How to become a Lady Officer in Indian Defence

Eligibility Conditions

(a) Citizen of India or a subject of Nepal. (b) Bearing good moral character. (c) Enrolled in an educational institution. (d) Meets the prescribed medical standards. (e) Age

• Junior Division/Wing (Boys/Girls) - 13 years to 18½ years

• Senior Division/Wing (Boys/Girls) - Upto 26 years

(f) Enrolment Period

• Junior Division/Wing (Boys/Girls) - 2 years

• Senior Division/Wing (Boys/Girls) - 3 years

Application for Enrolment

(a) A student desirous of being enrolled in the Senior Division shall apply to the Officer Commanding of the nearest NCC Unit; while a student desirous of being enrolled in the Junior Division should apply to the Headmaster/Principal of the school in the prescribed form.

(b) There is provision for students desirous of enrolling in NCC even from educational institutions that are not enlisted as NCC sub-units. In this provision of ‘Open Category’, the student needs to approach the Commanding Officer of the nearest NCC Unit for further guidance. The students can thus avail NCC training from institutions that are already NCC sub-units, subject to following conditions:-

(i) The educational institution in which the student is studying should not be having NCC. (ii) The educational institution in which the student is desirous of undergoing NCC training should be placed under an NCC unit that has been declared an “Open Unit” by the Competent Authority.

This scheme assists in extending Senior Division/Senior Wing coverage to those 10+2 schools which have only Junior Division functioning in those schools and Senior Division unit cannot be allotted due to some reason or the other. Further, it lends an opportunity to those certificate holders, who wish to obtain ‘B’ and ‘C’ certificates and do not have NCC in their colleges.

Application for Enrollment:-

(1) A student desirous of being enrolled in the Senior Division shall apply to the Officer commanding the unit.

(2) A student desirous of being enrolled in the Junior Division shall apply to the Headmaster of the school providing the unit or part thereof.

(3) The Officer to whom an application under sub-rule (1) has been made, shall cause the applicant to fill up and sign in his presence a statement in Form I.

(4) The Headmaster to whom an application under sub-rule (2) has been made shall cause the applicant to fill up and sign in his presence a statement in Form II.

Verification

When an application is made to a Commanding Officer or a Headmaster under rule 7, he shall satisfy himself that the application is in proper form and that the applicant fulfils the conditions of enrolment specified in rule 5 or 6, as the case may be. The Commanding Officer or the Headmaster may make such further enquiry regarding the suitability of the applicant for enrolment in the unit or part thereof in which he desires to be enrolled, as may be prescribed in this behalf, by the State Government.

Medical Examination

If the Commanding Officer or the Headmaster is satisfied that the application is in order, and that the applicant fulfils the conditions of enrolment and that he is suitable for enrolment in the unit or part thereof in which he desires to be enrolled, he shall cause the applicant to be medically examined.

If the Commanding Officer or the Headmaster is not satisfied that the application is in order or that the applicant fulfils the conditions of enrolment or that he is suitable to be enrolled in the unit or part thereof or the applicant is reported to be medically unfit for service in the National Cadet Corps, the Commanding Officer or the Headmaster shall reject the application and shall inform the applicant accordingly.

Method of Enrollment-

(1) If the Commanding Officer does not reject the application, the applicant shall be accepted for enrolment in the Senior Division/Wing, and shall be required to sign a declaration in Form I. If the applicant is a minor, his father or guardian shall also be required to sign a declaration provided in the form.

(2) If the Headmaster does not reject the application, the applicant shall be accepted for enrolment in the Junior Division. The applicant shall be required to sign a declaration in Form II and his father or guardian shall also be required to sign a declaration in the Form.

(3) If the Commanding Officer or the Headmaster is satisfied that the applicant, or his father or guardian in the case of a minor applicant, understand the questions put to the applicant and consent to the conditions of service, he shall sign a certificate to that effect on the said Form, and the applicant shall thereupon be deemed to have been enrolled.

Our Armed Forces have started inducting women in the forces since 1992, thus giving the Women an equal and fair chance to be a part of this prestigious institution. This article aims at making all of you specially our lady aspirants familiar with the types of Entry through which they can become an officer in the Indian Army. The commission in which ladies are commissioned in Army is SSC or Short Service Commission, they are trained at OTA Chennai, OTA stands for Officer’s Training Academy.

The procedure for becoming a lady officer in army is same as the followed for the men. The candidates have to clear a written exam CDSE in this case, or there is direct shortlisting on the basis of some cutoff percentage, like in the SSC-Tech and NCC Entries. After getting selected in the initial process i.e. written or getting shortlisted, SSB calls are made. The women are called for SSB(Service Selection Board) at various selection Centers of Indian Army, and after getting recommended in the SSB ,which is gain a two stage process where after clearing stage one you are advanced for Stage II, medical examination is done of successful candidates. The All India Merit List decides the final entry, based on the vacancies.

CDSE Entry

Procedure: Written test followed by SSB for qualified candidates of Written Test.

Eligibility Criteria: Unmarried female graduates can opt for OTA

Training Academy: OTA (SSC-Non Tech)

Age (at the time of course commencement): 19-25 years

Qualification: Graduation from recognized university

Cut-off : No cut off

Notification: Notified by UPSC in aegis of CDSE in March/ April and September/October.

Exam: Written Exam is held twice a year, in February/March and September/October.

Technical Entries

Being a Technical graduate you can join Indian Army through SSC-Tech which is for Short Service Commission

Procedure: Directly call for SSB to the candidates who are above cut-off.

Eligibility:-

Course: SSC-Tech

Age: 19-25 Years

Qualification:BE/B.Tech in notified Stream

Cut-off :Decided by the army.

Training Academy: OTA

Notification: Notified twice a year Dec/Jan and June/July for SSC Tech Women.

NCC Special Entries:

Procedure: Direct SSB calls made to the candidates’ possessing desired qualifications after initial screening of the applications.

Eligibility:

Entry:NCC SE Women

Age:19-25 Years

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.

Training Academy:OTA Chennai

Notification: Made in April and October.

Judge Advocate Entry:

Law graduates can apply through this.

Procedure: SSB calls made to desired candidates after initial screening of the applications, then SSB call are made.

Course:JAG Entry

Age:21-27 years

Qualification:Graduate with LLB / LLM with 55% marks. Registered with Bar Council of India / State

Training Academy:OTA

Notification: June/July

Army Medical Corps:

You can join Indian Army as a doctor after completing MBBS, or you can do MBBS from AFMC and get commissioned in Army. There is no SSB Interview for joining the AMC.

The rank granted on first appointment in the AMC will be as follows:

• Capt (Equivalent rank in Navy and Air Force) – Where candidate is in possession of full Medical Registration certificate.

• Lt (Equivalent rank in Navy and Air Force) – If the candidate possesses provisional Medical Registration Certificate & has not completed compulsory pre-registration internship.