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After 10+2 Entry in Army, Navy and Air Force

After 10+2 Entry in Army, Navy and Air Force

There are several way of entering the 3 arms of defence services. In this section entry into defence services have been detailed.

Naval Engineering College

Navy directly selects candidates for their Engineering College at Lonawala. Male candidates between the age of 16 ½ and 19 years who have passed XII with Maths, Physics and chemistry and have secured more than 70% marks in PCM and minimum 50% marks in English are eligible to apply. The Naval Engineering College trains the cadets so selected in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The course starts in December, advertisement and details about this selection are published in leading newspapers and Employment news in the month of May/June.

Cadets go through an initial 6 months orientation at Naval Academy in Goa. B. Tech degree is awarded on completion of the course from Jawaharlal Nehru University of Delhi.

Army Technical Branch Entry

Cadets are recruited for being trained with the Army after 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths (minimum 70%). There are two induction annually of male candidates in the 16 ½ to 19 ½ age group/The courses begin in January and July each year. The training of cadets for a four year six months period entitles them for permanent commission in the Army in Technical Branches i.e. EME, Signals, Engineers. They undergo Basic Military Training of 6 months at IMA, Dehradun followed by an Engineering Training divided over 3 phases. In phase one 2 ½ years are spent at college of Military Engineering, Pune. In the second phase cadets are sent for training at college of Military Engineering at Pune/Military College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers at Secunderabad/Military College of Telecommunication Engineering at Mhow depending on the Arms/Service allotted. In the third phase cadets go for 6 month to college of military engineering Pune. Cadets receive a stipend like NDA cadets of 8,000 per month after completing 3 years of training.

National Defence Academy

Union Public Service Commission holds a competitive examination twice in a year, in February & September, for a 3 year training course commencing in January and July. Candidate taking the examination has to give preference for service he desires to join, however, option also depends on the rank in merit list.

Before indication their preferences for different courses, the candidates should first decide their preference for the two Academies, viz., National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (Executive Branch). If a candidate opts for National Defence Academy as his first choice, he must first indicate his preference for different wings of National Defence Academy viz. Army, Navy and Air Force followed by his preference for Naval Academy (Executive Branch). Alternatively if a candidate opts for Naval Academy (Executive Branch) as his first choice, he must first indicate his preference for Naval Academy (Executive Branch) as his first choice, followed by his preferences for different wings of National Defence Academy.

Centres of examination – Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Cochin, Cuttack, Delhi, Dharwar, Dispur (Guwahti), Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur Jammu, Jorhat, Kavaratti (Lakshadweep), Kohima, Lucknow, Chennai, Madurai, Nagpur, Pnaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Tirupati, Trivandrum, Udaipur and Vishakha-patnam. The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

Conditions of eligibility – The following are the conditions of eligibility.

Nationality – A candidate must be either (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 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, The East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to category  (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility is not, however, necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

Age limits, sex and marital status - Only unmarried male candidates age between 16 ½ and 19 years are eligible. The date of birth accepted by the commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate in a certificate recognized by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation maintained by a university, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the university or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. These certificates are required to be submitted only after the declaration of the results of the written part of the examination. Candidates must undertake not to marry until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application though successful at this or any subsequent examination will not be selected for training. A candidate who marries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government.

Educational qualifications – These are as follows.

For Army Wing of National Defence Academy – 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a state Education Board or a University.

For air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 (Executive Branch) course at the Naval Academy – 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern or School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University. Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply. Candidates who qualify in the SSB interview will be required to submit Matriculation or 10+2 or equivalent certificates in original to Army HQ. Rtg. (NDA Entry), West Block III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110066 and for Naval Academy Candidates to Naval Headquarters, R&R Section, 206 ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi 110011.

Entry in Army, Navy and Air Force After Graduation

Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE)

Union Public Service Commission through its notification in leading newspapers and Employment news, in the months of April and October, conducts an entrance examination for entry into the officer cadet of Army, Navy and Air Force. Candidates qualifying in written examination have to appear before a service selection board (SSB) for interview. Those opting for Air Force have to undergo Pilot Aptitude test. Those who come in the merit list undergo medical examination and after selection are sent to following training establishments according to choice given by the candidates and their merit list ranking.

• Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (IMA)
• Naval Academy, Goa
• Air Force Academy, Begumpet, Hyderabad
• Officers Training Academy, Madras

Those joining in any of the first three establishments get permanent commission. Candidates selected for OTA Madras are given short service commission. Applicant is required to specify clearly the service for which he wishes to be considered in the order of his preference. He is also advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to, subject to fulfilling the conditions of eligibility, so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his preferences when making appointment.

If an applicant is competing for OTA as well as for any other Courses, viz., IMA, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy, the OTA will always be his last choice. In such cases, the applicant must, therefore, give OTA as his last choice, as otherwise OTA will be deemed to be the last choice even if it is given a higher preference by the applicant. OTA can be the first preference if it is the one and only choice.

About the Author

B.Sc.(Med.), B.Ed., M.A.(Edu.), M.Litt.(Edu.), Ph.D.(Edu.Psy.)PGDCA.

Served as Science Master, Employment Department as Vocational Guidance Officer.

Retired from Employment Department, Punjab India as Dy. Director (Off.)

Serving now Arihant Computer Center and Many Medical Hospitals such as Sadbhavna Medical & Heart Institute.

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