Indian Armed forces starts the recruitment for the candidates at their very young age. Indian Armed forces might be the only job provider that recruits such young candidates. The basic reason is to train them well as they are going to do the most important job of all i.e. protecting the Nation.
Hence, the opportunity for most of the vacancies for a candidate ends very soon as most of it are for age 16-19 only. Due to which many candidate think that they lost the opportunity to be an officer in Indian Armed Forces.
Just to clear their confusion here we are providing an article on various commissioned level entries for the students of age group 19-25. We assume that the students of this age group will be a graduate so we can also call it as graduate entries for Commissioned level post of Indian Armed Forces.
Following are the different types of Graduate entries for commissioned posts of Indian Armed Forces:
1. CDSE: Combined Defence Service Examination for all graduates to get commissioned in any of the three forces i.e. Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
Overview of the Examination
| Name of exam | Combined Defence Services Examination (CDSE) |
| Conducted by | Union Public Service Commission |
| Qualification | Any graduate ( No percentage boundation) |
| Exam frequency | Twice a year – April / May and Oct/Nov |
| Age Limit | 20 yrs – 24 yrs |
| Exam mode | 2 hours ( objective type paper) |
| Language of question paper | English and Hindi (Bilingual) |
| Subjects | English, General Knowledge, Elementary Mathematics (Not for OTA) – 100 questions each. |
| Exam purpose | To select candidates as Commissioned Officers in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force |
| Gender | Both for male and female |
| Service | Permanent Commission( IMA), Short Service Commission(OTA) |
| Official website | upsc.gov.in |
| Training Colleges | Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) , Air Force Academy (AFA) and Officers Training Academy (OTA) |
| Selection Procedure | Written Test ——-> SSB Interview ——-> Medical Test |
2. AFCAT:
| Exam Name | AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) |
| Age Limit | Flying Branch – 20yrs – 24 yrs
Ground Duty – 20yrs – 24yrs |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a Year |
| Qualification |
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| Subjects | General Awareness, Numerical Ability, Reasoning & Military Aptitude and General English ( EKT exam for Technical branch) |
| Gender | Both Male and Females |
| Posts Offered | Commissioned officers in Flying Branch, Ground Duty (technical) and Ground Duty (Non-technical) branch |
| Selection Procedure | AFCAT exam ——> AFSB Interview ——–> Medical Test |
3. TGC :
| Exam Name | Technical Graduate Course |
| Age Limit | 20yrs – 27yrs |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Additional Directorate General |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a Year – May/June & Nov/Dec |
| Qualification | BE / B.Tech final appearing & degree holders in notified streams of Engineers |
| Gender | Only For Male candidates |
| Official Website | joinindianarmy.nic.in |
| Selection Procedure | TGC application ——> SSB Interview ——–> Medical Test
(Shortlisting) |
| Training Academy | IMA ( Indian Military Academy) |
4. UES:
| Exam Name | University Entry Scheme |
| Age Limit | 19 yrs – 25yrs (Final year)
18yrs – 24yrs (Pre Final Year) |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Navy |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Qualification | Engineering final year or pre final year students |
| Gender | Only For Male candidates |
| Official Website | www.joinindiannavy.gov.in |
| Selection Procedure | Campus interview ——> SSB Interview ——–> Medical Test
(Shortlisting) |
| Training Academy | IMA ( Indian Military Academy) |
5. Short Service Commission (Technical) :
| Exam Name | Short Service Commission ( technical) |
| Age Limit | 20yrs – 27yrs (men)
19yrs – 25yrs (Women) |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Army |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a Year – May/June & Nov/Dec |
| Qualification | Passed or in final year or Engineering course ( B.E/B.Tech) |
| Gender | Both Male and Female |
| Official Website | joinindianarmy.nic.in |
| Selection Procedure | Online application ——> SSB Interview ——–> Medical Test
(Shortlisting) |
| Training Academy | OTA ( Officer’s Training Academy) |
6. AEC :Army Education Corps
| Exam Name | Army Education Corps |
| Age Limit | 23yrs – 27yrs |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Army |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a Year – June/July and Dec/Jan |
| Qualification | Candidates who have passed Post Graduate Degree MA/M.Sc and /M.Com/MCA/MBA with 1st or 2nd Division. |
| Gender | Only For Male candidates |
| Official Website | joinindianarmy.nic.in |
| Selection Procedure | Online application ——> SSB Interview ——–> Medical Test
(Shortlisting) |
| Training Academy | IMA ( Indian Military Academy) |
7. JAG:
| Exam Name | Judge Advocate General |
| Age Limit | 21yrs – 27yrs |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Army |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a Year – Jan /Feb & Jul/Aug |
| Qualification | Graduate with LLB / LLM with 55% marks. Registered with Bar Council of India / State. |
| Gender | Both Male and Female Candidates |
| Official Website | joinindianarmy.nic.in |
| Selection Procedure | Online application ——> SSB Interview ——–> Medical Test
(Shortlisting) |
| Training Academy | OTA ( Officer’s Training Academy) |
8. NCC Special Entry:
| Exam Name | NCC Special Entry |
| Age Limit | 19yrs – 25yrs |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Army |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a Year – May/June and Oct/Nov |
| Qualification | 2 Yrs. service in NCC Senior Div. Army with minimum ‘B’ Grade in ‘C’ Certificate Exam. |
| Gender | Both Male and Female Candidates |
| Official Website | joinindianarmy.nic.in |
| Selection Procedure | Online application ——> SSB Interview ——–> Medical Test
(Shortlisting) |
| Training Academy | OTA ( Officer’s Training Academy) |
9. RVC ( Remount Veterinary Corp ):
| Exam Name | Remount Veterinary Corp (RVC) |
| Age Limit | 21yrs – 32yrs |
| Exam Conducting Authority | Indian Army |
| Qualification | BVSc/BVSc & AH degree from any of the recognized Indian university |
| Gender | Only for Male candidates |
| Official Website | joinindianarmy.nic.in |
| Selection Procedure | Online application ——> SSB Interview ——–> Medical Test(Shortlisting) |
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