EXPLORE THE
INDIAN ARMY, DISCOVER YOURSELF. LIVE YOUR DREAM AND BE A WINNER
CAREER in
INDIAN ARMY as an OFFICER: Every year
thousands apply to become officers but only a select few actually make it.
Aspiring candidates can join right after school or after graduation. Details
are enumerated.
PERMANENT
COMMISSION
A permanent
commission means a career in the Army till you retire. For this you have to
join the National Defence Academy or the Indian Military Academy.
SHORT
SERVICE COMMISSION
If you have what
it takes, then short service commission is another option for you. Short
Service Commission in the regular Army will be granted for 14 years i.e, for an
initial period of 10 years extendable by a further period of 04 years for both
men and Women. However, male officers who are willing to continue to serve in
the Army after 10 years may, if eligible be considered for the grant of
Permanent Commission in the 10th year of their service.
SSC WOMEN TECH/NON TECH
The Indian Army
takes special pride in its women officers. Presently the Indian Army recruits
women officers through the Short Service Commission.You need to be a
graduate/post graduate in order to apply. The Recruiting Directorate of the
Army Headquarters will initially screen all applications for Technical stream
(BE/B.Tech). However, for the Non Technical stream and specialist s reams, the
applications are routed through UPSC, wherein you will be required to go
through a Combined Defence Services Exam, SSB interview and medical. Once
selected, you will trained at OTA, Chennai. Permanent Commission is now being
granted in the Judge Advocate and Education Branch.
TECHNICAL
ENTRIES
The army also has
various entry schemes for technically qualified candidates. These are
elucidated below.
UNIVERSITY
ENTRY SCHEME (UES)
Only pre-final
year students undergoing Degree Engineering Courses are eligible to apply.
Shortlisted candidates are required to qualify in the Service Selection Board
tests. Selected candidates are put thoug 0 e year training at IMA, Dehradun,
before being commissioned. On commissioning one year an edate seniority is
granted.
TECHNICAL GRADUATE COURSE (TGC)
BE/B.Tech
qualified candidates in notified streams of engineering are eligible under this
scheme. They are required to undergo one year pre-commission training at IMA,
Dehradun. On commissioning one year an edate seniority is granted.
SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (TECHNICAL)
Engineering Degree
qualified candidates (Men & Women) in notified disciplines are eligible
under this entry scheme. Selected candidates will be required to go through 49
weeks of training at OTA, Chennai, on completion of which they would be granted
short service commission in the Army for 14 years i.e. for an initial period of
10 years extendable by a period of further 4 years. Officers desirous of
leaving the service after completion of 5 years may, during the fifth year of
service apply for release. Ante date seniority of two years is also granted.
For detail
information log on to: www.join indianarmy.nic.in
NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY (NDA), PUNE
The NDA is one of
the finest military academies in the world. The three year NDA course develops
you holistically as a person and transforms you into a Gentlmen Cadet. NDA
houses some of the finest infrastructure for professional Army training in the
country.
For those who are
not content remaining within the curriculum, the NDA also offers 31 extra
curricular activities t0 choose from, including aero-modeling, golf, sailing,
gliding and lots more, besides providing a BA/B.Sc. degree.
INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY (lMA), DEHRADUN
Here is yet
another cradle of leadership that trains its men to lead from the front. From
the IMA, you are commissioned as Lieutenant in the Indian army, ready to make
the country proud of you.Admission can be
taken in your final year of college by clearing the Combined Defence Services
exam. If you are a Gentleman Cadet (graduate from NDA) or a technical
engineering graduate, then your training at IMA will last one year.
Alternatively under the graduate direct entry scheme (if you are a graduate in
any other stream) your training will last one and a half year
You can also apply
after passing the 10+2 examination with at least 70% marks in Physics,
Chemistry and Mathematics. After the SSB interview, the Recruiting Directorate
wilI put up a merit list. Selected candidates are inducted for one year's basic
military training at IMA followed by a four year degree course in engineering.
Commission will be granted at the end of four years of training.
OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY (OTA), CHENNAI
OTA selection
procedure is simple. A written exam followed by the SSB interview and a medical
test. If you are a Technical (engineering) graduate, you don't need to take the
written exam. Once screened and short-listed by Army Headquarters, you can
directly go for the SSB interview and medical examination. In OTA, your
training will last 49 weeks approximately.