West Bengal ( Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts) |
160157* |
48 |
77 |
|
|
|
| Western Plains Region |
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh , Delhi , Rajasthan and Western UP ( Meerutand Agra Division) |
170 |
50 |
77 |
|
|
|
| Eastern Plains Region |
Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal , Jharkhand and Orissa |
169 |
50 |
77 |
|
|
|
| Central Region |
Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar-Haveli, Daman and Diu |
168167* |
50 |
77 |
|
|
| Southern Region |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa And Pondicherry |
165 |
50 |
77 |
|
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Note – * for Sol Tech/Nursing Assistant
|
Special Physical Standards
| Region- States- Category |
Height
(CMS) |
Weight
(Kgs) |
Chest
(CMS) |
| Ladakhi |
157 |
50 |
77 |
| Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indians |
160 |
48 |
77 |
| Andaman, Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group including Minicoy:- Settlers |
165 |
50 |
77 |
| Andaman, Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group including Minicoy:- Locals |
155 |
50 |
77 |
| Tribals of recognised tribal areas |
162 |
48 |
77 |
| Brigade of the Guards |
173 |
50 |
77 |
| Med Arty |
170 |
50 |
77 |
| Corps of Military Police |
173 |
50 |
77 |
| Clerks GD/SKT |
162 |
50 |
77 |
|
Soldier Tradesmen – Normal Physical Stadards given above minus 1 cm in Chest and 2 Kgs in Weight.The following are eligible for relaxations in physical standards :-
| Candidate Profile |
Height
(in cms.) |
Weight
(in Kgs) |
Chest
(in cms.) |
| (a) Sons of Servicemen/Ex-Servicemen/War Widows/ Widows of Ex-Servicemen. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| (b) Adopted son/son-in-law of a War Widow, if she has no son. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| (c) Outstanding sportsmen (National/State level sportsmen and those who have represented District / College / School in State / University / Board Championship and earned 1st /2nd position.) |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
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| |
Medical Standards
A candidate should have robust physique and good mental health. Chest should be well developed having minimum 5 Cms expansion. Should have normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes. He should be able to read 6/6 in distant vision chart with each eye. Colour vision should be CP-III. Should recognize red and green colours. Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points. Should not have disease like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.
Physical Fitness Tests(PFT)
To determine the Physical Fitness, the following tests carrying 100 marks are held :-
(a) 1 Mile Run
(b) Pull Ups
(c) Balance
(d) 9 Feet Ditch
Marking system is as follows :-
(a) 1 MILE RUN
(i) 5.40 Mins and below 60 Mks
(ii) 5.41 Mins to 5.50 48 Mks
(iii) 5.51 Mins to 6 .05 36 Mks
(iv) 6.06 Mins to 6.20 24 Mks
(b) PULL UPS
(i) 10 and above 40 Mks
(ii) 9 33 Mks
(iii) 8 27 Mks
(iv) 7 21 Mks
(v) 6 16 Mks
(c) BALANCE Should be qualified and no marks are awarded.
(d) 9 Feet Ditch Should be qualified and no marks are awarded.
Medical Standards :-
(a) A candidate should have robust physique and good mental health.
(b) Chest should be well developed having minimum 5 Cms expension.
(c) Should have normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes. He should be
able to read 6/6 in distance vision chart with each eye. Colour vision should be CP-III.
(d) Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
(e) Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.
(f) Should recognize red and green colours.
