How Can Girls Join Indian Army?
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Do you want to join the Indian Army as women officers on commissioned and non-commissioned posts? Indian Army has opened numerous opportunities for female candidates. In this article, we will be discussing all the ways that women can join the Army. Here we will be discussing only the paths through which women can join the Indian Army. We will discuss the same for the Indian Navy and Air Force in a separate blog.
In the Indian Army, there are different branches that recruit women to officers and non-officer ranks. They are as follows:
- Army Aviation Corps (AAC)
- Army Corps of Signals (ACS)
- Army Dental Corps (ADC)
- Army Education Corps (AEC)
- Army Medical Corps (AMC)
- Army Ordnance Corps (AOC)
- Army Postal Service Corps (APSC)
- Army Service Corps (ASC)
- Corps of Army Air Defence (CAAD)
- Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (CEME)
- Corps of Engineers (CoE)
- Corps of Military Police (CoMP)
- Intelligence Corps (IC)
- Judge Advocate General’s Department (JAGD)
- Military Nursing Service (MNS)
- Regiments (Artillery)
- Territorial Army (TA)
How Can Females Join Indian Army?
Now let us discuss some of the ways through which females can join the Indian Armed Forces. There you go!
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NDA (National Defence Academy)
UPSC has opened gates for the girl candidates in the National Defence Academy (NDA). NDA for girls is open from now onwards.
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Name | National Defence Academy (NDA) & Naval Academy (NA) Examination |
| Conduct by | UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) |
| Exam Level | National Level exam |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
| Selection Process |
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| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Exam Duration | 2.5 Hour Paper –I (Mathematics)
2.5 Hour Paper-II (GAT- General Ability Test) |
| Negative marking | 0.83 marks on Paper – I and 1.33 marks on Paper-II |
| Per Question Marks | 2 Marks in Paper – I
4 Marks in Paper-II |
| Gender | Both Males and females |
| Application Fees | Rs. 100/- |
| Age Limit | 16.5 to 19.5 years |
| Official Website | @upsc.nic.in |
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SSC W (JAG)
Staff Selection Commission women’s entry as Judge Advocate General is open. It recruits eligible women into the Indian Army.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | Indian Army JAG Entry Exam |
| Conducting Body | Indian Army |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Exam Date | October 2022 |
| Language | Hindi/ English |
| Nationality | India |
| Age Limit | 21 years to 27 years |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Application Fees | None |
| Selection Procedure |
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| Official Website | @joinindianarmy.nic.in |
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SSC W (Tech)
Staff Selection Commission Women in Technical duty have been discussed in the table below:
| Short Service Commission Tech Women | |
| Vacancies Per Course | As Notified (Twice a year) |
| Notify in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper | Notified by Additional Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Dec/Jan and Jun / Jul |
| Eligibility Criteria | |
| Age | 19 to 25 yrs |
| Born Between | 2nd Apr to 1st Apr for Apr Course. 2nd Oct to 1st Oct for Oct Course. |
| Qualification | Engineering Degree in notified discipline |
| Marital Status | Un Married |
| Application to be Received by | Feb / Mar and Jul / Aug |
| Likely SSB Date | Nov to Jan for Apr Course and May to July for Oct Course |
| Date Commencement of Trg | Oct and Apr |
| Training Academy | OTA Chennai |
| Duration of Trg | 49 Weeks |
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SSC W (Non-Tech)
Staff Selection Commission women entry for in Non-Technical stream.
| Vacancies Per Course | 175 (Twice a year) |
| Notify in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper | Notified by UPSC under the aegis of CDSE in Mar/Apr and Sep/Oct |
| Age | 19 to 25 yrs |
| Born Between | 2nd Jan to 1st Jan for Apr Course. 2nd Jul to 1st Jul for Oct Course. |
| Qualification | Graduation / Post Graduation from Recognised University. |
| Marital Status | Un Married |
| Application to be Received by | May and Oct |
| Likely SSB Date | Apr and Oct / Nov |
| Date Commencement of Trg | Jan and Jul |
| Training Academy | OTA Chennai |
| Duration of Trg | 49 Weeks |
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SSC W (NCC)
Staff Selection Commission Women entry through National Cadet Corps Entry.
| Vacancies Per Course | As notified |
| Notify in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper | Notified by Additional Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Apr / Oct |
| Eligibility Criteria | |
| Age | 19 to 25 yrs |
| Born Between | 2nd Jan to 1st Jan for Apr Course. 2nd Jul to 1st Jul for Oct Course. |
| Qualification | Graduate with LLB / LLM with 50% Aggregate marks, 2 Yrs service in NCC Senior Div Army with minimum ‘B’ Grade in ‘C’ Certificate Exam. |
| Marital Status | Un Married |
| Application to be Received by | Oct / Nov and Apr / May through NCC Date |
| Likely SSB Date | Nov to Jan for Apr Course and May to July for Oct Course |
| Date Commencement of Trg | Apr and Oct |
| Training Academy | OTA, Chennai |
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CDS (Combined Defence Services)
Union Public Service Commission Combined Defence Services exam is conducted twice a year to recruit both men and women.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam name | Combined Defence Services Examination |
| Conducting institute | Union Public Service Commission |
| Exam Level | National Level exam |
| No. of test cities | More than 70 |
| Exam frequency | Twice a year |
| Eligibility | Passed graduation or are appearing in the same |
| Exam purpose | Admission of candidates for Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Officers Training Academy |
| Official website | @upsc.gov.in |
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TGC Education (AEC)
Technical Graduate Course in Army Education Corps is another way of joining the Indian Army for Women.
| Vacancies Per Course | As Notified (Twice a Year) |
| Notify in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper | Notified by Additional Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Apr and Oct |
| Eligibility Criteria | |
| Age | 23 to 27 yrs |
| Born Between | 2nd Jan to 1st Jan for Jan Course. 2nd Jul to 1st Jul for Jul Course |
| Qualification | MA / MSC in 1st or 2nd division in notified subjects from a recognised university |
| Marital Status | Un Married |
| Application to be Received by | Apr / May and Oct / Nov |
| Likely SSB Date | Mar / Apr and Sep / Oct |
| Date Commencement of Trg | Jan and Jul |
| Training Academy | IMA |
| Duration of Trg | One Year |
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Women Military Police
Agniveer Women rally Bharti notification is released for the recruitment of females in the Indian Army for four years of service.
| Name of Scheme | Agneepath Yojana |
| Launched by | Central Government |
| Name of Post | Agniveer (Female) in Women Military Police |
| No of vacancies | 1000+ |
| Service Duration | 4 years |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Detailed Notification release date | 05th August 2022 |
| Online Application begins | August |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Training Duration | 10 weeks to 6 months |
| Qualification Required | Class 10th /Matric pass |
| Official Website | @joinindianarmy.nic.in |
