Career in Army

Army

The Land Protectors

A career in the Indian Army is regarded a career of valor, honor, courage, dignity and challenges. A career in the Indian Army throws open the gates of a life extraordinaire. It is a popular saying that the army makes “men” out of “boys”, and without doubt, there isn’t a career better than that of the armed forces to make a complete human being out of you.

Disciplined life is the symbol of being in the army. A candidate gets every opportunity to sharpen their skills in allotted areas. It perfectly grooms you to take on leadership roles in all walks of life.

Key to Success

To be successful in Army you should have/ develop:

• High levels of physical fitness and alertness
• A strong desire to serve the nation
• Emotional stability in crisis situation
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Good leadership qualities

Scope and Opportunities

At large Indian Army takes the entire responsibility to defend the territorial integrity of the country against all kinds of external aggressions, invasions and internal disturbances. During war time situation the army is responsible to protect the national land boundaries. During peace time it provides a helping hand to the civil authorities during natural calamities and maintenance of law and order when ever required.

The Indian Army is mainly divided into combat arms and services. The combat arms includes: the infantry, the artillery, and the armored corps, The Corps of Engineers and Corps of Signals. Whereas, services includes: Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Army Postal services, Army Medical Corps, Army education corps, Intelligence Corps and So on. The latter provides logistics support to the fighting forces.

Combat arms are responsible for actual combat, whereas, services are responsible to ensure continuous flow of required ordnance including food and clothing for men, varied vehicles and tanks and arms and ammunition.

Lifestyle & Social Status

• Officers are posted at different terrains and get to see the remotest corners of the country.
• Duty often takes precedence over personal commitments.
• Working under extreme weather conditions.
• It is a 24/7 days job.
• Honor and dignity come automatically with this job
•  Well known Personalities in India Army -              Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

-                General Arun Shridhar Vaidya (Chief of Army)

Job Profile

Once you are enrolled in the Indian Army and get your allotted core, then, the responsibilities and task differs as per the core. Some of the major cores are mentioned below:

• Infantry
• Armoured corps Artillery
• Technical branch-
  • Engineers
  • Signals
  • Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME)
• Medical branch
  • Army medical corps (AMC)
  • Nursing officers
  • Dental officers
• Other branches
  • Army service corps (ASC)
  • Ordinance corps (AOC)
  • Intelligence corps
  • Education corps
  • Postal services
  • Judge advocate general branch (JAG)
  • Remount veterinary corps

Skill Set

• Rational and logical decision making
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of navigational tools
• Operating sophisticated electronic and mechanical controls

Work Value

• Pride
• Obedience
• Serving the nation

Current Job Scenario

Descending Rank Structure: Indian Armed Forces

Army
GENERAL                                (Chief of Army)
LIEUTENANT  GENERAL
MAJOR GENERAL
BRIGADIER
COLONEL
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
MAJOR
CAPTAIN
LIEUTENANT SECOND LIEUTENANT

Time scale promotions for the first five positions and further on selection basis.

Course Synopsis

Course Options	National Defence Academy	Army Medical Services                           (MBBS)	B.Sc (Nursing)
Academic Eligibility	1)For Air Force and Navy -10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths                        2) For Army -10+2 with Maths	1) 10+2 with PCB. 60% aggregate marks in PCB taken together and 50% in each science subjects and not less than 45% in English.	10+2 with PCB. 40% aggregate marks in PCB
Fees		Rs. 5 lakh to 7 Lakh per annum	Rs. 30K to 40K per annum
Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs
Expenditure in Tier-2	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs
Age Limit	Candidates should be between 16½ to 19½ age group	1) 17 years to 22 years on the date if the academic qualification of candidates is 10+2.	Candidates should be between 17-25 years of age. Only unmarried female candidates are eligible
Duration	3 Years	5 Years and 6 months
Mode	Regular	Regular	Regular
Entrance	UPSC competitive examination 2 times a year, in April – May & Sept. – Oct	Written test	Written test
Education Loan
Scholarships

All courses are free boarding and lodging without any fees. Entry into the armed forces is through service selection board exams, interview, psychological and physical testing after graduation in various categories. It can be technical or non technical, short service or permanent upto 52 years of age. After one year of intensive training you get the commission as an officer.

Career Prospect

1. Indian army
2. Military services

Entrance Exam

1. NDA – For 12th
2. Combine Defense Services – For Graduates

Success Story

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B91w_xpX1Zk
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