Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the next chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) succeeding Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria who retires from service on September 30. Chaudhari is presently the Vice Chief of Air Staff and has been an ace MiG-29 pilot expert in major MiG-29 fighter aircraft.
He was the chief of the Western Air Command from August 1, 2020. He was commissioned into Fighter Stream of the IAF on December 29, 1982, as a fighter pilot and has served nearly 39 years. He has flown a wide variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with a flying experience of more than 3800 hours.
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, in New Delhi on July 01, 2021.
Informing about the Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari’s appointment, Principal Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, A Bharat Bhushan Babu on his official Twitter handle today said, “Government has decided to appoint Air Marshal V R Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM presently Vice Chief of Air Staff as the next Chief of Air Staff. Current Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC retires from Service on 30th Sep 2021.”
So finally the wait is over, today the government has provided a clear picture of girls’ eligibility for the NDA exam to join the National Defence Academy. According to the government, girls can write the NDA 1 2022 examination and all NDA exams thereafter. NDA 1 2022 examination will be conducted on 10 April 2022, both male and female aspirants can apply for NDA 1 2022 Exam from 22 December 2021 and the last date for receipt of applications will be 11 January 2022. SSBCrack is providing the best guidance to all the NDA aspirants for a decade now. If you are preparing for the NDA 1 2022 examination, do not forget to check our NDA Exam Online Course.
The government told the court since there were “no parallel (physical) standards for women candidates” these too were being formulated; “… the issue needs detailed analysis, including expert inputs to maintain operational readiness.”
NDA 1 2022 IMPORTANT DATES: Below are the important dates of the NDA 1 2022 notification
NDA 1 2022 EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Notification Release date
22 December 2021
NDA 1 2022 Application Start
22 December 2021
NDA 1 2022 Apply Last Date
11 January 2022
Release of Admit card
2 Weeks before Exam
NDA 1 2022 Exam date
10 April 2022 (SUNDAY)
Declaration of result
May – June 2022
NDA 1 2022 Exam AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for NDA 1 2022 are:
Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July 2003 and not later than 1st July 2006 are eligible.
NDA 2 2022 Exam AGE LIMIT: Age limit plays a crucial role in this notification. UPSC follows strict rules considering the dates. The dates given by UPSC for NDA 1 2022 are:
Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd Jan 2004 and not later than 1st Jan 2007 are eligible.
NDA Exam 2022 WRITTEN TEST: To filter the candidates applied from the whole nation written test helps the conducting authority to filter the candidates easily. The exam will be conducted in Pen and Paper (offline) mode.
SUBJECT
DURATION
MARKS
Mathematics
2 Hrs & 30 Min
300
General Ability Test
2 Hrs & 30 Min
600
Total
900
NDA 1 2022 APPLICATION FEE: Candidates should pay a small amount of amount as fee to apply the NDA 1 2022 examination. Those amount will be utilized for the infrastructure and other reasons to conduct the examination without fail.
General & OBC candidates should pay Rs. 100/-
No Fee for the SC/ST and sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs
NDA 1 2022 APPLY PROCEDURE: Follow the below steps to apply the NDA 1 2022 notification:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in
Click on Part I and submit your personal and contact details.
Get your registration id and head to Part 2 of the application form.
Select the mode of depositing the fees of Rs. 100/-
Select your center of examination.
Then upload our photo and signature in mentioned file size and dimensions.
Then check your declaration and submit the form.
Download a copy of the application form for future use
NDA Exam 2022 SYLLABUS: Every aspirant to NDA should go through the syllabus before the examination. This is very important. Even though it is from 10+2 level but the question paper pattern will be a high pattern.
Two Indian army pilots Major Rohit Kumar & Major Anuj Rajput made supreme sacrifices in the line of duty when their helicopter crashed on the hills near Patnitop in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir today.
Nation salute the brave hearts Major Rohit Kumar & Major Anuj Rajput who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty on 21 Sept 2021 at Patnitop and offer deepest condolences to their families.
Update on 7 Oct 2021: ONLINE APPLICATION FOR 10+2 B.TECH CADET ENTRY SCHEME – JAN 2021 BATCH. Event Start Date: 06/10/2020 Event End Date: 20/10/2020.
Indian Navy has officially published the 10+2 (B.TECH) CADET ENTRY SCHEME (PERMANENT COMMISSION) Notification for which the course is going to commence in Jan 2022. Applications are invited from UNMARRIED MALE CANDIDATES (fulfilling the conditions of nationality as laid down by the Govt. of India) to join the prestigious Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala for a four year B.Tech degree course under the 10+2 (B.Tech) Cadet Entry Scheme.
The selected candidates will be distributed among Education, Executive and Technical branches of Indian Navy on completion of their course at INA. The branch-wise vacancies are as under.
Only one application is to be filled by a candidate.
Candidates may apply for Branch (a) or (b) or (both).
Candidates will be shortlisted for SSB based on their first preference.
If not shortlisted for the first preference you may be considered for alternate branch subject to availability of spare slot in SSB batches of that Branch.
Once shortlisted for a branch, subsequent stages of selection process (SSB, medical & Merit List) will be exclusively for that branch.
If a candidate has opted for only one branch he will not be considered for other branch despite being in merit.
Age: Born between 02 July 2002 and 01 Jan 2005 (both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualification: Passed Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 Pattern) or its equivalent examinations from any Board with at least 70% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) and at least 50% marks in English (either in Class X or Class XII).
Who can Apply: Candidates who have appeared for JEE (Main) -2021(for B.E./ B.Tech) exam. Call up for Service Selection Board (SSB) will be issued on the basis of JEE (Main) – 2021 All India Rank published by NTA.
Indian Navy’s Young Officer After Passing Out From INA
10+2 Btech Indian Navy Cut Off Marks – LAST CUT OFF
10+2 Btech Indian Navy Executive and Technical: 89716 JEE Rank
10+2 Btech Indian Navy Education: 52677 JEE Rank
Medical Standards:
All candidates recommended by SSB will have to undergo medicals as per extant regulations. There is no relaxation in medical standard on any ground. Guidelines for medical standards are available on the Indian Navy website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in
Relaxations in height is permissible to candidates holding domicile of specific regions details of which are available on the Indian Navy website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in
SELECTION PROCEDURE
IHQ of MoD(Navy) reserves the right to fix the cut off for shortlisting of applications for SSB based on JEE (Main) All India Rank (AIR) – 2021. SSB interviews for short listed candidates will be scheduled at Bangalore / Bhopal / Kolkata / Visakhapatnam from Oct– Nov 2021.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed about their selection for SSB interview on their E-mail or through SMS as provided by candidates in their application form. You are advised to maintain your mobile number and e-mail ID till selection process is complete.
SSB interview will be conducted in two stages. Stage I test consists of Intelligence test, Picture Perception and Group Discussion. Candidates who fail to qualify in Stage I will be routed back on the same day. Stage II test comprises Psychological testing, Group testing and Interview which will last for 04 days. Successful candidates will thereafter undergo Medical Examination (approx duration 03-05 working days).
TRAINING: Candidates recommended by the SSBs and declared medically fit, will be selected for training in Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala, Kerala, based on All India Merit and number of vacancies. All India Merit will be prepared as per SSB marks. Selected Candidates will be inducted as Cadets for the four year B.Tech Course in Applied Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electronics & Communication Engineering as per Naval requirements. On completion of the course, B.Tech Degree will be awarded by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Distribution of cadets amongst Executive, Education, Engineering, Electrical & Electrical Branch (Technical Branch) will be as per the extant policy.
How To Apply: Candidates are to register and submit their application on the recruitment website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in from 06 Oct 2021. To save time during the application submission window, candidates can fill in their details and upload documents in advance under their user profile. The procedure for applying online is explained in the notification below.
Two pilots were injured after an Army helicopter force-landed near Patnitop in Udhampur of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The pilots were being evacuated, an Army spokesperson said, adding further details were being ascertained.
“Today, during a training sortie in the Patnitop area, the Indian Army Cheetah Helicopter crash-landed in the Shiv Garh Dhar area in Udhampur district,” the Army added.
The officer said the chopper either crashed or crash-landed on a hill. “Search parties have been rushed to the area, but it will take around one and a half hour to reach there by foot. Dense fog in the area is making it difficult for the searchers to pin point exact location,” he added.
Indian army’s official career website is going to publish the JAG 28 Notification from 29 Sep 2021 onward, the last date to apply for the JAG 28 is 28th October 2021. JAG 28th course JAG entry 2022 (Judge Advocate General Branch) will commence in April 2022 at OTA Chennai. It is a special entry for male and female law graduates to join the JAG branch of the Indian Army.
JAG 28 Notification: Applications are invited from unmarried male and unmarried female LAW GRADUATES for grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army for Judge Advocate General Branch.
Nationality: A candidate must either be: (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Nepal, (iii) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
JAG 28Age Limit: 21 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2022 (Born not earlier than 02 Jan 1995 and not later than 01 Jan 2001; both dates inclusive).
JAG Educational Qualification: 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 as an advocate with Bar Council of India/State. Candidate should be from a College/University recognized by Bar Council of India.
JAG 28 Vacancies: To be decided.
Tenure of Engagement: Short Service Commission will be granted to Male and Female in the regular Army for 14 years i.e. for an initial period of 10 years extendable by a further period of 04 years. Male & Female officers who are willing to continue to serve in the Army after the expiry of period of ten years of Short Service Commission may, if eligible and suitable in all respects, be considered for the grant of Permanent Commission (PC) in the 10th year of their Short Service Commission in accordance with the relevant policies as issued from time to time. Those SSC officers (Male & Female) who are not selected for grant of PC but are otherwise considered fit and suitable, will be given options to continue as SSCOs for a total period of 14 years (including the initial tenure of 10 years) on expiry of which they will be released from the Army.
Period of Probation: An officer will be on probation for a period of 6 months from the date he/she receives his/her commission. If he/she is reported on within the probationary period as unsuitable to retain his/her commission, his/her services may be terminated any time whether before or after the expiry of the probationary period.
Training: Duration of training is 49 weeks at OTA, Chennai.
Selected candidates will be detailed for Pre-Commission training at OTA, Chennai according to their position in the final order of merit, up to the number of available vacancies, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
Candidates will neither be allowed to marry during the period of training nor will he/she be allowed to live with parents/Guardians. Candidates must not marry until they complete the full training at the Officers Training Academy. A candidate, who marries subsequent to the date of his/her application, though successful at the Services Selection Board interview and medical examination, will not be eligible for training. A candidate if he/she marries, while under training, shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him/her by the government.
All candidates who successfully complete Pre-Commission training at Officers Training Academy, Chennai will be awarded ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management and Strategic Studies’ by University of Madras
Fixed Stipend for Cadet Training : ₹ 56,100/-p.m.*
*On successful commissioning, the pay in the Pay Matrix of the Officer Commissioned shall be fixed in first Cell of Level 10. The period of training shall not be treated as commissioned service. Arrears on account of admissible allowances, as applicable, for the training period shall be paid to cadets.
How to Apply: Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Appln/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registrations not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’ under Dashboard. A page ‘Officers Selection – ‘Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Short Service Commission JAG Entry Course. A page ‘Application Form’ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details as required under various segments. Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. ‘Save & Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made. Only after ascertaining the correctness of all your details, click on ‘Submit Now’. Candidates must click on ‘Submit Now’ each time they open the application for editing any details. The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having Roll Number, 30 minutes after final closure of online application on last day.
Selection Procedure: Shortlisting of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right for shortlisting of applications, without assigning any reason. After shortlisting of applications, the Centre allotment will be intimated to candidates via their email. After allotment of Selection Centre, candidates will have to log in to the website and select their SSB dates which are available on a first come first serve basis initially. Thereafter, it will be allotted by the Selection Centres. The option to select the dates for SSB by candidates may be forfeited due to occurrence of any exceptional circumstance/events.
Only shortlisted eligible candidates will undergo SSB at Selection Centres, Allahabad(UP), Bhopal(MP), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (PB). Call up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centre on candidate’s registered e-mail id and SMS only. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Directorate General of Recruiting, IHQ of MoD (Army) and No request for changes will be entertained in this regard.
Candidates will be 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 day. Duration of SSB interview is five days and details of the same are available on official website of Directorate General of Recruiting i.e, www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. This will be followed by a medical examination for the candidates who get recommended after Stage II.
Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued joining letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
Short Service Commission (NT) JAG Entry Scheme 28th Course for Men & Women Law Graduates (scheduled in Apr 2022). Applications are open from 29 Sep to 28 Oct 2021.
Note: Candidates are suggested to wait for the official notification for more details. The above-mentioned details may or may not change. For detailed information visit joinindianarmy.nic.in
Lieutenant Manu Garg a Women Officer of 13 Engineer Regiment was the proud recipient of the prestigious Silver Grenade award and GOC-in-C ARTRAC award in Young Officers 151 Course at College of Military Engineering, Pune which was awarded by Lt Gen PP Malhotra, VSM Commandant, CME on 15 Sep 2021.
She also won the best in bridging and ARTRAC medal. After completing her education at IIT she opted to join the Indian Army.
Silver Grenade prestigious award to the Lady Officer! An IITian who had a lead of 5% with her! She also won the best in bridging and ARTRAC medal! After completing IIT she opted for Army. @ColAmitkumarpic.twitter.com/z7A49QP1iB
Indian army is going to publish the notification for SSC Tech 58 men and SSC Tech 29 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2022. Eligible engineering graduates can apply for the SSC Tech 58 and SSCW Tech 29 from 28th September 2021 and the last date for the online application is 27th October 2021. SSC Tech is a special entry for male and female engineering graduates to join the Indian Army as SSC officers. Let’s read more about the official notification.
Notification: Applications are invited from eligible unmarried Male and unmarried Female Engineering Graduates and also from Widows of Defence Personnel who died in harness for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in the Indian Army. The course will commence in April 2022 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Age Limit
For SSC(Tech)- 58 Men and SSCW(Tech)- 29 Women: 20 to 27 years as on 01 April 2022 (Candidates born between 02 April 95 and 01 April 2002, both days inclusive).
For widows of Defence Personnel who Died in Harness Only: SSCW (Non Tech) [Non UPSC] and SSCW(Tech) – A maximum of 35 years of age as on 01 April 2022.
Educational Qualification for SSC(Tech) (Men and Women): Candidates who have passed the requisite Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply. Candidates studying in the final year of Engineering degree course should be able to submit proof of passing by 01 April 2021 and produce the Engineering Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at Officers Training Academy (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.
Educational Qualification for Widows of Defence Personnel who Died in Harness:
SSCW (Non Tech) (Non UPSC). Graduation in any Discipline.
SSCW (Tech). B.E./ B. Tech in any Engineering stream.
Note. Candidate studying in final year of Degree must ensure that she submits the proof of passing Degree exam by 01 April 2022 to Directorate General of Recruiting, failing which her candidature will be cancelled.
Vacancies: Candidates must note that only the Engineering streams and their acceptable equivalent streams, strictly as notified in the table below, will be accepted. Candidates with degrees in any other engineering stream(s) are not eligible to apply. The variation between the nomenclature of Engineering stream as given on the degree parchment / mark sheet and that submitted by the candidate in his online application will result in cancellation of candidature.
Type of Commission
Grant of Commission: 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 Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, whichever is later and will be entitled to full pay and allowances admissible to Lt during training period. Pay & allowances will be paid after successful completion of training.
Confirmation of Short Service Commission: On successful completion of Pre Commission training at OTA, Officer will be confirmed Short Service Commission (Technical) in the rank of Lt.
Ante Date Seniority: One year ante date seniority from the date of commission will be granted to Engineering Graduates of Short Service Commission (Technical) in the rank of Lt.
No Ante Date Seniority for widows of Defence Personnel for SSC(NT): Widows of Defence Personnel selected for SSCW (NT) entry will be granted Short Service Commission in the rank of Lieutenant but will NOT be entitled to any ante date seniority.
Training:
Selected candidates will be detailed for training at Officers Training Academy, Chennai according to their position in the final order of merit (engineering stream-wise) upto the number of available vacancies and subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
Duration of Training- 49 weeks
Candidates will neither be allowed to marry during the period of training nor he/ she be allowed to live with Parents/ Guardians. Candidates must not marry until they complete the full training at the Officers Training Academy. A candidate, if he/ she marries while under training, shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him/ her by the government. This provision is also applicable to widows of Defence Personnel. A candidate, who marries subsequent to the date of his/ her application, though successful at the Service Selection Board interview and medical examination, will not be inducted for training, and his/ her candidature will be cancelled.
Training at OTA is at Govt expense. All candidates who successfully complete PreCommission training at Officers Training Academy, Chennai will be awarded ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management and Strategic Studies’ by University of Madras.
Lady cadets at OTA Chennai
Cost of Training: The entire cost of training at OTA is at Government expense. In case the Lady/ Gentleman Cadet is withdrawn from training academy due to reasons other than medical ground or the reasons not beyond his/ her control, he/ she will be liable to refund cost of training @ ₹ 11,952/- per week, thereafter a yearly escalation of 8% p.a. will be calculated on the Per Capita Cost of Training for each ensuing year (or as notified from time to time) apart from allied charges as fixed by the government from time to time, for the period of his/ her stay at OTA, Chennai.
The final allocation of Arms/Services will be made prior to passing out of Lady/Gentleman cadets from OTA, Chennai and will be at the sole discretion of Integrated HQ Ministry of Defence (Army) keeping in view the existing policy. The candidate will not have any objection in the event of his/her final selection on allotment of any arms/service in the interest of the organization. No representation is tenable on this account.
Selection Procedure:
Shortlisting of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cutoff percentage of marks for each Engineering discipline/stream (cumulatively obtained upto 6 th semester for Engg Degree course/ 2nd semester for M Sc. Computer Science/ 8th semester for Architecture) without assigning any reason. After shortlisting of applications, the centre allotment will be intimated to the candidate via their email. After allotment of Selection Centre, candidates will have to login to the website and select their SSB dates which are available on a first come first serve basis initially. Thereafter, it will be allotted by the Selection Centres. The option to select the dates for SSB by candidates may be forfeited due to occurrence of any exceptional circumstance/events.
Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cut off percentage will be interviewed at one of the Selection Centres viz. Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP), Bengaluru (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (Punjab) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centres through candidate‟s registered e-mail id and SMS only. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Directorate General of Recruiting, IHQ of MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.
Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage-1 will go to Stage-2. Those who fail in Stage-1 will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interviews is five days, and details of the same are available at official website of Directorate General of Recruiting ie. www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. This will be followed by a medical examination for the candidates who get recommended after Stage-2.
Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued Joining Letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
Merit List: It is to be noted that mere qualifying at the SSB interview does not confirm final selection. Merit list will be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate at SSB interview. In case equal SSB marks are obtained by more than one candidate, the older candidate(s) in age will be ranked higher in the merit. In case both SSB marks and age of more than one candidate are same, the candidate(s) with higher percentage of marks in qualifying examination will be placed higher in the merit. Higher educational qualifications, previous performances, etc have no role to play. Those in the merit list and who come within the stipulated vacancies and are medically fit will be issued joining letters for pre-commission training at OTA, Chennai, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
Cadets passing out from OTA Chennai
How to Apply: Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Appln/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registration is not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’ under Dashboard. A page „Officers Selection – ‘Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Short Service Commission Technical Course. A page ‘Application Form’ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details as required under various segments – Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. ‘Save & Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made. Only after ascertaining the correctness of all your details, click on ‘Submit Now’. Candidates must click on ‘Submit Now’ each time they open the application for editing any details. The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having Roll Number, 30 minutes after final closure of online application on last day.
ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 28 SEP 2021 AT 1500 HRS AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 27 OCT 2021 AT 1500 HRS
Note: Candidates are suggested to wait for the official notification for more details. The above-mentioned details may or may not change. For detailed information visit joinindianarmy.nic.in
Candidates have to make pictures on all 12 slides.
The 12th slide will be a blank slide.
You will be given 30 secs to think about the story you want to write.
4 mins will be given to write the story.
Objective Of Blank Slide
After writing 11 stories, your subconscious mind would have started working.
The psychologist wants to test your OLQs through the blank slide.
It also tests your true reactions when under pressure.
It can also show some desire you have for your society or the environment you live in.
Connect the story to yourself as closely as possible.
Practice some stories beforehand so that you are well prepared. But feel comfortable to change your prepared story incase better ideas come to mind during the test.
How To Write A Good Story For Blank Slide
Write a story based on your experiences.
The blank story must show your true qualities.
Candidates can also show their aim in life through this story and actions taken by them to achieve it.
Example for Blank Story
Shreya is a 26-year-old student residing in Delhi. Once on her visit back to her village near Hisar, Haryana, she observes that the economic condition of the farmers there was very poor, and they lead a poor quality of life. With the permission of the Sarpanch of the village, she holds a meeting with the farmers. She advises them that they should set up and run cottage industries and that every 2 households should come together for the same. Listening to her advice, while some start pottery, many also get into hand loom weaving. This initiative helps to double overall profits of most families and hence, leads to overall upliftment of the area.
The official website of the Indian Army has given an update on the new RTPCR negative report policy. According to the new update, RTPCR negative report is not required from the candidates who are double vaccinated and have no symptoms at the time of reporting.
CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A VACCINATION CERTIFICATE FOR TWO DOSES GENERATED FROM COWIN PLATFORM AND ARE ASYMPTOMATIC ON ARRIVAL WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM CARRYING A NEGATIVE RTPCR REPORT WEF 20 SEP 2021.
SERVICE ENTRY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A VACCINATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY MH FOR TWO DOSES AND ARE ASYMPTOMATIC ON ARRIVAL WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM CARRYING A NEGATIVE RTPCR REPORT WEF 20 SEP 2021.
ALL CANDIDATES (INCLUDING SERVICE ENTRY CANDIDATES) WHO DO NOT POSSESS THE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQD TO PRODUCE RTPCR NEGATIVE REPORT AS IN VOGUE. THE RTPCR TEST SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED WITHIN 72 HRS OF REPORTING AT THE SELECTION CENTRE.
