INDIAN ARMY www.joinindianarmy.nic.in 44TH SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION(TECH) MEN AND 15TH SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (TECH) WOMEN COURSE (APRIL 2015) (INCLUDING WIDOWS OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL FOR TECH & NON-TECH ENTRY) 1. Applic ations ar e invited f r om marr ied/unmar r ied MA LE an d u n marri ed f emale Engineering Graduates and also from widows of Defence Personnel for Grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army in all Arms/Services. Cour se commencing in April 2015 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 2. ELIGIBILITY: (a) Nationality: A candidate must either be : (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Bhutan, or (iii) A subject of Nepal, or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sr i Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Pr ovided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessar y in the cas e of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal. (b) Age Limit: (i) SSC(Tech)-44 Men and SSC(Tech)-15 Women :-20 to 27 years at the time of commencement of course. Born between 02 Apr 88 and 01 Apr 95 (both dates inclus ive). (ii) For widows of Defence Personnel with four years age relaxation- SSCW(Non Tech) – 19 to 29 Years. Born not earlier than 02 Jan 86 and not later than 01 Jan 96 (Both dates inclus ive). (iii) For SSCW(Tech) – 20 to 31 Years. Born not earlier than 02 Apr 84 and not later than 01 Apr 95 (Both dates inclusive) NOTE : 1. The date of birth accepted by the office is that entered in the Matriculation or an equivalent examination c ertificate. 2. No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. (c) Educational Qualification: Candidates should have passed Engineering Degree or appeared in the final year examination of Engineering course. The candidates appearing in the final year examination of Degree Course should be able to produce the Engineering Degr ee within 12 weeks from the date of commenc ement of training at OTA. Such candidates will be inducted for on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at OTA as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite Degree Certificate. 3. Discipline wise vacancies are as given below:Engineering Streams Equivalent Stream (AICTE Appd) Civil Mechanic al Electrical/Electrical & Electronics Vacancies SSC(T)- SSCW(T)43 Men 14 Women Civil Engg, Civil Engg(Structural Engg), Structural Engg Mechanical Engg, Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engg, Mechanical & Automation Engg Electrical Engg, Electrical Engg (Electronics & Power), Power System Engg, Electrical & Electronics Engg 20 01 15 02 15 02 Automobile / Workshop Tec hnology Automobile Engg 02 Aeronautic al/ Aviation/ Aerospace/ Ballistics/Avionics Aeronautical Engg 02 Computer Sc & Computer Engg, Computer Science, Engg/Computer Computer Science Engg, Computer Tech /InfoTech/ Science & Engg, Information M.Sc(Computer Sc) Science & Engg 10 Electronics & Electronics & Telecommunication Telec ommunic ation/ Engg, Telecommunication Engg, Telecommunication/ Electronic s & C ommunication Engg, Electronics & Electronics & Electrical 15 Communication/ Communication Engg Satellite C ommunic ation Electronics /Opto Power Electronics & Drives 03 Electronics/Fibre Optics/Micro Electronics & Microwave Electronics & Applied Electronics & 10 Ins tr umentation/ Instrumentation Engg, Electronics & Ins tr umentation Instrumentation Engg, Electronics & Instrumentation Control Engg, Instrumentation Technology Architecture/ Building Architecture Engg 02 construction Tec hnology Food Tec h/BioTech/ Bio Technology, Medical 02 Bio Medical Engg Electronics C hemic al Engg 01 Metallurgy & Explosives/ Metallurgical Engg Metallurgical Engg, Metallurgy & Material Technology, Metallurgy & Mater ial Engg, Metallurgy & Engg & Material Science, Metallurgy and Explosives Industrial/Manufac tur ing Engg/Industrial Engg & Mgt/ Production Indus trial Engg, Industrial Engg & Management, Industrial & Production Engg, Industrial Engg & Mgt, Industrial/Manufacturing 01 01 02 03 01 01 01 01 01 01 Total 01 02 01 100 19 For widows of Defence Personnel – Vacancies -02 Entry Qualification SSCW(Non Tech) Graduation in any discipline SSC W(Tech) B.E/B.Tech in any stream vacancy 01 01 Remarks Non UPSC Entry SSCW (T)-15 course NOTE 1: These vacancies are tentative and may be changed depending on availability of training lots. NOTE 2: In case the engineering stream of the candidate is not listed above and candidates desire to claim equivalence, they may produce equivalence certificate of the concerned universities for the purpose. Recruiting Directorate will examine the case for acceptance based on the certificate issued by the concerned university for equivalence. IMPORTANT NOTE 1: A candidates is permitted to apply for one entry/discipline of the above course. Change of entry/qualification choice will not be entertained. NOTE 2: Widows Of Defence Personnel, including those with children who have died in harness will be eligible to apply for SSCW (Tech) and SSCW (Non Tech). They will be eligible only if they have not remarried. The unfilled vacancies will revert to the category other than that of widows. Upper age limit will be relaxable upto four years in respect of su ch candidates. The following documents are t o be attached w ith theapplication. (i) Initial Report of Battle Casualty (ii) Detailed report of Battle Casualty (iii) Battle Casualty certificate (iv) Part-II Order of demise husband (v) Part-II Order of NOK. The envelope containing the application should be superscribed in Red ink including clearly the name of the officer with rank. For example, Widow of late———— ——————. Candidates will apply application. (i) Initial Report of Battle Casualty (ii) Detailed report of Battle Casualty (iii) Battle Casualty certificate (iv) Part-II Order of demise husband (v) Part-II Order of NOK. The envelope containing the application should be superscribed in Red ink including clearly the name of the officer with rank. For example, Widow of late——————— ———. Candidates will apply OFF LINE directly to Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army), AG’s Branch, DG Recruiting/Rtg-A (WE) Section, West Block-III, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066 in the application format given in Army website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in provided they possess the laid down educational qualification and selection criteria. The last date of receipt of application is 31 Jul 2014. Application received after last date will not be entertained. 4. TYPE OF COMMISSION: (a) Grant of C ommission: Selected candidates will be granted Short Service Commission on probation in the rank of Lt from the date of commencement of the course or the date of reporting at OTA, whichever is later and will be entitled to f ull pay and allowanc es admis s ible to Lt during tr aining period. Pay & allowances will be paid after successful completion of training. (b) Confirmation of Short Service Commission: On successful completion of pre commission training at OTA, will be confirmed Short Service Commission (Technical) in the rank of Lt. (c) Ante Date Seniority: One year ante date seniority from the date of commission will be granted on confirmation of Short Service Commission. 5. TRAINING: Duration of training is 49 weeks: ( a) Selec ted c andidates will be detailed for tr aining at Of f ic ers Training Academy, Chennai according to their position in the final order of merit up to the number of vacancies available in each subject. (b) Candidates neither be allowed to marry during the period of training nor he be allowed to live with parents/Guardians . A candidate who mar ries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the government. A candidate, who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful, will not be selected for training. (c) COST OF TRAINING: The entire cost of training is at Government expense. In case the GC is withdrawn from training academy due to reasons other than Medic al ground or the r eas ons not beyond his control, he will be liable to refund cost of training for the period of his stay at Officers Training Academy. (d) Army Group Insurance Fund. The Gentlemen Cadets/Lady Cadets of OTA in receipt of stipend are insured for Rs. 50 lac. 6. PAY AND ALLOWANC ES: The candidates will be given a stipend of Rs. 21,000/- p.m. (Rs 15,600/- as pay in Pay Band plus Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/-). On completion of training they will be commissioned in the rank of Lt and entitled to pay as admissible to the rank. Army also provides free Medical Facilities for self & dependents, Canteen facilities, Entitled Ration, Mess/Club/Sports Facilities, Furnished Govt. Accommodation, Car/H ous ing Loan at subs idized rate. For details of pay and allowances and fac ilities vis it website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. 7. HOW TO APPLY: (a) Applications will only be accepted online on website “www.joinindianarmy.nic.in”. Click on Officer Menu then go to How to Apply and then clic k ONLINE APPLICAT ION. Fill the online regis tration form. Note down the user id and pas sword. Tips to ass is t in filling up fields have been provided as you click on ONLINE APPLICATION. Before submitting the application check the entr ies made and save the application. After submitting, take two copies of the printout and the Roll Number generated by the system. (b) Documents are to be carried to the Selection Centre by the candidate:(i) One copy of the Print out of application duly signed and affix photograph attested by Govt Gazetted Officer. (ii) Attested copy of Matriculation or equivalent certificate for age proof. (iii) Attested copy of 12th Class Certificate & Marksheet. (iv) Attested copy of Engineering Degree/Provisional Degree (v) Attested copy of Mark sheets of all Semesters (vi) Certificate from the Principal/Head of the Institution stating that the candidate is in final year and f inal exams will be over by 01 Apr il 2015 for final year appear ing candidates. (vii) Equival ence cert ifi cate from t he concerned uni versit y t o claim equivalence to the notified stream. (viii) All certificates in original. Originals will be returned after verification at the Service Selection Board itself. Any candidate who does not carry these entire documents for the SSB interview, his candidature will be cancelled. (b) The second copy of the printout of online application is to be retained by the candidate for his reference. No need to send any hard copy to DG Recruiting. (c) Candidates mus t submit only one application. R ec eipt of multiple applications from the same candidate will result in cancellation of candidature. ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 24 JUNE 2014 AT 1000 HRS AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 23 JULY 2014 AT 1700 HRS 8. SELECTION PROCEDURE: The selection procedure is as follows:(a) Short listing of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD(Army) reserves the right to shortlist applic ations and to f ix c utoff perc entage of marks without assigning any reason. (b) Only s hortlisted eligible c andidates depending on the cutof f per centage will be inter viewed at Selec tion C entres, Allahabad (U P) , Bhopal (MP) and Bangalore (Karnataka) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Of ficer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be iss ued thr ough candidate’s r egistered e- mail id and thr ough SMS. C andidates will not be inter viewed locally. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of DG Rtg, IHQ MoD (Army) and no request for changes are entertained in this regard. (c) Interviews will be held in Dec/Jan 2015 onwards. (d) Candidates will put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II. Those who fail in Stage I will be returned on the same date. Duration of SSB interviews is five days excluding day of arrival and details of the s ame ar e available at of fic ial webs ite of R tg D te www.joinindianarmy.nic.in 9. PHYSICAL STANDARD Candidates must be physically fit according to the prescribed physical standards. The guidelines for the same are available at official website of Dte Gen Recruiting www.joinindianar my.nic .in 10. MED ICA L EXAMINATION : A c andidate rec ommended by the Ser vices Selec tion Board will under go a medic al examination by a Boar d of Servic e Medical offic ers. Only those candidates will be admitted to the academy who are declared fit by the Medical board. The details for the same are available at official website of Directorate General Recruiting www.joinindianarmy.nic.in 11. MERIT LIST: MERIT LIST WILL BE PR EPARED FOR EACH SU BJECT SEPARATELY ON THE BASIS OF THE MARKS OBTAINED BY THE CANDIDATE AT SSB’S INTERVIEW. 12. CHANGE OF INTERVIEW DATES :Request for change of SSB Interview date should be avoided. However, under most unavoidable circumstances, such change may be considered bas ed on the circumstances of the cas e. This will be an exception rather the rule. R equest for such c hange s hould be forwar ded to Selection Centre from where the call-up letter for SSB interview has been received and not to D irector ate General R ecr uiting. The Selec tion Centr e may permit change of date at their discretion. NOTE 1: Any ambiguity / false information/ concealment of information detected in the certificates will result in cancellation of the candidature at any stage of selec tion. NOTE 2: For all queries regarding allotment of centres, date of interview, merit list, joining instructions and any other relevant information please visit our website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in, or contact Tele No. (011) 26173215 (between 2PM to 5PM Monday to Friday). Address:- Directorate General of Recruiting, AG’s Branch, IHQ MoD (Army), West Block-III, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066. ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 24 JUNE 2014 AT 1000 HRS AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 23 JULY 2014 AT 1700 HRS davp 10601/11/0011/1415