On March 14, 2020, THE WEEK had published the article, ‘Victimised decorated Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat promoted after years of wait’ written by our Special Correspondent Pradip R. Sagar. Pointing out several ‘errors’ in the article, Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat wrote to THE WEEK, seeking an apology:
Dear Sir,
1. I write to you in regard of article “Victimised decorated officer Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat promoted after years of wait”, written by your correspondent Mr Pradeep R Sagar in “The Week” on 14 March 2020, which was also circulated widely on social media.
2. The article has three basic faults:
a) The very basis of article is inaccurate, as I have been approved along with my “batch” following the normal selection and promotion policy of Indian Army. Therefore, I have not “waited for years”, as the heading of article claims.
b) Army has a robust redressal mechanism. Officers and men do have grievances sometimes, which are very diligently and duly addressed by the grievance redressal system in the Army. I had an issue, I approached my organisation for justice, which was delivered very promptly, so there was no delay. As a senior journalist, I am sure you would know, that, this redressal system, and its internal process of delivering justice, is not open to public scrutiny.
c) I am a commissioned officer of Indian Army, and not a public figure, or a govt servant. Therefore, before writing on an issue which personally affects me (a serving Army Officer), Mr Pradeep should have verified the facts with me following the official channel, which our country’s responsible media persons know very well.
3. Projecting an administrative issue which is being dealt by Army as per procedure, “as controversy”, do make a sensational news with positive TRP. But, you should be mindful of the fact that such write ups hurt the sentiment of the individuals who are serving the country quietly with full passion and commitment, and you are also creating doubt in the minds of countrymen about their army they love so much.
4. I am extremely pained to read article in your magazine which was factually incorrect. May I request you to ask Mr Pradeep to tender apology for the wrong reporting.
Flying Officer Antara Mehta, daughter of Ravi & Poonam Mehta becomes the first women Fighter Pilot from Nagpur & Maharashtra at Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy on 20 June 2020. She is the only women officer in her batch selected for Fighter Stream.
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Nagpur-based Antara Mehta, a flying officer with the Indian Air Force (IAF), has become the first-ever woman from Maharashtra to become a fighter pilot. An engineer and national-level basketball player, she had harboured the dream of joining the IAF, ever since she was a child. Today, she is the 10th woman fighter pilot in India. That’s not all – she is the first one from her family as well.
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Hello readers, my name is Basu Tiwari. I am basically from
Sagar(MP), and my father is an Ex-Sub, from the Indian army. Today I would love
to share my SSB journey with you all. I had gone through a total number of 6
SSB, and my trip consisted of many ups and downs. In this great journey, I went
through two recommendations, two conferences out and the rest screen outs.
Though it’s been a year since my last SSB, I will try to gather as many points
as to provide you all with the proper insight.
It all started back on 1 November 2017 when on an ordinary
afternoon, I got a call from my elder brother about the declaration of NDA 140
result. I checked the result and still remembers the two things that happened
after that. First, The way I was dancing just after seeing my name on the list,
and the second thing was the tears in my mother’s eyes. Not much later, after
the declaration of result, we all got the SSBs dates and places. I was alloted
4AFSB Varanasi on 22 January 2018 as my I center. Though with some happiness,
nervousness also came as I was not aware much about the SSBs.
So, I started looking around someone who can teach me about the
SSB and its procedure. Finally, I came up with Mr. Sudhir Mishra Sir, who
helped with every stage and taught me various things related to SSB. I
practiced a large number of psychology tests under his guidance. I started
finding who is “BASHU TIWARI” actually and performed hundreds of time
practice in front of the mirror with practicing mock interviews with sir and my
elder brother.
FIRST
SSB
Result:
Recommended
Date: 22
January 2018
Place: 4 AFSB,
Varanasi
Finally, the date came, and I reported at the railway station of Varanasi with 153 other candidates. Seeing a large crowd at the railway station took me nervous being a 12th class guy, but my motivation for the SSB again took me high. After small documentation, we went for the OIR test. I attempted almost all of them excellently. After that, we went for the PPDT test, where they showed us a very blurry photo with some hands/legs shown in between. I made a story by taking Mridul as my main hero. He was a medical student in Sagar. He once went to a picnic near the lake, saw a drowning man, and saved his life. Finally, after giving an excellent story narration with good voice modulation and confidence, we went with the group discussion for it. In the group discussion, I put forward some points and convinced the little group bit towards my story. Finally, the main story came out in such a way that some student won, celebrated a cricket match on the beach, and saved a drowning person. After the GD, I was pretty confident about the screening. With the results, I got screened in, and my chest number changed from 48 to 19.
After the documentation, we got our accommodation at 3:00 in the afternoon, which was great. The rooms were named after the planes. After all this, we had our psychology test in the evening on the same day. I had a little headache, but I focussed entirely on it. I wrote all the pictures in TAT ethically and logically. I attempted 59 WATs with the first thought coming in my mind. Doing SRTs with the right concentration and thinking left me with 48 done. I wrote the self-description, which I prepared earlier itself on time and was pretty confident with my psychology test.
On Day-2, I had my GTO tasks. We had to finish our GTO on that
single day itself. We started with the two group discussions, and for GD-1, our
topic was related to the improvement and achievements of ISRO, and for GD-2,
the topic was the generation gap. I spoke about three to five times in both the
GD and precisely delivered my thoughts. After we got GPE followed by a little
tea break and then we went towards the GTO ground. Earlier I have seen the GTO
grounds on YouTube videos only. It was fascinating to see them in real life. We
performed PGT, HGT tasks with great enthusiasm, and the group was able to
complete both of them. After that, we got individual obstacles where I was only
able to perform 4 out of 10, though it was a little bit sad for me to show less
in my IO due to lack of physical fitness. After that, we had our commando task,
and I got a bomb diffusion situation where I was able to solve it using all the
three ways given to me, which again filled me with happiness. At last, we had
an FGT task, and then we were dispersed from the GTO ground. Due to less time,
we have to skip the lecturette and snake race.
It was Day-3, and my interview was scheduled at 11:30, where I
went 15 minutes before the time with my certificates. Not waiting much, I got
my call at approx 12:15. I went into the room with full confidence, and Josh
with permission and sat on the chair. The interview started with a simple
question about the meaning of my name and went smoothly further with questions
related to my schooling, family, friends, hobbies, strengths & weaknesses.
Though as I had the habit of reading newspapers, I was also asked some
questions related to current affairs and GK, and I answered every question
calmly and put forward my thoughts clearly and convincingly. I was not able to
answer some planes. I also remember one question for which I have to think for
approximately 30 sec, which was about the naughtiest thing I have ever done in
my life. Still, again I answered it with good enthusiasm. It took up 45 minutes
for the interview, and I was sent back from the room with a good smile and a
great handshake. I was happy with my performance, and as my whole procedure was
finished, I enjoyed the rest of the day with my friends, watching television
and playing badminton & billiards.
Day 4 was my rest day, and we were not allowed to go out as it
was 26 January, so I enjoyed it with friends and exploring new people. We also
had a fun run of 3km, followed by three pushups in the evening.
Finally, Day-5 came, and
we got ready at 7:00 in the morning with bags. The conference started at 9:00,
and the order of calling the chest numbers was random. I got my chance at
approximately 12:30 in the afternoon. In my conference, I was asked two
repeated questions from my primary interview, followed by some general
questions that I answered without being in much hustle. We waited till 3:30 for
the result, which started directly with chest number 9, and just when 19 was
announced, my eyes were filled with tears and chest with pride. That was the
happiest moment of my life because the life I was dreaming of, now I would be
living it. Recommended candidates again were alloted with rooms for the CPSS
test and directly called for the documentation. Though I was filling the form,
my whole mind was filled with happiness to do something great and make my
parents feel. I also cleared my CPSS test and was not able to make it through
the academy due to specific medical reasons.
Second
SSB
Result:
Conference Out
Date: 27 August
2018
Place: 17 SSB,
Banglore
I was in my drop year for JEE and meanwhile preparing for SSBs
so that I can again appear for the medicals. Unfortunately, I got a conference
out. It is not the thing that I was not able to figure out why I got conference
out, but it was a clear case of a little bit over-confidence that might have
come.
Third
SSB
Result: Screen
Out
Date: 21
September 2018
Place: NSB,
Visakhapatnam
I got screened out and was again not able to make it this time.
Fourth
SSB
Result:
Conference Out
Date: 18
February 2019
Place: 22 SSB,
Kapurthala
It has been a long time
since I last attempted SSB at Visakhapatnam. I was screened in here. Though
going through a good psychology test, I think my GTO was not up to the mark. I
could not produce good ideas in PGT, HGT, with messing up my lecturer topic, my
interview was also a little bit bad due to my bad health condition. And with
the results, I got conferenced out from Kapurthala.
Fifth SSB
Result: Screen
Out
Date: 8 July
2019
Place: 17 SSB,
Banglore
This was the second time I was going to Bangalore and was ready
to hit the bull’s eyes. But due to some misunderstanding of mine with PPDT
pictures plus less participation in the group discussion, I got screened out.
Sixth
SSB
Result:
Recommended (AIR-49)
Date: 13 August
2019
Place: 19 SSB,
Allahabad
Since my last NDA in 12 class, I failed in my next 2 NDA written
exams, but this time, I cleared it. It was like my last opportunity in which I
can either do or die. It was Allahabad; I started working on myself from the
start this time as I had an excellent time preparing and can not afford simple
mistakes. I began writing stories daily, making lecturette with my brother and
working on my physical fitness. Moreover, I started realizing my mistakes in
the previous SSB and working on them. I used to give 1 hour to myself and
explore myself even more Deeper.
Finally, the day came on, but I had to report directly at the
center due to a delay in my train’s time on 12 Aug afternoon. I got my bedding,
and the documentation process was done until the evening. I slept a little
earlier that day so that I can give my screening with full energy. The next
morning we firstly performed our OIR test done fantastically with solving
almost all the questions. In PPDT, we were shown a picture looking more or less
like a drought seen in a village. Most of the group people made a story in a
village where people work to build canals and reservoirs to collect the water
for the farm, including me. After giving a great story description, I went
through GD while giving my thoughts gently and sharing my ideas with them. The
following result was announced, and I also got screened in with 46 others from
a total of 54 students reported.
After the rest of the documentation, we went to our rooms. The next day was our psychology test, so I just revised my self-written notes and self-description. We arrived at the psychology Hall at 7:00 in the morning. Filled with great enthusiasm, I perform well in TATs stories. I was able to attend all the WATs. From the view of giving quality answers instead of quantity with great focus, I managed to write 45 SRTs. I wrote a modified self-description based on an inner exploration on time. I was happy with my psychology test. I enjoyed the rest of my day with friends and revised my lecturette and group discussion topics to avoid mistakes this time. On day-3 was our GTO day 1, we started with group discussions. GD-1 was based on the topic, how can we improve the condition of farmers, and the GD-2 topic was whether competition is good or not for the students. I did well in the GDs by giving a good number of responses and being gentle and patient. I discussed my points with everyone, and it was a great GD. After that going with the GPE task, we went with the PGT, HGT, and snake race. Everything was going well, and in the snake race, I mainly concentrated on whether I am not breaking any rules. I had to climb the double-wall twice due to break of one rule, and with this, my interview again got delayed for the fourth day, I took rest on that day while revising my interview notes and lecturette topics.
Day-4 came, and again, we got set for GTO day 2. It started with
individual obstacles wherein I did 9 out of 10, which was good for me compared to
previous SSBs. Later we proceeded with the lecturette where I spoke on the
“Indian education system,” and I spoke like my best lecturette ever,
and I covered almost all the points. In commando task, I got the bomb diffusion
like my first SSB again, and this time I
managed to solve it through two approaches with the three given to me. At last,
with FGT, we were dispersed, and with the GTO, it seemed to be excellent as I
did not have any mistakes in my mind. In the afternoon, I got my interview at
2:30 p.m. The sun was approximately at the top, and I went with full confidence
in the room, thinking that this time I cannot afford any mistakes, just focus
and answer appropriately. The interview was small, and approximately 25
minutes, generally went mostly with my PIQ, family, and friends. There were
questions about my competitive exam, but there was not any single current
affair question. One GK question was that, why did not birds get shock sitting
on the wire. I answered all the questions with full confidence and was set out
again with a warm handshake. All this was all happening a bit like my first
SSB, and the moment I left the room, I said to myself, “proud of you”.
That day I forgot all about SSB, enjoyed
it with my friends, play foosball, and made it memorable.
Day-5 was the conference day.
We got ready at 7:30 with our backpacks. The conference started at 9
a.m. it was with the ascending order, and being number 24; my turn came at 11:30 (approx). With some normal questions, I
was asked some current affair questions which I faced well, and the compulsion
question was asked about improvements to be done in the SSB. I told the two
very quickly and had to think about approximately 30 seconds for the third
one. I was asked to leave the room
within 10 minutes of the conference.
While waiting for the result, I was having very few thoughts regarding the
outcome, but I was much happier with my performance as I was not having any regrets and performed as
it was my last. Later, when the result was announced, a large number of 15
candidates were recommended, and I was among them. That time my number was
announced, Though I was announcing my roll number, my whole journey from being
waste to best got flashed back into my mind. I can’t be happier as I was at that
time as my entire hard work, dedication, and continuous effort finally paid me
off.
Though I again got medical out, the things I have learned from SSB are much worth it. I made many friends who are like gems to me. Though my love for the armed forces is still inside me, I know that I will rise once again and hit the bar. Thank you
Hello, I am Gaurav Rathee and I got recommended from 2 AFSB Mysore for NDA 144 in my first attempt. Here is my experience. My Journey started on 11th of July from Bangalore next day we reported on the bus platform and the air force bus came to pick us. As we reached the AFSB our bags were sanitized and all other documents were checked. Then our OIR started and we were given 2 booklets each of 40 questions. My OIR went good.
Later in the same hall our PPDT began and we were shown a blur picture was shown I wrote a decent story and our GD started as soon as we finished our story in a different room. My group was not a fish market and most of us could give points but we could not come to a common story. Later we were given lunch and out results were announced and out of 104, 63 of us were screened in. then we went to a big hall and our documents were checked. After that we were allotted rooms in a group of 7.
Next day was our psychology and my psychology was decent, I could do all stories and did 47 SRT’s and 53 WAT. I was already prepared for my SD. Next day was my PI and the questions asked were mostly from my PIQ including some technical questions about aircraft. My Interview lasted for about 55 min. I was not as happy with my performance as I forgot some of the rapid fire questions.
Next day was our GTO. In GD I participate well and gave some good points. In GPE w also we were able to give a final solution. For us snake race did not happen due to COVID19 and also our IO was cancelled as it was raining. In other task such as PGT and HGT I helped the group and we were able to finish the task in given time.
Next day was our conference and I was nervous like everyone. I was expecting more questions but my conference lasted only 20-30 sec.
Next day in morning our result were announced and out of 63, 14 of us were recommended which indeed is a great number. As my chest number was called there were tears of joy in my eyes. Later we were taken for our CPSS and 7 of us cleared it. Thank you for Reading.
Indian Army has published the notification for women military police 2020 – 2021 course. Eligible women aspirants can apply for this entry online.
Applications are invited from eligible female candidates for recruitment of 99 Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police) in Indian Army. Online registration is mandatory and will be open from 27 July 2020 to 31 August 2020. Admit Cards for the rally will be sent through registered e-mail. Candidates should reach the venue on given date and time as mentioned in the Admit Card. Recruitment rallies are planned to be conducted at Ambala, Lucknow, Jabalpur, Bangalore, Shillong and Pune. Candidates will be allotted venue based on their home districts. Final location and date of the recruitment rally will be given on the admit card. Venues listed above may undergo a change.
Written Test through Common Entrance Examination (CEE)
Will be conducted for medically fit candidates at nominated venue. Location, date and time of written test will be intimated at rally site and through Admit Cards.
Admit card for the CEE for the Review Fit cases will be issued after declaring medically fit by concerned specialists at Military Hospital/Base Hospital/ Command Hospitals.
Negative marking would be applicable in CEE.
Result of written examination will be declared on the official website joinindianarmy.nic.in. No separate letter will be sent to the candidate. It is the responsibility of the candidate to check his result and report to ARO for documentation.
Jai Hind Defence Lovers !! My name is Shobhit Mehta and I got recommended for AFCAT 2 2019 entry from 2 AFSB Mysore. Being from a completely civilian background, joining defence forces was not something that someone incubated into me but was a true inner calling which I lately realised. I had been following SSBCrack since NDA days and stories here really motivated me. I am sure my fellow readers will not be interested in knowing how many WAT, SRT I did or what type of stories i wrote. Today via this platform, I wish to tell THE STORY OF MY LIFE, which is very dear and personnel to me. Hope you enjoy reading !!
From childhood i was a very bright student, very studious but at the same time ONLY STUDIOUS, no idea how this world operated. I was a complete bookworm. I always used to sit in the front bench, always wanted to be the best in front of teachers, always wanted to come first in class, always wanted to win every quiz contest or IQ Contest. In this race although I was very good in front of teachers and parents but somewhere I started developing jealousy for others who were better.
I also had no friends as who would like to be friends with someone who is so selfish and self centered. The only friends I had were not because of my personal self but because their parents told ki Shobhit se dosti kro, he is a good student. Time went on, for my JEE Coaching i went to hostel for the first time and i cried a lot because Ghar ki Yaad aati thi. I was a complete child dressed in Class 11 uniform. The world out there was completely different from my ideal world. Also would like to mention that i was 94 kg fat kid trying to make it to IIT because sab yahi krte h.
During my coaching days, i developed this deep inferiority complex within me. Although i was good in studies but are studies everything ?? What about personality ?? I often stumbled upon this question when i saw that my fellowmates who were too cool , too handsome. They were into everyting whether it is some jamming session, bike riding or lighting the room they entered and it was all so beautiful.
I promised to myself that once IIT hota h, i will also learn this art. Luckily, yes luckily IIT toh nahi hua but i kept my promise. During my college first year lost 20 kg to get my first impression right ya dil se bolu toh wanted to impress opposite sex as was inspired from Varun Dhawan from Student of the Year.Funny!! Told you na total child. I also joined Gym and that became a hobby. That was the time when i gave my two SSBs for TES36 and TES37 but i was conferenced out as joining defence that time was an option not THE OPTION.
I never gave NDA SSBs, even after clearing written as that calling never came from within. In my fifth semester, i took out a page and wrote what all career paths to follow and i eliminated each one by one whether its CIVIL Services, Gate , CAT or Banking Exams. I was not sure what to do and then came February 2019 when i watched URI – The Surgical Strike and i decided that this is it. This gives me that kick, this is something i can die for. I was blessed with my dear friend Mayank Kumar who always guided me and taught how to live life. He is himself a motivational speaker and I would suggest my fellow readers to read his self help blogs on WordPress as it will help shape the psychology. Then started my serious preparation for Defence Exams.
MY SECRET MANTRA TO CLEAR SSB :
1. Life is an SRT and every situation in life demands an officer approach, so live life solving SRTs.
2. Read a lot of self help books as it will bring out beautiful sentences in WAT.
3. Be ultra engaged in life whether it is washing utensils when mother is ill or teaching brother during these COVID times as it will bring beautiful personel stories in TAT. For TAT, practise diary writing. Write a personel beautiful story what you did today before sleeping and think 10 pictures originating from that story. In one month you will have 300 stories and you have to write only 12 in SSB and yes gentlemen Congratulations !! You just made it through psychologist.
4. For SD, never use adjectives to define yourself as my very dear friend Mayank told – ” A king is no king who needs to say he is a king “. Write real life examples in SD which show your qualities which again will be taken care if you are ultra engaged in life.
5. For GTO, follow this mantra -” Become the most selfish person in the world and the most selfish thing you can do is help others “. Always help group. A person who doesn’t allow other person to speak in GD or hold fatti, balla will that person ever take a bullet for others in the battlefield. Think about it !! GTO tests our life in nutshell.
6. For interview always keep that smile intact. I always like to hang out with a chilled, sorted and lively person, same with the interviewer. SSB follows a procedure and on internet we have all the possible questions available on which we can be dwelled upon. Introspect and know yourself deeply and answer honestly. Just be yourself. Never Panic. None is Perfect.
AT last SSB requires person with two attributes as per me – Confidence and Learning Attitude. One who is not a deadwood and eager to learn constantly and change himself/herself.
As the first batch of five Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Rafale jets landed in Ambala air base today, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in a series of tweets welcomed these by saying, “The Birds have entered the Indian airspace… Happy Landing in Ambala!”
Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated Indian Air Force (IAF) on professionally executed ferry and said, “I am sure that 17 Squadron, the Golden Arrows, will continue to live upto their motto of ‘UdayamAjasram’. I am extremely happy that IAF’s combat capability has got a timely boost.”
“The touch down of Rafale combat aircraft in India marks the beginning of a new era in our Military History. These multirole aircraft will revolutionise the capabilities of the IAF,” he added in another tweet.
Highlighting the capabilities of the aircraft, Shri Rajnath Singh remarked that, “This aircraft has very good flying performance and its weapons, radar and other sensors and electronic warfare capabilities are amongst the best in the world. Its arrival in India will make the IAF much stronger to deter any threat that may be posed on our country.”
Raksha Mantri thanked Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his right decision. “The Rafale jets were purchased only because PM Shri Narendra Modi took the right decision to get these aircraft through an Inter-Governmental Agreement with France, after the long pending procurement case for them could not progress.”
He thanked the French Government, Dassault Aviation and other French companies for ensuring the timely delivery of the aircraft and its weapons, despite the severe restrictions posed by COVID pandemic.
Shri Rajnath Singh added that, “The Rafale jets were purchased when they fully met the operational requirements of the IAF. The baseless allegations against this procurement have already been answered and settled.” He added, “If it is anyone who should be worried about or critical about this new capability of the Indian Air Force, it should be those who want to threaten our territorial integrity.”
Shri Rajnath Singh shared pictures and videos of the aircraft entering Indian air space.
Earlier, Captain of the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kolkata welcomed Rafale Arrow Leader in the Indian Ocean by saying, “May you touch the sky with glory.” The five Rafale aircraft escorted by two SU30 MKIs as they entered Indian airspace.
Finally, the notification of TGC 132 is published by the Indian Army. Male engineering graduates and final year students can apply for the TGC 132 if eligible. TGC also known as technical graduate course is a technical entry of Indian Army. In TGC, candidates are directly shortlisted for the SSB interview based on their percentage in the engineering degree. Through TGC entry one can join the prestigious Indian Military Academy for training and gets the permanent commission in the Indian Army. Below are some important details for TGC 132.
It has been 21 years since India emerged victorious in the war against Pakistan at the Kargil in Kashmir on 26th July 1999. Since then every year, on this day is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saluted the valour and grit of the Indian soldiers on the occasion of 21st anniversary of the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ at National War Memorial. Singh was accompanied by MoS Defence Shripad Naik and three service chiefs. Kargil is not only a symbol of our self-respect but also a step taken against injustice. Former PM AB Vajpayee had said that within the purview of national security whatever we do is for self-defence and not attack… :Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
The Indian Armed Forces gave their full effort in such an unbearable climate and heights to get back our land which was occupied by the Pakistani troops. The Indian Army was successful after a three-month conflict.
July 26 is dedicated to the Indian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice to uphold and safeguard the integrity of the nation. The soldiers fought legendary battles in Dras, Kaksar, Batalik and Turtuk sectors at heights above 12,000 feet.
The Kargil War was prompted by the Pakistan Army intruding into India across the Line of Control and capturing strategic mountain peaks. The intrusion was first detected in May 1999, but at that time it was assumed that the intruders were militants or terrorists and not regular Pakistan Army troops.
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Over the next few weeks, as Indian soldiers fought valiant battles to reclaim the heights of Kargil, it became apparent that it was actually the Pakistan Army that had intruded across the Line of Control.
In response, India launched a military and diplomatic blitz, pushing the Pakistani intruders off the captured heights and isolating Islamabad on a global level.
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India recaptured all the peaks by July 26, 1999, bringing the Kargil conflict to an end. Salute to the brave Indian soldiers! Jai Hind!
UPDATE: ONLINE APPLICATION FOR TECHNICAL GRADUATE COURSE (TGC-132) COMMENCING IN JAN 2021, IS OPEN FROM 28 JUL 2020 AT 1200 HRS TO 26 AUG 2020 AT 1200 HRS. – Indian Army is going to publish the TGC 132 notification for the male engineering graduates. TGC 132 Recruitment 2020 Indian Army Notification. Indian army is going to publish the notification for TGC 132 also known as Technical Graduate Course 132 for male engineering graduates.
The TGC 132 course will be commencing at IMA, Dehradun in Jan 2021. Male aspirants who are engineering graduates or studying in the final year can apply for TGC 132 entry. The online registrations for TGC 132 will be open on 28th July until 26th Aug 2020. Technical Graduate Course 132 applications are invited from married/unmarried MALE Engineering Graduates for 132th Technical Graduates Course (commencing in Jan 2021 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun).
As per the latest update on Indian Army’s TGC 132 entry, it will be available on joinindianarmy website from 28th July 2020 and candidates who are eligible and interested can apply for the TGC 132 online. Candidates are suggested to register at joinindianarmy.nic.in now and fill their complete and correct details to apply for TGC 132 as and when the TGC 132 application goes online.
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, Sri 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. Provided 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 necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
TGC 132 Age Limit: – 20 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2021. (Candidates born between 02 Jan 1994 and 01 Jan 2001, both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualification: Candidates should have passed the requisite Engineering Degree or be in the final year of Engineering Degree course. The candidates in the final year of Degree Course should complete all their examinations related to the degree, like, written, practicals, viva-voce, projects, backlogs, etc prior to 01 Jan 2021 for TGC 132. They should be able to produce the Engineering Degree within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at IMA/OTA. Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at IMA/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.
TGC 132 Vacancies
Note 1. These vacancies are tentative and may be changed depending on organizational requirements. Note 2. Recommended candidates of TGC-132 course (Jan 2021) whose merit is not within the number of allotted vacancies of respective Engineering streams, may be offered to join SSC(Tech) course (April 2021), subject to meeting all other eligibility conditions.
TGC 132 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 IMA, 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.
Permanent Commission. On successful completion of training cadets will be granted Permanent Commission in the Army 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 TGC Entry in the rank of Lt.
TGC 132Type of Commission (a) 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 IMA, 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. (b) Permanent Commission. On successful completion of training cadets will be granted Permanent Commission in the Army in the rank of Lt. (c) Ante Date Seniority. One year ante date seniority from the date of commission will be granted to Engineering Graduates of TGC Entry in the rank of Lt.
TGC 132Training: Selected candidates will be detailed for training at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun according to their position in the final order of merit, engineering stream-wise upto the number of vacancies available at the time. (b) Duration of training – 49 weeks.
TGC 132How to Apply (a) Applications will only be accepted online on website “www.joinindianarmy.nic.in”. Click on ‘Officer Entry Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’. 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 Technical Graduate 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. Then click on ‘Submit Now’ only after carefully ascertaining that the correct details have been filled in. Candidates must click ‘Submit Now’ each time they open the application for editing. 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.
TGC 132Selection Procedure: The selection procedure is as follows:-
(a) Short listing 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 6th 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 served basis, upto a specified date as will be intimated on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
(b) Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at one of the Selection Centres viz. Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP), Bangalore (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 DG Rtg, IHQ MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.
(c) Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedure at the SSB. 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 interviews is five days, and details of the same are available at official website of Dte Gen of Rtg www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. This will be followed by a medical examination of the candidates who get recommended after Stage II.
(d) 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.
TGC 132 MERIT LIST: IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT MERE QUALIFYING AT THE SSB INTERVIEW DOES NOT CONFIRM FINAL SELECTION. MERIT LIST WILL BE PREPARED ENGINEERING STREAM/SUBJECT WISE ON THE BASIS OF THE MARKS OBTAINED BY THE CANDIDATE AT SSB INTERVIEW. HIGHER EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES, NCC BACKGROUND, ETC HAVE NO ROLE TO PLAY. THOSE IN THE MERIT LIST AND WHO COME WITHIN THE STIPULATED STREAM WISE VACANCIES, AND ARE MEDICALLY FIT WILL BE ISSUED JOINING LETTERS FOR PRE-COMMISSIONING TRAINING AT IMA DEHRADUN.
