An army Major who was injured critically late Saturday night after he slipped into a deep gorge in upper reaches of Kumkadi forests in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district succumbed to injuries. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kupwara Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar confirmed to GNS that the officer of Major rank succumbed in army’s 92 base hospital Badamibagh Srinagar today late in the afternoon. The Army Major Vikash Singh (30) of 57 RR was injured critically after he slipped into the gorge during a patrol in Kumkadi area of Haihama adjacent to Machil sector along the Line of Control (LoC) late last night. The officer was initially shifted to military hospital Drugmulla from where he was later referred to 92 base hospital Badamibagh Srinagar where he later succumbed.
Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC the Chief of the Naval Staff, inaugurated the maiden ‘state-of-the-art’ Virtual Reality Centre (VRC) at the Directorate of Naval Design (Surface Ship Group), today. This centre would provide major boost to the Indigenous warship design capabilities of Indian Navy, providing impetus to self-reliance and greater fillip to warship construction under “Make in India” initiative of the Indian government. During his address at inauguration ceremony, Admiral Lanba complimented the Directorate for their untiring efforts, foresight and initiatives to conceptualise design and execute the project. This project will facilitate collaborative design reviews for continuous interaction between the designers and the end users to improve design and ergonomics onboard warships.
Directorate of Naval Design (Surface Ship Group) had a humble beginning in 1960s and since then has made major contributions towards indigenous warship design capabilities of the Indian Navy improving self-reliance for warship design and construction. The multi-disciplinary team has successfully developed 19 warship designs on which more than 90 platforms have been constructed to date.
Applications are invited from unmarried Male Engineering Graduates for 130th Technical Graduate Course (commencing in Jan 2020 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun) for permanent commission in the Indian Army. 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. 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.
Note 1. These vacancies are tentative and may be changed depending on organizational requirements.
Note 2. Recommended candidates of TGC-130th course (Jan 2020) whose merit is not within the number of allotted vacancies of respective Engineering streams, may be offered to join SSC(T) course (Apr 2020), subject to meeting all other eligibility conditions.
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 130 Age Limit: – 20 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2020. (Candidates born between 02 Jan 1993 and 01 Jan 2000, 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 2020 for TGC 130. 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.
UPSC has recently published the CDS 1 2019 result, around 7953 candidates cleared the CDS 1 2019 written exam for IMA, OTA, AFA and NA. We are getting several emails from the candidates asking for the CDS 1 2019 SSB interview dates, especially for the candidates who have cleared it for the OTA. As we all know, OTA SSB interviews are conducted after IMA because the course date of IMA is before OTA. In this article we are going to explain the complete procedure of CDS SSB interview date and what actions are required from successful candidates. Candidates who are waiting for OTA SSB interview dates for CDS 1 2019 can keep checking the official website, as per the official website, SSB interview for 111th SSC Course (NT) Men/25th SSC Women (NT) (Oct 2019) will be tentatively carried near August – Sep 2019.
148th Course IMA (Jan 2020) – Candidates can select the SSB Interview dates for IMA 148 SSB Interview at joinindianarmy.nic.in. Candidates of IMA-148 (DE) Course (CDSE (I)-2019) who have successfully cleared the UPSC written exam are requested to register on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in if not already registered. Selection centre will be allotted ONLINE soon and it will be notified on the same website in a months time.
INA (Jan 2020): Candidates are suggested to keep an eye on the joinindiannavy and joinindianarmy website for the same.
111th SSC Course (NT) Men/25rd SSC Women (NT) (April 2020) : CDS 1 2019 OTA SSB interview will take some time and it usually happens after IMA SSB Interview. Centre allotment and seeking choice of SSB dates for Short Service Commission courses (Men and Women) commencing in April 2020 will be tentatively carried out by week of August – Sep 2019.
Note: SSB Interview UPSC Entries (NDA and NA/IMA/SSC Non Tech (Men)/SSC Non Tech (Women). Candidates of UPSC Entries viz NDA and NA, IMA, SSC Non Tech (Men) and SSC Non Tech (Women) successful in UPSC written exam are not required to carry their UPSC admit card/application at the time of SSB interview. They are required to carry identity proof with requisite documents mentioned in the call up instructions of the SSB centers. Their credentials will be checked against details received from UPSC.
UPSC has recently published the CDS 1 2019 result, around 7953 candidates have cleared the CDS 1 2019 written exam for IMA, OTA, AFA and NA. As many candidates who have cleared the CDS 1 2019 written exam are waiting for the CDS 1 2019 SSB interview dates for IMA 148, INA 2020, AFA F(P) 207 Course, OTA Men 111th SSC and OTA Women 25th SSC SSB interview Dates, in this article we are going to explain the complete procedure of CDS SSB interview date and what actions are required from successful candidates. Official Statement: All the candidates who have successfully qualified in the written exam are required to register themselves online on the Indian Army Recruiting website joinindianarmy.nic.in within two weeks of the announcement of written result. The successful candidates would then be allotted Selection Centres and dates, of SSB interview which shall be communicated on the registered email ID. Any candidate who has already registered earlier on the site will not be required to do so. In case of any query/Login problem, e-mail be forwarded to [email protected].
148th Course IMA (Jan 2020) – Candidates can select the SSB Interview dates for IMA 148 SSB Interview at joinindianarmy.nic.in. Candidates of IMA-148 (DE) Course (CDSE (I)-2019) who have successfully cleared the UPSC written exam are requested to register on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in if not already registered. Selection centre will be allotted ONLINE soon and it will be notified on the same website in a months time.
INA (Jan 2020): Candidates are suggested to keep an eye on the joinindiannavy and joinindianarmy website for the same.
111th SSC Course (NT) Men/25rd SSC Women (NT) (April 2020) : CDS 1 2019 OTA SSB interview will take some time and it usually happens after IMA SSB Interview. Centre allotment and seeking choice of SSB dates for Short Service Commission courses (Men and Women) commencing in April 2020 will be tentatively carried out by week of August – Sep 2019.
Note: SSB Interview UPSC Entries (NDA and NA/IMA/SSC Non Tech (Men)/SSC Non Tech (Women). Candidates of UPSC Entries viz NDA and NA, IMA, SSC Non Tech (Men) and SSC Non Tech (Women) successful in UPSC written exam are not required to carry their UPSC admit card/application at the time of SSB interview. They are required to carry identity proof with requisite documents mentioned in the call up instructions of the SSB centers. Their credentials will be checked against details received from UPSC.
You must register on joinindianarmy.nic.in website with the same email ID used for UPSC registration.
In case you have registered with a different email id or not able to register with the correct email id, contact [email protected]and joinindianarmy website.
Candidates opted for Indian Air Force and Indian Navy must keep an eye on the respective official website. The respective website will also publish the SSB dates.
While registering, make sure you enter the correct details.
The date selection would be open in few weeks for CDS 1 2019 SSB interview.
Remember, OTA SSB for CDS 1 2019 will take time because the OTA course will start in April 2020 but other courses like IMA will be in Jan 2020.
Once the SSB dates are live, the official website will put up a notice. Keep checking the official websites.
Instead of worrying about the SSB dates, this is the right time for you to prepare for the SSB interview.
IMPORTANT – Download eBooks for SSB Interview Preparations
The Indian Army has taken delivery of the first six of 114 indigenously designed and developed Dhanush 155-millimeter/45-caliber towed howitzers this month, the service said in a statement. The weapon is the first long rang artillery gun to be produced in India and it is a major success story of the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The gun is equipped with inertial navigation-based sighting system, auto-laying facility, on-board ballistic computation and an advanced day and night direct firing system. The self-propulsion unit allows the gun to negotiate and deploy itself in mountainous terrains with ease. ‘Dhanush’ has been mechanically upgraded to fire standard NATO 155 mm ammunition and can accommodate both boll bags and the bi-modular charge system (BMCS) which have resulted in increasing the range . ‘Dhanush’ has also been electronically upgraded to enhance the firing accuracies, laying speeds of the existing gun and to provide compatibility with various kinds of ammo as well.
The performance of ‘Dhanush’ has been evaluated under arduous conditions in several phases. The guns travelled extensively in towed and self-propelled mode in all terrains viz desert and high altitude with each gun clocking over 1600 km. Such an extensive exercise was carried out by the user for the first time for any gun system under the process of induction. The manufacture of a 155 mm modern artillery gun was initially a challenge for OFB. This was due to change in the vision parameters from 155×39 calibre to 155×45 calibre. OFB received the Transfer of Technology (ToT) documents pertaining to 155×39 calibre and then converted it to 155×45 calibre successfully. ‘Dhanush’ is the product of joint efforts by the OFB and the Indian Army with contributions from DRDO, DGQA, DPSUs such as BEL, PSUs such as SAIL and several private enterprises.
Armed Forces Medical Services Recruitment AFMC Notification 2019: Indian Army Navy Airforce Doctor Notification 2019. Join the Armed Forces Medical Services as short service commissioned officer. Applications are invited from Indian citizens both male and female, who have passed their final MBBS examination in the first or second attempt and completed the internship, for grant of Short Service Commission in the Armed Forces Medical Services. Applicants who have taken more than two chances in final MBBS (Part I & II) Examination are ineligible and hence need not apply for the same. Applications are invited from Indian citizens both male and female, who have passed their final MBBS (Part-I & II) examination in not more than two attempts and completed internship on or before 30 Jun 2019.
QUALIFICATION: The applicant must possess medical qualification included in First/Second Schedule or Part II of the Third Schedule of IMC Act 1956. The applicant must have permanent registration from any State Medical Council/MCI. Post graduate Degree/Diploma holders recognized by State Medical Council/MCI/NBE may also apply.
VACANCY: 150 Approx (135 for male + 15 for female)
Note: Only those candidates who have completed/completing their internship on or before 30 June 2019.
AGE LIMIT: The candidate must not have attained 45 years of age as on 31 Dec 2019.
PLACE OF INTERVIEW: DELHI
HOW TO APPLY ONLINE: Application will be accepted online only. To do so the candidate needs to click on the “NEW REGISTRATION” button and follow the steps on the website. Available on the website www.amcsscentry.gov.in from 22 Jun 2019 onwards.
FEE: Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) Payable online only.
CALL LETTER FOR INTERVIEW: Call letters for interview shall be made available online only after the successful submission of online application.
DETAILED NOTIFICATION: available on the website www.amcsscentry.gov.in from 22 Jun 2019 onwards.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: – THE REGISTRATION NUMBER AND ONLINE PAYMENT TRANSACTION NUMBER ARE REQUIRED TO BE SAVED FOR QUOTING IN FUTURE ENQUIRIES / CORRESPONDENCE. CANDIDATES SHOULD CHECK THE WEBSITE AND THEIR REGISTERED EMAIL REGULARLY FOR UPDATES REGARDING INTERVIEW DATES AND OTHER RELEVANT DETAILS. PLEASE CARRY THE ORIGINAL AND FOUR ATTESTED PHOTOCOPIES OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS AS MENTIONED IN THE WEBSITE AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW FOR VERIFICATION. ANY VARIATION IN THE DETAILS PROVIDED AND DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE WILL LEAD TO REJECTION OF THE CANDIDATURE.
REGISTRATION FOR ONLINE APPLICATION (www.amcsscentry.gov.in) WILL BE OPENED ON 22 JUN 2019 AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 21 JUL 2019
The application dates have changed now. Kindly go through the latest update on AMC entry.
NDA Exam is just around the corner and you can’t stop feeling the adrenaline rush in your veins. Some of you must be giving it for the first time while some may be giving it for the last and we know that all of you will break hell to clear this exam. A certain attitude and strategy are required to clear this highly prestigious examination. Let’s talk about how to clear NDA exam and some associated tips with it:
Solving and analysing previous years’ question papers will boost your last minute preparation:
If you are reading this then I am pretty sure that you want to not only crack this examination but also want to score good marks in it, no matter what. Start with solving previous years’ question papers which you can download easily by the UPSC website along with the answer keys. The basic blueprint and the syllabus haven’t been changed in all these years and that way you can remain sure that you won’t lose any time by solving and analysing the papers. Facts and figures do change over the years but rarely the panache of all the questions always carries the same weight. Solving the same styled question papers will provide you with a certain exposure that reading alone couldn’t as you will feel the pressure while solving them which is very much alike the examination. Also, due to the developed familiarity, you won’t have much trouble in solving and attempting them and you can catch up with a lot of them in this way.
Stick to a few but concise study material:
As I said earlier, that solving question papers is the best idea but there are some topics in them which we aren’t aware of and require a thorough study of the same. These circumstances demand some study material, books and videos which should be concise in nature and stick to the syllabus. Both the too much comprehensive syllabus and too much brushed up syllabus will sabotage your plan to fetch good marks as you may lose important time. Pathfinder is a good book when it comes for defence exam preparations as they cover all of the topics in a constrained and detailed manner at the same time. There are many YouTube channels too which may help but in my opinion, stay old school and get one or two books and follow them religiously as too much knowledge will confuse you.
Shortcuts are the way to get mathematics:
Though the mathematics part of the exam is from your 11th and 12th class standards, it’s a bit tricky at times. The questions seem very easy and doable at first glance but since they are analytical in nature, it requires to be worked upon to find the correct answer. It will take a lot of your time and consistent efforts if you aren’t aware of the shortcuts and tricks of the mathematics. You can only score high if you are attempting a maximum number of questions in the right way by using the proper shortcut methods as it will save your time and energy. We, certainly, don’t want wastage of marks and time.
The time which is allotted for the examination is ample in nature and rest depends upon how well you manage it to extract the best out of it. Try mastering those methods and tricks which you know well as they save time. Don’t linger around a question which is taking long as you may have a faint idea about it but it will further waste your time, move on to the next question already. Keep your eyes on the watch and you don’t want to feel betrayed by it, even if the fault could have been all yours.
Like every other MCQ styled examination out there, NDA also has the “negative marks” system incorporated by the UPSC. According to this system, each of the wrong answer marked by the candidate will be awarded the deduction of the one-third of the marks of that respective question. Keep your guesswork high but not at the cost of negative marks as they can hamper your chances to get a good score even if you ticked a great many numbers of questions. You should attempt as many questions as you can but the certainty of them being correct should always be high and not out of some random fluke.
Newspaper, internet forums and websites can be your friend if used wisely:
Current affairs are the portion of the exam which if done correctly can fetch you good and accurate marks. This section is an integral part of the GK part and to clear the NDA exam along with scoring well, you need to attend it a manner that will help you clear it. Newspapers are the best and old school way to tackle this section and it can be followed by websites on the internet. Just be updated with the topics discussed on their forums and information shared by them as it can be crucial for your exam.
English section needs extensive reading to score well:
Some candidates are so well versed with the English section as they have already attended to a lot of books that English is ingrained in their way of reading and dealing with things. They become naturally strong in English and can deal easily with any type of question in the English section and some of them don’t even require any preparation at all. Seems unbelievable, but it is true for those who have read a lot of books and these things help them in solving comprehensions as well as other sections of the examination. You can polish your skills in English at any time, just ready to put in a lot of efforts into reading as it will improve your English language skills as well build your vocabulary. Grammar and skills pertaining to the writing are improved in the same way to a great extent.
Conquering challenges are the best way to learn in life as the best is brought out only when life is throwing the best and roughest of challenges your way. If you will introduce new challenges while studying and will incorporate new strategies in your study plans then it will improve your learning g capabilities. Go beyond the ordinary problems and try to be someone extraordinary in the way you deal with your problems pertaining to the exam or life. If you are weak in any subject then identify your weakness, work upon it and challenge it in every way possible.
Like, Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat said, “Set your goal and follow it like a madman.”
Indian Navy is going to start a new online exam INET also known as Indian Navy Entrance Exam for officers. Similar to AFCAT exam which is conducted by Indian Air Force for men and women. At the moment only male candidates are being inducted into the Indian Navy through CDS exam and men and women can apply for other direct entries for the Indian Navy. But, many aspirants who are willing to join the Indian Navy are not getting enough chances, especially the female aspirants. Indian Navy has confirmed that defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved for Indian Navy Entrance Exam (INET) for officer’s entry too. At present, INET is being conducted for sailor entry, In March 2019 Indian Indian Navy Entrance Test (INET) was conducted successfully at 214 centres across 52 cities over the last 30 days. INET replaced the pen-paper recruitment exams for all sailor entries transforming recruitment capacity, reach & transparency. 6,33,251 candidates took the Indian Navy Entrance Test.
It is very good news for all Indian Navy aspirants, they will be facing the Indian Navy Entrance Test (INET) soon for five different officers entry and it will be an online exam like AFCAT, aspirants will be able to join the Indian Navy as an officer for Pilot, Observer, Logistics, Naval armament etc.
Harshada told SSBCrack a few days back that she has contacted the navy and sent a letter to defence minister on 14 Feb 2019 to make the changes in the Indian Navy entry so as to provide more opportunities to aspirants like her, she got the reply from the Ministry of Defence (Navy) which looks really promising. Indian Navy Entrance Exam INET will be a reality soon and it will provide more opportunity to the Indian Navy aspirants.
Indian Air force conducts STAR online exams for Group X and Group Y airmen. STAR is considered as Phase-1 exam which is an online exam, candidates who clear the Phase 1 exam will go for Phase 2 airmen exam. What all happens in Airmen Phase-II exam is mentioned in this article. Candidates should be in possession of the documents mentioned above, when appearing for the Selection Test which would be scrutinized/ verified prior to the commencement of Phase – II to ascertain the eligibility prima-facie.
Physical Fitness Test (PFT) Candidates who pass Online Test and are shortlisted as per merit which will be displayed on the CASB Web Portal www.airmenselection.cdac.in on a stipulated date will be called at designated Airmen Selection Centre for Physical Fitness Test (PFT) which would consist of 1.6 Km run to be completed within 06 minutes and 30 seconds. Candidates will also have to complete 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups and 20 squats within the stipulated time to qualify in the Physical Fitness Test. Note: Candidates are advised to bring their sports shoes and shorts/Track pants.
Adaptability Test-1 (For both Group ‘ X’ & Group ‘Y’ Trades) All candidates who pass the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) will have to undertake Adaptability Test-1 (objective type written test) which is to assess suitability of a candidate for employment in the IAF which involves deployment in varied geographic terrain, weather and operational conditions.
Adaptability Test-2 (For both Group ‘ X’ & Group ‘Y’ Trades). All candidates who pass Adaptability Test -1 will have to undertake Adaptability Test-2 as per policy in vogue. Adaptability Test-2 is to select candidates who can adapt to the environment of Indian Air Force and are able to adjust to the military way of life.
NDA Exam is just around the corner and you can’t stop feeling the adrenaline rush in your veins. Some of you must be giving it for the first time while some may be giving it for the last and we know that all of you will break hell to clear this exam. A certain attitude and strategy are required to clear this highly prestigious examination. Let’s talk about how to clear NDA exam and some associated tips with it:
