Hello Vanshika, good to hear that you want to help the cause of the nation and don't want to get any high paying jobs. You need to qualify NDA/CDS exams to be able to join the Indian army. following is the entire information of what you need to do to join the Indian army:

The various ways in which women can join the Indian Army in 2018 after graduation can be classified into 3 categories: UPSC, Non-UPSC and Technical Entries.

1. UPSC Entry/SSCW(NT):

   In UPSC entry, the women can join the army only through Short Service Commission Women (Non-Technical) Entry Scheme.

• Eligibility: Any unmarried graduate aged between 19-25 years is
• eligible to apply.
• Education and Examination: She has to clear the Combined Defence Services Examination which is held twice a year in July and November.
• SSB: Candidates who are successful in the examination are shortlisted for SSB to be held in June-July and November-December every year.
• Selection: 12 (Twelve) women are selected every six months for the beginning of training based on the merit list.
• Training: The training is of 49 weeks held at OTA Chennai beginning every April and October.

1. Non-UPSC Entries:

   In Non-UPSC entries, there are two entries: NCC Special Entry and JAG Entry, both of which are Short Service Commission and for Women.

SSCW NCC (SPL) Entry Women:

• Eligibility: Any unmarried graduate aged between 19-25 years having an NCC ‘C’ certificate is eligible to apply.
• Education and Examination: There is no need to attend any CEE for this entry except for a minimum of 50% in graduation with a valid NCC ‘C’ certificate with a minimum ‘B’ grade.
• SSB: Candidates are shortlisted for SSB to be held in June-July and December-January every year through respective directorates.
• Selection: Every six months, 4 (Four) women are selected from the merit list to undergo training at OTA Chennai.
• Training: The training is of 49 weeks held at OTA Chennai beginning every April and October.

SSCW Judge Advocate General:

• Eligibility: Any unmarried LLB graduate aged between 21-27 years is eligible to apply.
• Education and Examination: There is no need to attend any CEE for this entry except for a minimum of 55% in LLB.
• SSB: Candidates are shortlisted for SSB to be held in June-July and December-January every year through Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch.
• Selection: Every six months, 4 (Four) women are selected from the merit list to undergo training at OTA Chennai.
• Training: The training is of 49 weeks held at OTA Chennai beginning every April and October.

1. SSCW(Tech):

   This is a technical entry for the women engineering graduates. Women with an engineering degree can join the army as Short Service Commission officers.

• Eligibility: Any unmarried engineering graduate aged between 20-27 years is eligible to apply.
• Education and Examination: There is no need to attend any CEE for this entry and minimum cut off varies as per the latest notification.
• SSB: Candidates are shortlisted for SSB to be held in June-July and November-December every year.
• Selection: 20 (Twenty) women are selected every six months for the beginning of training based on the merit list.
• Training: The training is of 49 weeks held at OTA Chennai beginning every April and October.

Apart from the above mainstream entries, there are few other entries like Army Medical Corps, Army Education Corps, and Military Nursing Service which inducts women on a direct entry basis depending on the availability and requirement. These entries are non-periodic. However, women are also commissioned into these corps once they complete their training through one of the above entries.

There are two ways of joining the Indian Armu after class 12

1. Technical Entry Scheme. For this you need to score more than 70 percent in class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. TES entry is conducted twice a year, you need to apply online on the official indian army site for this entry.

2. NDA. For this you need to qualify class 12 with Mathematics and Physics. It is also conducted twice a year and you can apply on the UPSC site.

Both these programs high level of physical fitness and have certain age and fitness criteria, which you can go through on the Indian Army site.

Hi vanshika parihar!!



First of all to join in the army you should pass your 12 board exam and after that if you are in between 16 to 19 years of age then you may apply to the Indian army.



Firstly you have to attend for the NDA entrance test which is conducted twice a year and if you have passed it then you have called for SSB interview and medical assessment round.



Finally the selection can be done based on your score in entrance exam and your performance in SSB interview and medical assessment



ALL THE BEST!!!