India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat lost his life in a chopper crash today along with 11 other passengers. General Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat, PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC was a four star general of the Indian Army. He was the first and current Chief of Defence Staff of India. On 30 December 2019, he was appointed as the first CDS of India and assumed office from 1 January 2020. On 08 Dec 2021, his helicopter crashed in Tamil Nadu in which he lost his life along with 10 other passengers.
The crash took place in the Nilgiris, shortly after the Mi-series chopper took off from the army base. An army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 13 others crashed today in Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force said.
Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was on a visit to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiri Hills) to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course today.
Around noon today, an IAF Mi 17 V5 helicopter with a crew of 4 members carrying the CDS and 9 other passengers met with a tragic accident near Coonoor, TN.
With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident.
Gp Capt Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at DSSC with injuries is currently under treatment at Military Hospital, Wellington.
An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident. General Bipin Rawat is critical, taken to hospital. As per the early reports, four dead bodies have been recovered.
A Project SADBHAVNA endeavour of the Chushul Brigade, the Tournament commenced at Tangtse amid traditional fanfare, under the shadow of COVID restrictions and protocols. In the inaugural match, Chushul and Shachukul engaged in a well-fought draw, sharing four goals.
The week-long tournament saw seven teams participating, with the Finals held on 5 December, which Team Chushul won. The highlight was the first-ever participation of an all-women team, The Lalok Girls.
The locals of Lalok and Changthang region thanked the Indian Army for their support. They also highlighted that bringing the infrastructure to international standards would go a long way in development of the area and launching young kids into international Ice Hockey arena. Commander Chushul Brigade assured continued support of the Indian Army, as also improvement in the infrastructure in the coming years.
The locals discussed their problems with Brigadier Mc Tamang, VSM for the lack of infrastructure as per international standards. The Brigadier assured them of support from military and civil departments.
Indian Army conducts Late lady cadet Stanzin Odzes memorial ice hockey tournament every year.
24 years old ParatrooperGautamLal of 21 PARA SF lost his life in Nagaland as a violent mob attacked security forces after the ambush which killed 13 innocents. He was the youngest among five brothers and three sisters in his family. GautamLal’s home is in Nauli village, Devprayag of Tehri district.
Six civilians were killed when army personnel mistook coal mine workers returning home in a pick-up van on Saturday evening to be insurgents belonging to the Yung Aung faction of the banned outfit NSCN(K) in Nagaland’s Mon district.
As workers failed to reach their homes, local youth and villagers went in search of them and surrounded army vehicles. In the ensuing melee, one soldier was killed and army vehicles burnt down. Soldiers who fired in self-defence killed another seven civilians.
Indian Army has published the TGC 135 notification for male engineering graduates. TGC 135 Recruitment 2021 Indian Army Notification. Indian army has published the notification for TGC 135 also known as Technical Graduate Course 135 for male engineering graduates.
Applications are invited from eligible unmarried Male Engineering Graduates for 135th Technical Graduate Course (TGC-135) commencing in July 2022 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun for Permanent Commission in the Indian Army.
TGC 135Eligibility
Nationality: A candidate must either be : – (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) a subject of Nepal, or (iii) 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) and (iii) 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. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, will attach such certificate alongwith the application.
Age Limit: 20 to 27 years as on 01 Jul 2022. (Candidates born between 02 Jul 1995 and 01 Jul 2002, both dates inclusive).
Note. The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or an Equivalent Examination Certificate on the date of submission of application will only be accepted. No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
Educational Qualification for Applying: 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 Engg degree course should be able to submit proof of passing Engg Degree Examination alongwith marksheets of all semesters/years by 01 Jul 2022 and produce the Engg Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at Indian Military Academy (IMA). Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at IMA as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite degree certificate.
ALL FINAL YEAR APPEARING CANDIDATES WHOSE FINAL YEAR/ FINAL SEMESTER EXAM WILL BE SCHEDULED AFTER 01 JUL 2022 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS COURSE. Candidates, who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear for SSB, should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing Engg Degree Examination alongwith all marksheets towards the Engg Degree Examination by the above prescribed date and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other grounds whatsoever.
For induction to Pre Commission Training Academy, after final selection, the minimum educational qualification is passing BE/B.Tech degree in the Engineering streams notified below at Para 3. To become eligible for induction into TGC-135 course at IMA Dehradun, candidates studying in final year of engineering are required to submit proof of passing Engg Degree Examination alongwith marksheets of all semesters/years by 01 Jul 2022 to Directorate General of Recruiting and ensure that the cumulative percentage of marks upto final semester/ year is not less than the approved cut off percentage, failing which the candidature will be cancelled.
Final semester/year studying candidates will be provisionally allowed to appear in SSB; subject to following conditions:- (a) Their cumulative percentage of marks upto 6th semester/3rd year of Engg degree, upto 8th semester/4th year of B. Architecture (B.Arch) and upto 2nd semester/1st year of M.Sc in notified equivalent stream/ discipline is not below the approved cut off percentage in their respective streams. (b) After declaration of final results, the cumulative percentage of marks up to final semester/ year of degree course will also be not less than the approved cut off percentage, failing which the candidature will be cancelled.
Candidates studying in final year/semester of Engg degree course should not have any backlog at the time of submission of application. Any candidate if found having backlog will not be allowed to appear in SSB interview and candidature of such candidates 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. Any variation between the nomenclature of Engineering stream as given on the degree parchment / marksheet and that submitted by the candidate in his online application will result in cancellation of candidature.
Recommended candidates of TGC-135th course (Jul 2022) whose merit is not within the number of allotted vacancies of respective Engineering streams, may be offered to join Short Service Commission (Tech) Course (Oct 2022), subject to meeting all other eligibility conditions.
TGC 135 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 135Training: 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 135How 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.
CGPA/Grades must be converted into Marks as per the formulae adopted by the concerned University for filling ‘Marks obtained in Graduation’ in online application. Any discrepancy observed at any stage of selection process will lead to cancellation of candidature.
TGC 135Selection 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 135 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.
Preparing for a test is just one side of the coin. To actually make it, you have to write what you have prepared in the testing hall. A lot of factors determine your rate of success there. You have to take care of space and time constraints while writing the psychological tests. You have to be able to finish them timely.
Then, the assessor should be impressed with not only the content of your answer but also the presentation. Your handwriting should be neat and legible. How do you manage to write fast without compromising on the legibility and neatness of the piece you have created?
Read on to find out how to write faster and legible for the psychological tests.
Get the correct tool: First of all, you must get the correct pen to write the exam with. Certainly, different candidates have different say on which pen is personally best for them, but it is commonly observed that a gel pen is the fastest. Though, there occurs a problem of smudges. So, for a safer option, it is suggested to use ball point pens. Again, remember to select the brand that you are most comfortable to write the tests with.
Rectify your technique: Sometimes, it could be your technique and skill that is slowing you down. So, improve your art of writing in the following ways:
Loosen your grip on the pen. Don’t hold it too tight, it will slow you down.
If you can, try and write smaller as it takes less time to cover more letters.
Use your arm and not just your wrists. If you do so, you lessen the strain on your wrists thus enabling you to write faster for longer periods.
Always sit with the correct posture. Never hunch because if you do, you would be adding more weight onto your arms. This makes your arms tired more easily.
Write crisp: Always write to the point. Don’t waste time beating around the bush. Use bare minimum words required to complete and deliver a proper, meaningful sentence (useful in SRT and WAT).
Prepare diligently: Another sure-shot way to write faster is to be well prepared. This reduces the time you take to think and form answers. Try practising the psychological tests in advance, take photos and write creative stories on it (TAT); take different words and write relevant sentences (WAT).
Think before starting to write: Always try to take a couple of seconds to think and frame answers in your head before putting your pen on the sheet. This reduces the amount of scratching later. If your thoughts are organised and systematised, you will be able to write faster.
Take care of the word count: Always keep in mind the word count because you have lesser time and more to write, so, try to keep your matter short and express it effectively. Work on your vocabulary.
Practice:Speed is a by-product of good, slow practice. Though practice would not make you perfect in this case, you will possibly learn and develop the skill of writing fast and creatively if you practise enough. Although it is not mandatory to complete everything in the psychological tests, the candidate who can complete everything definitely thinks faster and has better mental stamina than the one who does not.
Good Handwriting: A good handwriting always takes you a long way. It is not necessary to have a super stylish and flawless handwriting, but a neat and tidy one will definitely give you an edge. Always remember to THINK FAST; WRITE FAST, LEGIBLY AND IN CORRECT SEQUENCE. Finally, Keep Calm and Enjoy the Tests.
It is OK to lose marks, but NOT OK to lose your mind in the hour of pressure.
Many serving airmen of the Indian Air Force and especially candidates who are joining the Indian Air force as airmen want to know if they can apply for the AFCAT Exam as airmen while serving in the Indian Air Force. Like ACC entry, which is a service entry for Army, Navy and Air Force other ranks serving personnel, candidates can also apply for AFCAT exam if they are eligible by age and educational qualification. Serving Airmen are required to apply like other applicants. In addition, they would have to apply as per the service format given in AFO 11/ 2015 through service channel.
NOC for Government Employees: The applicants who are already in Government Service including serving in the Armed Forces, Government-owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations also need to apply only after obtaining necessary permission from their departments concerned and they are required to produce NOC at the time of AFSB testing, failing which they will be routed back without being tested. NOC is mandatory irrespective of the candidate being a permanent, temporary or Contractual employee.
Permission of Employer: Candidates should note that in case communication is received from their employer to withhold permission to the candidates who have applied for/appearing in the examination, their candidature is liable to be cancelled. In case the employer refuses to provide NOC for any reason, that refusal is to be taken in writing and submitted to AFSB.
Applicants are not required to submit any certificate, along with their applications, in support of their claims regarding age, educational qualifications, etc. However, certain mandatory documents are required to be carried in original at exam centres, the details of which is enumerated in para 8(e).
Contact/ Reference Details during Registration & Communication. While filling in the application form, the applicants must ensure that they provide their valid and active e-mail IDs as the IAF would use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages throughout the selection process. On successful submission of the online application form, the candidate will receive a confirmatory e-mail on their registered e-mail ID. As such, all communication to the IAF should invariably contain the following particulars without which no request would be entertained. (i) Branch, Course Number and Year of Examination. (ii) Transaction Number (for queries on payment). (ii) Registration Number (as given in Payment Status & Admit Card). (iii) Hall Ticket Number (as given in Admit Card). (iv) Name of Applicant (in full and in block letters).
So yes, airmen and other ranks of the army and navy can apply for the AFCAT exam if eligible.
Indian Army has published the result of the Territorial Army 2021 PIB written exam which was conducted on 26th Sep 2021. The result consists of 1902 names of candidates who have cleared the TA written exam and going to face the PIB face to face interview soon in their respective TA group HQs. The information related to their interview will be passed to each successful candidate separately.
Candidates who are preparing for the Territorial Army interview can enroll in our SSB Interview Online Program to make their SSB interview preparation rock solid. Team SSBCrackExams wish you the best of luck for the upcoming SSB and exams.
Indian Air Force has published the full notification of AFCAT 1 2022 exam. As per the official notification, AFCAT 1 2022 written exam will be conducted on 12 Feb 2021, 13 Feb 2021 and 14 Feb 2021. Indian Air Force invites Indian citizens (Men and Women) to be part of this elite force as Group A Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. Online AFCAT examination will be conducted on 12 Feb 22, 13 Feb 22 and 14 Feb 22. There is no intake conducted for Education and Meteorology branches for AFCAT 01/2022 for course commencing in Jan 2023.
AFCAT Scheme of Online Examination: All applicants whose applications are submitted by due date will be called for AFCAT at one of the examination centers on either 12 Feb 22 (Friday), 13 Feb 22 (Saturday) and 14 Feb 22 (Sunday). It is mandatory for the candidates opting for Ground Duty (Technical) branch to appear in both AFCAT as well as Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT).
AFCAT 1 2022 Exam Schedule: The AFCAT (and EKT) will be conducted in two days as per the following schedule:
Candidates will not be permitted to enter the exam centre, under any circumstance, after the pre-exam verification process has commenced at 07:30 hrs for shift-I and 12:30 hrs for shift-II.
AFCAT Syllabus: The subjects, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follow:
The Online examination will consist of objective type questions and will be in English only for both AFCAT and EKT.
Marking Scheme is as follows:- (aa) Three marks will be awarded for every correct answer. (ab) One mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer. (ac) No marks for unattempted questions.
Standard and Syllabus of the Examination:
(aa) English. Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion/Filling in of correct word, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary,Idioms and Phrases.
(ac) Numerical Ability. Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams).
(ad) Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test.Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability.
If you are preparing for the AFCAT 1 2022 written exam and SSB interview, you can check SSBCrackExams online courses and mock tests.
“I am a warrior, fighting is my dharma. I will train my mind, body and spirit to fight.” Indian Military Academy IMA, Dehradun Passing Out Parade for Autumn Term 2021 is scheduled on 11 Dec 2021.
