ACC i.e. Army Cadet College is located in the IMA premises in Dehradun. ACC is an entry for commissioned rank for those enlisted soldiers (non-officers) who aspire to become officers. In ACC entry Civilians cannot apply. Only Soldiers of Army and Airforce can apply for it. Navy soldiers have a different scheme just for them; it is called as the CW i.e. Commission Worthy entry.
The procedure of ACC is quite similar to NDA or CDS exam. A written exam, known as Army Cadet College Exam is held amongst the enlisted soldiers for the selection. The final selection of the candidates is done by SSB Board by conducting SSB interview, which is attended only by those who qualifies the written exam. Pattern of the paper is very similar to NDA.
Again, if you are aware of NDA training then it must be easy for you to understand the training of ACC because the training in ACC is exactly the same as training in NDA.
In ACC, soldiers undergo BSC/BA courses alongside military training for 3 years, just like in NDA. After 3 years, they pass out from ACC with a degree and join IMA, where they’ll train with the CDS and NDA entries for 1 year. ACC+NDA+CDS constitute the Regular course in IMA. After passing out, they’ll become officers.
As officers, they have a permanent commission.
ACC ENTRY DETAILS
| Total number of vacancies per course : 75 | ||
| Frequency | Twice in a Year | |
| Tentative Month of Publication of Notification | Notified by MP Directorate / AGs Br through Units in March and August
Hence, Forms Availability in – March/April & Sep/Oct |
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA |
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| Age | 20 – 27 years , with minimum 2 years of service can apply | |
| Qualification | Candidates must be passed 10+2 class or equivalent. Additionally, candidates should have qualified ACC written test. | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried / Married | |
| Assumed Date of SSB | Sep – Nov for January Course , Mar -May for July Course | |
| Training Academy | ACC Wing at IMA, Dehradun | |
| Duration of Training | Four Years (Three Years in ACC Wing & One Year at IMA) | |
| Mode Of Selection | · Written Test
· SSB Interview |
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| Marital Status | Unmarried/married candidates are eligible | |
ACC SYLLABUS
PAPER –I: GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY TEST
General Mental Ability test i.e. GMAT paper will be aimed at testing the candidate’s intellectual ability. This paper has two types of questions – Argument and data Sufficiency. There will be 150 objective type questions of 2 marks each. The paper consists of three sections:
1. Reasoning Ability (Verbal): 75 questions: 150 Marks
2. Non – verbal Reasoning: 15 questions: 30 Marks
3. Numerical Ability: 60 questions: 120 Marks
PAPER – II: CURRENT GENERAL AWARENESS
This is for testing the candidate’s General Awareness knowledge. The syllabus designed to include test of mental ability, current general situational and military awareness.
It consists of 150 objective type questions of 2 marks each.
PAPER – III: INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH.
There will be two papers for Interactive Communicative English.
Part I will consists of 120 objective type questions of 1 mark each in 1 hour duration.
Part II will consist of descriptive type questions of 180 marks in a duration of 2 hours.
PAPER –IV: ACADEMIC CONTENT TEST
There will be only one paper covering Mathematics, General Science and Humanities. It includes 150 objective type questions of 3 marks each. It is divides as follows:
1. Section A: Mathematics: 50 Questions: 100 Marks
2. Section B: General Science: 50 Questions: 100 Marks
3. Section C: Humanities: 50 Questions: 100 Marks
