I want to went in Indian defense . am I eligible?
Hello Aspirant,
Join the Indian defence is an good career option in today's world.There are several criteria to join the defence forces and some ways to be an officer in the defence forces.
Firstly if your age is under 19.5 and have completed 12th std then you are eligible for NDA (National defence academy) for which you have to appear for entrance exam for NDA which is littlew tough and after result if you pass in exam you are invited for SSB interview in which if you crack it you are sent to 3 years training at NDA and 1 year at the defence academy which you choose after which you become an officer in Defence.
https://competition.careers360.com/exams/nda
The option to join the Defence an an Officer is through CDS Exam which criteria is minimum Graduate from any stream here the same process is done exam and interview.Here the age limit is till 24 years.
https://competition.careers360.com/exams/cds
And if you to join defence as general duty soldier or airmen then you have to check the official websites of Army ,Navy and Air force to get news about recruitment rally where you are selected just on physics and medical.
Hope you got your answer.
Hey,
NDA 2020 is conducted for the All India candidates whose desire is to join Indian Defense forces. Through NDA, the candidates are recruited in Air Force, Navy, and Army.
The interested candidates can fill NDA 2020 application from 8th January 2020 (for NDA I) and from 16th June 2020 (for NDA II).
Before applying, must ensure your eligibility as only those who have satisfying the eligibility condition will be eligible to write the exam. Confirm your eligibility from here. The NDA 2020 eligibility criteria are given below:
Nationality:
- The appearing candidate must be a citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan.
- A Tibetan refugee came to India before 01 January 1962 with a mindset to become a permanent resident of India are also eligible.
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, SriLanka, Pakistan & East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India are also eligible to apply.
Candidates other than the citizen of India and Gorkha subjects of Nepal have required a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.
Age Limits, Gender & Marital Status:
- For NDA (1) 2020: The candidates possessing age between 2nd July 2001 to 1st July 2004 are eligible for the examination. If born before 2nd July 2001 and after 1st July 2004 then not eligible for NDA (1) 2020 exam.
- For NDA (2) 2020: Those who have age between 2nd January 2002 to 1st January 2005 are permitted to write the exam. If the candidate bears the age before 2nd January 2002 and after 1st January 2005, they are not allowed to appear the exam.
- Only unmarried male candidates are eligible for NDA examination. Girls are not allowed for the NDA entrance examination.
Qualification Criteria:
The minimum qualification required for Indian Army wing, Navy and Air Force is as follows:
Eligibility for Indian Army:
- The candidates want to apply for Indian Army must have completed 12th (10+2 pattern) or its equivalent exam from a well-recognized board.
- The appearing candidates can also apply.
Eligibility for Indian Navy and Air Force:
- Those seeking for Indian Navy and Air Force must have passed their 12 th /appearing (10+2 pattern) from a recognized board or University with Physics and Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
Hope it will help.
Dear candidate
Yo will have to visit the official website of Indian army to join and in that when the home page is opened click on officers entry apply or login and then click on register and create an account with id and password so, then you will be able to access it with your id and password and fill the application and submit this is how you apply and the eligibility criteria differs for both male and female and the eligibility criteria differs from duty to duty Candidates willing to apply must be physically and mentally fit according to the prescribed physical standards and the candidates who wanted to apply have to pass their 10th board examination with minimum of 50 percent aggregate and atleast 40 percent aggregate of marks in each subject and there is an Indian Army vacancy announcement so, visit the below mentioned link to check if you are eligible
Hope this Information is helpful
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