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if we want to join Army means.what we should do....please tell me the details

Candidates can join the army through NDA, CDS, SSC scheme. The eligibility criteria for each of these varies. Like for NDA the minimum qualification required is 12th standard and the maximum age limit is 19 years. For the CDS scheme graduates can apply. Engineers need not take the exam. Women can apply through the short service commission.

Originally Posted by Shwetha Rani G

if we want to join Army means.what we should do....please tell me the details

You have not mentioned your educational qualification. Girls can join Indian army after completing Graduation.



For this you will have to give Combined Defense service (CDS) exam. It is conducted twice in an year.

But for this only unmarried candidates are eligible or women who are divorced or widows who have not remarried

Also you must have completed 19 years of age and should not be more than 25 years of age.

Selected candidates are given 49 weeks training at Officer's training Academy (OTA) in Chennai.
You can apply online thorugh http://www.upsconline.nic.in
The filling of application form will be done during and June and November.

In the written exam you will have to give English and General Knowledge paper. Each paper will be of 100 marks and time allotted for each paper will be 2 hours.

After this you will have to go through an Interview for Intelligence and personality test which will be of 200 marks.

If you are an engineering then you can join the army through Short service commission technical women. This selection is also conducted twice in an year.
Only unmarried candidates are eligible. For this you must have completed 20 years of age and should not be more than 27 years of age.

For this also you will be given 49 weeks training in OTA

There is no entry scheme for the girls after class 12 exam but you can definitely give the CDS Exam to join army after completing your graduation.

CDS Eligibility Criteria:

You can give the CDS exam to enter:
>Indian Military Academy
>Naval Academy
>Air Force

The eligibility criteria for every academy is different.

For Indian Military Academy/Officers' Training Academy: You should have a bachelor's degree from a recognized university and your age should be between 19-24 years.

For naval academy You should have a B.Sc degree in physics or mathematics or a B.Tech degree and your age should be between 19-22 years.

For air force academy You should have a B.Sc degree in physics or mathematics or a B.Tech degree and your age should be between 19-23 years.

CDS Exam Pattern:



Reference Books for CDS Exam:

For elementary maths-R.S.Aggarwal

For general english-The Pearson Guide To English For The Combined Defence Services Examination by Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe

For general knowledge:- M.Laxmikanth

Visit: http://www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC conducted every year CDS exam FOR ARMY ,NAVY

CANDIDATE MUST HAVE

12th pass

INDIAN CITIZEN

UNMARRIED PERSON

AGE-19years eligible

For information -www.upsc.gov.in

FOR WOMEN CANDIDATE

You should be graduate to apply.

Duration of Training. 49 weeks.

HERE I ATTACHED A FILE OF QUEATION PAPER

Originally Posted by Shwetha Rani G

if we want to join Army means.what we should do....please tell me the details

As your name suggests that you are a girl, you may join Indian Army through any of the following ways:

By writing Combined Defense Service Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. To be eligible for this examination, you must possess a bachelors degree in any stream and must be within the age limit of 19-25 years.
The examination is conducted two times a year and the notification for the same is published on the official website of the Union Public Service Commission.

If you possess a bachelors degree in Engineering, you will be able to join Indian Army through Technical Entry Scheme (Short Service Commission). Apart from being an engineering graduate, you must be within the age limit of 10-17 years. The notification for the selection procedure is published in India's leading newspapers including Employment News usually in the month of December and June every year.

For more information, refer to www.joinindianarmy.nic.in