NDA 2 2017 written exam will be conducted by UPSC at different centers across the country on 11th Sep 2017. Candidates who have applied successfully for NDA 2 2017 are required to download the admit card/ hall ticket from the UPSC website, NDA 2 2017 admit card is must if you are attending this exam at the respective centre. All the details like your name, roll number, exam centre, exam date and time will be mentioned on this admit card. Also, do read the instructions given on the portal and on NDA 2 2017 admit card to avoid any errors during your written exam.
How to download NDA 2 2017 admit card?
Vist UPSC website.
Click on NDA admit card on “what’s new” section.
click on the download link.
Agree to terms and instructions.
Enter your registration ID/ roll number to download the NDA 2 2017 admit card.
NDA 2 2017 Exam Important Dates
Below we have mentioned the important dates related to NDA 2 2017 exams, candidates must check these date and prepare for NDA SSB interview accordingly. SSBCrack wishes all the NDA aspirants a success exam ahead.
Dates (NDA I)
Dates (NDA II)
Notification release
18th January, 2017
7th June 2017
Application form release
18th January, 2017
7th June 2017
Last date to submit the application form
10th February, 2017
30th June 2017 (6:00 PM)
Admit card release
29th March 2017
one or two weeks before exam
Exam date
23rd April, 2017
10th September 2017
Result declaration
18th July 2017
October, 2017
NDA 2 2017 Admit Card Important Instructions by UPSC:
1. Check the e-Admit Card carefully and bring discrepancies, if any, to the notice of UPSC immediately.
2. Mention your Name, Roll Number,Registration ID and Name & Year of the Examination in all the correspondence with UPSC.
3. Bring this e-Admit Card in each session to secure admission to Examination Hall. e-Admit Card may be preserved till the declaration of written result as its production before Service Selection Boards is necessary .
4. You are responsible for safe custody of the e-Admit Card and in the event of any other person using this e-Admit Card , the onus lies on you to prove that you have not used the service of any impersonator.
5. Enter the Examination Hall 20 minutes before the scheduled commencement of the examination.
6. “Candidates should note that any omission / mistake / discrepancy in encoding filling in details in the OMR answer sheet, especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection”.
7. You will not be admitted to the examination if you report 10 minutes after the scheduled commencement of the examination .
8. If you appear at a centre / sub-centre other than the one indicated by the Commission in your e-Admit Card , your answer scripts will not be evaluated and your candidature is liable to be cancelled.
9. Please Read the “Rules for the Examination” available on the upsc website www.upsc.gov.in and “Poster” containing instructions displayed outside the Examination Hall.
10. Your candidature to the examination is provisional.
11. Mobile Phones, Calculators or any of the IT Gadgets are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any Infringements of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.
12. There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type Question Papers.
13. Answers other than those made by Black Ball Point Pen would not be evaluated.
14. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuables/costly items to the Examination Halls, as safe keeping of the same can not be assured. The Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.
15. Candidates who do not have clear photographs on the e-admit card will have to bring a photo identity proof viz. Aadhar Card, Driving Licence, Passport,Voter I Card etc. and two passport size photographs one for each session for appearing in the examination with an undertaking.
“When you get recommended, it’s your duty to motivate more and more people for joining the Forces and help at least five to ten more aspirants to get through their SSBs before you join the academy.”
That’s what my seniors believe, and I’m a result of one such person who passed on the legacy, who helped me in my journey after his recommendation. So here I am, Nilesh Kumar Yadav, just 20, recommended for the Indian Army in my very first attempt from Bhopal.
When you talk about the motivation that landed me where I’m today, my answer is a very common one, yes you guessed it right, my dad served the Indian Army. So yes serving the motherland wasn’t just in the blood, but in the atmosphere where I breathed every day. Not to mention seeing the officers, their etiquettes, their crisp gestures, their uniforms, also, the last KV I studied at, KV NRC, you could see the pilots of CAATS in their practice, hovering their helicopters, and we used to tell each other, we’re definitely getting into this profession, to live a life, so exciting, and eventually less ordinary. Almost every day everything kind of gave you a new reason to join the forces. With my father’s transfers, moving with him from place to place gave me an overview of why and how bad I wanted to live the same life for the rest of my life, serving with honour.
Back in school, I was an average student. I too like lakhs of aspirants appeared for Military School, RIMC, NDA, but all to my utter disappointment didn’t result in my favour. I completed my schooling from various KVs and APSs, the last being, KVNRC Nasik, and 11th and 12th from Nasik Cambridge School, later, my 12th marks weren’t enough to get me a call from TES. Happened to most of us, I know.
I have 3 sisters, one a teacher at APS, and the other two, engineering graduates and working in the IT industries. So the invisible pressure of going for BE stayed throughout, but I wasn’t much of interested as I couldn’t imagine living in the engineering culture my sisters went through, so opted for BCA instead thinking this course would take less time increasing my CDS attempts further. As I never cleared my NDA in any of the attempts and further didn’t opt for engineering, so I remember this one day my dad walking into my room and telling me that how I’ve wasted his efforts and how I’ve been putting him down, and this went on for hours. Back then, in the first year of college, I wasn’t much of focused and after this encounter with my dad, I decided to take charge of my life. As the will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare, so when I was in 2nd year, I started preparing for AFCAT and CDS simultaneously. With the preparations, I also got myself enrolled in the NCC, adding to that bagged the post of Senior Under Officer by my final year. Being a part of NCC taught me a lot, as I was a shy person back in school, but through various activities at the NCC, I opened up, gained great confidence, got to lead, improved my social skills and hence could put to practice all the OLQs I ever heard of.
NCC is an organization that motivates every defense aspirant to stay upright to one’s goal of joining the forces, not to mention the people you meet there just adds to the motivation further. During all these co-curricular activities, I went a level up with my preparation, I kept a hand on the current affairs, subscribed for GK magazines(Pratiyogita Darpan & CSR), consulted other friends around me who were armed forces’ aspirants too, bought books, installed apps for the same, and hence to my and everybody else’s delight, cleared CDS-2(2016). I read it somewhere that “One important key to success is self-confidence, and important key to self-confidence is preparation” , so I straight away went and met my ideal whom I religiously follow, GC Prateek Sharma, who has always been a great influence and guided me throughout, he being so generous that he guided me till the day he left for the academy, (I’m glad he’s also going to be my senior at the academy) I was done with my final year exams by April and had only a month to get familiar with the SSB procedure. So in that period I met every person I felt who could guide me well, so I was left with Prateek Sharma’s friends, also my seniors Kumar Goswami, Vijay Manhas and Manmohan Sharma who were also preparing for their SSBs, I joined them in their practice sessions, in which they reflected on their ideas, be it PPDT, WAT, TAT, SRT, lecturette, GDs and at times PI as well. My father’s experience from his 3 SSBs (1-ACC, 2-SCO) surely did help me a lot. When it comes to motivation, I know nobody would miss Lt Col Dhoni, Mr. Captain Cool, his calmness, and the part that made me look up to him was the fact that he belonged to an average family and how he made his way to Indian Cricket team, and eventually to the Indian Army. Motivation is needed
About my SSB 5 day Experience
DAY 1- Screening Attempted all Questions in OIR Test. In PPDT, wrote a simple story, narrated well but 1 assessor made me sit without completing my story, got little disappointed, but didn’t loose hope and participated in GD with full josh. No common story could be made. Result announced and 22 out of 53 made it.
DAY 2- Psychological Tests and Interview PSYCH: Again, the stories I wrote were based on whatever came first in my mind after seeing the pictures. Same with the WAT and SRT. I couldn’t attempt 2 words in WAT as I didn’t know the meaning so I just wrote the word as it is. INTERVIEW: we were informed that some of us are going to be interviewed on the same day, I was one of them. So, interview started with warm up questions, with some rapid fire rounds, and personal life, and some current affairs, he then asked me to tell two things that I wanted to improve about myself, I looked at him, he said, “take two minutes, think it out, and tell me”. I thought for a second, and said, “Sir I want to improve my confidence level and my shyness in front of girls while talking”. He started laughing and I too had to. Time just passed and after coming out I noticed that I was sitting there for an hour and a half.
DAY 3 & 4- GTO GTO started with little instructions, GDs, GOR, PGT, lecturette, GPE, HGT, IO, CT, FGT and in the free time we guys enjoyed with our meaningless jokes, mocking some batch mates, and the best part is that no one was getting serious with the jokes and there we were evolving as friends and most importantly as a TEAM. Before my command task, the GTO asked some general information about me, like where I’m from, to which I replied, “Nasik”, then he asked, where in Nasik, I said “near Artillery Centre sir”, he then asked me that how many guns I’d seen, I said “almost all present there sir”, he even tested me by asking about caliber of Bofors, I replied by saying “it’s 155 mm, sir”. Then he said “ok Nilesh, consider this is your Bofors shell, now you have to diffuse it, start right now, you have 15 minutes. I completed my command task and later was called by five members of my group to assist in their command tasks. In all of this, I enjoyed the most in Group Obstacle Race, because of the Josh filled people of course.
DAY 5- Conference As usual, everything was going fine until NCO sir noticed that one of us, the legendary boy has worn sports shoes instead of formals, little drama but all went well, as we managed to get him a pair of another guy whose no. is late. Then comes my turn, I was asked only 4 questions and that’s it…..it was like, done in a blink of an eye.
Me after recommendation
Then comes the result part, as the officer came, he asked us to guess amongst the candidates which we felt would make the recommendations (I was not in the list as per other candidates’ opinion). So he said okay, you guys made 1 guess right, its chest no.11. Then he again asked and said apart from him, name someone else, this time no one had any names, so not wasting any time, he said, chest no.9 (my no.). That moment couldn’t be described in words, tears in my eyes, yet couldn’t cry, don’t know why. So, the moment I got my mobile, I called my father and said “Papa, ho gaya Recommend”, and burst out in tears, like a fool in a corner for some time. Then called my 3 seniors who’ve been there throughout. I could sense the happiness in their voice.
So from all of this, I’ve realised that:
Being a fresher is The Golden Chance, so you have to make the most of it. You aren’t expected to ace at GK but make the most of it, stay updated about the happenings around the world(I had a habit of reading newspaper from my secondary schooling, so wasn’t much hard for me)
Sports is good for staying fit and it was just a part of my routine, i.e. I didn’t hold any extraordinary achievements in the same, so you needn’t be a national level player, just being any boy next door involved in Galli games would do, they just want to see if sports a part of your daily schedule.
You need to have command over your mind, a trainable mind can further be molded into the disciplined military life.
You must be willing to learn new things, must hold an inquisitive mind.
It’s not that the Forces want someone who has out of the world personality, they want intelligent adaptable selfless people who’re willing to serve the country and are honest at their approach.
One MUST be familiar with the SSB procedure and must practice how to frame your response to clock.
One must keep learning, be it reading books or contributing new achievements to your hobbies.
Consistency and consistent improvement matters, be it your grades, your relations, or your each day performance at the SSB.
So, if you are going low on motivation anytime, think about why you have even dreamt of it, and this not being just yours, but your family’s and friends’s dream as well, and how bad you want it, why even the first place you’ve opted for this life, to live it less ordinary, right ?
And at last special thanks to Sukanya Wable for framing my Experience. For any queries mail me at [email protected] on facebook.
Like every time, a bulky crowd will appear in the exam to chase their dream academies. For those who are fresh in this field and trying their best to crack the exam in their first attempt, need some direction to follow. Firstly explaining the pattern of the exam in a short way, here is a tubular plan of the exam.
Exam Pattern: The exam consists of 2 papers – Mathematics and General Ability. The actual plan of exam is:-
S. No
Paper
Time
Questions
Marks
1
Mathematics
2 hours 30 Minutes
100
300
2
General Ability + English
2 hours 30 Minutes
150
600
NDA exam is different from the other competitive exams that candidates face after 12th. So the candidates need to do some extra efforts for clearing it. The new aspirants of NDA need to follow the tips given below and absorb the required thing as per their requirements.
English and GK as a common part – Paper 2 of the NDA exam consist of GK and English. This is a plus point as the candidates get more chances to score in the section in which they have a good attitude. Those who have good knowledge of G.S. can do well in that part, while those who are good in English can choose it to score.
Mathematics practice – Mathematics is all about practice. The candidates must practice as much as they can. The questions in NDA exam are framed from the syllabus of 11th and 12th mathematics. So don’t leave any stone unturned.
Time matters here – The time management in the mathematics paper is the most important thing to do. Keep an eye on time while attempting mathematics paper. As the time given for G.A. paper is sufficient. The candidates have to manage time and keep the pace maintained in mathematics. This can be approached by practicing and doing prior preparation.
Stream subjects are crucial – The stream that the candidates have opted in their 12th class can be used to score more. Like physics and chemistry for science students, history and polity for Arts students and so on. The questions in G.A. paper are assembled from almost all subjects’ form all stream of the 12th class. So prepare your best subjects.
Negative marking – The UPSC exams have a negative marking of 1/3 which makes it a judgemental thing to score. Don’t mark the question which are out of your aptitude or knowledge. Just be specific to those which are under the level of your knowledge to reduce the fluctuation of your score.
Score well in easy parts – There are certain parts in both the papers that are easy to cover. Like passages in English, some directly answered questions from General knowledge. Try to score more in those parts.
Solve previous papers – The previous year papers of NDA can help the new aspirants in getting the idea of the types of question. The candidates must also go through the G.A. papers of other exams conducted by UPSC to get a good level of knowledge.
Current affairs are also important – The current affairs are the simplest thing to cover. But need serious efforts to prepare and attempt. The candidates have to prepare the C.A. of last 4-5 months with a deep knowledge of all major points.
General Ability needs judgment – The general ability is all about your knowledge level. So before making any decision over the correct option of any answer, make sure you have the opted the right one. Be cool and precise in whatever you mark.
Start from simple and go to the hard – Firstly do all those questions which are easy for you to solve or easy to attempt. Don’t waste your time in solving a tough problem. If you get sufficient time after completing those questions, move to those which are left behind. This will help you in scoring well.
Conclusion – The fresh NDA aspirants, who want to clear the exam for the first time, need to prepare smartly and go through the above tips to make their exam strategy. The exam is just a month ahead. So candidates must do some serious efforts to bring the expected results in the exam. Make sure you have covered all the required knowledge parts before appearing in the exam.
Indian army is calling interested and eligible candidates to join Indian army recruitment rally which is going to held in Ranchi in Oct 2017. Candidates can apply for the Indian army bharti online from 5 Aug 2017 till 18 Sep 2017. If you are interested you must apply online at the Indian army official website, you must read the official notification of the recruitment rally at Ranchi which is linked below.
Recruitment Rally Category
Soldier General Duty
Soldier Technical
Soldier Technical (Ammunition Examiner)
Soldier Nursing Assistant/NA Veterinary
Soldier Clerks/SKsT
Soldier Tradesmen
Rally Bharti Ranchi ONLINE REGISTRATION
Candidates are advised to register themselves and apply for participation in rally between 05 Aug 17 to 18 Sep 17 on http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
Only those candidates having valid admit cards will be allowed to participate in rally.
Admit Cards will be available on Indian Army site only after 21 Sep 2017. Candidate will take the printout of Admit Card in Black & White and from LASER PRINTER only.
RALLY PROGRAMME: The detailed rally programme (Day Wise) will be published separately laterin Newspaper after 19 Sep 2017 and the date of rally will also be reflected on the Admit Cards.
Recruitment Rally Education Qualification
Sol GD (All Category): Matric pass with minimum 33% or D grade in each subject & minimum 45% OR C-2 grade or 4.75 points in aggregate OR 10+2 Simple pass.
Sol Tech & Sol Tech (Ammunition Examiner): 10+2 pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English with min 50% marks in aggregate 40% marks in each subject. OR 10th pass with min 50% marks in aggregate if holding 3 yrs Diploma in Engg from an AICTE recognized institute.
Soldier Nursing (Nursing Assistant & NA Veterinary): 10+2 pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English with min 50% marks in aggregate and 40% marks in compulsory subjects. OR B.Sc Degree (Botany/Zoology/ Bio Science) and English simple pass. However, in 10 + 2 all the four specified subject should be studied.
Soldier Tradesmen (10th): Simple Matric pass for all Cat.
Soldier Tradesmen (8th) (House Keeper & Mess Keeper) 8th pass for all caste including ST Category (Adivasi) and SLC should be countersigned by District Education Officer.
Soldier (Clerks/SKsT) (a) 10+2/Intermediate pass from any stream (Arts, Commerce, and Science) with minimum 50% OR C-1 grade in each subject and minimum 60% OR 6 points in aggregate and with English and Maths/Accountancy/Book-keeping at 10th OR 12th level with 50% OR C-1 grade in each subject.(b) Graduate in any stream with Maths/Accountancy/Book-keeping and English as one of the subjects, then the stipulation of scoring 50% marks in Maths/English in Class 12th or 10th and Scoring 60% marks in aggregate in Class 12th is waived off. OR (c) Graduate (without Maths and English) should have scored minimum 50% OR C-1 grade in English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping in class 10th OR 12th.
Recruitment Rally Documents Required: Candidates will bring Original and two photocopies of following documents at the rally site.
Admit Card. Black & White LASER PRINTED Admit Card is required which they will carry to the rally site for admission into the rally ground.
Education Certificate. Registration Card, Admit Card, Marks Sheets and Board Certificates of 10th/12th and Graduation Degree should have been from recognized Board and University. All candidates will carry the SLC & CLC.
Nativity (Domicile) Certificate. Issued by DC/DM Office. NO TATKAL NATIVITY CERTIFICATE WILL BE ACCEPTABLE.
Caste Certificate. Issued by DC/DM Office for Schedule Tribes and for other Caste issued by Sarpanch/Ward Parishad otherwise candidature will be rejected.
Sports Certificate. National/State/District level sports certificate if any (issued within two years). NCC Certificates. Original NCC A, B & C certificate and certificate of participation in Republic Day Parade, New Delhi.
Indian army is going to conduct the recruitment rally in Pradaip Odisha from 08 Oct to 17 Oct 2017. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the Indian army rally which is going to happen soon in Odisha as per the official notification Linked below. Candidates who are going to apply for the Indian army rally must read the official notification linked below and keep an eye on the official website of the Indian army because they keep on changing the time and place of the rally incase of bad weather or any other issue.
If you are interested in the Indian army rally which is planned in Pradip of Odisha, do read the below information and apply for the rally online.
Indian Army Recruitment Rally Bharti Paradip (ODISHA) Oct 2017
AWARD OF BONUS MARKS
RELAXATION IN PHYSICAL CRITERIA
CATEGORY & PHYSICAL CRITERIA
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Online Registration & Online Application is compulsory to attend the Rally. Candidates advised to register themselves and apply for participation in rally between 09 Aug 2017 to 22 Sep 2017 on http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
Only those candidates having VALID ADMIT CARD will be allowed in the Rally.
Admit Card will be available on Indian Army site only after 23 Sep 17. Candidates will take a printout of Admit Card on good quality paper in Black & White on LASER PRINTER only.
CANDIDATES MUST REPORT TO RALLY SITE ONLY ON THE DATE & TIME MENTIONED IN THE ADMIT CARD.
Registration/ Online Application is mandatory since 01 Oct 2015. Candidate can register any time but can apply only from 60 -15 days before start of Rally.
Indian army has published the recruitment rally bharti notification which will be conducted at Ferozepur soon. Candidates who want to apply for the Indian army rally bharti can read the detailed official information which is published on the Indian army official website joinindianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army Recruitment Rally will be held for candidates of districts of Kapurthala, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur from 18 Aug 2017 to 24 Aug 2017 at Jyothi Stadium, Ferozepur. Gates will be opened by 0400 hrs and closed by 0630 hrs on each day.
Army Recruitment Rally Ferozepur 2017: Indian Army Recruitment Rally will be held for candidates of districts of Kapurthala, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur from 18 Aug 2017 to 24 Aug 2017 at Jyothi Stadium, Ferozepur. Gates will be opened by 0400 hrs and closed by 0630 hrs on each day.
Eligibility For the Soliders and Qualitative Requirement:-
Soldier GD (SIKH, SIKH (M&R), AIAC, DOGRA, BRAHMIN & MUSLIM CLASS) (i) Age : Between 17 ½ to 21 Years go on 01 Oct 2017 (born between 01 Oct 1996 to 01 Apr 2000). (ii) Height : Minimum 170 Cms (166 Cms for Kandi Area Candidates). (iii) Weight : 50 Kgs (48 Kgs for Kandi Area Candidates). (iv) Education : Matric (10th) pass with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject or 10+2 simple pass (Vocational stream are not acceptable).
Soldier Technical (All Class Belonging to Punjab) (i) Age : Between 17 ½ to 23 Years go on 01 Oct 2017 (born between 01 Oct 1994 to 01 Apr 2000). (ii) Height : Minimum 170 Cms (163 Cms for Kandi Area Candidates). (iii) Weight : 50 Kgs (48 Kgs for Kandi Area Candidates). (iv) Education : 10+2 pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject (Vocational stream are not acceptable).
Soldier Technical (AVN & Amn Examiner) (All Class Belonging to Punjab) (i) Age : Between 17 ½ to 23 Years go on 01 Oct 2017 (born between 01 Oct 1994 to 01 Apr 2000). (ii) Height : Minimum 170 Cms (163 Cms for Kandi Area Candidates). (iii) Weight : 50 Kgs (48 Kgs for Kandi Area Candidates). (iv) Education : 10+2 pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject or 03 years diploma in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Automobiles / Cmptr Science Mechanical Engg and Electronic and Instrumental Engg) from AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) recognized institute (Vocational stream are not acceptable).
Soldier Clerk / SKT (All Class Belonging to Punjab) (i) Age : Between 17 ½ to 23 Years go on 01 Oct 2017 (born between 01 Oct 1994 to
01 Apr 2000). (ii) Height : Minimum 162 Cms (iii) Weight : 50 Kgs (48 Kgs for Kandi Area Candidates). (iv) Education : 10+2 pass in any stream Arts/Science/Commerce with 60% marks in aggregate and 50% in each subject. If the candidate has English but no Maths/Accts/Book Keeping as subject in 12th class, he should have passed 10th with min 50% marks in Maths/Accts/Book Keeping. If candidates has Maths/Accts/Book Keeping Subject in 12th class but not English, he should have passed 10th with min 50% in English. If a candidates is graduate (any filed) with Maths/Accts/Book Keeping and English (even elective) as one of the subject, the stipulation of scoring 50% marks in Maths/English in Class XII or Class X and scoring 60% marks in aggregate in Class XII is waived off. If a candidate is graduate but not having English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping at graduate level, he should have scored minimum 50% marks in English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping at least once in Class XII or Class X (Vocational stream are not acceptable).
Soldier NA (Nursing Assistant) (i) Age : Between 17 ½ to 23 Years go on 01 Oct 2017 (born between 01 Oct 1994 to 01 Apr 2000). (ii) Height : Minimum 170 Cms (163 Cms for Kandi Area Candidates). (iii) Weight : 50 Kgs (48 Kgs for Kandi Area Candidates). (iv) Education: Should have secured 40% in compulsory (Physics, Chemistry, English and Biology) and 50 in aggregate in Class 12th (C2 grade in compulsory subjects and aggregate of 5 points for Bd with Grading System) or BSc Degree (Botany/Zoology/Bio Science) and English (Simple pass). Stipulation of marks laid down at 10+2 level will not be applicable. However, the candidate should have studied all the four specified subjects in class XII also (Vocational stream are not acceptable).
Soldier Tradesman (8th and 10th Pass) (i) Age : Between 17 ½ to 23 Years go on 01 Oct 2017 (born between 01 Oct 1994 to 01 Apr 2000). (ii) Height : Minimum 170 Cms (166 Cms for Kandi Area Candidates). (iii) Weight : 50 Kgs (48 Kgs for Kandi Area Candidates). (iv) Education : 8 th / 10th (Matric) Simple Pass (Vocational stream are not acceptable).
Photographs: Candidates should bring 12 copies of latest passport size photographs. (Sikh candidate should bring 15 copies with turban and 12 copies without turban).
Documents Required. The following documents in original along with two attested photocopies will be carried by the candidates at rally site:-
Education certificate issued by Education Board.
Residence certificate issued by the Tehsildar/SDM.
Cast certificate issued by the Tehsildar / SDM (No affidavit for Caste will be accepted).
Religion Certificate issued by the Tehsildar/SDM. (If religion as “SIKH” is not mentioned in Caste certificate).
Character certificate from School and College.
Character certificate issued by Village Sarpanch/MC/Police within six months duly affixed photograph.
No Claim and Unmarried certificate issued by Village Sarpanch/District administration duly affixed photograph.
Son of servicemen/Ex-Servicemen should bring their Relationship certificate duly issued by respective Record Office, Signed by the SRO/CRO with his No, Rank, Name and appointment.
Candidates from Kandi Area who are less than 170cm in height (but 166cm or more) should bring
Kandi Area Certificate issued by SDM for dispensation in height.
Bonus Marks. Candidates having any of the following qualification will be given bonus marks at theCEE (Original certificate should
Candidates having any of the following qualification will be given bonus marks at the CEE (Original certificate should be produce) :-
Son of Serviceman / Ex-Serviceman/War Widow and Widow. (b) NCC A/B/C Certificate.
Participation in Sports at National/International/State/Distt Level and Securing 1st and 2nd position within last 2 years. (d) Having O+ Level Computer Certificate issued by DOEACC Society.
Disclaimer: All details mentioned above are taken from Indian army official notification, do check the official website for any changes.
Indian army is going to conduct the Indian army rally bharti in Amritsar, Punjab. As per the official notification posted by www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. An Army recruitment rally will be held for the Candidates of Districts of Amrits r, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur & Pathankot from 04 October 2017 to 17 October 2017 at Khasa Military Cantt at CP-8. Reistration will open from 04 August 17 on joinindianarmy.nic.in Detailed day wise Rally Schedule will be finalized on 20 September 2017 & th day of the run will be intimated to the respective candidates by e-mail to their registered e-mails IDs. Candidates shall take a printout of the “Admit Cards” a bring along with all relevant documents to the Rally Ground. In case any candidates wish to amend its category or any particulars given in online reg then “Admit Card” will be brought to ARO Amritsar for suitable amendments wef. 21 September 2017 to 28 September 2017.
The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces has approved 112 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which include five Kirti Chakras, 17 Shaurya Chakras, 85 Sena Medals (Gallantry), three Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry). The President has also awarded 40 Mention-in-Despatches to Army/Air Personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations which include two for ‘Operation Meghdoot’, 32 for ‘Operation Rakshak’, four for ‘Operation Orchid and one each for Army Headquarters and Air Force.
Following gallantry awards have been conferred to Army personnel on the occasion of Independence Day 2017:-
Award
No’s
Remarks
Kirti Chakra
03
Including 02 posthumous
Shaurya Chakra
13
Including 06 posthumous
Sena Medal (Gallantry)
85
Including 10 posthumous
Mention-in-Despatches
39
Including 05 posthumous
Sl. No.
RANK AND NAME
Service
KIRTI CHAKRA
1.
IC-73531A MAJOR PREETAM SINGH KUNWAR, 4TH BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLE
ARMY
2.
5047602N HAVILDAR GIRIS GURUNG, FOURTH BATTALION THE FIRST GORKHA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
ARMY
3.
SS-43887Y MAJOR DAVID MANLUN, THE NAGA REGIMENT, 164 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY) (HOME & HEARTH), NAGA (POSTHUMOUS)
Hello aspirants. This is Chinmay Shriram Joshi from Pune, Maharashtra. I had always heard the proverb ‘Persistence Always Pays’ but on 14 July 2017 I experienced its real meaning. After 3 long years and 5 failed attempts, I have finally made it. I have been recommended for the flying branch of the Indian Air Force from 3 AFSB Gandhinagar and have subsequently cleared the Computerized Pilot Selection System test (CPSS) from 1 AFSB Dehradun.
Since class VIII I dreamt of joining the Indian Armed Forces. I started pursuing my dream and studied hard for NDA. I cleared the written examination twice but was conference out from 22 SSB Bhopal and 20 SSB Bhopal in 2014 and 2015 respectively. I also got a call for TES-33 but got screened out from 17 SSB Bangalore. However these initial setbacks did not deter me from my goal. I pursued Bsc(Computer Science) from Ferguson College, Pune. The 3 years at Ferguson completely changed me. Refreshed, I appeared for AFCAT in August 2016 and cleared it. But luck did not favour me then as well. I got screened out from 2 AFSB Mysore. I met a similar fate when I got screened out from 17 SSB Bangalore for IMA-143. However I had learnt to face failure and rise every time.
I cleared the AFCAT again in February 2017 and got a call for the AFSB on the 10th of July from 3 AFSB Gandhinagar. This time, however, I decided to focus more on my attitude rather than specific tests. I decided to enjoy the entire duration of the AFSB and leave the baggage of previous failures behind. Also, I concentrated at the task at hand and did not think of recommendation everytime, though it was always there at the back of my mind.
On the 10th of July, our screening was conducted immediately after the reporting. 30 of us were screened in and I was given chest number 16. The screening was followed by the psychological tests in the evening. The difference that I noticed during the psych tests this time was the spontaneity. My responses were natural and there was no preemption anywhere. In the GD and the GPE I did not speak frequently, but whenever I spoke I gave out valid and logical points which were further discussed by the group. My ideas at the PGT,HGT, and FGT worked too. In my personal interview, the IO asked me,” So Chinmay, do you drink or smoke?”. I replied,” No Sir” upon which he asked me crudely,” Then why do you want to join the bloody Indian Air Force?” “Sir I want to join to fly and not to drink” I replied and both of us laughed later. My interview lasted for just 25 minutes.
In my conference, the moment I sat down, the DSO asked me,” Chinmay what is failure?” to which I replied,” Sir it is the foundation of success”. “Have you faced failure in life?”.”No sir, I have just met with obstacles”, I replied. After everyone’s conference was over, the DSO came into the hall to announce the results. He opened the file and said,” So gentlemen, we have recommended only one candidate today. And his chest number is 1………6………16!!!”. Upon hearing my chest number, I couldn’t feel my feet and was totally numb. From the day I had been conference out for the first time I had always known that this day would definitely come. My family, friends and well wishers had supported me throughout this journey. Especially my grandfather whom I had lost just a week before my AFSB.
Souvenir of recommendation
‘Failre doesn’t rattle you down. Instead, it readies you for tougher challenges in life’. Jay Hind!
Girls may soon be allowed to take admission at Sainik schools and National Defence Academy (NDA). The government is considering to implement such a proposal, Union Minister Subhash Ramrao Bhamre told the Lok Sabha today. He further added that there are proposals are pending for setting up 21 more schools in the country; a total of 26 sainik schools are there as of now. To this, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley added that Rs. 80 crore has been allocated from the Budget for these schools. During the question hour, today Arun Jaitley also said that there are 26 Sainik schools spread across 22 states and the remaining states have been requested to the indicate their requirements for such schools.
The matter is under the consideration of the ministry, he said.
In the written reply, Arun Jaitley mentioned how Sainik schools and the Rashtriya Military schools have proven their utility by providing a large number of cadets joining the NDA. Supporting his statement he stated that in 2016, 29.33 cadets sent to NDA were from Sainik Schools, which comprised of a total of 159 cadets. During this period, 31 cadets or 5.71 per cent were from Rashtriya Military schools. One of the objectives for opening Sainik Schools, as Jaitley, is ‘removing regional imbalance in the officer cadre of the defence services.’
To another question, Jaitley said no new regiment has been raised since Independence, while the sub units raised were as per the existing nomenclature and numerical seniority of the units in that regiment.
“As per government policy on the subject, all citizens irrespective of their class, creed, region or religion are eligible for enrolment in the Indian Army. After Independence, it has been the policy of the Government of India not to raise any new Regiment for a particular class/community/religion or region,” he said.