Hi Anjana,

Yes army and navy both have entry scheme for the lawyers and it is called JAG (Judge Advocate General).

For Army- An official notice was published on the indian army website on 16th jan,2019 for the jag entry.JAG23 is a special entry scheme for the aspirants who want to join army as lawyers. All law graduates (both Male and Female), who want to join the Indian army can apply through this entry. There won’t be any written exam, if shortlisted, you will directly face the SSB Interview. The course will begin at OTA(Officers Training Academy), Chennai in October 2019.

Important Dates-

Last Date of form filling- 14h Feb,2019

Cut Off- 55% marks in graduation

SSb- May or June

Merit list will come out by September

Below we have mentioned a few details related to JAG 23 notification and you can read more on the official notification of JAG 23 soon once updated.

JAG 23 Eligibility-

Nationality – The candidate must be a citizen of India.

Age Limit – The candidate must be of the age between 21-27 years. 21 to 27 years as on 01 July 2019 (Born not earlier than 02 July 92 and not later than 01 July 98 both dates inclusive). The date mentioned in matriculation certificate will be considered as final. No other document will be accepted for age declaration and no further change request will be entertained.

Educational Qualification – The candidate must have scored 55% marks in LLB graduation degree (3 years professional after graduation or 5 years after 10+2) and the candidate must be eligible for registration with Bar council of India/ State. Candidates having studied in the college/ university which are not recognized by the Bar council of India will not be accepted.

JAG 23 Vacancies: Men – 07 , Women- 07

Starting And Ending Dates Of Application Forms –

ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 16th JANUARY 2019 AT 1200 HRS AND WILL CLOSE ON 14th FEBRUARY 2019 AT 1200 Hrs

How To Apply for JAG 23

Visit joinindianarmy.nic.in

On the officers row, click on Apply/Login.

There you will find registration. Click on it.

Follow the instructions and fill up your basic details.

Slection procedure-

The shortlisting of candidates on the basis of the academic performance will be done by Recruiting Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of MoD (Army). The list of shortlisted candidates will be put on joinindianarmy.nic.in.

The shortlisted candidates will be allotted SSB centers and date of reporting will be sent to them by e-mail or SMS.

The candidates, who will report at the mentioned SSB center on mentioned date, will face stage 1 (Screening) and Stage 2 (psychology, GTO and personal interview).

Those who pass the sage 1 will stay for stage 2 and those who fail in stage one will be set free on the same day.

Candidates who will get the recommendation after stage 2 will undergo documentation and will be sent for medical examination.

NAVY JAG- The last date for Navy Jag for course comencing in july 2019 has passed away but for joinging in july 2020, the forms will come out in september 2019 and last date would be in october 2019.

Their are about 35 vacancies in the Navy JAG.

The criteria for navy jag-

Age Criteria-

Logistics/ IT- Born between 02nd July 1995 and 01st January 2001 (both dates inclusive) (Male/Female)

SSC X (IT) - Born between 02nd July 1995 - 01st January 2001 (for Male)

SSC (Law)- Born between 02nd July 1993 and 01st July 1998 (both dates inclusive) (Male/Female)

Educational Qualifications for Indian Navy

SSC Recruitments SSC (Logistics):  BE/B. Tech in any discipline/ B. Architecture with First Class , MBA with First Class , B.Sc. / B.Com / B.Sc.(IT) with first class and a PG Diploma in Finance / Logistics / Supply Chain Management /Material Management , MCA / M.Sc. (IT) [Minimum Percentage of 60%], SSC X (IT) - B.E. /B.Tech. (Computer Science /Computer Engineering (IT), M.Sc. (Computer /IT), B.Sc. (IT), M.Tech. (Computer Science),(BCA/MCA), SSC (Law) - Degree in Law qualifying for enrolment as an Advocate under Advocates Act 1961