The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) is amongst one of the best options available to a medical graduate in our country. As an officer in the Army Medical Corps (AMC), a candidate is liable to be employed in the Indian Army, Navy or Air Force in any part of the country or world. The Armed Forces offer a prestigious and professionally satisfying career for doctors as commissioned officers with the high status associated with Group A gazetted posts of Central Government.
You can join the  Armed Forces as a Doctor – MBBS, BDS, MDS or other PG Specialisation.

Selection Procedure

Recruitment to the medical posts is through Permanent Commission (PC) and Short Service Commission (SSC).

50% of the graduates passing out from the Armed Forces Medical College Pune are taken directly into Permanent Commission and the rest are offered Short Service Commission. Doctors from civil medical colleges are offered only SSC entry. The tenure of SSC officers is of five years, extendable by another nine years in two spells first of five years and second of four years,  up to a maximum of 14 years. AFMC graduates offered SSC are required to serve for a minimum period of 7 years extendable by another 7 years.

Short Service Commission

Upper Age Limit- 45 Years

Every year or twice a year, Army Medical Corps invites application from doctors (male and female) to join as Short Service Commissioned Medical Officers. Eligible candidates are called for an interview at New Delhi to assess their merit and suitability for grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Medical Corps and subsequent secondment to the Indian Army/Air Force/Navy. Based on the results of the interview, candidates who have been shortlisted are subjected to medical examination at designated Armed Forces hospitals in New Delhi. Medically fit candidates are granted commission subject to verification procedures as deemed necessary as required for commissioning. Postgraduate degree holders i.e. MD/MS/MCh/DM may also apply.

Permanent Commission

SSC officers can appear in their departmental interviews for grant of Permanent Commission (DPC) at any time after completion of 2 (two) years SSC service and before completion of 9 ½ (nine years and six months) years of SSC service subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria. Also, there should be no break in service. The age limit for granting PC for different professional educational qualification are :

• MBBS – Not more than 30 years on 31 Dec of the year of application for DPC.
• PG Diploma – Not more than 31 years on 31 Dec of the year of application for DPC.
• PG Degree – Not more than 35 years on 31 Dec of the year of application for DPC.

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Eligibility Criteria

1. Applicants must possess a medical qualification of an Indian University or a foreign medical qualification recognised by the Medical Council of India. They must also be registered with any of the state councils/MCI or equivalent registering authority.
2. Incentives: An antedate of 3 years seniority for postgraduates and 2 years for postgraduate diploma recognised by MCI and 6 months for a house job, done at a recognised hospital to fresh entrants.
3. A doctor who has done a house job and also a postgraduate qualification will be eligible for a maximum antedate seniority of 42 months.

   

Army Dental Corps (ADC)

Permanent Commission

• 28 Years (for BDS)
• 30 Years (for MDS)

1. BDS with minimum 60% marks in final year / MDS from a recognised College or University.
2. Should have completed one-year rotatory internship recognised by the Dental Council of India.
3. Should be in possession of Permanent Dental Registration Certificate.

Method of Selection: Eligible candidates will be called for interview by a Board of Officers at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) New Delhi near Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantt. to assess their suitability and merit for grant of Short Service Commission in the Armed Forces Medical Services.

REMOUNT VETERINARY CORPS

Only qualified male veterinary graduates can apply for Short ServiceCommission (SSC) in Remount Veterinary Corps of Indian Army.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

• Age Limit: 21-32 years
• Minimum Educational Qualification: BVSc/BVSc & AH degree from any of the recognized Indian University or its equivalent foreign degree (i.e. the candidate must possess recognized veterinary qualification included in the first or second schedule of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984).

Note: BVSc/BVSc & AH degree graduates, granted SSC in RVC will be considered for grant of permanent commission, only if they are below 30 years of age on the date of grant of SSC and if they qualify in the departmental permanent commission (DPC) Test within 08 years of service. They may take two attempts after completion of 02 years of service and before completion of 04 years of service. They will be eligible to take the third attempt any time during the extended tenure of their service i.e after completion of 05 years of service and before completion of 08 years of service, subject to exercise of the option for the third attempt before completion of their 05th year of initial contractual service. Likewise, MVSc
and Doctorate degree holder will be considered for grant of permanent commission, only, if they are below 32 & 34 years of age respectively on the date of grant of SSC and if they qualify in the Departmental PC Test within 08 years of service.

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The Indian Army is the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With sponsored terrorism from some of our neighbouring countries and regular incursion threats from them, problems of illegal immigration, militant infiltration and many other internal conflicts and disasters.  Sincere thanks and acknowledgements to the Indian Army that India still maintains its status quo loud and proud. We can never thank our entire Indian Armed Forces enough for what they do for us, for our country. Indian Army is amongst the Strongest Fighting Forces of the world. It is the third largest Army in the World and the most respected organization of India itself and every second individual dream to serve in the Army.  Many of us would know about their triumphs and stellar contributions to the civilian lives. But here are a few facts which will increase your respect for the Indian Army ten-fold.

1.  India controls the highest battlefield in the world, the Siachen glacier, at 5000 meters above Mean Sea Level (MSL).
2. Indian Military holds the World Record for accepting the Largest Military Surrender. In the year 1971; 93,000 Pakistani Soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army.
3. India has the biggest “voluntary” army in the world: All serving and reserve personnel have actually “opted” for service. There is a provision for conscription (forced recruitment) in the Constitution of India, but it has never been used.
4. Indian soldiers are considered among the Best in high altitude and mountain warfare: The Indian Army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is one of the most elite military training centers of the world and is frequented by Special Ops teams from the U.S, U.K, and Russia. U.S. Special Forces were trained at HAWS before their deployment during the invasion of Afghanistan.
5. It is recorded that Adolf Hitler expressed his desire to acquire the Gurkha Regiment because he believed that he could have acquired the whole of Europe if he had Gurkha, as it was the only force in the whole world that could confront and withstand a German Attack.
6.  India clandestinely tested its nuclear arsenal in the early 1970s and late 1990s without the CIA even knowing what was happening: So far it is considered to be one of the CIA’s biggest failures in espionage and detection.
7. Indian Army trains foreign armies of US, UK, Russia at the Training institutes namely Indian Military Academy at  Dehradun and Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte, Mizoram.
8. Unlike any other government organizations and institutions in India, there are no provisions for reservations based on caste or religion.
9.  Indian Army has never been involved in a military coup nor initiated the first attack in any warfare.
10.  In the Battle of Longewala, fought between India and Pakistan in December 1971, on which the famous Bollywood movie “Border” is based, there were only two casualties on the Indian side: 120 Indian Soldiers with 1 jeep mounted M40 recoilless rifle held the fort against 2000 Pakistani soldiers backed by 45 tanks and 1 mobile infantry brigade. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Indian soldiers held their ground throughout the night and with the help of the Air Force, were able to completely beat the enemies.

11.  The Oldest Regiment in Indian Army is the President’s Bodyguard and was set up in 1773. All Soldiers of President’s Bodyguards are trained Paratroopers.
12.  Indian Army has a horse Regiment in the Armoured Corps called the Poona Horse Regiment and it is amongst the last 3 such existing regiment in the world.  This tank regiment took part in the 1948 Hyderabad operation and 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars and has recently completed 200 years of an epic journey this year.
13. Operation Rahat (2013) was one of the biggest civilian rescue operations ever carried out in the world: Carried out by the Indian Air Force to evacuate civilians affected by the floods in Uttarakhand in 2013.
14. Sam Manekshaw, an alumnus of the IMA, was the first in India to become a Field Marshal.
15. The Military Engineering Services (MES) is one of the biggest construction agencies in India: The MES and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are together responsible for the construction, development, and maintenance of some of the most awesome roads and bridges ever to have been built. To name a few, the Khardungla Pass (the highest motorable road in the world), the Magnetic Hill in Leh, etc.
16. The Indian Army built the highest bridge in the world: The Bailey Bridge is the Highest Bridge in the world. Located in the Ladakh Valley, between Dras and Suru rivers, in the Himalayan Mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
17. At the age of 19, The Royal Indian Army’s Sepoy Kamal Ram received the Victoia Cross, the highest award of the United Kingdom, for valor after World War 2. He was the youngest Indian to receive the award. 
18. The Oldest Para-Military Force of the Indian Armed Forces is the Assam Regiment that was formed in the year 1835.
19. The 16th Light Cavalry, a regiment of the Armoured Corps, a primary combat arm of the Indian Army was formed in 1776 and is the oldest armored regiment created by the East India Company at Kolkata. Prior to India gaining Independence in 1947, it became a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. (Thus the current form of Indian Army finds its origins from the East India Company’s military department).

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