How Can A Law Graduate Join Indian Army?

Many candidates who are studying law wants to know how can a law graduate join Indian army after completing his or her graduation. They must be happy to know that there is a special entry for all eligible law graduate to join the Indian army. The special entry for law graduates to join Indian army is known as JAG Judge Advocate General entry. We will talk more about JAG in details regarding Judge Advocate General JAG entry.

What is Judge Advocate General?

The post of Judge Advocate General in India is held by a major general who is the legal and judicial chief of the Army. The Indian Army has a separate JAG branch which consists of legally qualified army officers. Officers can either be commissioned directly into the JAG Branch or can be sidestepped from other branches, arms or corps. JAG officers provide legal help to the military in all aspects, in particular advising the presiding officers of courts-martial on military law.

Eligibility for Judge Advocate General

Must be an Indian.
Age limit: 21 to 27 years.
Minimum 55% aggregate Marks in LLB Degree (three years professional after graduation or five years after 10+2 examination). The candidates should be eligible for registration with Bar Council of India/State. Candidate should be from a College/University recognized by Bar Council of India.

Judge Advocate General Selection Procedure

The selection process to be followed is indicated below :-

Initial shortlisting of applications will be done by Recruiting Directorate, Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) and the decision of DG Recruiting will be final. Details of the shortlisted online applications will be put on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. In this regard no representation will be entertained.
Candidates whose applications are found to be correct shall be detailed for SSB interview at allotted selection centres on specified dates.
Two Stage Selection Procedure. Two stage selection procedure based on psychological Aptitude Test is held at Selection Centres. All the candidates will face stage one test on first day of reporting at Selection Centres. The candidates who fail to pass stage one will be returned on the same date.
Those candidates who qualify stage II will submit the attested photo copy of educational documents to Selection Centre (SSB) for completion of their Dossier/verification.
The candidates who qualify at the Service Selection Board and are found medically fit by a Medical Board, will be placed in order of merit. The final selection will be made in that order up to the number of vacancies available at that time.