The Indian Army soldier, Chandu Babulal Chavan who was handed over by Pakistan in January 2017, after he had crossed the India-Pakistan border during the 2016 surgical strike has been court-martialed on Wednesday, CNN-News 18 reported.
The army court has sentenced Chavan to two months of imprisonment and has also forfeited his pension for two years as penalty. CNN-News18 sources said that Chavan had reportedly run away from his post during the surgical strike across the border.
Despite conviction by an army court, Chavan will have right to appeal in a higher court. Earlier in January, Pakistan in a “goodwill gesture” had returned Chavan, claiming that he had crossed the International Border “willfully”.
Chavan came back to India through the land transit route of Attari-Wagah border. Pakistani forces handed him over to the Indian Army, which took him to an undisclosed location for interrogation. Chavan, posted with 37 Rashtriya Rifles, had claimed that he had mistakenly crossed the boundary in Kashmir, hours after India conducted a surgical strike on terrorist bases across the LoC.
However, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan army’s media wing, Sepoy Chavan, stationed in Jammu and Kashmir had “deserted his post at the LOC due to his grievances of maltreatment against his commanders”. “He willfully crossed LoC on 29 September 2016, and surrendered himself to Pakistan Army,” the statement said.
It said that “as a gesture of goodwill and in continuation of our efforts to maintain peace and tranquility along LoC and WB, International Border, Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan has been convinced to return to his own country and will be handed over to Indian authorities at Wagah Border on humanitarian grounds.” Chavan belongs to Borvihir village in Dhule district of Maharashtra. His grandmother suffered a cardiac arrest and died after the family was informed that he was captured by the Pakistan Army. India had been in regular touch with Pakistan for the release of Chavan.
Applications are invited from unmarried Male Engineering Graduates for 127th Technical Graduates Course (commencing in Jul 2018 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun) for permanent commission in the Indian Army
Age Limit: 20 to 27 years as on 01 Jul 2018 (Candidates born between 02 Jul 91 and 01 Jul 98, both dates inclusive). The date of birth entered in the Matriculation or an equivalent examination certificate only is accepted by this office 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 in the final year of Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply The candidate studying in the final year of Engg degree course should be able to submit proof of passing by 01 Jul 2018 and produce the Engg Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at 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 within the specified time.
IMPORTANT NOTE: – Candidates must note that 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. Therefore, to become eligible for induction into TGC-127 course at IMA, Dehradun, candidates studying in final year of engineering must ensure that he submits the proof of his passing Engg degree exam by 01 Jul 2018 to Directorate General of Recruiting, failing which his candidature will be canceled.
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
First of all, before I start with my story I would like to express my gratitude to the things and people that helped me achieve my dream even after continuous failures
My parents and my brother – They were with me all the time, standing by my side, motivating me to try again and again, my pillar of strength.
SSBCRACK – You just cannot miss this website and it’s blog if you are a hardcore defence aspirant.
Captain VIKRAM BATRA, PVC. Captain MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY, PVC. And more such inspiring people. Instead of fake Bollywood heroes, I consider these people as my real heroes and role model.
So , Hey folks out there. A little intro first . I am Sahil chib and I recently got recommended from 1AFSB Dehradun for NDA-139 COURSE in my 7th attempt. I had read many success stories on SSBCRACK just to keep myself motivated and always thought that when I would get the chance to share my own, and I guess here it is. So my story begins from my 11th standard where I had made up my mind to get into the armed forces , but my journey wasn’t that easy as I had expected ,it was more of a roller coaster ride, continuous rejection in technical entries and failures in written left me completely devastated but as they say “ IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW HARD YOU CAN HIT , IT IS ABOUT HOW HARD YOU CAN GET HIT AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD” so I went there each time with more preparation, with a more better and developed person and I just wanted to see how tough it is for me with a mindset “KITNI BAR REJECT KAR LOGE SIR AAP”. Somewhere in my mind I had faith in myself and knew that I had it in me and this was the main driving force that made me try again and again.
So it all begins on 14th of August at Dehradun with 150 candidates reporting.
DAY 1: Screening day
I did extremely well in both the OIR and attempted all of the questions. My personal advice is not to take OIR lightly as they are evaluated and can be a reason for your rejection.
PP&DT – We were shown a very blur picture, it seemed to me that there were some persons standing around a hole. I wrote a crisp a unique and simple story about a PWD officer clearing out the problem of potholes that ware causing a major amount of accidents in his jurisdiction. My narration went were well, I was confident throughout my narration and flawlessly gave my points, in the GD I gave my 2-3 valid points and stayed out of the fish market.
Result time: 72 got screened in.
PSYCH TEST: We had our psych test on the same day from 6 PM onwards (DAMN !! WE were tired ).
TAT: Completed all the 12 stories. While writing the TAT stories I was practical. I created a hero who was a doer rather than a thinker and showed his sustained efforts to achieve his goal (Goal can be anything ranging from organizing a picnic to organizing the launch of a PSLV rocket ).
WAT: Completed 45/60Stressed more on quality rather than quantity.
SRT: Completed 42/60. Same approach as WAT.
SD: Completed it well in time. My only advice is DO NOT BLUFF. Write what you are and who you are. Everybody has some flaws so you don’t have to potray yourself as someone who is far away from your personality ( coz eventually they will find out) .
GTO ( DAY 2 & 3): We had our GTO straightaway the next day and I had great fun doing all the tasks
GD&GPE- These are introductory tasks and are the most important. Just keep in mind that apart from putting forward your points you also have to be a good listener .What I did was I listened to all my groupmates putting their points in the meantime I collected 3-4 good points of mine and when I got the chance I gave up all my points and then started listening to them again.
PGT, HGT, FGT- In these tasks too try to be a group, effective member. Apart from giving your ideas take others ideas as well. Your aim should be to make your group win rather than outperforming others. When you are stuck take their ideas, when they are stuck give your ideas.
INTERVIEW (The best part of whole testing series)
My interview lasted for only 30-35 minutes but I was pretty sure when I came out of the room that I will make it this time. The main approach during the whole interview should be knowing what is being asked and what you have to answer. Don’t beat around the bush and answer briefly and clearly. Be truthful to yourself while answering. During the whole interview, there was a smile on my face and I answered all the questions confidently. Questions ranged from my past girlfriends to my schooling, from “do you watch p*orn “ to “your future career option”. It was fun. Although I had written reading newspaper as my hobby I wasn’t even asked a single question GS maybe because he was more interested in me rather than my GS skills.
Here you can get an idea how was my interview
IO – What are your views on premarital sex?
ME- Sir I feel that everything has its time and I personally won’t do it but if its consensual and proper protection is used then it ain’t a sin either.
IO- What kind of person you would be after 4 years from now?
ME- Sir. It depends upon the training that I would get in the academy, which I know is quite incredible so yes, a better person more responsible and mature and a good leader.
Final result: 8 got recommended out of 72.
Signing off with this most inspiring line for me that a recommended candidate had mentioned in his story on SSBCRACK … **HARA VAHI JO LADA NAHI .
I would be glad to help you out I, if you have some doubts you can contact me on FB or QUORA.
Hello Friends. Maybe I should say Hello Gentlemen. Here’s my success story. I got recommended for Indian Army SSC (Tech) – 49 from 22 SSB, Bhopal. This was my 5th Attempt. I was screened out in the first four attempts and got recommended in my fifth attempt. My first three attempts were for NDA and at that time I was very casual about my attempts and never thought of introspection. But when I went for TGC entry SSB at Bhopal, I did realize that Introspection is the most important thing to identify our own mistakes.
But after getting screened out for 4 times, I didn’t prepare anything and hence I didn’t really had any hopes that I would make it this time. I had planned to go to my hometown if I am screened out this time so booked a ticket in Duronto Express from Bhopal to Delhi in Advance. So here it starts, “THE JOURNEY TO RECOMMENDATION”
21st April, 2017:
My journey from Bengaluru to Bhopal begins on this day. I boarded Sampark Kranti Express from Yesvantpur Junction. I reached Bhopal Junction on 22nd April, 2017 at 11:15 p.m. So I called one of my friends who studies in Bhopal and stayed at his home for the night.
23rd April, 2017:
The Day of Reporting. We were asked to report by sharp 6 a.m at the Service Selection Centre Central, Bhopal. After all the document verification, we got our Screening Test Chest Numbers. Around 750 candidates were called, and 215 Reported.
Then we had Intelligence Test, Two question Papers: Verbal (45 Questions in 22 Minutes) and Non Verbal (45 Questions in 19 Minutes)
I did well in both the tests and was able to attempt 40 questions in Verbal and 40 Questions in Non Verbal and was 99.9% sure that all my answers were correct.
Then it was time for PPDT, they showed us a picture. It was very clear. In the picture there were three characters. Two were standing near a wall and third one was speaking on Phone. I did write a story about a boy motivating and helping his sister for higher studies but was not able to finish it.
In Discussion, our group consisted of 15 members. As soon as the officer said, “Gentlemen, you can start your discussion”, the place turned into a fish market. Then I said, “Friends, as Sir has already told that we should discuss and not make a fish market, so let’s listen to everyone’s points one by one”. Then a friend said, “Friends let’s discuss the number of characters”. I said, “What is there to discuss, as everyone has seen three characters, so let’s decide the common theme for our story”. I think that friend took it as an offense and said, “First we will decide the title of the story, Theme can be discussed later”. I was like “Really!!!!” Then one of our friends made a great story on Woman Empowerment. And I did support his story and then whole group was united with the theme except one friend. And Then officer said, “OK gentlemen, it was a very healthy discussion, we will get back to you with the results soon, you may leave now”
Finally, discussion was over. And I was happy as I did better than my previous attempts.
Then at 4 p.m the results were announced, and I was shocked to know that I am screened in. I was happy for getting screened in but at the same time was sad as I was losing my money for the railways:-P 30 got screened in. I got chest No. 8 for Stage II.
We were asked to go to the allotted rooms and settle ourselves and come back again for some documentation and PIQ form filling. It does take hours for the documentation:-P
22nd April, 2017:
Second Day means it’s a day of Psych Testing. Before the tests we had a photo-session but not with our mobiles:-P
The test started with TAT. First picture was of an accident scene, I was happy that it’s a very simple theme and can write a story on it easily. But I was shocked when next picture was again for an accident scene. I thought to myself, “Why? What to do now??” and then got an idea and did write the story based on accident due to drunken driving case. And then my brain stopped working after the second picture, and went with the flow of test.
Then came WAT, There were some words and we have to make sentences on them. We get 15 seconds to read the word, frame a sentence and write it in answer booklet. Now that is what I liked the most, FAST and FURIOUS:-P I was able to complete 54 out of 60. The words I left were the ones which I never heard it in life:-P
Some examples of my sentence:
NEIGHBOR: He shares very good relations with his neighbors
LIFE: Quick to react, He saved a Life.
Then came SRT, we were given booklets which contained 60 Situations and we should write our responses for those situations in 30 minutes means half a minute for each situation. I was able to respond to 40 out of 60 SRTs.
Then it was time for Self Description. The officer gave us five questions,
“What do your parents think about you?”
“What do your teachers think about you?”
“What do your Friends think about you?”
“What do you think about yourself?”
“What are the qualities you want to improve?”
The allotted time was 15 minutes. I was able to respond 4 questions and then as soon as I finished a sentence for my fifth question, time was up.
And then the test was over and we were informed about the scheduled interviews. My interview was scheduled on the same day. We were given the time of reporting for the interview.
INTERVIEW
My interview was taken by the Deputy President. Here are the questions asked to me during interview,
IO: I have seen that your engineering will be over in June 2017. I want to know what you would do after the completion of your Engineering. Indian Army is one of the options; I want to know other than this.
IO: Ok, now tell me about your family members, and tell me about their occupation.
IO: Now tell me about your education, where have you studied and in which school did you study from class 1 and tell me which institute you liked the most and why? And then tell me about your friend circle and give me names of your two best friends.
IO: Tell me what are their parents doing?
IO: Ok, now tell me two good qualities that your friends are better than you and two good qualities that you are better than them. I want to know the qualities.
IO: Ok tell me, what have you planned till now?
IO: Ok tell me top three news of India in past two years that would make Impact on India in next Thirty Years.
IO: Tell me the three basic electrical Components and think that I am a small child and I don’t know anything and explain me the difference between the Capacitor and Inductor.
IO: How is electricity transferred from the generating station to the consumers?
IO: How many wars has India fought in Kashmir? Tell me the wars and the year in which they occurred.
IO: Do you drive two-wheeler or four-Wheeler?
ME: Sir, Both
IO: Which one in 4 Wheeler?
ME: Sir, i10
IO: What is your maximum speed?
ME: 90 kmph
IO: Can’t you drive faster than that? Are you afraid of the speed?
ME: Sir, Come to Bangalore and drive it with a faster speed. (IO smiled for this answer)
IO: Did you take any coaching? How did you prepare yourself for the SSB?
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
Topic my group selected was “What are the reasons for Unemployment in India?”
I was not able to speak during the initial phase of the discussion. But after 5 minutes of discussion, I started giving my points and my group started adding to my points.
Next topic was “Transparency in India- Advantage or Disadvantage?”
A healthy discussion went on and I participated with more Josh than the previous topic.
TASK 2: Group Planning Exercise
I did well in the written part of the task. But was not able to discuss the plan as the group did become a fish market. Everyone was busy in giving their own ideas and no one was ready to listen to anyone. So I thought of remaining silent in such a condition.
TASK 3: Progressive Group Task
As these were something new to me, I didn’t get any ideas at first. So I helped my group by carrying the load and placing plank and Balli as per the group plan. In the second Obstacle I did got some ideas and gave it to the group and our group was able to complete the obstacle. In third, it was a bit hard to get ideas, but still we were able to cross the obstacle. We were not able to complete the fourth Obstacle as the time given to us for the completion of the task was over. Still I was happy that somehow I helped my group in the task.
TASK 4: Group Obstacle Race
This was the best task of the day. It was fun and we can enjoy the task with our group members. I helped some of my group members to climb the 10 feet wall and kept the josh of my group very high. I selected the War Cry for my group. It was fun. We got a penalty for breaking the rules of the race, so I was one of those who repeated the task for the group and I do think our group won the race.
TASK 5: Half Group Task
Our group was divided into two subgroups of 5 members each. One group was the head and tail of our group, i.e. Chest Nos 1,2,3,9,10 and the other was the body of group, i.e 4,5,6,7,8. (As per our GTO Sir)
We were able to complete the task in the given time but only with the help of GTO Sir. I gave few ideas for the task.
TASK 6: Lecture
I selected “Women in Today’s Society”. I gave a good speech for my complete three minutes and was happy that at least one task of the day went well.
After Completion of Day 1 I was not happy with my performance, I lost hope of getting recommended.
26th April 2017
GTO Day 2
TASK 7: Individual Obstacles
As I am a sportsperson, I was able to complete all the ten obstacles in given time by repeating two obstacles to add my total score to 71 points. It was fun to plan and do the obstacles to score as much as possible.
TASK 8: Command Task
I was called for 4 times as a sub-ordinate.
During my command task, GTO Sir asked me some questions
GTO: Which tasks do you think you were not able to perform well in?
Me: Sir Group Tasks and Interview
GTO: I have already said you that one task does not define your performance, so don’t worry about that.
Me: Sir, That’s why I am standing here today for the task with full josh.
GTO sir asked me 4 solutions of the task and I was able to give all the solutions and I was in full josh as it tested my thinking capacity and creativity.
TASK 9: Final Group Task
Final group task was a blunder. My group didn’t want to work so it just completed somehow.
I was not happy with my performance in the GTO Tasks and was not hoping for good results, so after returning back I booked a tatkal ticket for Rajdhani Express from Bhopal to Bangalore.
27th April 2017
CONFERENCE DAY
We were motivated by an officer before our conference began. He gave examples of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Amitabh Bachchan.
Our Conference started from the last numbers.
I was made to wait for around 10 minutes before my turn. And then I was called in. It was good to see all the officers in Uniform as it filled me with Josh.
I wished everyone “GOOD MORNING SIR”
My IO asked few questions and my conference went on for around 10 minutes.
IO: What was the difference between your experience of SSB and the experience shared by your recommended friends?
IO: How did you prepare for your SSB and especially Psych Tests?
IO: What do you speak with your group members after everyday tests are completed?
IO: How was your stay at SSB?
IO: Which tasks do you think that you could have done better?
IO: Why were you not able to give good ideas to group when you can speak so well with me?
IO: How did you prepare for writing stories?
IO: Any Suggestions for us.
I left the room with a “THANK YOU SIR”
After 30 minutes the result was announced, And when the officer called my chest number I was on Cloud nine as I was not expecting this. But It was the happiest moment of life and all the memories of my previous attempts flashed through my eyes and was feeling proud as I was able to accomplish my dream in my 5th Attempt.
Total of 6 Candidates out of 30 Screened in was recommended by the board.
So this is my experience, I hope many of you will get Josh, and I would love to read your success story on this very same website. It did help me a lot and It would also help many in coming future. Thank you SSBCRACK. You are doing a great Job. Keep it Up
I have my joining on 29th September 2017 at OTA Chennai. If you have any queries mail me at [email protected]
Hello aspirants, in this article you will find the list of famous books and their authors, this list is based on the questions asked in different competitive exams in India. If you are preparing for CDS, NDA and AFCAT exams, you must go through this list, also if you have a hobby of reading, you must check out these famous books and start reading as you like them. By remembering these books and authors you can easily score few marks in your competitive exams.
Famous Books and Authors
My experiments with Truth: Mahatma M.K.Gandhi
Far from the Madding Crowd: Thomas Hardy
Geetanjali: Rabindra Nath Tagore
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch: Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The Merchant of Venice: William Shakespeare
The Moon and Six pence: Somerset Maughan
Pilgrim’s Progress from this world to that which is to come: John Bunyan
A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens
Utopia: Sir Thomas Moor
Origin of species: Charles Darwin
David Copperfield: Charles Dickens
A passage to India: E.M.Forster
Gulliver’s Travels: Jonathan Swift
Discovery of India: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
The Vicar of Wakefield: Oliver Goldsmith
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Edward Gibbon
The Lady of the Last Minstrel: Sir Walter Scott
Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen
Time Machine: H.G. Wells
Arthashastra: Kautilya
Le Contract Social: Jean Jacques Rousseau
Avigyan Sakuntalam: Kalidas
Anand Math: Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay
Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler
Ain-i-Akbari: Abul Fazal
Akbar-Nama: Abul Fazal
Shakuntala: Kalidas
War and peace: Leo Tolstoy
A Dangerous place: D.P. Moynihan
Raghuvamsa: Kalidas
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventures of Tom Saweyer: Mark Twain
Agni Veena: Kazi Nasrul Islam
Alice in Wonderland: Lewis Carrol
Ancient Mariner: Coleridge
Animal Farm: George Orwell
Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy
Antony and Cleopatra: Shakespeare
Arms and the Man: G.B.Shaw
Around the World in eighty days: Jules Verne
Baburnama: Babur
Ben Hur: Lewis Wallace
Bhagwat Gita: Ved Vyas
Bisarjan: R.N.Tagore
Canterbury Tales: Chaucer
Chitra: R.N.Tagore
Count of Monte Cristo: Alexander Dumas
Crime and Punishment: Dostoevsky
Das Kapital : Karl Marx
Divine Comedy: Dante
Two Year Eight Months and Twenty –Eight Night –Salman Rushdi
The Red Sari –Javier Moro
Neither a Hawk nor a dove –Khurshid M Kasuari
Faces and Places Professor –Deepak Nayyar
Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Meira Kumar
Farishta –Kapil Isapuari
Super Economies –Raghav Bahal
China :Confucius in the Shadow –Poonam Surie
My country My Life ‐ L.K.Advani
Joseph Anton ‐ Sulman Rushdie (Autobiography)
The Sahara Testaments ‐ Tade Ipadeola
Narendra Modi: A Political Biography ‐ Andy Marino
My Unforgettable Memories ‐ Mamata Banerjee
Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri ‐ Dr R L Bhat
Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan ‐ Daman Singh
The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001‐ 2014 ‐ Carlotta Gall
Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership ‐ Pavan Choudary
Walking With Giants ‐ G. Ramachandran(former Finance Secretary )
Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths ‐ PC Parakh
The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh ‐ Sanjaya Baru
God of Antarctica ‐ 13 year old Yashwardhan Shukla
My Years with Rajiv and Sonia ‐ R.D.Pradhan
Khushwantnama ‐The Lessons of My Life ‐ Khushwant singh
Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age ‐ Alexander Bard
One Life is Not Enough ‐ Natwar Singh
The Lives of Others ‐ Neel Mukherjee
My Music My Life ‐ Pt Ravi Shankar
I am Malala ‐ Malala Yousufzai and Christina Lamb
A Man and A Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power ‐ Bette Dam
True Colours — Adam Gilchrist
Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job? ‐ Faraz Ahmad
The God of Small Things ‐ Arundhati Roy
Interpreter of Maladies ‐ Jhumpa Lahiri
And then One Day: A Memoir ‐ Nasiruddin Shah (Autobiography)
Unaccustomed Earth ‐ Jhumpa Lahiri
Lowland ‐ Jhumpa Lahiri
Truth Always Prevails ‐ Sadruddin Hashwani
Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar and Boria Mazumder
Unbreakable (Autobiography of Mary Kom) ‐ Mary Kom
Enoch, I am a British Indian ‐ Sarinder Joshua
Duroch ModiNomics ‐ Sameer Kochar
Public Issues Before Parliament ‐ Vijay Darda
Water, Peace and War – Confronting the Global Water Crisis ‐ Brahma Chellaney Ambedkar
Awakening India’s Social Conscience ‐ Dr. Narendra Jadhav
Munger through the Ages ‐ Late DP Yadav
Akbar – The Aesthete ‐ Dr. Indu Anand
Runs in Ruins — Sunil Gavaskar
India at Risk ‐ Jaswant Singh
The Narrow Road to the Deep North ‐ Richard Flanagan (Australian)(Man Booker)
Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector ‐ Dr UD Choubey
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar ‐ Dilip D’Souza
Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace ‐ Leon Panetta and Jim Newton
Not Just an Accountant ‐ former CAG Vinod Rai
Grandmaster Repertoire ‐ 1.e4 vs The French, Caro‐Kann and Philidor ‐ Parimarjan Negi
A Bend in the river ‐ V.S. Naipaul
Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna ‐ Gautam Chintamani
Half Girlfriend ‐ Chetan Bhagat
Iqbal: The Life of a Poet, Philosopher and Politician ‐ Biography of Allama Muhammad Iqbal (Spiritual Father of Pakistan)
50 years of man in space ‐ Garik Israelien, Brian May and David J Eicher
Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 ‐ Sandeep Unnithan
Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years ‐ Pranab Mukherjee 2014: The Election That Changed India ‐Rajdeep Sardesai
Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love ‐ Ravinder Singh
Born Again on the Mountain- Arunima Sinha
Flood of Fire –Amitav Ghosh
30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories- Naina Lal Kidwai
The Courage to Act – A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath : Ben S. Bernanke
To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991 Story :Jairam Ramesh
Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice : Dr. Mool Chand Sharma
Ramcharitmanas (105-year-old Urdu copy ): Shiv Brat Lal
Mrs Funny bones :Twinkle Khanna
Making India Awesome : Chetan Bhagat
The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity :Tarun Khanna
R.D. Burman: The Prince of Music :Khagesh Dev Burman
Ghosts of Calcutta :Sebastian Ortiz
Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India :Jairam Ramesh
Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji : Abdul Kalam
Beyond Doubt: A Dossier on Gandhi’s Assassination : Teesta Setalvad
Modi – Incredible emergence of a star (in Chinese language): Tarun Vijay
Education of Muslims : Professor JS Rajput
Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy:Saptarshi Sarkar
Flood of fire : Amitav Ghosh
Super Economies :Raghav Bahl
Complete Story of Indian Reforms: 2G, Power & Private Enterprise : Pradeep Baijal
Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad : Prof Bhim Singh
Food for All:Uma Lele
Family Life :Akhil Sharma( winner of the Folio Prize 2015)
Faces and Places :Prof. Deepak Nayyar
Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speaker’s Perspective :Meira Kumar
Editor Unplugged: Media, Magnates, Netas and Me : Vinod Mehta
Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks : SK Rath
Why I Assassinated Gandhi : Nathuram Godse and Gopal Godse
Other famous books and their authors
Book
Author
Non-stop India
Mark Tully
The Mad Tibetan: Stories from then and now
Deepti Naval
Nirbasan
Taslima Nasreen
The Best Thing About You is You
Anupam Kher
Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World
Dalai Lama
I Witness: Partial Observations
Kapil Sibal
The Art of Living – A Guide to Contentment, Joy and Fulfilment
Dalai Lama
Origins of Love
Kishwar Desai
Pax Indica: India and the world of the 21st Century
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk
Sudha Murthy
A Better India: A Better World
NR Narayana Murthy
India – My Beloved
Dominique Lapierre
Dare to Do: For the New Generation
Kiran Bedi
Kashmir: The Unwritten History
Christopher Snedden
Walking with Lions : Tales from a Diplomatic Past
K Natwar Singh
The Hanging of Afzal Guru
Arundhati Roy
The Shadow Of The Crescent Moon
Fatima Bhutto
The Oath of the Vayuputras
Amish Tripathi
The Great Gatsby
F Scott Fitzgerald
India: The Future is Now
Shashi Tharoor
Go Set a Watchman
Harper Lee
And Then One Day
Naseeruddin Shah
Getting India Back on Track
Ratan Tata
One Life is Not Enough
Natwar Singh
Not Just an Accountant: The diary of the nation’s conscience keeper
What is Sentence arrangement? Arranging given sentences in a paragraph – Sentence arrangement questions are easy and you will face such questions in CDS and NDA exams, both NDA and CDS will have similar type of sentence arrangement (PQRS) questions, for a fact that NDA and CDS question papers had same PQRS sentence arrangement questions.
You can face 15 -20 such questions in CDS exam and around 10-15 questions in NDA exam, such questions are very easy if you have a basic understanding of grammer and sentence formation.
Tips for Sentence Arrangement
Understand the passage first, once you know the meaning of the passage, it is easier to make the correct sentence.
Make a pair of two sentences, for example, if 6 sentences are given, make 3 pairs each having 2 sentences.
To make the pair, find the connecting words that form a link between two sentences.
Once you make the pairs, just reorder them to form a correct and meaningful passage.
The pair that looks independent introduction should come first and the pair which looks like a conculsion will be last.
Once done, read the complete passage to cross check and match with the given options.
Sentence Arrangement Questions
1. A. The two neighbours never fought each other. B. Fights involving three male fiddler crabs have been recorded, but the status of the participants was unknown. C. They pushed or grappled only with the intruder. D. We recorded 17 cases in which a resident that was fighting an intruder was joined by an immediate neighbour, an ally. E. We, therefore, tracked 268 intruder males until we saw them fighting a resident male. (a) BEDAC (b) DEBAC (c) BDCAE (d) BCEDA Answer: (a) BEDAC
2. A. He felt justified in bypassing Congress altogether on a variety of moves. B. At times he was fighting the entire Congress. C. Bush felt he had a mission to restore power to the presidency. D. Bush was not fighting just the democrats. E. Representative democracy is a messy business, and a CEO of the White House does not like a legislature of second guessers and time wasters. (a) CAEDB (b) DBAEC (c) CEADB (d) ECDBA Answer: (b) DBAEC
3. A. In the west, Allied Forces had fought their way through southern Italy as far as Rome. B. In June 1944 Germany’s military position in World War Two appeared hopeless. C. In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for the liberation of northern Europe had been completed. D. The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back through Poland. E. The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic. (a) EDACB (b) BEDAC (c) BDECA (d) CEDAB Answer: (b) BEDAC
4. A. Experts such as Larry Burns, head of research at GM, reckon that only such a full hearted leap will allow the world to cope with the mass motorisation that will one day come to China or India. B. But once hydrogen is being produced from biomass or extracted from underground coal or made from water, using nuclear or renewable electricity, the way will be open for a huge reduction in carbon emissions from the whole system. C. In theory, once all the bugs have been sorted out, fuel cells should deliver better total fuel economy than any existing engines. D. That is twice as good as the internal combustion engine, but only five percentage points better than a diesel hybrid. E. Allowing for the resources needed to extract hydrogen from hydrocarbon, oil, coal or gas, the fuel cell has an efficiency of 30 %. (a) CEDBA (b) CEBDA (c) AEDBC (d) ACEBD Answer: (a) CEDBA
5. A. But this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation. B. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. C. Most of our traditional sources of information about the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich like pyramids and tombs. D. Houses in which ordinary Egyptians lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were buried in simple graves. E. We know infinitely more about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. (a) CDBEA (b) ECDAB (c) EDCBA (d) DECAB Answer: (c) EDCBA
6. A. Too much of the Labour movement, it symbolises the brutality of the upper classes. B. And to everybody watching, the current mess over foxhunting symbolises the government’s weakness. C. To foxhunting’s supporters, Labour’s 1991 manifesto commitment to ban it symbolises the party’s metropolitan roots and hostility to the countryside. D. Small issues sometimes have large symbolic power. E. To those who enjoy thundering across the countryside in red coats after foxes, foxhunting symbolises the ancient roots of rural lives. (a) DEACB (b) ECDBA (c) CEADB (d) DBAEC Answer: (a) DEACB
7. A. In the case of King Merolchazzar’s courtship of the Princess of the Outer Isles, there occurs a regrettable hitch. B. She acknowledges the gifts, but no word of a meeting date follows. C. The monarch, hearing good reports of a neighbouring princess, dispatches messengers with gifts to her court, beseeching an interview. D. The princess names a date, and a formal meeting takes place; after that everything buzzes along pretty smoothly. E. Royal love affairs in olden days were conducted on the correspondence method. (a) ACBDE (b) ABCDE (c) ECDAB (d) ECBAD Answer: (c) ECDAB
8. A. Who can trace to its first beginnings the love of Damon for Pythias, of David for Jonathan, of Swan for Edgar? B. Similarly with men. C. There is about great friendships between man and man a certain inevitability that can only be compared with the age old association of ham and eggs. D. One simply feels that it is one of the things that must be so. E. No one can say what was the mutual magnetism that brought the deathless partnership of these wholesome and palatable foodstuffs about. (a) ACBED (b) CEDBA (c) ACEBD (d) CEABD Answer: (b) CEDBA
9. A. Events intervened, and in the late 1930s and 1940s, Germany suffered from “over-branding”. B. The British used to be fascinated by the home of Romanticism. C. But reunification and the federal government’s move to Berlin have prompted Germany to think again about its image. D. The first foreign package holiday was a tour of Germany organized by Thomas Cook in 1855. E. Since then, Germany has been understandably nervous about promoting itself abroad. (a) ACEBD (b) DECAB (c) BDAEC (d) DBAEC Answer:(c) BDAEC
10. A. The wall does not simply divide Israel from a putative Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 borders. B. A chilling omission from the road map is the gigantic ‘separation wall’ now being built in the West Bank by Israel. C. It is surrounded by trenches, electric wire and moats; there are watchtowers at regular intervals. D. It actually takes in new tracts of Palestinian land, sometimes five or six kilometres at a stretch. E. Almost a decade after the end of South African apartheid, this ghastly racist wall is going up with scarcely a peep from Israel’s American allies who are going to pay for most of it. (a) EBCAD (b) BADCE (c) AEDCB (d) ECADB Answer: (b) BADCE
Current Affairs questions will be from last 5-7 months (for AFCAT, NDA, CDS, TA)
11. A. Luckily the tide of battle moved elsewhere after the American victory at Midway and an Australian victory over Japan at Milne Bay. B. It could have been no more than a delaying tactic. C. The Australian military, knowing the position was hopeless, planned to fall back to the south-east in the hope of defending the main cities. D. They had captured most of the Solomon Islands and much of New Guinea, and seemed poised for an invasion. E. Not many people outside Australia realize how close the Japanese got. (a) EDCBA (b) ECDAB (c) ADCBE (d) CDBAE Answer: (a) EDCBA
12. A. Call it the third wave sweeping the Indian media. B. Now, they are starring in a new role, as suave dealmakers who are in a hurry to strike alliances and agreements. C. Look around and you will find a host of deals that have been inked or are ready to be finalized. D. Then the media barons wrested back control from their editors, and turned marketing warriors with the brand as their missile. E. The first came with those magnificent men in their mahogany chambers who took on the world with their mighty fountain pens. (a) ACBED (b) CEBDA (c) CAEBD (d) AEDBC Answer: (d) AEDBC
13. A. The celebrations of economic recovery in Washington may be as premature as that “Mission Accomplished” banner hung on the USS Abraham Lincoln to hail the end of the Iraq war. B. Meanwhile, in the real world, the struggles of families and communities continue unabated. C. Washington responded to the favourable turn in economic news with enthusiasm. D. The celebrations and high-fives up and down Pennsylvania Avenue are not to be found beyond the Beltway. E. When the third quarter GDP showed growth of 7.2% and the monthly unemployment rate dipped to 6%, euphoria gripped the US capital. (a) ACEDB (b) CEDAB (c) ECABD (d) ECBDA Answer: (d) ECBDA
14. A. Four days later, Oracle announced its own bid for PeopleSoft, and invited the firm’s board to a discussion. B. Furious that his own plans had been endangered, PeopleSoft’s boss, Craig Conway, called Oracle’s offer “diabolical”, and its boss, Larry Ellison, a “sociopath”. C. In early June, PeopleSoft said that it would buy J.D. Edwards, a smaller rival. D. Moreover, said Mr. Conway, “he could imagine neither price nor combination of price and other conditions to recommend accepting the offer.” E. On June 12th, PeopleSoft turned Oracle down. (a) CABDE (b) CADBE (c) CEDAB (d) CAEBD Answer: (a) CABDE
15. A. A few months ago I went to Princeton University to see what the young people who are going to be running our country in a few decades are like. B. I would go to sleep in my hotel room around midnight each night, and when I awoke, my mailbox would be full of replies—sent at 1:15 a.m., 2:59 a.m., 3:23 a.m. C. One senior told me that she went to bed around two and woke up each morning at seven; she could afford that much rest because she had learned to supplement her full day of work by studying in her sleep. D. Faculty members gave me the names of a few dozen articulate students, and I sent them e-mails, inviting them out to lunch or dinner in small groups. E. As she was falling asleep she would recite a math problem or a paper topic to herself; she would then sometimes dream about it, and when she woke up, the problem might be solved. (a) DABCE (b) DACEB (c) ADBCE (d) AECBD Answer: (c) ADBCE
16. A. I am much more intolerant of a human being’s shortcomings than I am of an animal’s, but in this respect I have been lucky, for most of the people I have come across have been charming. B. Then you come across the unpleasant human animal—the District Officer who drawled, “We chaps are here to help you chaps,’ and then proceeded to be as obstructive as possible. C. In these cases of course, the fact that you are an animal collector helps; people always seem delighted to meet someone with such an unusual occupation and go out of their way to assist you. D. Fortunately, these types are rare, and the pleasant ones I have met more than compensated for them—but even so, I think I will stick to animals. E. When you travel round the world collecting animals you also, of necessity, collect human beings. (a) EACBD (b) ABDCE (c) ECBDA (d) ACBDE Answer: (a) EACBD
17. A. Surrendered, or captured, combatants cannot be incarcerated in razor wire cages; this ‘war’ has a dubious legality. B. How can then one characterize a conflict to be waged against a phenomenon as war? C. The phrase ‘war against terror’, which has passed into the common lexicon, is a huge misnomer. D. Besides, war has a juridical meaning in international law, which has codified the laws of war, imbuing them with a humanitarian content. E. Terror is a phenomenon, not an entity—either State or non-State. (a) ECDBA (b) BECDA (c) EBCAD (d) CEBDA Answer: (d) CEBDA
18. A. To avoid this, the QWERTY layout put the keys most likely to be hit in rapid succession on opposite sides. This made the keyboard slow, the story goes, but that was the idea. B. A different layout, which had been patented by August Dvorak in 1936, was shown to be much faster. C. The QWERTY design (patented by Christopher Sholes in 1868 and sold to Remington in 1873) aimed to solve a mechanical problem of early typewriters. D. Yet the Dvorak layout has never been widely adopted, even though (with electric typewriters and then PCs) the anti-jamming rationale for QWERTY has been defunct for years. E. When certain combinations of keys were struck quickly, the type bars often jammed. (a) BDACE (b) CEABD (c) BCDEA (d) CAEBD Answer:(b) CEABD
19. A. Branded disposable diapers are available at many supermarkets and drug stores. B. If one supermarket sets a higher price for a diaper; customers may buy that brand elsewhere. C. By contrast, the demand for private-label products may be fewer prices sensitive since it is available only at a corresponding supermarket chain. D. So, the demand for branded diapers at any particular store may be quite price sensitive. E. For instance, only SavOn Drugs stores sell SavOn Drugs diapers. F. Then, stores should set a higher incremental margin percentage for private-label diapers. (a) ABCDEF (b) ABCEDF (c) ADBCEF (d) AEDBCF Answer: (c) ADBCEF
20. A. Having a strategy is a matter of discipline. B. It involves the configuration of a tailored value chain that enables a company to offer unique value. C. It requires a strong focus on profitability and a willingness to make tough trade-offs in choosing what not to do. D. Strategy goes far beyond the pursuit of best practices. E. A company must stay the course even during times of upheaval, while constantly improving and extending its distinctive positioning. F. When a company’s activities fit together as a self-reinforcing system, any competitor wishing to imitate a strategy must replicate the whole system? (a) ACEDBF (b) ACBDEF (c) DCBEFA (d) ABCEDF Answer: (a) ACEDBF
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1000 Latest GK Questions For CDS / NDA / AFCAT
1. Where did Lord Buddha receive the knowledge? Bodhgaya 2. Who founded the Arya Samaj? Swami Dayanand 3. What is the script for Punjabi language? Gurumukhi 4. What is the southernmost edge of India’s mainland? Kanyakumari 5. In which state of India first Sun is released? Arunachal Pradesh 6. Insulin is used in the treatment of which disease? Diabetes 7. Bihu is the famous festival of which state? Assam 8. Which vitamins are abundant in Amla? Vitamin C 9. Who was the first Governor General of India? William Bantric 10. In which country was the invention of paper? China 11. What was the name of Gautam Buddha’s childhood? Siddhartha 12. Who is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces in India? President 13. Which vitamin deficiency is due to lack of vitamins? Vitamin A 14. Pongal is the festival of which state? Tamil Nadu 15. Giddha and Bhangra are the folk dances of which state? Punjab 16. Who invented the television? John Logie Baird 17. Who was the first female ruler of India? Razia Sultan 18. With whose help the breath breathes? Gillafar 19. Who gave the slogan of ‘Inklab Zindabad’? Bhagat Singh 20. When and where did Jallianwala Bagh massacre? In 1919 AD, Amritsar, 21. In 1939, after which the Congress left Subhas Chandra Bose founded the party? Forward Block 22. Who is called ‘Punjab Kesari’? Lala Lajpat Rai 23. Who killed Sanders? Bhagat Singh 24. Who gave his sacrifice in the rebellion of 1857 AD? Mangal Pandey 25. Who was the first woman governor of India? Sarojini Naidu 26. Who was the first woman to climb Mt. Everest twice? Santosh Yadav 27. ‘Brahma Samaj’ was founded by whom? Raja Rammohan Roy 28. What was the original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati? Moolshankar 29. Who gave the slogan ‘ Lot to the Vedas’? Dayanand Saraswati 30. Who founded the ‘Ram Krishna Mission’? Swami Vivekananda 31. When did Vaskodigama come to India? 1498 AD 32. Where was Waskodigama supposed to live? Portugal 33. Where is the Hawa Mahal located? Jaipur 34. Which Sikh guru is the founder of Sikh religion? Guru Nanak 35. What is the main festival of Sikhs? Baisakhi 36. What iron man is called ‘Iron Man’? Sardar Patel 37. What great leader is called Netaji? Subhash Chandra Bose 38. What is the name of Samadhi of Delhi based Lal Bahadur Shastri? Vijay Ghat 39. Who is the architect of Mahabharata? Maharishi Vedavas 40. Who wrote a book called economics? Chanakya (Kautilya) 41. Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’? Lal Bahadur Shastri 42. Who was the permanent president of the Constituent Assembly? Dr. Rajendra Prasad 43. Who was the president of the draft constitution committee? Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar 44. World’s Red Cross Day is celebrated on which date? 8 May 45. ‘Which country is famous for the Sunrise’ s country? Japan 46. On which date is the International Women’s Day celebrated? 8 March 47. What is the smallest state in India in terms of area? Goa 48. Onam is the famous festival of which state? Kerala 49. When Delhi became the capital of India? 1911 50. What is the brightest planet? Venus 51. What is the national animal of India? Tiger 52. What is the national bird of India? Peacock 53. What is the national water body of India? Ganga Dolphin 54. What is the national fruit of India? Common 55. What is the national flower of India? Lotus 56. What is the National Tree of India? Banyan 57. What is the national sport of India? NONE 58. What is the ratio in the length and breadth of India’s national flag? 3: 2 59. Who wrote the national anthem of India? Rabindranath Tagore 60. What is the national anthem of India? Jan Gan Man 61. Who wrote the National Anthem of India? Rabindranath Tagore 62. Who first said Mahatma Gandhi to the Father of the Nation? Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose 63. What is our national calendar? Saka Samvat 64. What is the period of national anthem song? 52 seconds 65. Who discovered the radioactivity? Henry Buckler 66. Which part of the body is related to Paes Maker? Heart 67. What is the body of the human body called ‘master granthi’? Piusa gland 68. What is the most pure form of carbon? Diamond 69. Who invented X-ray? Rantjan 70. Which metal was first used by humans? Copper 71. How does the astronaut appear to have outer air? Black 72. Who invented the telescope? Galileo 73. What is the name of Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi? Rajghat 74. Where did the first train in India go from? From Mumbai (Current Mumbai) to Thane 75. In which city was the first metro rail service introduced in India? Kolkata 76. Which Indian started the railroad in India? 1853 77. Who were the first Indian astronauts? Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma, in 1984, 78. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of India? Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani 79. Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana? Pt. Bhagvat Dayal Sharma 80. When was the United Nations established? 24 October 1945 81. Where is the UN headquarters located? New York 82. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations? Trivedi 83. How many countries are there from the United Nations at this time? 193 84. How many countries are members of the UN Security Council? 15 85. How many countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council? 5 86 Where is the international court located? In The Hague, Holland 87. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations? Ban-Ki-Moon 88. Who were the Indians who gave speeches in Hindi at the UN General Assembly? Atal Bihari Vajpayee 89. How many years are the temporary members of the UN Security Council elected? 2 years 90. What country was the 193rd member of the United Nations? South Sudan 91. Which vitamin deficiency does not stop the release of blood? Vitamin K 92. When is Hindi day celebrated? September 14, 93. Which article of the Constitution was declared Hindi as the national language? Article 343 94. Who is the only Indian to win gold medal in the Olympics? Abhinav Bindra 95. How many years after the Olympic Games are held? 4 years 96. Where will the Olympic Games be held in 2016? Rio de Janeiro 97. International Day of Human Rights is celebrated? 10 December 98. Which breed of buffalo is famous in Haryana? Murrah 99. Where is the famous Shitala Mata Temple situated? Gurgaon 100. Who made the huge Haryana party? Rao Virendra Singh
101. How much area is the area of Haryana? 44212 102. Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana? P. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma 103. Which country has landlord with most countries? China 104. What is the indicator of rapid decline in barometric readings? Stormy 105. What is the name of Indian desert? Thar 106. Kaziranga National Reserve is in which state? Assam 107. In what direction does the earth rotate on its axis? Before west 108. Ujjain is situated on the banks of which river? Shipra 109. Which of the following metals is the best conductor of electricity? Silver 110. What is found mainly in ‘Gobar Gas’? Methane 111. “Freedom is my birthright and I will be taking it” Who said that? Lokmanya Tilak 112. How long is the election of members of Rajya Sabha? Six years 113. What is the script for Hindi language? Devanagari 114. What is the name of our galaxy? Milk Mekhla or Milky Way 115. What was the first newspaper in Hindi language? Venerable martand 116. Which language of the Hindi language is written by Tulsidasit Ramcharitmanas? Awadhi 117. Who are the rulers of Haryana? Uday Bhanu Hans 118. 118. When and where did the modern Olympic Games begin? In Athens (Greece) in 1896, 119. India has won 8 gold medals in the Olympics in which game? Hockey 120. Where and when did the last gold medal in India be won by Hockey India? 1980 in Moscow 121. How many years after the Olympic Games are held? 4 years 122. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located? Lausanne (Switzerland) 123. Where did the Olympic Games take place in 2012? London 124. How many shells are there in the Olympic flag? 5 125. Who is the player to win the highest gold medal in an Olympics? Michael Phelps 126. Where will the Olympic Games be held in 2020? Tokyo (Japan) 127. What is the name of Saina Nehwal, who won the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics? Badminton 128. What was the first time India participated in Olympic Games? 1900 129. Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Olympic Games? Karnam Malleshwari 130. Who gave the slogan “Back to the Vedas”? Maharishi Dayanand 131. Who was the composer of the famous flag song “The flag being tall?” Shyamlal Gupta Councilor
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Online applications are invited from Unmarried Male Indian Citizen from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim meeting following eligibility criteria. Indian Navy has published a notification for the recruitment of Sailor Entry (Steward, Chef, Hygienist) for MR – APR 2018 Batch vacancies. Eligible candidates (Unmarried Male Indian Citizens from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim) may apply online from 12-10-2017 to 15-10-2017. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process & how to apply are given below.
Educational Qualifications: Candidate must have passed Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognised Board. Job Specification
Chef. They would be required to prepare food as per menu (both vegetarian and non-vegetarian including handling of meat products) and accounting of ration. In addition, they will also be allotted other duties as per Service requirement.
Steward. They would be required to serve food in the officer’s messes as waiters, housekeeping, accounting of funds, wine and stores, preparation of menu etc. In addition, they will also be allotted other duties as per service requirement.
Hygienist. They will be required to clean in wash rooms and other areas. In addition, they will also be allotted other duties as per Service requirement.
Age Limit: Candidates should be born between 01-04-1997 to 31-03-2001 (Both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualification: Candidates should have passed Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognized Board.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on Written Test, Physical Fitness Test (PFT).
How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through the website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in from 12-10-2017 to 15-10-2017.
Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Before applying, candidates should have valid email – id & scanned copies of certificates.
2. Log on to the website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in.
3. Click on Apply Online & Read all instructions log in your self
4. After log in Click on Current Opportunities & Click on Apply button.
5. Fill all the details & submit the form.
6. Take a printout of online application form for future use
Important Dates: Starting Date for Apply Online: 12-10-2017. Last Date to Apply Online: 15-10-2017.
Candidates who are waiting to join the Indian navy as a sailor can apply for the Senior Secondary Recruit SSR Notification 14 Dec 2018. INDIAN NAVY INVITES ONLINE APPLICATIONS FROM UNMARRIED MALE CANDIDATES FOR ENROLMENT AS SAILORS FOR SENIOR SECONDARY RECRUIT (SSR) – AUG 2019 BATCH FOR COURSE COMMENCING AUGUST 2019. Online applications are invited from unmarried male candidates (who fulfill eligibility conditions as laid down by the Government of India) for enrolment as sailors for 2500 vacancies (Approximately) for Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR) – Aug 2019 batch.
Educational Qualifications: Qualified in 10+2 examination with Maths & Physics and at least one of these subjects:- Chemistry/ Biology/ Computer Science from the Boards of School Education recognised by MHRD, Govt. of India.
Age: Candidates should be born between 01 Aug 1998 to 31 Jul 2002 (Both dates inclusive).
Pay & Allowances: During the initial training period, a stipend of Rs. 14,600/- per month will be admissible. On successful completion of initial training, they will be placed in Level 3 of the Defence Pay Matrix (₹ 21,700- ₹69,100). In addition, they will be paid MSP @ ₹ 5200/- per month plus DA (as applicable).
Promotion: Promotion prospects exist up to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer-I, i.e. Level 8 of the Defence Pay Matrix (₹ 47,600- ₹ 1,51,100) plus MSP @ ₹ 5200/- per month plus DA (as applicable). Opportunities for promotion to commissioned officer also exist for those who perform well and qualify the prescribed examinations.
Selection of recruits is based on State-wise merit of their performance in Computer-based Examination, subject to qualifying Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and fitness in Medical Examinations.
SSR Computer-based Examination
The question paper will be computer-based with a total of 100 questions, each carrying 01 mark.
The question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective type (multiple-choice).
The question paper will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Mathematics and General Knowledge.
The standard of the question paper will be that of 10+2 and the syllabus & sample paper for the examination is available on website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in.
Duration of examination will be one hour.
The candidates are required to pass in all sections and in aggregate. The Navy reserves the right to determine the pass marks in each Section and in aggregate.
Penalty for the Wrong Answer. Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the question paper. There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
Qualifying in Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is mandatory for selection.
PFT will consist of 1.6 Km run to be completed in 7 minutes, 20 squat ups (Uthak Baithak) and 10 Push-ups. Candidates undergoing PFT will do so at their own risk.
Advisory:- Proficiency in sports, swimming and extra-curricular activities is desirable.
Medical examination will be conducted by authorised military doctors as per medical standard prescribed in current regulations applicable to sailors on entry.
Minimum height 157 cms. Weight and Chest should be proportionate. Minimum chest expansion of 5 cms. Details regarding minimum height standards for entry into the Indian Navy as Sailors, including applicable relaxations, can be accessed from the official recruitment website.
The candidate must be in good physical and mental health, free from any defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duties both ashore and afloat under peace as well as war conditions as per Navy Order (Special) 01/2008. Extract of the Navy Order can be accessed from the official Indian Navy recruitment website.
Preliminary Medical Examination for recruitment will be considered only “Provisionally fit subject to fitness in the final medical examination”. Final Enrolment Medical Examination of all selected candidates will be done at INS Chilka. Candidates who are found medically fit in Final Enrolment Medical Examination will be enrolled. Candidates who are found medically unfit will be advised to appeal against its findings, if they so desire, at INHS Kalyani, Visakhapatnam within a maximum period of 21 days.
Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearms i.e from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reversed side of palm/ back (dorsal) side of hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body is not acceptable and the candidate will be barred from recruitment.
Examination Fee: Candidates (except SC/ST candidates, who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 205/- (Rupees Two hundred five only) through online mode by using net banking or by using Visa/ Master/ RuPay Credit/ Debit Card/ UPI. Admit card will be issued for the examination only to those candidates who have successfully paid the examination fee and who are entitled to waiver of examination fee.
Senior Secondary Recruit Selection Procedure
The applications are to be filled online only on website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in and all required documents in original are to be scanned and uploaded. The selection procedure is as follows:-
Candidates have to choose any two centres for online examination, as per their convenience. Candidates can be allotted any centre view administrative reasons. Examination centre cannot be changed once selected by the candidate or allotted by the Indian Navy. Call up Letters cum Admit Card for online examination indicating date, time and place, which are scheduled during Feb 2019, would be required to be downloaded from the official website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in tentatively by end Jan 2019. Only Electronic mode of communication will be used while contacting the candidates at all stages of recruitment.
The documents submitted by the candidates along with application will not be verified before the online examination. These original documents {original certificates, mark sheets, Domicile certificate and NCC certificate (if held)} will be verified at the time of PFT and again before final enrolment at INS Chilka. If the details provided in „online application‟ are not matching with original documents at any stage, the candidature will be cancelled.
Results of the online examination will be announced tentatively after 30 days. Approximately 10000 candidates will be called for PFT and Preliminary Recruitment Medical Examination. A State wise merit list will be prepared of all qualified candidates based upon the vacancies of the respective State. The qualifying cut off marks for appearing in PFT & Preliminary Recruitment Medical may vary from State to State. Allocation of centres for PFT and Preliminary Recruitment Medical Examination will be at the discretion of the Indian Navy.
Candidates who are qualified in PFT will undergo Preliminary Recruitment medical examination. Candidates declared Temporary Medically Unfit in the Preliminary Recruitment medicals can avail specialist review from the specified Military Hospital within a maximum period of 21 days. No further review/ appeal is permissible if declared unfit in the specialist review.
Candidates declared Permanent Medically unfit in the Preliminary recruitment medical can appeal for specialist opinion in a Military Hospital on payment of Rs 40/- by Military Receivable Order (MRO) on Government Treasury within 21 days. Medical fitness certificate other than that of the specialist opinion in a Military Hospital will not be considered. No further review/ appeal is permissible.
A State wise merit list will be published for candidates who have passed in PFT and Preliminary Recruitment Medical Examination depending upon vacancies. In case of candidates securing similar cut off marks in Computer Based Examination, the candidate with higher percentage in the qualifying examination i.e 10+2 will be selected for Final Enrolment Medicals at INS Chilka (The percentage will be calculated taking into consideration best of five subjects including Maths and Physics).
The merit list will be available on website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in on 20 Jun 2019. All selected candidates will be called to INS Chilka for Final enrolment medicals. The selection of a candidate will stand cancelled and he will have no claim for enrolment in the Indian Navy in case the candidate fails to report on the date and time mentioned in call letter for final enrolment medical examination at INS Chilka. However, enrolment will be subject to Fitness in Final Enrolment Medical at INS Chilka.
The candidate‟s selection pertaining to a particular batch is valid for that batch only. Qualified candidates whose names do not appear in the merit list cannot claim admission for the next batch. These candidates will have to undergo the selection procedure afresh, provided they meet the eligibility criteria for the fresh batch.
All select listed candidates will be required to download Police Verification form and other associated forms along with the Call letter for Final Enrolment Medical Examination at INS Chilka. The candidates will be required to submit the same to INS Chilka after getting their antecedents verified on Police Verification form / Online police verification form from the Superintendent of Police of their respective jurisdiction. Candidates without the verified police verification reports or reports with adverse comments will not be eligible for enrolment. The format for the police verification form can also be downloaded from the website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in immediately after the declaration of select list, to ensure timely verification
HOW TO APPLY: For this entry, the candidates can apply ONLINE ONLY on the official website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in from 14 Dec 18 to 30 Dec 18.
Online applications are invited from Unmarried Male Indian Citizen from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim meeting following eligibility criteria. Indian Navy has published a notification for the recruitment of Sailor Entry (Senior Secondary Recruits) SSR – FEB 2018 Batch vacancies. Eligible candidates (Unmarried Male Indian Citizens from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim) may apply online from 12-10-2017 to 15-10-2017. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process & how to apply are given below.
Navy Sailor SSR Educational Qualifications: Candidates should have qualified 10+2/ equivalent exam with Maths and Physics as compulsory subjects; optional subjects Chemistry/Biology/Computers.
Navy Sailor SSR Age: Candidates should have been born between 01 Feb 1997 to 31 Jan 2001 (Both dates inclusive).
Navy Sailor SSR Selection
Selection of recruits is based on the order of merit depending on their performance in Written Test, Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and fitness in the Medical Examinations.
Written Test.
The question paper will be objective type and will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Mathematics and General Knowledge.
Duration of examination will be one hour.
Syllabus can be obtained from website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in
How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through the website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in from 12-10-2017 to 15-10-2017.
Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Before applying, candidates should have valid email – id & scanned copies of certificates.
2. Log on to the website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in.
3. Click on Apply Online & Read all instructions login your self
4. After log in Click on Current Opportunities & Click on Apply button.
5. Fill all the details & submit the form.
6. Take a printout of online application form for future use
Important Dates: Starting Date for Apply Online: 12-10-2017. Last Date to Apply Online: 15-10-2017.
Indian Army Recruitment Rally Kolhapur 2017: An Army Recruitment Rally for enrollment of eligible male candidates who are domicile of of Kolhapur, Solapur, Satara, Sangli, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri of Maharashtra State and North Goa & South Goa of Goa State will be held at Chatrapati Shahu District Sports Ground, near Bus Stand Satara and Police Parade Ground Satara, from 08 December 2017 to 18 December 2017. The screening will be carried out for the following categories :-
Indian Army Vacancy Details: Name of the Posts:
1. Soldier General Duty (GD)
2. Soldier Clerk/ Store Keeper Technical
3. Soldier Technical
4. Soldier Technical (Aviation & Ammunition Examiner)
5. Soldier Tradesman
6. Religious Teacher (RT JCO)
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on Rally.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in from 09-10-2017 to 22-11-2017 & attend for recruitment rally at Chatrapati Shahu District Sports Ground, near Bus Stand Satara and Police Parade Ground Satara from 08 to 18-11-2017.
Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Log on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
2. Go to JCO/ OR Enrolment ——>Rally Notifications.
3. Select the desired post & Read all the Notification
4. Click on Apply Online.
5. Fill all the details & submit the form.
6. Take a printout of online application form for future use.
Important Dates:
Starting Date to Apply Online
09-10-2017
Last Date to Apply Online
22-11-2017
Date of Downloading for Admit Cards
After 23-11-2017
Date of Recruitment Rally
08 to 18-12-2017
Venue for Recruitment Rally
Chatrapati Shahu District Sports Ground, near Bus Stand Satara and Police Parade Ground Satara
