Hello, fellow warriors with Determination and Great dreams. Myself Bezai Moses Naskar, amongst one of you, was dreaming of the prestigious uniform since 2015 March, it’s then my journey started and on 2nd Nov 2018, I was living it. I won’t focus on much of the procedure of SSB, but yes being a repeater for 9 times (6 s/o, 3 c/o, 1 rec) and living the moment of being recommended on the 10th was too sweet and memorable to me. I tested my all patience to achieve it , and yes I believe the system is fair , depends on how much an individual is ready and eager to learn , some may have the urge to learn but misunderstand the way it should be inculcated , for an example , during SSB josh is high , everyone is ready to learn and become one but the secret here is the assessors are not wanting you to show that you are ready to learn at that instant because that is an instant emotion , rather they wish to see is that eagerness is already there is a candidate or is it acquired now .
People stress much on personality for SSB, what I could learn is it’s a collective effort how you live in this society let it your parents, friends, faculties, fellow workmates. a positive attitude comes with a strong will to achieve the goal, I could recollect all my attempts today, though times were bad but yes today I can say it’s worth working hard. I believe everyone can achieve it, it just takes the right effort and time and all above grace of God to bless you achieve it.
I dedicate my success to my parents, loved ones and friends. Thankyou SSBCrack for all motivation for us, keep it going, this platform through you have enlighted and gave knowledge to so many I’m also one of them. Here comes my joining letter to join INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY. Definitely, fellow warriors dreamt of being an officer I appreciate your thought and determination to join armed forces, these are indeed elite and worthy.
Mrs Garima Abrol, the wife of squadron leader Samir Abrol of the Indian Air Force, who lost his life in a mirage 2000 aircraft crash while test flying it at HAL airport in Bengaluru on February 1 2019, has cleared her SSB Interview from AFSB Varanasi in her first attempt. She attended the AFSB interview to join the Indian Air Force Academy Jan 2020 Course. Garima Abrol prepared for the SSB Interview at Minerva Academy from 11 May 2019 to 20 May 2019 and now she has been successfully recommended to join AFA from AFSB Varanasi. Team SSBCrack wish her more success for the future endeavour.
Indian Army has published the Territorial Army Admit Card now. Candidates who have applied for the Territorial Army exam which is scheduled on 28th July 2019 can download their TA exam admit card/hall ticket now. Candidates are required to download the admit card and paste their recent passport size photo on it.
Exam Date: Sunday, 28 July 2019
Time of Reporting at Exam Center 07:00 AM
How to download the Territorial Army Admit Card
Visit jointerritorialarmy.gov.in website.
Enter your login details, the way you did while applying.
At the bottom of your application, you can see the download admit card button.
Download the TA Admit Card PDF file and take print out.
Follow the instructions mentioned on the admit card.
The Ashoka Chakra shall be awarded for most
conspicuous bravery, or some act of daring or pre-eminent valour or
self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy.
The persons eligible for the Ashoka Chakra shall
be:
Officers and men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces.
Members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces.
Civilian citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway Protection Force.
The names of the persons to whom Ashoka Chakra has been awarded during the last five years and current year are as under:
Year*
Names of Ashoka Chakra Awardees
2014
Major Mukund Varadarajan, The Rajput Regiment/44th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous)
The Indian Army is going to publish the SSC 54 Tech Men and SSC 25 Tech Women Notification 2019-20 on 24th July 2019. Engineering candidates who are willing to serve the country as an Officer are welcome to apply. Go through this article before applying, it will help you to understand about the notification clearly. The Indian Army invites applications from unmarried MALE and unmarried FEMALE Engineering Graduates and also from Widows of Defence Personnel for grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army in all Arms/Services. SSC Tech is a technical entry for engineering graduates, it has no written exam and applications are shortlisted based on your percentage in engineering. If you are shortlisted, you will directly face the SSB Interview followed by a Medical Examination. Training will be at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai.
OTA Passing Out Parade
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Tech Important Dates
Events
Dates
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Tech Notification Date
24 July 2019
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Tech Last Date
22 Aug 2019
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Cut Off Date
Oct 2019
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Tech SSB Date
Nov 2019
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Tech Merit List
Feb 2020
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 ELIGIBILITY: Below are the important eligibility conditions for recruiting men and women engineering graduates into the Indian Army. Please check the eligibility conditions before applying.
Nationality: A candidate must either be :
A citizen of India
A subject of Bhutan
A subject of Nepal
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories above shall be a person in whose favor 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.
Age Limit: – Below is the age limit criteria mentioned for both men and women engineering graduates.
SSC (Tech)-54 Men and SSC (Tech)-25 Women:– 20 to 27 years as on 01 April 2020 (Candidates born between 02 April 1993 and 01 April 2000) (both dates inclusive)
SCW (Non-Tech) (Non-UPSC)– For Widows of Defence Personnel who died in harness only. Max 35 years of age as on 01 April 2020.
Educational Qualification: Candidates who have passed Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering course are eligible to apply. The candidates studying in the final year examination of Degree Course should be able to produce the Engineering Degree within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at OTA. Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at 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 within the specified time.
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Important Note: – Candidates must note that the minimum educational qualification for induction into SSC(T)-54 Men and SSC(T)-25 Women is BE/B. Tech degree in the Engineering stream notified below. Therefore, to become eligible for induction into SSC(T)-54 Men and SSC(T)-25 Women course, candidates studying in the final year of engineering must complete all the formalities including written, practicals, projects, backlogs, viva voce, etc, for the award of qualifying BE/B. Tech degree failing which their candidature is liable to be cancelled.
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 Vacancies: Below are the expected vacancies for SSC 54 Tech and SSC 25 Tech women.
Applications will only be accepted online on website “www.joinindianarmy.nic.in”. Click on ‘Officers Entry Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’. Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully.
After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’.
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.
After submitting, click on “PDF” and take two copies of the application form having Roll No and other details generated by the system.
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Short listing of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD(Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cut off percentage of marks for each engineering discipline without assigning any reason.
Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at Selection Centres, 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 only through candidate’s registered e-mail id and through SMS.
Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Dte Gen of Rtg, IHQ MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.
Interviews will be held from Nov 2019 (Expected) onwards.
Candidates will put at the two-stage selection procedure.
Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II.
Those who fail in Stage I will be returned on the same day.
Duration of SSB interview is five days excluding day of arrival and details of the same are available at the official website of Rtg Dte www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
Candidates who recommended in SSB Interview will be sent for medical examination.
SSC 54 Tech SSCW 25 MERIT LIST: A merit list will be prepared on the basis of all the engineering streams and marks obtained by the candidates in all the stages.
ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 24 JUL 2019 AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 21 AUG 2019.
The key points of Union Budget 2019–20 are very important from the examination point of view. Candidates should note that these type of topics should read very carefully. General awareness and current affair questions will be asked in all the entrance examinations. The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech today and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 before the Parliament. The key highlights of Union Budget 2019 are as follows:
Smt Nirmala Sitharaman before presenting Union Budget 2019-20
10-point Vision for the decade:
Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari: Minimum Government Maximum Governance.
Achieving green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India.
Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy.
Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite programs.
Building physical and social infrastructure.
Water, water management, clean rivers.
Blue Economy.
Self-sufficiency and export of food-grains, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, and vegetables.
Achieving a healthy society via Ayushman Bharat, well-nourished women & children, the safety of citizens.
Emphasis on MSMEs, Start-ups, defence manufacturing, automobiles, electronics, fabs and batteries, and medical devices under Make in India
Indian economy to become a 3 trillion dollar economy in the current year.
The government aspires to make India a 5 trillion dollar economy.
“India Inc. is India’s job-creators and nation’s wealth-creators”, says FM.
Need for investment in Infrastructure & Digital Economy.
Job creation in small and medium firms.
Initiatives to be proposed for kick-starting the virtuous cycle of investments.
Common man’s life changed through MUDRA loans for ease of doing business.
Measures related to MSMEs:
Pradhan Mantri Karam Yogi Maandhan Scheme :
Pension benefits to about three crore retail traders & small shopkeepers with an annual turnover of less than Rs. 1.5 crore.
Enrolment to be kept simple, requiring only Aadhaar, bank account, and a self-declaration.
Rs. 350 crore allocated for FY 2019-20 for 2% interest subvention (on fresh or incremental loans) to all GST-registered MSMEs, under the Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs.
Payment platform for MSMEs to be created to enable filing of bills and payment thereof, to eliminate delays in government payments.
India’s first indigenously developed payment ecosystem for transport, based on National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) standards, launched in March 2019.
Inter-operable transport card runs on RuPay card and would allow the holders to pay for bus travel, toll taxes, parking charges, retail shopping.
Massive push is given to all forms of physical connectivity through:
Bhartamala and Sagarmala projects, Jal Marg Vikas and UDAN Schemes.
State road networks to be developed in the second phase of Bharatmala project.
The navigational capacity of Ganga to be enhanced via multi-modal terminals at Sahibganj and Haldia and a navigational lock at Farakka by 2019-20, under Jal Marg Vikas Project.
Four times increase in the next four years estimated in the cargo volume on Ganga, leading to cheaper freight and passenger movement and reducing the import bill.
Rs. 50 lakh crore investment needed in Railway Infrastructure during 2018-2030.
Public-Private-Partnership proposed for development and completion of tracks, rolling stock manufacturing and delivery of passenger freight services.
657 kilometers of Metro Rail network has become operational across the country.
Policy interventions to be made for the development of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO), to achieve self- reliance in the aviation segment.
Regulatory Roadmap for making India a hub for aircraft financing and leasing activities from Indian shores, to be paid by the Government.
An outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore for 3 years approved for phase-II of FAME Scheme.
Upfront incentive proposed on purchase and charging infrastructure, to encourage faster adoption of Electric Vehicles.
Only advanced-battery-operated and registered e-vehicles to be incentivized under FAME Scheme.
National Highway Programme to be restructured to ensure a National Highway Grid, using a financeable model.
Power at affordable rates to states ensured under ‘One Nation, One Grid’.
Blueprints to be made available for gas grids, water grids, i-ways, and regional airports.
High-Level Empowered Committee (HLEC) recommendations to be implemented:
Retirement of old & inefficient plants.
Addressing the low utilization of gas plant capacity due to paucity of Natural Gas.
Cross-subsidy surcharges, undesirable duties on open access sales or captive generation for industrial and other bulk power consumers to be removed under Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY).
Package of power sector tariff and structural reforms to be announced soon.
Reform measures to be taken up to promote rental housing.
Model Tenancy Law to be finalized and circulated to the states.
Joint development and concession mechanisms to be used for public infrastructure and affordable housing on land parcels held by the Central Government and CPSEs.
Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana
Measures to enhance the sources of capital for infrastructure financing:
Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation to be set up in 2019-2020.
Action plan to be put in place to deepen the market for long term bonds with a focus on infrastructure.
Proposed transfer/sale of investments by FIIs/FPIs (in debt securities issued by IDF-NBFCs) to any domestic investor within the specified lock-in period.
Measuresto deepen bond markets:
Stock exchanges to be enabled to allow AA rated bonds as collaterals.
User-friendliness of trading platforms for corporate bonds to be reviewed.
Social stock exchange:
Electronic fundraising platform under the regulatory ambit of SEBI.
Listing social enterprises and voluntary organizations.
To raise capital as equity, debt or as units like a mutual fund.
SEBI to consider raising the threshold for a minimum public shareholding in the listed companies from 25% to 35%.
Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors to be made more investor-friendly.
Government to supplement efforts by RBI to get retail investors to invest in government treasury bills and securities, with further institutional development using stock exchanges.
Measures to make India a more attractive FDI destination:
FDI in sectors like aviation, media (animation, AVGC) and insurance sectors can be opened further after the multi-stakeholder examination.
Insurance Intermediaries to get 100% FDI.
Local sourcing norms to be eased for FDI in Single Brand Retail sector.
Government to organize an annual Global Investors Meet in India, using National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF) as an anchor to get all three sets of global players (pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds).
The statutory limit for FPI investment in a company is proposed to be increased from 24% to sectoral foreign investment limit. Option to be given to the concerned corporate to limit it to a lower threshold.
FPIs to be permitted to subscribe to listed debt securities issued by ReITs and InvITs.
NRI-Portfolio Investment Scheme Route is proposed to be merged with the Foreign Portfolio Investment Route.
Cumulative resources garnered through new financial instruments like Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), as well as models like Toll-Operate-Transfer (ToT), exceed Rs. 24,000 crore.
New Space India Limited (NSIL), a PSE, incorporated as a new commercial arm of Department of Space.
To tap the benefits of the Research & Development carried out by ISRO like commercialization of products like launch vehicles, transfer to technologies and marketing of space products.
New Space India Limited (NSIL)
Direct Taxes :
Tax rate reduced to 25% for companies with annual turnover up to Rs. 400 crore
Surcharge increased on individuals having taxable income from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 5 crore and Rs. 5 crore and above.
India’s Ease of Doing Business ranking under the category of ‘paying taxes’ jumped from 172 in 2017 to 121 in the 2019.
Direct tax revenue increased by over 78% in past 5 years to Rs. 11.37 lakh crore
Tax Simplification and Ease of living – making compliance easier by leveraging technology:
Interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar
Those who don’t have PAN can file tax returns using Aadhaar.
Aadhaar can be used wherever PAN is required.
Pre-filling of Income-tax Returns for faster, more accurate tax returns
Pre-filled tax returns with details of several incomes and deductions to be made available.
Information to be collected from Banks, Stock exchanges, mutual funds etc.
Faceless e-assessment
Faceless e-assessment with no human interface to be launched.
To be carried out initially in cases requiring verification of certain specified transactions or discrepancies.
Affordable housing
Additional deduction up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs for interest paid on loans borrowed up to 31st March 2020 for purchase of house valued up to Rs. 45 lakh.
The overall benefit of around Rs. 7 lakh over a loan period of 15 years.
Housing Schemes in India
Boost to Electric Vehicles
Additional income tax deduction of Rs. 1.5 lakh on interest paid on electric vehicle loans.
Customs duty exempted on certain parts of electric vehicles.
Electric Car at Charging Point
Other Direct Tax measures
Simplification of tax laws to reduce genuine hardships of taxpayers:
The higher tax threshold for launching prosecution for non-filing of returns
Appropriate class of persons exempted from the anti-abuse provisions of Section 50CA and Section 56 of the Income Tax Act.
Relief for Start-ups
Capital gains exemptions from the sale of residential house for investment in start-ups extended till FY21.
‘Angel tax’ issue resolved- start-ups and investors filing requisite declarations and providing information in their returns not to be subjected to any kind of scrutiny in respect of valuations of share premiums.
Funds raised by start-ups to not require scrutiny from Income Tax Department
E-verification mechanism for establishing the identity of the investor and source of funds.
Special administrative arrangements for pending assessments and grievance redressal
No inquiry in such cases by the Assessing Officer without obtaining approval of the supervisory officer.
No scrutiny of valuation of shares issued to Category-II Alternative Investment Funds.
Relaxation of conditions for carrying forward and set off of losses.
NBFCs
Interest on certain bad or doubtful debts by deposit taking as well as systemically important non-deposit taking NBFCs to be taxed in the year in which interest is actually received.
International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)
Direct tax incentives proposed for an IFSC:
100 % profit-linked deduction in any ten-year block within a fifteen-year period.
Exemption from dividend distribution tax from current and accumulated income to companies and mutual funds.
Exemptions on capital gain to Category-III Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).
Exemption to interest payment on the loan is taken from non-residents.
Securities Transaction Tax (STT)
STT restricted only to the difference between settlement and strike price in case of exercise of options.
Indirect Taxes :
Make In India
Basic Customs Duty increased on cashew kernels, PVC, tiles, auto parts, marble slabs, optical fibre cable, CCTV camera etc.
Exemptions from Custom Duty on certain electronic items now manufactured in India withdrawn.
End use based exemptions on palm stearin, fatty oils withdrawn.
Exemptions to various kinds of papers withdrawn.
5% Basic Custom Duty imposed on imported books.
Customs duty reduced on certain raw materials such as:
Inputs for artificial kidney and disposable sterilised dialyser and fuels for nuclear power plants etc.
Capital goods required for manufacture of specified electronic goods.
Defence
Defence equipment not manufactured in India exempted from basic customs duty
Other Indirect Tax provisions
Export duty rationalized on raw and semi-finished leather
Increase in Special Additional Excise Duty and Road and Infrastructure Cess each by Rs. 1 per litre on petrol and diesel
Customs duty on gold and other precious metals increased
Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme for quick closure of pending litigations in Central Excise and Service tax from the pre-GST regime
Grameen Bharat / Rural India
Ujjwala Yojana and Saubhagya Yojana have transformed the lives of every rural family, dramatically improving the ease of their living.
Electricity and clean cooking facility to all willing rural families by 2022.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) aims to achieve “Housing for All” by 2022:
Eligible beneficiaries to be provided 1.95 crore houses with amenities like toilets, electricity and LPG connections during its second phase (2019-20 to 2021-22).
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
A robust fisheries management framework through PMMSY to be established by the Department of Fisheries.
To address critical gaps in the value chain including infrastructure, modernization, traceability, production, productivity, post-harvest management, and quality control.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
The target of connecting the eligible and feasible habitations advanced from 2022 to 2019 with 97% of such habitations already being provided with all-weather connectivity.
30,000 kilometers of PMGSY roads have been built using Green Technology, Waste Plastic, and Cold Mix Technology, thereby reducing carbon footprint.
1,25,000 kilometers of road length to be upgraded over the next five years under PMGSY III with an estimated cost of Rs. 80,250 crore.
Scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI)
Common Facility Centres (CFCs) to be set up to facilitate cluster-based development for making traditional industries more productive, profitable and capable of generating sustained employment opportunities.
100 new clusters to be set up during 2019-20 with special focus on Bamboo, Honey, and Khadi, enabling 50,000 artisans to join the economic value chain.
Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry, and Entrepreneurship’ (ASPIRE) consolidated.
80 Livelihood Business Incubators (TBIs) and 20 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) to be set up in 2019-20.
75,000 entrepreneurs to be skilled in agro-rural industry sectors.
Private entrepreneurship to be supported in driving value-addition to farmers’ produce from the field and for those from allied activities.
Dairying through cooperatives to be encouraged by creating infrastructure for cattle feed manufacturing, milk procurement, processing & marketing.
India’s water security
New Jal Shakti Mantralaya to look at the management of our water resources and water supply in an integrated and holistic manner
Jal Jeevan Mission to achieve Har Ghar Jal (piped water supply) to all rural households by 2024
To focus on integrated demand and supply-side management of water at the local level.
Convergence with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives.
1592 critical and overexploited Blocks spread across 256 District being identified for the Jal Shakti Abhiyan.
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) fund can be used for this purpose.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan
Over two crore rural Indians made digitally literate.
Internet connectivity in local bodies in every Panchayat under Bharat-Net to bridge the rural-urban divide.
Universal Obligation Fund under a PPP arrangement to be utilized for speeding up Bharat-Net.
10,000 new Farmer Producer Organizations to be formed, to ensure economies of scale for farmers.
Government to work with State Governments to allow farmers to benefit from e-NAM.
Zero Budget Farming in which few states’ farmers are already being trained to be replicated in other states.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
9.6 crore toilets constructed since Oct 2, 2014.
More than 5.6 lakh villages have become Open Defecation Free (ODF).
Swachh Bharat Mission to be expanded to undertake sustainable solid waste management in every village.
Shahree Bharat/Urban India
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-Urban)-
Over 81 lakh houses with an investment of about Rs. 4.83 lakh crore sanctioned of which construction started in about 47 lakh houses.
Over 26 lakh houses completed of which nearly 24 lakh houses delivered to the beneficiaries.
Over 13 lakh houses so far constructed using new technologies.
More than 95% of cities also declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
Almost 1 crore citizens have downloaded Swachhata App.
Target of achieving Gandhiji’s resolve of Swachh Bharat to make India ODF by 2nd October 2019.
To mark this occasion, the Rashtriya Swachhta Kendra to be inaugurated at Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat on 2nd October, 2019.
Gandhipedia being developed by National Council for Science Museums to sensitize youth and society about positive Gandhian values.
Railways to be encouraged to invest more in suburban railways through SPV structures like Rapid Regional Transport System (RRTS) proposed on the Delhi-Meerut route.
Proposal to enhance the metro-railway initiatives by:
Encouraging more PPP initiatives.
Ensuring completion of sanctioned works.
Supporting transit oriented development (TOD) to ensure commercial activity around transit hubs.
Youth
New National Education Policy to be brought which proposes
Major changes in both school and higher education
Better Governance systems
Greater focus on research and innovation.
National Research Foundation (NRF) proposed
To fund, coordinate and promote research in the country.
To assimilate independent research grants given by various Ministries.
To strengthen overall research eco-system in the country
This would be adequately supplemented with additional funds.
Rs. 400 crore provided for “World Class Institutions”, for FY 2019-20, more than three times the revised estimates for the previous year.
‘Study in India’ proposed to bring foreign students to study in Indian higher educational institutions.
Regulatory systems of higher education to be reformed comprehensively:
To promote greater autonomy.
To focus on better academic outcomes.
Draft legislation to set up Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), to be presented.
Khelo India Scheme to be expanded with all necessary financial support.
National Sports Education Board for development of sportspersons to be set up under Khelo India, to popularize sports at all levels
To prepare youth for overseas jobs, focus to be increased on globally valued skill-sets including language training, AI, IoT, Big Data, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality and Robotics.
Set of four labour codes proposed, to streamline multiple labour laws to standardize and streamline registration and filing of returns.
A television program proposed exclusively for and by start-ups, within the DD bouquet of channels.
Stand-Up India Scheme to be continued for the period of 2020-25. The Banks to provide financial assistance for demand based businesses.
Ease of Living
About 30 lakh workers joined the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme that provides Rs. 3,000 per month as pension on attaining the age of 60 to workers in unorganized and informal sectors.
Approximately 35 crores LED bulbs distributed under UJALA Yojana leading to cost saving of Rs. 18,341 crore annually.
Solar stoves and battery chargers to be promoted using the approach of LED bulbs mission.
A massive program of railway station modernization to be launched.
Naari Tu Narayani/Women
Approach shift from women-centric-policy making to women-led initiatives and movements.
A Committee proposed with Government and private stakeholders for moving forward on Gender budgeting.
SHG:
Women SHG interest subvention program proposed to be expanded to all districts.
Overdraft of Rs. 5,000 to be allowed for every verified woman SHG member having a Jan Dhan Bank Account.
One woman per SHG to be eligible for a loan up to Rs. 1 lakh under MUDRA Scheme.
Women at SHG
India’s Soft Power
Proposal to consider issuing Aadhaar Card for NRIs with Indian Passports on their arrival without waiting for 180 days.
Mission to integrate traditional artisans with global markets proposed, with necessary patents and geographical indicators.
18 new Indian diplomatic Missions in Africa approved in March 2018, out of which 5 already opened. Another 4 new Embassies intended in 2019-20.
Revamp of Indian Development Assistance Scheme (IDEAS) proposed.
17 iconic Tourism Sites being developed into model world-class tourist destinations.
Present digital repository aimed at preserving rich tribal cultural heritage, to be strengthened.
Banking and Financial Sector
NPAs of commercial banks reduced by over Rs. 1 lakh crore over the last year.
Record recovery of over Rs. 4 lakh crore effected over the last four years.
Provision coverage ratio at its highest in seven years.
Domestic credit growth increased to 13.8%.
Measures related to PSBs:
Rs. 70,000 crore proposed to be provided to PSBs to boost credit.
PSBs to leverage technology, offering online personal loans and doorstep banking, and enabling customers of one PSBs to access services across all PSBs.
Steps to be initiated to empower accountholders to have control over the deposit of cash by others in their accounts.
Reforms to be undertaken to strengthen governance in PSBs.
Measures related to NBFCs:
Proposals for strengthening the regulatory authority of RBI over NBFCs to be placed in the Finance Bill.
The requirement of creating a Debenture Redemption Reserve will be done away with to allow NBFCs to raise funds in public issues.
Steps to allow all NBFCs to directly participate in the trends platform.
Return of regulatory authority from NHB to RBI proposed, over the housing finance sector.
Rs. 100 lakh crore investment in infrastructure intended over the next five years. Committee proposed to recommend the structure and required a flow of funds through development finance institutions.
Steps to be taken to separate the NPS Trust from PFRDA.
Reduction in Net Owned Fund requirement from Rs. 5,000 crore to Rs. 1,000 crore proposed:
To facilitate the on-shoring of international insurance transactions.
To enable the opening of branches by foreign reinsurers in the International Financial Services Centre.
Measures related to CPSEs:
The target of Rs. 1,05,000 crore of disinvestment receipts set for the FY 2019-20.
Government to reinitiate the process of strategic disinvestment of Air India, and to offer more CPSEs for strategic participation by the private sector.
Government to undertake the strategic sale of PSUs and continue to consolidate PSUs in the non-financial space.
Government to consider going to an appropriate level below 51% in PSUs where the government control is still to be retained, on case to case basis.
The present policy of retaining 51% Government stake to be modified to retaining 51% stake inclusive of the stake of Government controlled institutions.
Retail participation in CPSEs to be encouraged.
To provide additional investment space:
Government to realign its holding in CPSEs
Banks to permit greater availability of its shares and to improve depth of its market.
Government to offer an investment option in ETFs on the lines of Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS).
Government to meet public shareholding norms of 25% for all listed PSUs and raise the foreign shareholding limits to maximum permissible sector limits for all PSU companies which are part of Emerging Market Index.
Government to raise a part of its gross borrowing program in external markets in external currencies. This will also have a beneficial impact on the demand situation for government securities in the domestic market.
New series of coins of One Rupee, Two Rupees, Five Rupees, Ten Rupees, and Twenty Rupees, easily identifiable to the visually impaired to be made available for public use shortly.
Digital Payments
TDS of 2% on cash withdrawal exceeding Rs. 1 crore in a year from a bank account
Business establishments with annual turnover more than Rs. 50 crore shall offer low cost digital modes of payment to their customers and no charges or Merchant Discount Rate shall be imposed on customers as well as merchants.
Mega Investment in Sunrise and Advanced Technology Areas
Scheme to invite global companies to set up mega-manufacturing plants in areas such as Semi-conductor Fabrication (FAB), Solar Photo Voltaic cells, Lithium storage batteries, Computer Servers, Laptops, etc
Investment linked income tax exemptions to be provided along with indirect tax benefits.
Achievements during 2014-19
1 trillion dollars added to the Indian economy over the last 5 years (compared to over 55 years taken to reach the first trillion dollars).
India is now the 6th largest economy in the world, compared to 11th largest five years ago.
Indian economy is globally the 3rd largest in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms.
Strident commitment to fiscal discipline and a rejuvenated Centre-State dynamic provided during 2014-19.
Structural reforms in indirect taxation, bankruptcy, and real estate carried out.
The average amount spent on food security per year almost doubled during 2014-19 compared to 2009-14.
Patents issued more than trebled in 2017-18 as against the number in 2014.
Ball set rolling for a New India, planned and assisted by the NITI Aayog.
Roadmap for future
Simplification of procedures.
Incentivizing performance.
Red-tape reduction.
Making the best use of technology.
Accelerating mega programmes and services initiated and delivered so far
Captain Navita Rajan lost her life in a road accident in Udhampur. As per the details, a car which was on its way to Jammu from Udhampur, skidded off the road near Jib Morh on National Highway as the driver of the vehicle identified as Capt Navita Rajan lost control over it. The critically injured army officer was shifted to Army Command Hospital where doctors declared her as dead.
The Indian Army is going to release the JAG 24 notification on 16th July 2019. Judge Advocate General (JAG 24)2019-20 is a special entry scheme to recruit both men and women who completed their graduation in law (LLB). The Indian Army gives a wide range of opportunities to all the departments, be it for engineering, administration, accounts, teaching and also to the Law graduates. In this JAG special entry, there is no written examination. Candidates will be called up for the SSB interview directly, recommended candidates will get the joining instructions based on the JAG merit list to join the Officers Training Academy, Chennai as per the training schedule.
Lady Officers’ at OTA Chennai
JAG 24 Important Dates
Events
Date
JAG 24 Notification Date
16 Jul 2019
JAG 24 Last Date
14 Aug 2019
JAG 24 Cut Off
55% marks in LLB graduation degree
JAG 24 SSB Interview Date
From Nov 2019
JAG 24 Merit List
March 2020 (Expected)
Below are the important points related to JAG 24 Notification. Go through the points before applying to the notification.
JAG 24 Eligibility Details:
Nationality – The candidate must be a citizen of India.
Age Limit – The candidate must be of the age between 21-27 years as on 01 Jan 2020 (Born not earlier than 02 Jan 1993 and not later than 01 Jan 1999 both dates inclusive). The date mentioned in the matriculation certificate will be considered as final. No other document will be accepted for age declaration and no further request for the change will be entertained.
Educational Qualification – The candidate must have scored 55% marks in LLB graduation degree (3 years professional after graduation or 5 years after 10+2) and the candidate must be eligible for registration with Bar Council of India/ State. Candidates who have studied in the college/ university which is not recognized by the Bar Council of India will not be accepted.
JAG 24 Vacancies: Men – 05, Women- 03
Starting And Ending Dates Of Application Forms – ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 16th JULY 2019 AT 1200 HRS AND WILL CLOSE ON 14th AUGUST 2019 AT 1200 HRS
How To Apply for JAG 24:
Visit www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
On the officers’ row, click on Apply/Login.
There you will find registration. Click on it.
Follow the instructions and fill up your basic details.
After entering your details, the website will show you the list of entries available for you.
Now submit the application after checking the entire application form again, save the application and take 2 printouts of the application for future use.
JAG 24 Medical Standards:
The candidate must be fit as per the physical standards mentioned in the guidelines available at www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
The candidates, who will be recommended by the SSB, will be further sent for medical examination. Those who pass the exam will be accepted.
JAG 24 Selection Procedure :
The selection procedure of the JAG entry is as follows-
The shortlisting of candidates on the basis of the academic performance will be done by Recruiting Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of MoD (Army). The list of shortlisted candidates will be put on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
The shortlisted candidates will be allotted SSB centers and the date of reporting will be sent to them by e-mail or SMS.
The candidates, who will report at the mentioned SSB center on the mentioned date, will face stage 1 (Screening) and Stage 2 (psychology, GTO and personal interview).
Those who pass stage 1 will stay for stage 2 and those who fail in stage one will be set free on the same day.
Candidates who will get the recommendation after stage 2 will undergo documentation and will be sent for medical examination.
Training:
The candidates who will get their names in the final merit list will be called for training in Officers Training Academy, Chennai.
The training will last for 49 weeks and the cadets will be granted commission in the rank of lieutenant after the completion of the training.
As per the guidelines and rules, the candidates are neither allowed to marry during training nor will they not be allowed to live with parents or guardians.
Any candidate found married before or during the training will be discharged from the training.
The government of India will manage all expenses of the training of the cadets. The cadets will be awarded Post Graduate Diploma in Defense Management and Strategic Studies by the University of Madras after the end of the training.
Myself SACHIN, Got MERIT-IN Administration Branch of AFCAT entry. I want to share my Failure story with all those hardcore aspirant’s jo Shiddat se koshish kar rahe hn to be an officer in defence forces. 16 December 2016 I got Merit out, 09 Jan 2017 Screen out, 27 January CDS written ka result & I didn’t clear it, Lekin Kisi Mahapurush ne kaha hai ki “Rock bottom will teach you lessons that mountain top never will”. Being from a farmer’s family helped me a lot after this downfall because I believe farmers are the most optimistic class of our country they are always like “Its okay if we don’t get a good harvest this time, next time we’ll put more hard work & get a good harvest”.
So, it took me 3 years 4 months, innumerable heartbreak, 4 times conference outs 3 times screenouts 2 times recommendations And 1 MERIT LIST, to write this story which I had narrated to myself millions of times in the past. (Mere close friends ne toh bahut bar suni bhi hogi ). My message to all those Repeater aspirants is.
1. Don’t really rely on SSB only, (Bcz I have seen people getting merit out Repeatedly). Have a strong backup plan because it shows your planning about your career. Please don’t let your Aspiration look like desperation.
2. And keep trying… keep improving yourself, Keep experimenting until you get it because everyone fails, everyone who is in the academy today or going to the academy this year has gone through the same kind of frustration & irritation you are going through. Everyone was too tired to try next time but the only difference they made is THEY DIDNT GIVE UP. Toh Rukna nahi hai jab tak attempts hain jee jaan se dete raho, Keep yourself updated from the pages like SSBCrack (it helped me a lot with timely notification updates & other defence related stuff)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzrjupwAHhj/
3. The most important suggestion is…. Apne Dil ki suno becasue no one else knows you better than you, jitney jyada logo’n se suggestion loge utne jyada confuse rahoge or wahan perform karte time khud Ko contradict karte rahoge. It’s your personality test after all. If something suits their personality doesn’t mean it’d suit to yours as well. Thank you.
The Indian Army released NCC 47 Special Entry Scheme Notification on 10 July 2019 to select NCC Cadets as Officers in the Indian Army. Candidates who completed their ‘C’ Certificate Course with ‘A’ and ‘B’ Grades in the Certificate Exam of NCC are eligible to apply this notification. The applied candidates will be sent to SSB Interview without any written examination. Generally to join as Officers’ candidates will be writing CDS examination conducted by UPSC every year. But the candidates who have NCC ‘C’ Certificate they have a great opportunity to attend the SSB Interview without any competition. Compared to NDA, AFCAT, and CDS examination candidates attending the SSB Interview through NCC Special Entry Scheme will be less. SSBCrack always strives to be a guide for the defence aspirants who would like to serve the country.
Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi at PM Rally Jan 2019
NCC 47 SPECIAL ENTRY SCHEME NOTIFICATION: Applications are invited from UNMARRIED male and female (including Wards of Battle Causalities of Army Personnel), for grant of Short Service Commission (Non-Technical) in the Indian Army. Online applications will be accepted from 10 July 2019 to 08 Aug 2019. Interested candidates can apply online through the official website http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/
NCC 47 SPECIAL ENTRY SCHEME IMPORTANT DATES: Look into below table for important dates of the NCC special entry scheme notification. It consists of application start and end dates, SSB interview dates, etc.
NCC 47 Special Entry Important Dates
Events
Date
NCC SPL 47 Notification Date
10-Jul-19
NCC SPL 47 Last Date
08-Aug-19
NCC SPL 47 Cut Off
50 % aggregate marks in graduation or till final year.
NCC SPL 47 SSB Interview Date
From Dec/Jan 2019-20
NCC SPL 47 Merit List
Mar/Apr-2020 (Tentative)
NCC 47th COURSE AGE LIMITS: For NCC candidates (including wards of Battle Casualties) 19 to 25 years as on 01 Jan 2020 (born not earlier than 02 Jan 1995 and not later than 01 Jan 2001, both dates inclusive). Date of birth acceptable is that entered in the Matriculation or an equivalent examination certificate.
NCC 47th COURSE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: Graduate with an aggregate of minimum 50% marks taking into account marks of all the years. Those studying in final year are also allowed to apply provided they have secured minimum 50% aggregate marks in the first two/three years of three/four years degree course respectively. Such students will need to secureoverall aggregate of minimum 50% marks if selected in the interview, failing which their candidature will be CANCELLED.
The candidate should have served for minimum two academic years in the senior Division/Wing of NCC and should have obtained a minimum of ‘B’ Grade in ‘C’ Certificate Exam of NCC.
NCC 47th COURSE VACANCIES: Here are the approximate vacancies will be released by the Indian Army for NCC special entry scheme.
NCC MEN: 50 ( 45 for general category and 05 for Wards of battle causalities of armed forces personnel only.)
NCC Women: 05 ( 04 for general category and 01 for Wards of battle causalities of armed forces personnel only.)
NCC 47th COURSE SELECTION PROCEDURE: Candidates should keep in mind that they will appear the SSB Interview directly and they is no written examination for this type of recruitment.
SSB Interview
Medical Examination
Merit List
SSB INTERVIEW DETAILS: It is a two-stage selection process.
Stage 1 consists of officer intelligence rating, picture perception, and description test.
Stage 2 involves interview, group testing officer task, psychology test, and conference
Medical Examination Details: Check this video for full clarity on Medical Examination conducted by SSB Board.
MERIT LIST: IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT MERE QUALIFYING AT THE SSB INTERVIEW DOES NOT CONFIRM FINAL SELECTION. MERIT LIST WILL BE PREPARED ON THE BASIS OF THE MARKS OBTAINED BY THE CANDIDATE AT SSB INTERVIEW. HIGHER EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES, ETC HAVE NO ROLE TO PLAY. THOSE IN THE MERIT LIST AND WHO COME WITHIN THE STIPULATED VACANCIES AND ARE MEDICALLY FIT WILL BE ISSUED JOINING LETTERS FOR PRECOMMISSIONING TRAINING AT OTA, CHENNAI.
Training: Duration of training is 49 weeks at OTA, Chennai.
(a) Selected candidates will be detailed for training at OTA, Chennai according to their position in the final order of merit, up to the number of available vacancies, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
(b) All candidates who successfully complete Pre-Commission training at Officers Training Academy, Chennai will be awarded “Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management and Strategic Studies” by the University of Madras.
Entitlement for Travelling Allowance:
Candidates appearing for SSB interviews for the first time for a particular type of commission shall be entitled to AC 3-Tier to and fro railway fare or bus fare including reservation-Cum-Sleeper Charges within the Indian Limits. Candidates who appear again for the same type of commission will not be entitled to travelling allowances on any subsequent occasion. For any query/clarification regarding admissibility or payment of the travelling allowance, the candidates may directly approach the concerned Selection Centres
NCC 47th COURSE APPLY PROCEDURE: Applications will be accepted online only on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in No offline applications will be accepted.
Open the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
Click on Officers Entry ‘Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’.
Follow instructions for registration. Fill online Registration after reading instructions very carefully.
After registration, your profile will open. Click on ‘Apply Online’ to process the application. A page ‘Officers Selection-Eligibility’ will open.
Your registration details will confirm your eligibility to apply. Click on ‘Apply’ and a page ‘Application Form’ will open.
Proceed with the application as per onscreen instructions. Read onscreen instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details under various segments personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. ‘Save & Continue’ each time before you proceed to the next segment.
After filling details of the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of Information’ wherein you can check & edit entries you have made so far. Only after ascertaining’ the correctness of all your details click on ‘Submit’.
After submitting click on ‘PDF’ and take out ‘two copies’ of the application form having the Roll Number and other details generated by the system.
The second copy of the printout of online application is to be retained by the candidate for his reference.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR SSB INTERVIEW: The below-mentioned books will help you out to as a guide and get a clear idea on how the SSB interview is conducted and what are the stages clear the SSB interview.
