Join Indian Army: Registration open for NCC Special Entry Scheme’s 49th course
New Delhi, Jan 16: The Indian Army has invited application from unmarried male and female candidates, including the wards of battle casualties of the Army personnel for the grant of short service commission.
There are a total of 55 vacancies which will be filled up and the forms to apply are available online. The candidates can fill and submit the forms until January 28. Once selected, candidates will undergo pre-commission training for 49 weeks at the Officers Training Academy at Chennai.
Eligibility:
Nationality. A candidate must either be: (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Nepal, or (iii) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
Age Limit:
For
NCC
candidates
(including
wards
of
Battle
Casualties)
19
to
25
years
as
on
01
Jan
2021
(born
not
earlier
than
02
Jan
1996
and
not
later
than
01
Jan
2002;
both
dates
inclusive).
Note.
Candidates
should
note
that
the
date
of
birth
as
recorded
in
the
Matriculation/Secondary
School
Examination
Certificate
or
an
equivalent
certificate
on
the
date
of
submission
of
applications
will
only
be
accepted
and
no
subsequent
request
for
its
change
will
be
considered
or
granted.
Education qualification:
Degree of a recognized University or equivalent with aggregate of minimum 50% marks taking into account marks of all the years. Those studying in final year are also allowed to apply provided they have secured minimum 50% aggregate marks in the first two/three years of three/four years degree course respectively. Such students will need to secure overall aggregate of minimum 50% marks in degree course if selected in interview, failing which their candidature will be CANCELLED.
Service in NCC:
Should have served for minimum three academic years (wef 22 Feb 2013 to onwards till date)/two years (23 May 2008 till 21 Feb 2013) in the senior Division/Wing of NCC.
Grading.
Should
have
obtained
minimum
of
'B'
Grade
in
'C'
Certificate
Exam
of
NCC.
Applicants,
who
are
not
holding
NCC
'C'
Certificate
on
date
of
application,
are
not
eligible
to
apply
for
the
course.
For
more
details
click
here.