Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2017 for Post Soldier General Duty (All Arms)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2017 for Post Soldier General Duty (All Arms)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :-  SSLC / Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject. No percentage required for higher qualification i.e. 10+2 and above.


Age Limit :-  17 ½ - 21 Years

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Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Havildar Education(Army Education Corps)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Havildar Education(Army Education Corps) 

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :- Group X - MA/M Sc/MCA or BA/B Sc/BCA/B Sc (IT) with BEd Group Y - B Sc / BA / BCA / B Sc (IT) (w/o B Ed)

Age Limit :-  20 - 25 Years

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Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Junior Commissioned Officer Catering (Army Service Corps)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Junior Commissioned Officer Catering (Army Service Corps)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :- 10+2 or equivalent exam and Diploma / Certificate Course of a duration of one year or more in Cookery / Hotel Management and Catering Technical from a recognized University / Food Craft Institute. AICTE recognition is not mandatory.

Age Limit :-  21 - 27 Years

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Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Junior Commissioned Officer Religious Teacher (All Arms)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Junior Commissioned Officer Religious Teacher (All Arms)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :- Graduate in any discipline. In addition requisite qualification in his own religious denomination.

Age Limit :-  27 - 34 Years

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Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Survey Automated Cartographer (Engineers)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post  Survey Automated Cartographer (Engineers)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :- BA / B Sc with Maths. Must have also passed 12th class (10+2) or equivalent with Maths and Science as main subjects.


Age Limit :-  20 - 25 Years

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Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier Tradesmen(All Arms)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier Tradesmen(All Arms)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :-  10th / ITI (except Syce. Mess Keeper and House Keeper-who may be 8th pass).


Age Limit :-  17 ½ - 23 Years

Official Website :- http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

 

 

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier Nursing Assistant Veterinary (Remount Veterinary Corps)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier Nursing Assistant Veterinary (Remount Veterinary Corps)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :-  10+2 / Intermediate exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with Min 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject.


Age Limit :-  17 ½ - 21 Years

Official Website :- http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

 

 

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier Nursing Assistant (Army Medical Corps)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for PostSoldier Nursing Assistant (Army Medical Corps)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :-  10+2 / Intermediate exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with Min 50% marks in aggregate and min 40% in each subject.
OR
In case the candidate has a BSc Degree with (Botany / Zoology / Bio-Science) and English, the stipulation of percentage in Class XII is waived off. However, the candidate should have studied all the four specified subjects in Class XII also.

Age Limit :-  17 ½ - 23 Years

Official Website :- http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

 

 

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical (All Arms)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical (All Arms)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :-  10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject.Should have studied and passed English and Maths / Accounts / Book Keeping in Class X or Class XII with 40% marks in each subject. In case of graduate with Maths and English as subject in BSc, the stipulation of 40% in Class X or Class XII is waived off. In case of graduate without English and Maths/Accounts/Book Keeping, he should have scored more than 40% in English and Maths / Accounts / Book Keeping at least once in Class X or Class XII.


Age Limit :-  17 ½ - 23 Years

Official Website :- http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

 

 

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier (Technical)(Technical Arms, Artillery, Army Air Defence)

Indian Army Bharti Eligibility Criteria 2016 for Post Soldier (Technical)(Technical Arms, Artillery, Army Air Defence)

 Education Criteria

Education Qualification :-  10+2 / Intermediate Exam Pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English with 45% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject. (Simple pass in 10+2 with requisite subjects is acceptable upto 31st Mar 2015).


Age Limit :-  17 ½ - 23 Years

Official Website :- http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Physical Criteria

Physical Standard of Various Categories

Region	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
	Soldier General Duty & Tradesman	Soldier Technical & Nursing Assistant	Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region (J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh, Garhwal and Kumaon)	166 cms	163 cms	162 cms	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region (Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts).	160 cms	157 cms	160 cms	77	48
Western Plains Region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western UP (Meerut and Agra Divisions)	170 cms	170 cms	162 cms	77	50
Eastern Plains Region (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa)	169 cms	169 cms	162 cms	77	50
Central Region (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu)	168 cms	167 cms	162 cms	77*	50
Southern Region (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry)	166 cms	165 cms	162 cms	77	50

* Chest 76 cms only for Soldier Technical category from Central Region.

Special Physical Standard.

Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	50	77
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	48	77
(c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
(i)	Settlers	165	50	77
(ii)	Locals	155	50	77
(d)	Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas	162	48	77
(e)	Brigade of Guards	173	50	77
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	50	77
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	50	77
(h)	Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical	162*	50	77
(j)	Religious Teacher JCO	160	50	77
(k)	Soldier Tradesman	Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(l)	Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions.

Note:*Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.

Dispensation in Physical Standards

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen.	2	1	2
(b)	Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen	2	1	2
(c)	Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years)	2	3	5
(d)	For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants.	Nil	Nil	2

Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.

Instant Enrolment

Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:

• One son of a battle casualty.
• One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
• One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
• One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.

The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.

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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colors correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 mtrs).
• Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
• Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
• Soldier General Duty for infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

 

 

UGC NET December 2015 Eligibility Criteria

National Eligibility Test Dec 2015 

Eligibility Criteria

	CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY :
i)	Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC (list attached page No. 21 to 47) in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science &Applications, Electronic Science etc. (list of subjects of post graduation attached at page No. 18 to 19) are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PWD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
ii)	Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of Junior Research Fellowship/eligibility for Assistant professor only after they have passed their Master’s Degree examination OR equivalent with at least 55% marks(50% marks in case of OBC(Non- creamy layer)/SC/ST/PWD(persons with disability) category candidates. Such candidates must complete their P.G degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
iii)	The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September 1991(irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.
iv)	Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post graduation only. The candidates, whose post graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No.14 (on page 11), may appear in a related subject.
v)	Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility nor printout of their Application Form (Confirmation Page) to CBSE. However the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the UGC/CBSE at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
vi)	vi) Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/ Institute or foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the foreign University/institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/certificate with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. (www.aiuweb.org)

	AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :
	(i)Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01.12.2015. A relaxation up to 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC (Non- creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website: www.ncbc.nic.in ) SC/ST/PWD categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority. Three years relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.  (ii)Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor.  EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR)
i)	NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/ Institutions. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of the Ph. D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SELT/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions.
ii)	The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET.
iii)	For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the States Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant Professor held prior to 1st Dec 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st Dec 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor only in the universities/ colleges situated in the state from where they have cleared their SET.