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Military Nursing Service MNS Notification 2016 2017

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Applications are invited from female candidates who have passed MSc 2. Nationality – Must be a citizen of India

Qualification & Registration: Should have passed MSc (Nursing) /PB B Sc (Nursing)/B Sc(Nursing) from INC recognized University and be a registered Nurse and Midwife from a State Nursing Council (The candidate will be required to bring original and self attested copies of marksheet, passing certificate and valid State Registration certificate at the time of interview).

Date of Birth – Between 02 Aug 1981 and 03 Aug 1995 (Both days inclusive).
Physical Fitness: Medical fitness will be assessed as per Military Standards by Military Authorities. X-Ray examination of Chest and USG (of abdomen) will be done. The physical fitness of selected candidates will finally be determined by a Medical Board under arrangement made by the office of DGAFMS. Candidates pregnant at the time of medical examination and joining for commission will be rejected being temporarily medically unfit.

Method of Selection:
(a) Written test : Only eligible candidates will be called for a written test to be conducted during the first/Second week of Sep 2016. The written test of 100 marks will consist of objective type questions based on Nursing, English language and Gen intelligence. There is no negative marking. The OMR based evaluation of the answer sheets will be done at IHQ of MoD(Army) and the result of successful shortlisted candidates will be declared online on the army website with the instructions for interview by fourth week of Sep 2016. Confirmation of the result will be the individual responsibility of the candidates. This Office will not be responsible for informing the result individually.

(b) Interview and medical examination: A required number (not more than three times of vacancies) of shortlisted candidates of the written test, in the order of merit will be called for interview during the month of Oct 2016 at Delhi. Thereafter, only the candidates who have cleared the interview will be subjected to Medical Examination. The process of interview and medical examination may take 2-5 days. Arrangement for accommodation will be individual responsibility. Only the required number of shortlisted candidates (as per vacancy and merit) who are pronounced medically fit in all respect will be sent call letters to report to the various hospitals in Armed Forces. No correspondence/queries will be entertained. The decision of the

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Board for written test and interview will be final. Candidates declared FIT/UNFIT will be informed by the President of the Medical board including the procedure of requesting for APPEAL/REVIEW MEDICAL BOARD. The candidates called for interview will be paid Sleeper class Railway fare from the place of residence to the place of interview/medical examination and back only on submission of the original tickets, as amended from time to time. The candidate called for interview, if found not in the possession of documents as per eligibility criteria, will be rendered ineligible to appear for the interview and the selection is liable to be cancelled. In such cases no TA will be applicable.

Marital status: Single/Married/Divorcee or otherwise legally separated /Widow.

Employability: Candidates selected for grant of SSC in the MNS will be liable to serve for five years extendable to a total tenure of fourteen (5+5+4) years, anywhere in India in the same way as Military Nursing Service (Regular) Officers of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force). No request will be entertained on choice of posting through any means in the first five years of service.

Emoluments: On completion of the pre-commissioning formalities, the candidates will be granted the rank of Lieutenant with the monthly Basic Pay of Rs 15,600 + Grade Pay Rs 5,400/- + Military Service Pay- Rs 4,200/- + DA and other Allowance as per prevailing rates. Entitled ration, accommodation and allied facilities will also be offered.

Promotion:
(a) Promotion of Short Service Commission Nursing Officers is as under:-

Lt – On entry
Capt – 3 Years of reckonable commissioned service Maj – 8 Years of reckonable commissioned service

(b) Promotion for Permanent Commission Nursing Officers is as under- Lt – On entry

Capt – 3 Years of reckonable commissioned service
Maj – 8 Years of reckonable commissioned service
Lt Col – By selection (Lt Col Time Scale- after 16 Years of reckonable

commissioned service) Col – By selection

Brig – By selection Maj Gen- By selection

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Note- Nursing Officers with B Sc Nursing qualification are eligible for one year antedate of commission; Nursing Officers with M Sc Nursing qualification are eligible for two years antedate of commission and one year antedate for each completed year of previous service rendered in Nursing Profession after fully qualifying as nurse midwife in a Govt recognized Hospital/Medical College/Health Institute subject to a max of 2 years antedate and provided that previous service was not terminated on grounds of unsuitability or misconduct or profound professional negligence or indiscipline or any other disciplinary ground. In case of a candidate who is eligible for ante date under more than one of the preceding clauses, the total period of ante date will be limited to two years. The period of antedate will neither carry any back pay in any case nor will it count for gratuity as per rules.

11. Permanent Commission: SSC Officers of the MNS will be considered for grant of permanent commission as per existing rules as amended from time to time. They will be subjected to interview by a Selection Board duly constituted for the same. However, the grant of Permanent Commission will be subject to availability of vacancies in the Cadre.

12. Written examination centres: The written examination will be conducted at Lucknow and Pune during the first/second week of Sep 2016. The examination date will be intimated on the website at the time of filling of application form. In case a need to add another centre arises due to more number of applicants, then the same will be intimated in the website accordingly.

13. How to apply:
(a) The online application will be hosted on the web page of www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. The procedure for filling up of the application form, payment,admit card and subsequent processing will be available on the same

website.
 Candidates may apply online through www.joinindianarmy.nic.in which will be accessible from 18 Jul 2016 to 03 Aug 2016. Eligibility of the candidate will be known while submitting the online application.
 The candidate’s email ID is the user ID for this website and the candidate will select their own password. This email ID is the only user ID for the whole process. Candidates should use the same active email ID during the whole process.
 The candidates should keep file (soft copy) of passport size photograph (size 3.5 X 3.5 cms) taken in the light background in jpeg format and file of scanned copy (jpeg/pdf format) of signature of the candidates ready, before filling online application. These files have to be attached to the online application, hence are necessary. File size should be between 5 Kb- 20Kb.

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 The eligible candidates will only be able to pay an amount of Rs 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) through payment gateway from the system for making the payment. No payment will be accepted after the last date of

submission of application.
 After making the payment, the candidate will be able to complete the online submission of the application.
 After filling the details and submitting the application, an acknowledgement will be generated and a roll number will be allotted to candidate. The candidate can save or print the application form. In case the application is not being saved due to any technical problem, save the screen view of the acknowledgement and the screen view of filled application form, using the “save as” button.
 The candidate should affix her self attested photo on the printout/copy of the saved application/saved screen view and acknowledgement and sign the application.
 The admit card for the written test can be generated only online after successful completion of application format.
(b) The selection of the candidates for SSC in MNS will be subject to producing the following self attested documents at the time of interview:-

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  1. (i)  Matriculation Certificate/School Leaving Certificate (indicating date of birth)
  2. (ii)  Valid registration certificate of upgraded PG/PB B Sc /B Sc Nursing course.
  3. (iii)  PG/PB B Sc /B Sc Nursing certificate & marklists.
  4. (iv)  NCC Certificate, if any
  5. (v)  Character Certificate issued by a Gazetted Officer
  6. (vi)  Proof of Indian Nationality (Nationality/Domicile certificate/Voter

    ID/Aadhar Card/Passport/any other proof)

  7. (vii)  No objection certificate from the present employer, if employed.
  8. (viii)  One self addressed envelope with Rs 40/- postal stamp for speed-

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post (of call letters if selected).
Copy of release order if previously served in Military Nursing Service
In case of change of name, copy of Gazette Notification/any other authority clearly highlighting your new name

Applications/payments in any mode sent by post will not be accepted.

No correspondence will be entertained from the candidates whose applications have been rejected. No correspondence will be entertained with regard to either the receipt of application/status of application/ details or reasons of rejected applications. Duplicate submission of application will be summarily rejected without refund of any money.It is mandatory for the candidates to submit only one active email ID for all future correspondence with us.

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14. The aforesaid conditions are subject to modification without notice, if deemed necessary.

15. Reasons for rejection of online application are incomplete application, submission of more than one application, non submission or incorrect amount for submission.

16. The address for contact is as follows:

Integrated Headquarters of MoD(Army)
AG’s Branch
Dte Gen of Medical Services(Army)/DGMS-4B Room No. 45, ‘L’ Block
New Delhi-01
Tele no 011-23092294
E-mail [email protected]

INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE: www.indianarmy.nic.in/www.indianarmy.gov.in/www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Recommended In 4th Attempt For OTA

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Friends, this is Sarfaraz Ahmed. It took me 4 attempts and 2 years to clear SSB. 2 Screen Out, 1 Conference Out and finally I got recommended from 11 SSB Allahabad for OTA. So, rather than calling it a success story, I prefer to call it a story of overcoming failures. I don’t know how much it can help SSB aspirants but I do want to share certain dos and don’ts of SSB which I have figured out. Else, other things will be mere repetition of sayings of others.

Screening

Verbal and nonverbal reasoning is easy and anyone can do it with little or no preparation. I hardly think it has much say in selection. PPDT and GD is what decide the fate. It can be prepared in advance with some tact. For example picture showing:
  • Child= Child labor, orphanage.
  • Women= crime against women, dowry etc.
  • Old person= crime against elderly, old age homes etc.
  • Gathering of people= Aids, Cancer etc. campaigns.

Similarly, I have prepared 5 stories in advance and it worked for me. Next, if you are able to narrate without stammering and gives 2-3 points in favor of common story. Than, 100% you will get in.

Psychology

Recommended In 4th Attempt For OTABefore, this attempt I was following a lot of craps of magazine and coaching institute. Such as make short term story, story about saving people, helping them and all dat. This time, I followed my heart and made whatever comes in my mind as Football match, giving presentation etc and blank story about SSB.

WAT:
Make knowledge based and observational sentences.
For example:
Escape: Escape velocity of earth is 11km/sec.
Kill: Rooney went for kill in last minute of game.
                           
SRT:
Refer any book of SSB. The SRTs are mostly same. I was able to do only 42 this time. When I was CO, I did all 60. So quality matter not the quantity. All SRTs should be in sequence.
 
SD:
Remember whatever strength and weakness you have written here. They reconfirm most of things in interview.

GTO

2 words cooperation and group behaviour is all that matters. In repeaters batch, it becomes more difficult to implement them. In 1st GD, I was able to speak only twice. In 2nd once and in GPE I wasn’t able to speak at all. Your cool, calm temperament matters only. However, when I said a point I ensured that it was heard.
Group behaviour matters a lot. Many a times in PGT, HGT and FGT I gave chance to people to implement their ideas. In GPE, nobody agrees to the person giving group solution except me. There also, I showed cooperation.

Personal Interview

IT matters a lot. If the interviewer is impressed than, half the battle is won. However, I think it is better not to try anything like storytelling, giving exaggerated information etc. IO is the BAAP and he knows everything. Just give him complete information he is asking and don’t give any negative behavioral traits no matter how nicely he asks. For repeaters, rapid fire questions must be answered. There is a general trend. They club education, ECA, sports questions together. Similarly, questions about friends, strength, weakness, job etc. try to remember the no. of questions under each trend and you will be able to answer maximum questions. Your cool and calm temperament with a smile can help you in getting through.

Conference

Few general questions are asked about stay at SSB and all. If u have failed to answer any question in interview. They may ask here. So, be prepared.
After that results are announced and it was awesome feeling to hear your chest no. only, I was selected among repeaters and I think it is because I didn’t compete but I maintained my natural self-there.
Lastly, I would like to thank SSBCrack for keeping me updated and motivated. I downloaded and practiced its materials a lot of time. The book my experiment with psychologist is also very helpful.  I would like to conclude by wishing all the best to all warriors reading this. May your dreams come true in next SSB.
recommended+for+ota About Author: Sarfaraz Ahmed: I am Sarfaraz Ahmed. It took me 4 attempts and 2 years to clear SSB. 2 Screen Out, 1 Conference Out and finally I got recommended from 11 SSB Allahabad for OTA.

What Behaviour Should Be Adopted In SSB During 5 Days

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SSB interview is a very simple procedure and according to the officers, the efficiency of selecting the best officers has been 99.9999%. During 5 days you will be having your best time, a life you have never lived before, a task which you might have never seen before. I have given 2 SSB’s but unfortunately, conference out every time but I will try again, because the satisfaction that Olive Green uniform can provide you, is much higher than millions of rupees that you may save in a private job in MNC’s.

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Don’t Try To Be Fake

But you need to remember it is also not that easy as it seems. It is not just a cakewalk, it is also a process that will actually show if you have that OFFICER LIKE QUALITY or not, you might take coaching, you make take guidance, but what you are, is something could not be molded through this, and in that SSB you may think, I have given my best by doing so(everyone thinks the same),but mind that those sitting there to see you are one who are working in same profession for many years, even with your a lot of practice, you will definitely do something, that will reflect your actual reaction, if you are fake or not. So isn’t it better to be yourself and give those tests. Yaar ek personality test hi toh hai, you just have to show what you have done in your life in all those years.

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Behaviour In Group Discussion

Next my point comes on GD’s in PPDT and GD’s in GTO task and Group planning exercise in GTO task. Mind that it doesn’t matter how much you know, you might be having 1000 points to speak on picture as well on some subject, but discussion actually means discussion, so give your points but in a way that other can understand that and discussion should be such that as you do in your house, college… By this I mean to say never get loud, all group members should not speak together, don’t create ruckus, and give chance to everybody. These are things they look for. Have you ever wondered if on discussing on an issue in war or during battle if officers are continually arguing and not coming to conclusion? Officers are those who talk, discuss and give their points and bring conclusion. In Group Planning to make a similar attitude so that you can listen to everyone’s point and make a good plan. At time when you are asked to explain the plan, there may rather there will be 2 or more members stand together and will be eager to explain. This is a good thing, but obviously only one can speak. So you gently decide and ask group members and one who is more supported should speak up.   

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Language

Thirdly, I will come to Language. It is more important to understand that in screening instructors usually say that “Language of discussion will be English or Hindi or combination of both”. Many candidates get slipped on this instruction and narrate their story in Hindi or use Hindi when they don’t remember some words and then forget that they had to come back to English. Please don’t do such mistakes. Make a point NO HINDI at all, because in next 4 days all that tasks which are going to take place, in all of them you just have to communicate in English. So by doing so, you are making your chances duller and in the last 2 SSB’s I have seen, that both candidates were very good but made their points in Hindi and were screened out.  

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Behaviour During Free Hours

Last but most important, during 5 days of your stay, all your movement is being noted, so if you even think that you are alone at someplace in SSB centre, make it a point you are being watched. So behave properly every time. Keep your bed clean, put all things in place, dress yourself properly and mix up with people, and try to communicate in English even in your free time. It will not only build your confidence but also you will get more fluent with the language.   Friends, best of Luck. Get selected. Make Defence Services your passion if you really want to get it, as SSB instructors even say there were many who never returned after getting rejected, some show charm in their first chance and some put that worm in their mind and never stops trying and improved for the better and are now making their country proud.

Syrian Civil War And Its Effects On International Politics

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Syrian Civil War And Its Effects On International Politics

Dear aspirants, if you are going for SSB interview, you might face some questions from this particular topic in your personal interview. We have tried to prepare a simple article on this international issue so that you can get some knowledge on what are the issues related to Syria and its neighbouring countries. 

History at a Glance

The Syrian uprising started as a reaction to the Arab Spring a series of anti-government protests across the Arab world inspired by the fall of the Tunisian regime in early 2011. But at the root of the conflict was anger over unemployment, decades of dictatorship, corruption and state violence under of the Middle East’s most repressive regimes. It started in March 2011. Protestors demanded resignation of president Bashar al-Assad. Assad’s family is holding presidency since 1971. He belongs to Ba’ath party. President deployed army to quell the demonstrators, soldiers fired on protesters across the country. After few months the protests turned into armed rebellion between rebels and Assad govt. clashes spread into many towns and cities across the country. In late 2011 influence of jabhat al-nusra (an Islamist group) was increasing to support rebels. In 2013 Hezbollah also entered in favor of government. Russia and Iran are supporters of Assad’s govt. and as a result of this war many citizens fled to other countries, many have been displaced and near 1, 00,000 have been killed and toll is increasing day by day. Thousands of the protesters have been imprisoned.

International Viewpoint

Use of chemical weapons is the reason for the international leaders to worry. Allegations are there on Syrian govt. to use poisonous gas in December 2012, March 2013 and recently in August 2013 to attack civilians and rebels. Use of these banned weapons as it is a weapon of mass destruction. International organizations have accused both rebels and government of severe human right violations. Arab league also suspended Syria’s membership because of its response to the crisis.

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Recent Developments

  • A united nation inspection team was in Syria to collect data and evidence for use of chemical weapons in past.
  • Syrian opposition blamed government of using chemical weapon in suburb of Damascus. The govt. denied the charges. Opposition demanded the international intervention to protect innocent civilians.
  • Iran says Syrian govt. could not use these weapons as Assad had the upper hand in fighting.
  • Barrack Obama mentioned a year ago that use of chemical weapons will be a “red line” for Syria. So US asked its defense secretary to prepare military options for Syria. Navy also sent a fourth armed warship armed with ballistic missiles into eastern Mediterranean Sea.
  • Syria warned US against any military action saying it will create a ball of fire that will inflame the Middle East. And Iran (Syrian ally) suggested US should not cross “red lines” on Syria. Russia (Syria’s main ally and its supporter in UN) urged the Syrian leader to cooperate with UN inspectors to pursue earlier allegations.
  • Israel P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu said this situation can’t continue and we expect it to end. It also urged for global efforts to take out chemical weapons from Syria.
  • Syria said it will defend itself from all means.
  • UN envoy to Syria said evidence suggests that chemical substances were used in Syria. That killed more than 1000 people.
  • France president Francois Hollande expressed readiness to go ahead with plans to strike Syria. While Russia evacuated its citizens from Syria.
  • British parliament rejects the military action, Italy, Germany have said they won’t take part in any military action. Russia and China (Security Council permanent members) are opposed to military action against Syria.
  • Obama delayed imminent strike by deciding to consult the congress and after that France said it would not act alone against Syria. While Russia said evidence which US consider as proof is unconvincing and US is not providing details.
  • Syria also asked UN to prevent US military attack on Syria.
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Touch The Sky With Glory- Entry Into The Indian Air Force

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Tashi Mishra
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Touch The Sky With Glory

Indian Airforce-An organization of bravery, dignity, honor and adventure and respect. Being into Airforce is something most of us dream of. Most of the defense aspirants have the wish to get into the Airforce fly high with IAF. So if you want to touch the sky you must be aware of the entry schemes through which will enable you to join this prestigious organization. There are various entry schemes below is a list of entry schemes based on the BRANCHES of the jobs in the IAF.

Being in the Airforce does not necessary means flying; there are a lot other things that are needed to be done. In order to make ‘flying’ happen, there are a lot of people behind the scene, who are equally important. Hence there are people associated with the ground duties and engineering as well, so don’t worry and don’t give up if you are not eligible for flying (The spectacle group). So those of you who used to think that if they are having spectacles they can’t be in the IAF don’t be disheartened, you can still join (Of course if you meet other conditions for eligibility).  Here are the Branches of the IAF:

  1. Flying Branch
    • Fighters
    • Transports
    • Helicopters
  2. Technical Branch
    • Mechanical
    • Electronics
  3. Ground Duty Branch
    • Administration
    • Accounts
    • Logistics
    • Education
    • Meteorology

Now let us see the schemes under which you can join them

Ground Duty Branches: (For Graduates/ Post Graduates)

Work: Managing human and material resources, the Ground Duty Branch is the mechanism that steers the Indian Air Force.

General Eligibility Criteria for Ground Duty Branches
  • Age – 20 to 23 Years for Graduates and 20 to 25 years for Post Graduates (at the time of commencement of course). Upper age limit relaxed upto 26 years for Law Graduates (3 Years Course), upto 27 years for CA / ICWA / M Ed / Ph D.
  • Marital Status – Candidates below the age of 25 years must be Unmarried.
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Gender – Both men and women. 
As a Graduate/ Post Graduate you can join as an officer in any of the following Ground Duty Branches

ADMINISTRATION BRANCH

Work: Responsible for the efficient management of both human and material resources. Some of the officers of the Administration Branch are selected and trained to carry out the following duties also:

  • Air Traffic Controller – Involves maintaining an orderly flow of traffic and airspace management.
  • Fighter Controller – Involves close contact and supervision between the air and radar for effective airspace management.
ACCOUNTS BRANCH
Work: Responsible for efficient financial management of funds.You will also act as internal auditor to ensure a zero-defect audit from outside agencies.

LOGISTICS BRANCH
Work: Responsible for materials management of all Air Force resources. You would ensure efficient supervision of inventories, and involve in procurement processes of various ranges of equipment.

EDUCATION BRANCH
Work: Responsible for teaching in the academy.

METEOROLOGY BRANCH
Work: As a Meteorology Branch Officer you would be involved handling the latest satellite imagery and state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, you would render specific advice to the operators on all aspects of weather.

Entry through: AFCAT
Advertisement Schedule: Advertisements for AFCAT are released by the IAF in the months of June and December

Technical Branches

Work: As an officer in the Technical Branch, you propel and manage your team to ensure that the Indian Air Force remains airworthy. You would be incharge of some of the most sophisticated equipment in the world by joining one of the sub branches based on your qualification.
General Eligibility for Aeronautical Engineering Branch are (applicable for men and women):
  • Age – 18 to 28 years (at the time of commencement of course)
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Marital Status – Candidates below the age of 25 years should be unmarried
  • Educational Qualifications- Four year degree qualification from a recognized University OR Cleared Section A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) OR Cleared Section A and B examination of Aeronautical Society of India OR Graduate membership examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers by actual studies. In addition to this there are certain subjects which should match with the subjects given by the IAF, which you must have studied.

Entry into the Technical Branch is through two schemes, both via AFCAT

UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCHEME(UES)
  • For candidates studying in Pre-Final year of B-tech/BE degree course
  • For men only. Grant of Permanent Commission.
  • Educational Qualifications: The candidate must be currently studying in Pre-final year of BE / BTech degree course with choice of subject as mentioned above. There must be No backlog / arrears of papers of previous semesters at the time of SSB Testing. On completion of degree, minimum 60% of marks in aggregate in all papers put together are mandatory.
  • Advertisement Schedule: December every year (through AFCAT)
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING COURSE
  • After completion of Engineering degree or while in your final year/semester of Engineering
  • For both Men and Women. Permanent Commission (for men) / Short Service Commission (For men and women)
  • Marks – Must have scored a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all the papers put together in any one of the qualifications listed
  • Final year students are eligible to apply provided they do not have any present backlog at the time of SSB testing and they produce provisional/ original degree issued by the University as per the date stipulated in the advertisement.
  • Advertisement Schedule – Advertisements for AFCAT are released by the IAF in the months of June and December. 

Flying Branch

Work: You are trained as a Fighter pilot or a Helicopter pilot or a Transport pilot and are part of various peace and wartime missions. The various modes of entry into the Flying Branch are:
NDA (National Defence Academy)
Candidates, short-listed for Indian Air Force after the initial selection procedure, go through a rigorous three-year training regimen at the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla, followed by specialised training at one of the AF Training Establishments. On successful completion, they are Commissioned as Permanent Commission Officers and posted as pilots at any of the Air Force Stations.You can join NDA by taking the exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This exam is conducted twice a year in all major cities throughout India.

Eligibility Criteria
  • Age – 16 ½ to 19 years (at the time of commencement of course)
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Gender  – Men only
  • Educational Qualifications – 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics. Students appearing in final year are also eligible to apply.
  • Advertisement Schedule- May and December. (Advertisement is released by UPSC.
As a Graduate: As a Graduate, you enter the Flying branch through the Air Force Academy. The following are the three modes of entry for Graduates/ Engineers to join the Flying branch:

CDSE (COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION) (FOR MEN ONLY)
Men can enter through this mode of entry and will get a Permanent Commission.
Eligibility criteria:
  • Age – 19 to 23 years (at the time of commencement of course)
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Marital Status – Single
  • Gender – Men only.
  • Educational Qualifications:Graduate (Three Year Course) in any discipline from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) / BE / B Tech (Four Year Course).
  • No Percentage Bar for CDSE entry.
Advertisement Schedule: Advertisements are released by UPSC in the months of June and October

NCC SPECIAL ENTRY (FOR MEN ONLY)
(Through NCC Air Squadrons / DG NCC)
As an Air Wing Senior Division ’C’ Certificate holder of the National Cadet Corps, you can apply to the Flying Branch of the Indian Air Force. Men can join the Air Force through this mode of entry and will be given a Permanent Commission.
Eligibility criteria:
  • Age –19 to 23 years (at the time of commencement of course)
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Marital Status – Single
  • Gender – Men only.
  • Educational Qualifications: Graduate (Three Year Course) in any discipline from a recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have passed Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level OR BE / B Tech (Four Year Course) from a recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together.
  • NCC Air Wing Senior Division ’C’ certificate.
Advertisement Schedule: NCC Cadets are to apply through respective NCC Air Squadrons/DG NCC.

SSC (SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION ) ENTRY( FOR MEN AND WOMEN)
You can apply through AFCAT for Short Service Commission (SSC) in the Flying Branch. Short Service Commission in Flying branch is for 14 years with no further extension.
Eligibility criteria:
  • Age – 19 to 23 years (at the time of commencement of course).Upper age limit for Candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxed up to 25 years(at the time of commencement of course).
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Marital Status – Single
  • Gender – Men and Women.
  • Educational Qualifications: Graduates (Three Year Course) in any discipline from a recognized University who have attained minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level OR BE / B Tech (Four Year Course) from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together.
Advertisement Schedule: Advertisements for AFCAT are released by the IAF in the months of June and December.

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She is a defense aspirant from Varanasi completed her BCA. She has attended SSB Interview at 1 AFSB Dehradoon and has more SSB coming up. She is confident about joining Defence Forces one day. Here, she is sharing her views and experience. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

CDS Exam 2013 Sectional Cut Off Marks

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CDS exam is conducted by UPSC and it has three question papers. Each paper consist of 100 marks. Now many candidates are asking about the cut off mark of CDS II 2013 and also they want to know about sectional cut off mark in CDSE II 2013. Yes there will be a sectional cut off for each paper. UPSC has started publishing the cut off for the examinations they have conducted.

CDS 2012 2013 Official Cut Off Marks

UPSC has published the cut off marks and sectional cut off mark of each section.  Below you can find the official cut of mark of CDSE 2 2012 declared by UPSC. From this you can get some idea on how much the sectional cut off for CDS 2 2013 could be. Below you can find marks of the last candidate qualified in written part of examination and that of finally recommended candidate as well.

CDS Exam 2013 Sectional Cut Off Marks

CDS 2 2013 Sectional Cut Off Marks

As you can see the sectional cut off was 12 for CDS 2 2012. For CDS 2 2013 you can expect almost the same cut off. So candidates need to score at least 12 marks in each section of CDS 2 2013 exam to clear the written test.

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CDSE 2 2013 Paper Analysis For OTA

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cdse 2 2013 paper analysis

Hello aspirants, so the much awaited CDSE 2 2013 is finally over! So much of hectic schedule during the paper, giving two-three back to back isn’t an easy task. Well those who have appeared, you must be curious about the cutoffs and those who are planning to appear must be eager to know about the kind of paper, or the difficulty level of the paper. Well to begin with I would like to tell you that UPSC exams are not easy, so you need a good preparation to score.

So here is an analysis of the paper for the OTA candidates, it means that this article covers only the analysis of English and GK.

 OTA English Paper

The English paper consisted of the promised number of questions i.e. 120 questions, all carrying equal marks and the maximum marks for this paper were 100. The questions were typical one’s ranging from synonyms, antonyms, error detections etc. in short the set pattern was repeated. The paper consisted of seven passages each having four-five questions based on them. The passages were easy, simple to understand and the questions were somewhat direct. The spotting error section had 19 questions; all demanded a good understanding of basic grammar. There were total 20 each of Antonyms & Synonyms, which were of an above average standard. The good part about Antonyms and synonyms in CDSE is that if you do a good number of previous year question papers you’ll find that words are repeated in some way or the other. There were 18 questions on ordering of sentences, all were simple, and then there were 16 questions on ordering of words in a sentence, again a simple exercise. Hence the English paper was average.

OTA General Knowledge Paper

General Knowledge comprises of the toughest part of CDSE or any UPSC exam for that matter. In this paper also General Knowledge was tough. Some questions were totally direct and some were in no way direct! There was a dominance of questions from Economy, commerce etc. (Thanks to the downfall of rupee!). There were questions asked from the recipients of major awards. Current affair questions included current affairs from the month of April 2013(Latest). There were very few (only two-three) questions asked from the sports section. There were a good amount of questions from Indian Polity. All the questions demanded a good understanding of the things. Hence merely thinking that memorizing history, geography or polity will sail you through in GK is not correct. This is so because there were ample amount of Assertion-Reasoning type questions.
The cutoff for OTA might remain the same as of past years; it may lie between 65-80. Hope for the best and keep your fingers crossed.

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She is a defense aspirant from Varanasi completed her BCA. She has attended SSB Interview at 1 AFSB Dehradoon and has more SSB coming up. She is confident about joining Defence Forces one day. Here, she is sharing her views and experience. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Fast Track Selection At Delhi for IAF Flying And Ground Duty Branch

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Fast Track Selection At Delhi

Indian Air Force will conduct Fast Track Selection (FTS) for Flying and Ground Duty Branch at Delhi on 14 Sep 2013; for short listing of Men and Women candidates for Flying Branch and GDOC/MAT as per the details mentioned below. Training of the finally selected candidates will commence in Jan 2014 at Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.

Fast Track Selection Delhi 2013 Date and Venue

FTS+Delhi+Venue+2013

Fast Track Selection 2013 Eligibility

Flying Branch- Course No. 13 SSC (Men) and 42 SSC (Women)

  • Age: 19 to 23 years i.e. born between 02 Jan 1991 to 01 Jan 1995 (Both dates inclusive). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot License issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 25 years i.e. Born between 02 Jan 1989 to 01 Jan 1995 (Both dates inclusive).
  • Educational Qualifications: Graduate (Minimum three year degree course) in any discipline from a recognized University who have attained minimum 60% marks in aggregate in all papers put together and have passed Maths and Physics at 10+2 level OR BE/ B Tech degree (Four year course) from a recognised University with minimum 60 % marks in aggregate in all papers put together.

Ground Duty Branches -Course No. 135 GDOC PC, 28 SSC (Men) & 44 SSC (Women)
FTS+Delhi+Eligibilty
Meteorology Branch – Course No.135 GDOC PC, 28 SSC (Men) & 44 SSC (Women) 

  • Age : 20-25 Years as on 01 January 2014 i.e born in between 02 January 1989 to 01 January 1994. The upper age limit is relaxed upto 27 Years (i.e born in between 02 January 1987 to 01 January 1994) for candidates who have completed Ph D after completing following educational qualifications.
  • Educational Qualifications: Post Graduate Degree in any Science stream / Mathematics / Statistics / Geography / Computer Applications / Environmental Science / Applied Physics / Oceanography / Meteorology / Agricultural Meteorology / Ecology & Environment / Geo-physics / Environmental Biology with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together (Provided Maths and Physics were studied at Graduation Level, with a minimum of 55% marks in both).

Fast Track Selection Interview Procedure

On the spot registration will take place between 0800 hours to 1100 hours on 14 Sep 2013 as per respective venue. No registration will take place after the specified time and candidates who fail to register their names on the day of registration will not be permitted to appear for selection procedure.

AFCAT: All eligible candidates other than Met Branch will undergo AFCAT at the venue. Result of AFCAT will be declared immediately after the test. All successful candidates will then undergo Phase- I Test (Picture Perception and Discussion Test) either on the same day or on subsequent day(s). All Phase-I qualified
candidates will undergo a detailed document check to ascertain eligibility and thereafter will be issued call letters for further testing at one of the Air Force Selection Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysore, Varanasi or Gandhinagar. AFCAT will not be conducted for Met Branch and candidate will undergo Phase-I
Testing after registration.

Read: What is Fast Track Selection ?

Fast Track Selection At Delhi for IAF Flying And Ground Duty Branch

Documents Required for Fast Track Selection

  1. Two copies of pre-filled FTS Admit Card (on A4 size paper) as per format given in this advertisement.
  2. Original certificate and Mark sheet of class X th (as proof of date of birth) and of class XII th.
  3. Original certificate and mark sheets (all semesters/years) of Graduation.
  4. Proof of identity such as Passport, Driving Licence, Voter Identity Card, College Identity Card or any other valid photo identity proof.
  5. Three recent colour passport size photographs.

Important:

  1. SSB recommended candidates who do not feature in the selected merit list for Flying / GDOC Branches may be considered for other branches on case to case basis subject to vacancies and their meeting the eligibility criteria.
  2. Candidates who have failed in PABT at any earlier attempt are not eligible for Flying Branch.
  3. All candidates would need to submit original/ provisional certificates and mark sheets latest by 15 Dec 2013, failing which the candidature is liable to be cancelled.
  4. Airmen are not eligible to apply through FTS.
  5. Candidates appearing in FTS should not have any present backlog.
  6. Candidates appearing for Flying Branch only will be routed back without further testing, if failed in PABT.
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What Is University Entry Scheme UES

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What Is University Entry Scheme UES
Hello Warriors, this is my 1st article for ssbcrack, the best online portal for clearing your SSB (Services Selection Board). This site also helped me in my SSB but unfortunately I got Conference Out. Anyways, today I’m writing upon the UES (University Entry Scheme), specially focusing upon NAVY UES Entry as I got a chance to interact with the screening board of UES-Navy as they came to my college. So here I start my conversation with the head of the screening board.

What Is University Entry Scheme UES

Q: What is University Entry Scheme UES?

A: UES is an acronym which stands for University Entry Scheme. This is a scheme which Navy has started way back in 1950’s, it was only for the Engineering and Electrical Branch initially for the Electrical branch and later for engineering branches too. We have 5 main branches out of which Navy HQ conducts recruitment  for only for 4 Branches i.e.
  1. Executive Branch
  2. Education Branch
  3. Engineering Branch
  4. Electrical Branch

So this UES continued till about 1986 which we discontinued it and then later restarted in 2003 where we also brought in other branches under the ambit of UES. Primarily it gives an opportunity for those who are pursuing their studies to also opt for career in the NAVY as officers.

Q. How to do you select the candidates for UES SSB after they get scrutinized form the campus?

A. The selection procedure is as such, The screening board comes to the University and grades the candidates on a  4-Point scale, in which the candidates are graded
  1. A for Most Suitable
  2. B for Suitable
  3. C for an average
  4. D who are unsuitable and also the lowest grade in the system

out of which candidates falling in  A, B and C grades will get a chance to appear for the SSB, depending on the numbers of candidates in those grades. Then comes getting recommended in the SSB. If a candidates clear his SSB he is sent for his Medical Tests and on clearing that too, then a final merit list is prepared and depending on the vacancies they are called to join the respective training academies.

Q. Any criteria for a candidate to appear for UES?

A. As you know, this is a NON-UPSC entry so no written exam takes place, but we have another parameter for this which is the CGPA parameter. Then comes the stream, he should be pursuing particularly that stream which is required by the Navy, apart from that a minimum percentage of marks is required. In most B.E. and B.Tech. courses, the minimum percentage is 60% or a CGPA of 6 taking the multiplier as 10 and in the entry of Naval Architecture, a minimum CGPA of 6.75 is required.

Q. What do you look in a candidate to scrutinize him for the SSB or what are the OLQ’s you check in them?

A.  It’s a very difficult question to answer, there are certain characteristics which are definable and certain characteristics which are indefinable. Generally what we look on a whole is whether a candidate has the desired qualities which we look for in an officer in the Armed Forces. If he has then he has a very high probability to  clear the SSB and we grade him accordingly during the campus screening so that the success rate of recommendation at the SSB is greater. OLQ’s are basically personality traits of an individual, as the screening board is for the limited time in the campus so we do not go into extensive physiological tests which are being conducted at the SSB but it is a preliminary stage or you can say a Raw Filtration which is done.

Q. Where do the recommended candidate undergo training  and for what duration?

A. Training for each entry is different, however all the candidates who are selected through UES, their initial training is conducted at Indian Naval Academy which is in Ezhimala (KERELA). It is termed as Naval Orientation Course which maybe for a duration of 22 Weeks, and alternatively for the courses for longer Orientation Course the duration extends to 42 Weeks. So there are two separate Naval Orientation Course depending upon the type of entry.  And on completion of this, they will go for the specific professional  training in other schools.

Q. Which branches of engineering is given more preference for UES-Navy?

A. Generally, if you see it is Entry specific so for each job the requirement of the particular of discipline of engineering is different. However the branches which have more flexibility to wide ranges of entry, I would say it is Mechanical, IT, Electrical, CS.

Q. Any tips you would like to give to our defence aspirants?

A. Tips.! Yes, I would like to say that if you want to succeed and join the career of the Armed Forces then you have to succeed the SSB for which you have to do well in whatever education you are pursuing at that moment, secondly you have to keep yourself physically  fit and healthy, thirdly you should have a good command over the language and also you have to polish your speaking and communication skills and lastly you must lead a very highly moral life ethical life because that will affect your physiological make-up. So you should be mentally healthy as well.

Q. Sir, Do you think SSB Coaching plays a vital role in clearing the SSB?

A. No, I don’t think it plays a vital role, because it depends on how you take it. Let’s suppose you are taking the coaching to identify your weaknesses and thereafter to overcome them by treating them at a core level, then it is helpful otherwise if you are taking SSB coaching just to mask your actual nature then it won’t be helpful to you.

Q. It is said that there is a severe shortage of Officers in the Armed Forces, What is your view for it?

A. Yes, There is but it is being mitigated to a large extent and that however is the criteria to induct officers, because officers are inducted as per a certain pattern and qualities. So it doesn’t mean that we should start inducted anyone just to meet the shortage.

Q. Last but not least and the most important question that the wards of the defence personnel’s gets easily recommended in the SSB, Is it so?

A.  If you are asking as to whether any incentive is given to the wards of defence personnel, No.! There is no incentive given in the Officer’s Entry as such but for the Sailor’s entry, Yes! there are incentives given to the wards of defence personnel’s who have been Killed In Action. To summarize there is no such special incentives given certainly for the officers entry.

Thats all.
I then thanked the Captain and saluted him.
Rest I will be posting more on OLQ’s which the Captain explained me about in my next post. Till them bye, take care, JAI HIND

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CDS 2 2013 Cutoff Marks CDS 2 Answer Key 2013 Paper 1st, 2nd and 3rd Solution

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CDS 2 2013 Cutoff Marks CDS 2 Answer Key 2013 Paper 1st, 2nd and 3rd Solution
Written exam of CDS-2-2013 was conducted by UPSC on 08th Sep 2013. Candidates who have written CDSE 2 2103 must be waiting for CDS 2 2013 answer keys and cut off marks. Through CDS 2 2103 candidates will join the course commencing in July 2014 for admission to the Army, Air Force wings and  Navy. Course like IMA 137th Course, SSC 100th, 12th OTA,196th Flying Course and Naval Academy. Candidates looking for CDS 2 2012 Key and cut off marks, Paper solution sheet, CDS key 2013,  CDS 2 2013 Cut Off Marks / answer sheet of CDS-2 2013 can check it on SSBCrack. Aspirants can look at the answer keys for their CDS written exam, here of paper-1st and paper-2nd with set-a, set-b, set-c, set-d. 


CDSE paper consist of three different sections viz English, General Knowledge, Elementary Mathematics and each section consist of 100 marks. CDSE is conducted by UPSC twice every year. When comparing CDS 2 2013 from last CDS 1 2013, it was comparatively easier. 

CDS 2 2013 Cutoff Marks CDS 2 Answer Key 2013 Paper 1st, 2nd and 3rd Solution


English: Comprehension passage, sentence formation etc were easy this time and English section is going to be the source of maximum marks for all candidates. Though, synonym and antonym were difficult this time. Overall, English paper was quite easier this time and most of the candidates might score well in it. 


GK: GK was easier than last time, specially the questions from general science and civics, polity etc. But in totality, GK paper had the same standard like earlier. This section was the toughest of all and need lots of preparation to score well.  


Maths: Maths questions were easy, again a good chances for scoring high marks for the candidates applying for AFA and IMA. 


Overall the paper was good enough for the candidates who have done preparation beforehand. UPSC may declare the results of CDSE 2 2013 after four months. CDSE 2 2013 cut off may go up to 135 Marks for AFA, 120 marks for IMA,  95 for OTA and 105 for NA. Lets wait for the CDS 2 2013 answers key to come up from The Cavalier Coaching Institute for  CDS-2 answer sheet 2013 and CDS 2 2013 cut off.

CDS 2 2013 Answer Key [ Updating]

So how was CDSE 2 2013 written experience ? Aspirants, please post your review and expected marks in the comment section below. 

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