Various Categories of entry in Indian army

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:41:52 +0000

Category	Education	Age
Soldier General Duty	SSLC/Matric with 45% marks in aggregate.No Percentage required if is having higher qualification.	17^1/2-21 Years
Soldier Technical	10+2/Intermediate exam passed in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English. Now eight age for higher qualification.	17^1/2-23Years
SoldierClerk / StoreKeeper Technical	10+2/Intermediate exam passed in any stream (Arts,Commerce,Science) with 50% marks in aggregate and min 40% in each subject. Weight age for higher qualification.	17^1/2 -23Years
Soldier Nursing Assistant	10+2/Intermediate exam passed in Science with Physics,Chemistry,Biologyand English with min 50% mark sin aggregate and min40% in each subject. Now eight age for higher qualification.	17^1/2-23 Years
Soldier Trades man
(i) General Duties (ii) Specified Duties	Non Matric Non Matric	17^1/2- 20 Years 17^1/2 -23Years
Havildar Education	Graduate with BEd/ Post Graduate with BEd	20-25Years
Religious Teacher (JCO’s)	Graduate in any discipline Inaddition,qualification in hisownreligiousde nomination	27-34Years
JCO (Catering)	10+2,Diploma/Certificate Course of a duration of one year or more in Cookery / Hotel Management and Catering Tech recognized by AICTE	21-27Years
Surveyor Automated Cartographer	BA/BSc with Maths having passed Matric & 12th (10+2)with Maths & Science	20-25Years

Note : Dispensation in Education for enrollment as Sol (GD) is permissible to some selected States/Region/Class & Communities by the Govt. Details may be obtained from nearest BRO/ZRO

What are Physical and Medical Standards required to enter Indian Army 2012

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:35:25 +0000

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

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

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

(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.

Recruitment Rally by India Army in 2011-2012

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:24:29 +0000

Indian Army is conducting a recruitment rally in various parts of India . please find the Schedule for the same
http://t.co/siXd4d7B