INDIAN ARMY
1. Applications are invited from married/unmarried MALE and unmarried FEMALE Engineering Graduates and also from Widows of
Defence Personnel for grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army in all Arms/Services. Course shall be commencing in Oct
2017 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
2. ELIGIBILITY:
(a) Nationality: A candidate must either be : (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Bhutan, or (iii) A subject of Nepal, or (iv) a
Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a
person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the
United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of
eligibility has been issued by Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of
candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
(b) Age Limit: – (i) SSC(T)-49 Men and SSC(T)-20 Women:- 20 to 27 years as on 01 Oct 2017 (Candidates born between 02
Oct 90 and 01 Oct 97) (both dates inclusive).(ii) SSCW(Non Tech)(Non UPSC)- For Widows of Defence Personnel only (with
four years age relaxation). 19 to 29 years (Candidates born between 02 Jul 88 and 01 Jul 98) (both dates inclusive).
NOTE-1 : The date of birth accepted by the office is that entered in the Matriculation or an equivalent examination certificate.
NOTE -2 : No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be
considered or granted.
(c) Educational Qualification: Candidates who have passed Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of
Engineering course are eligible to apply. The candidates studying in the final year examination of Degree Course should be able
to produce the Engineering Degree within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at OTA. Such candidates will be
inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at OTA as notified from time to time as well as stipend
and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite Degree Certificate within the specified time.
Important Note: - Candidates must note that the minimum educational qualification for induction into SSC(T)-49 Men and
SSC(T)-20 Women is BE/B.Tech degree in the Engineering stream notified below. Therefore, to become eligible for induction
into SSC(T)-49 Men and SSC(T)-20 Women course, candidates studying in final year of engineering must complete all the
formalities including written, practicals,projects, backlogs, viva voce, etc, for award of qualifying BE/B.Tech degree before 01
Oct 2017 failing which their candidature is liable to be cancelled
3. Discipline wise vacancies are as given below:-
(a) For SSC(T)-49 Men & SSC(T)-20 Women:-
IMPORTANT NOTE : Widows of Defence Personnel who had died in harness, including those with children, will be eligible to apply for
SSCW(Non Tech). They will be eligible only if they have not remarried. In case unfilled, the vacancy will revert to the category other than
that of widows. The following documents are to be attached with the application duly verified/ issued by MP-5 & 6, IHQ, Army HQs,West
Block-III, RK Puram, New Delhi-110066 both for Officers and for other ranks (i) Part II Order of Marriage. (ii) Part –II Order of demise of
husband alongwith Death Certificate. (iii) Initial report of Battle casualty/Physical casualty. (iv) Detailed report of Battle casualty/Physical
casualty (v) Battle/Physical casualty certificate (vi) Self declaration Certificate of not having remarried. The envelope containing the
applications should be superscribed in Red ink indicating clearly the name of officer with rank. For example, “Widow of late -
___________”. These candidates will apply OFF LINE directly to Rtg-A(WE) section, Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army), AG’s
Branch, DG Recruiting / West Block-III, R K Puram, New Delhi- 110066, in the application format given in Rtg Dte website
www.joinindianarmy.nic.in provided they possess the laid down educational qualification and other eligibility criteria. The last date of
receipt of applications at Rtg Dte is 23 Feb 2017. Applications received after last date will NOT be entertained.
HOW TO APPLY: (a) Applications will only be accepted online on website “www.joinindianarmy.nic.in”. Click on ‘Officers Entry
Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’. Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting
registered, click on ‘Apply Online’. A page ‘Officers Selection – Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Technical
Graduate Course. A page ‘Application Form’ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details as required
under various segments. Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. ‘Save &
Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of
your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made. Then click on ‘Submit now’ only after carefully ascertaining
that the correct details have been filled in. After submitting, click on “PDF” and take two copies of the application form having Roll No and
other details generated by the system.
NOTE: Details once submitted will NOT be changed under any circumstances and NO representation in this regard shall be
entertained.
(b) Documents to be carried to the Selection Centre by the candidate:-
(i) One copy of the Print out of application duly signed and affixed with self attested photograph
(ii) Self attested copy of Matriculation or equivalent certificate issued by the Board concerned ( CBSE/State Boards/ICSCE) in
which date of birth is reflected for proof of date of birth (Admit card/Marksheet/Transfer/Leaving Certificate etc. are not
acceptable for proof of date of birth).
(iii) Self attested copy of 12th Class Certificate & Marksheet.
(iv) Self attested copy of Engineering Degree/Provisional Degree
(v) Self attested copy of Mark sheets of all Semesters. Revised mark sheets issued by a Board/ University after last date of
receipt/application will not be accepted for this course. However, the same may be accepted for the subsequent course.
(vi) Certificate from the Principal/Head of the Institution stating that the candidate is in final year and all exams in respect of the
candidate will be over by 01 Oct 2017 (for final year appearing candidates).
(vii) Equivalence certificate of the concerned university to claim equivalence of Engineering degree.
(viii) All certificates in original. Originals will be returned after verification at the Service Selection Board itself.
(c) Any candidate who does not carry these entire documents for the SSB interview, his candidature will be cancelled.
(d) The second copy of the printout of online application is to be retained by the candidate for his reference. No need to
send any hard copy to DG Recruiting.
(e) Candidates must submit only one online application. Receipt of multiple applications from the same candidate will
result in cancellation of candidature, and no representation will be entertained in this regard.
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