Indian Air Force has published the list of candidates who have cleared the CDS and AFCAT exam including SSB interview to join the Indian Air Force Academy for July 2019 course. 114 candidates are in the IAF merit and they will get the joining letters respectively. Candidates whose medical fitness is subject to Appeal / Review will be issued Call letters only if found fit by the competent Armed Forces Medical Authorities and admission to Air Force Academy (AFA) will be subject to achieving medical fitness specified for the Branch. Relevant annotations have been made against their names. All courses would commence on 08 Jul 2019 at AFA, Dundigal, Hyderabad. Those Candidates whose name figures in the Selection List, who have cleared Medical Examination and whose Documents have been verified, would be issued Call Letters. Call Letters would be dispatched by Speed Post / Scanned copy through E-Mail to the address/ E-mail ID available on record. Instruction Booklet with format of various forms is available for download at the Air Force career website. (Airmen candidates will be issued Call Letters through Unit Adjutant).
Date and Time of Reporting at AFA is given in Call Letters. Candidates who are in possession of ‘signed Joining Instructions’ are to report at Reception Cell located on Platform No.10 of Secunderabad Railway Station by 1800h on the date of reporting specified in their Call Letters. Late Reporting by candidates will NOT (R) NOT be accepted under any circumstances.
84 Gentlemen Cadets of the Technical Entry Scheme (TES)-33 & Special Commissioned Officers’ Course (SCO)-42 passed out of OTA, Gaya, today. Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command reviewed the impressive Passing Out Parade. Army’s eastern command’s general officer commanding in chief (GOC) Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, decorated with PVSM, AVSM, SM and VSM, was the reviewing officer of Saturday’s parade.
OTA Commandant Lieutenant General Sunil Srivastava, VSM and Bar, was also present for parade review. Lieutenant General Naravane awarded Sword of Honour as well as gold medal to wing cadet Captain Kulvinder Singh, silver medal to wing cadet captain Chandan Kumar and bronze medal to wing cadet quartermaster Neeraj Kumar as per the order of merit. The silver medal for standing first in the order of merit in SCO course was awarded to academy cadet adjutant Anil Kumar. Naravane also awarded Chief of Army Staff banner for spring term-2019 for best overall performance as a company to Gurez company.
A total of 459 cadets, including some from friendly countries, passed out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) after a colourful and impressive Passing Out Parade at the Indian here on Saturday. Of this, 382 would join the Indian Army while 77 other officers belong to friendly countries. These moments of happiness have come after a year of rigorous training, said Brigadier Rajbir, head of academic department, IMA. Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson, General Officer Commanding (GOC), South Western Command was the reviewing officer of the parade.
After an impressive parade, the newly-commissioned cadets could be seen celebrating the day and rejoicing the memories of their days at the Indian Military Academy.
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After today’s passing out parade, IMA has added another achievement to its honorary name as it will now hold the record of giving 61,685 young military officers to the country and abroad.
Passing Out Parade of the officers on the completion of their training at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai on March 21, 2009
In a major reform, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has approved plans to establish a training institute for soldiers to help them qualify as commissioned officers in the Indian Army. “The institute will be known as Young Leaders Training Wing and is planned to be established inside the premises of the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. It will focus on developing communication, leadership and team-building skills in soldiers,” Army officials told ANI. The first batch of 200 soldiers will be trained from September 16 for a period of five months. There are plans for catering to two such courses in a single year.
A core team of 10 officers will form the instructional nucleus of the Wing. An internal study of the Army had found that there is an overall shortage of 41.4 per cent in the intake of soldiers as officers. The Army has a varied intake schedule for its prospective officers and recruiting from an available pool of qualified soldiers is one of them. “However, these soldiers during selection at SSB Centers have shown a dismal and disappointing success rate of 8.46 per cent. And thus the idea came of establishing the Young Leaders Training Wing which shall train soldiers to face SSB tests more confidently,” the officials said. “Not every soldier who shall get into Young Leaders Training Wing will become a commissioned officer but many of them will.
These soldiers shall be role models for others at the unit level with better professional competence,” a senior Army officer said. Intake of soldiers as officers is carried out in three ways. One through the Army Cadet College (ACC), second through Special Commissioned Officers (SCO entry) and third through Permanent Commission (Special List) (PCSL entry).
While officers from the first two entries can be commissioned into any branch, PCSL officers are posted at specially designated appointments. Offering soldiers the opportunity for a commissioned rank will surely mitigate the Army’s shortfall of around 11000 officers. Intake in Young Leaders Training Wing will entail a multi-step process which will start by identifying the top 500 ACC candidates from a competitive written exam conducted by the Army Education Corps Centre at Pachmarhi.
Out of this, 100 will be finally selected after an intensive screening process. A 10 per cent reserve will also be catered to for any contingency. Similarly, for SCO and PCSL officers, the top 200 candidates will be identified and screened for suitability, out of which 50 each will be selected for the final course at the Wing. (ANI)
International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday asked Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to get the insignia of one of the Indian Army units removed from the wicket-keeping gloves of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni was spotted with regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces during India’s World Cup 2019 opening match against South Africa in Southampton on Wednesday. Claire Furlong, ICC General Manager, Strategic Communications, said that the BCCI has been asked to get the symbol removed from Dhoni’s gloves.
“We have requested the BCCI to get it removed,” Furlong said. The “Balidaan Badge” or the Army insignia was spotted on Dhoni’s gloves as television replays showed him stumping Phehlukwayo in the 40th over of the innings bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal.
Balidaan is a distinct insignia of the special forces, which form part of the Parachute Regiment. It has a commando dagger pointed downwards, with upward-extending wings extending from the blade and a scroll superimposed on the blade with “Balidaan” inscribed in Devanagari. Only Paramilitary Commandos are allowed to wear the Balidaan Badge. Dhoni, who has been conferred an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment in 2011, had also undergone training under the Para Brigade in 2015.
But the ICC feels otherwise. The ICC regulations said that the ICC equipment and clothing regulations do not permit the display of messages that relate to political, religious or racial activities or causes during an international match. India will next play on June 9 against Australia at the Oval, London.
Dear SSBCrack, I never thought I would get the opportunity of doing this, but now I have, which is no less than a dream. I am sharing my story with you and will be highly obliged if you post it. ‘Just keep working for your dreams and they will slowly, but surely, come true.’ No matter how cliche this seems to be, it is the ultimate truth in life. To keep going and working incessantly, growing closer towards your goals. I am Mehak Dhawan, from the heavenly town of Shimla, and will be joining the Indian Naval Academy soon. A mechanical engineer by profession and an NCC cadet at heart, I got recommended from 33 SSB Bhopal and got selected in the merit list in my very first attempt.
Being the only girl in a class of 90 boys for four years in college taught me the strength I didn’t even know I had. It taught me how flying solo can’t deter the dreams I am determined to fulfil. I never thought I would reach this position where I’ll be writing this article but now I am here and this feeling is just inexplicable.
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One of the biggest driving force in this journey has been my mother, my friends who have always supported me and all the things I learnt being a Naval NCC cadet. I consider myself fortunate to get this opportunity and am looking forward to the training I will receive to serve the nation. To all the aspirants, I would say that is pretty much do-able and possible if you plan every move you make, gauge it, analyse it and never stop working for this common dream all of us share. Jai Hind! “
Hola Future Officers! I am Tashi Nurboo and I’ve been recommended for IMA through TGC 129 entry in my 1st attempt. I hail from a beautiful place called Ladakh, nested in the lap of the Himalayas in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Having grown up in Army Cantonments, I always dreamt of enlisting and was keen on joining in the officer cadre. Seeing my father don that olive green uniform, I used to burn red of jealousy and always wished that I earn my own one day. My father served in the forces for 30 long years and it was always my aim to continue the family lineage.
I couldn’t get through into NDA after 12th std., which proved as an eye opener for me. I realised that dreaming alone isn’t enough and I have to start being serious about my preparation. So right after I joined my college, I started preparing for entrance exams and SSB’s. I chose to pursue Civil Engineering because it had a good scope in the army and it would open additional gates for me like UES and TGC entries into the forces. In my final year I applied for TGC 129 and reported to SCN Kapurthala with mixed feelings. I decided to be smart in my approach, spirited in my speech and spontaneous in my actions. I decided to portray the REAL ME. My SSB went fine. I could do very well in some tasks and lagged in some. At such times, all you can do is not let the failure get to your heart and do well in the rest. I faced the same as my interview didn’t go as I had planned. I was disheartened but I was lucky for having met a friend, a confidant, a guru of sorts who cleared up my head and restored my lost hope and motivation (if you’re seeing this, thank you loads Vishal Sir). Rest of the SSB went just fine; I will not bore you all with the details. All my hardwork bore fruits and I was recommended in my first attempt. As my chest number was announced I couldn’t believe it. My hands were shaking and heart was racing. This recommendation was all the more special to me because I had gotten recommended the day after my dad retired from the Army. It was a special moment for my dad as well.
I have been declared medically fit. I was ecstatic to see that I had secured AIR 6 in the merit list. I’m waiting for my joining letter and all set to join the Indian Military Academy soon.
Lastly, I would like to thank SSBCrack for putting out such great study material for the aspirants. I loved your weekly current affairs which helped me clear my CDSE exams as well. Also the stories of recommended chaps also kept me motivated throughout. Great work!
Sarthak Dhawan, the son of an autorickshaw driver from Kolhapur, stood fourth in the overall merit list (army cadets) at the 136th course at National Defence Academy. Sarthak, who also excelled in military training, will pass out from NDA on Thursday. “My son has made us proud today. It’s a dream come true for us,” an ecstatic Shashikant, Sarthak’s father, said. Shashikanth has been plying an autorickshaw in Kolhapur for the past three decades. He gives full credit to his son’s iron will, which did not let him falter even when his mother died in a tragic road accident four years ago. “It came as a big shock, but he did not shift his focus from studies and cracked the NDA entrance on his first attempt. Now, he is on his way to becoming an army officer,” Shashikant added.
On Wednesday morning at NDA’s Habibullah Hall, it was family reunion time for the Dhawan family, as joyful relatives gathered around Sarthak and posed for photographs.
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Sarthak, a Romeo squadron cadet, studied at the St Xavier’s High School in Kolhapur and completed his HSC from the Services Preparatory School (SPS) in Aurangabad. He said it was his childhood dream to become an army officer. “So, I joined the Maharashtra Cadet Corps (MCC) in school and studied at the SPS to prepare for the NDA entrance exam,” Sarthak said. He got emotional when he remembered his mother. “She would have loved to see me in this uniform,” Sarthak said. Sarthak will be commissioned as a lieutenant in the Indian Army once he completes a oneyear advanced military training course at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun.
Hi! I am Kratika Goswami recommended from 1AFSB Dehradun for the course D-AFCAT(W)/418 after two attempts. I want to tell my story as I think this can inspire a lot of candidates who stop believing in themselves amidst their preparation. I was elated to get screened in on 20th May i.e the first day and was even more excited to stay with the nine girls I was supposed to put up for next 4 days without any cellphones or social media ruckus, bothering my mind. Since just a day before my AFSB I have travelled from Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh ( My thesis field ) to Dehradun as I was engrossed in my dissertation for past 4 months, I was not able to prepare for my AFSB at all.
First day of GT, I broke my right leg while sliding through a plank fixed about 12fts above the ground in the snake race. Although, it was a fracture and it hurt a lot but I was able to complete the race with the super supportive efforts of my teammates. 20 mins later, I had my lecturette, I am very thankful to chest no. 37, 30 and 28 for calming me down and can’t forget the motivation infused words of our GTO, which made me get up and speak my heart out on “Genetic engineering”. After a medical check-up in the evening, all 10 of us went to the nearby Buddha Monastery to celebrate what we had accomplished, a bond great bond of friendship!
The night before the second day of GT, I couldn’t sleep, and there was chest no. 30 constantly telling me to stay calm and believe in myself. The constant support of my teammates and their never-ending faith in me propelled me to do something that can be unbelievable for some of you the command task, half group task and three Individual obstacles (where I was literally dragging my leg through the field and using my right knee instead of foot). Chest no. 37 and 30 literally carried me everywhere like a delicate load( i hope you get the pun here).
On the third day, I got an X-Ray stating a second fracture in my foot. But there was no turning back. I went to the IMA visit with my friends as well. And though I was quite nervous for the interview chest no. 32’s jokes, chest no. 36 calming words and the brilliant two hour tuitions from chest no. 35 encouraged me to go further. I gave my interview with full faith in whatever I have done in my entire life, from travelling solo to being a geek at school, from being a trustworthy friend to a notorious element at school, from a literary and media head at SPICMACAY to a nature lover. For an interview , I think what worked was my honesty and cheerfulness( But honestly, you never know what works and what doesn’t). And it was the final day, conference, the IO asked me, “Kratika are you still hopeful ?”. I said, “Yes (that’s the last thing I’ll leave on earth).”
I would like to thank all nine girls starting with chest no.28( kirti yadav), chest no. 29(sruthi Joy), chest no. 30( shriya Gupta), chest no. 32(shivani), chest no.33( komal Phogat), chest no. 34( pratibha), chest no. 35( ruchi), chest no. 36 ( pratima chandel) and most importantly chest no. 37( Sakshi Shyam) for putting in so much efforts into the biggest and most valuable success of my life. I don’t know what happens next (Quite excited for the merit list), But I would love to thank all these women who shall never stop empowering other women throughout their lives. Thank you! And always have faith in your inner CONTENT and never lose hope!! Thank you, SSBCrack for always inspiring and motivating defence aspirants like us. Keep it Up, guys!
An AN-32 got airborne today from Jorhat at 1227 hrs for Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground. The aircraft last contacted ground agencies at 1300 hrs (approx). Thereafter, there was no contact with the aircraft. Since the aircraft did not reach the destination, overdue actions were initiated by Indian Air Force. A total of eight aircrew and five passengers were onboard the aircraft. C-130, AN-32 aircraft, two Mi-17 of IAF and Indian Army ALH helicopters were launched to locate the missing aircraft. Some ground reports were received on possible location of a crash site. Helicopters were routed to the location, however, no wreckage has been sighted so far. IAF is coordinating with Indian Army as well as various government and civil agencies to locate the missing aircraft. The search operations from air and by ground parties of Indian Army are planned to continue through the night.
An official statement from IAF is yet to be released. Described as IAF’s workhorse, AN-32 has a maximum cruise speed of 530 km/hr and capacity of carrying 39 paratroopers and five crew members. It is a medium tactical transport aircraft of Russian origin with twin-engine turboprop.
