Indian Army has invited Online Application for the recruitment of 49th Short Service Commission (Tech) Men and 20th Short Service Commission (Tech) Women Course Oct 2017 (Including Widows of Defence Personnel for Non Tech (Non-UPSC) Entry) at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Eligible candidates may apply online from 23-01-2017 at 1000 hrs to 22-02-2017 at 1000 hrs.
Age Limit: –
SSC(T)-49 Men and SSC(T)-20 Women:- 20 to 27 years as on 01 Oct 2017 (Candidates born between 02 Oct 90 and 01 Oct 97) (both dates inclusive).(ii) SSCW(Non Tech)(Non UPSC)- For Widows of Defence Personnel only (with four years age relaxation). 19 to 29 years (Candidates born between 02 Jul 88 and 01 Jul 98) (both dates inclusive).
NOTE-1 : The date of birth accepted by the office is that entered in the Matriculation or an equivalent examination certificate
NOTE -2 : No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
Educational Qualification: –
Candidates who have passed Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering course are eligible to apply. The candidates studying in the final year examination of Degree Course should be able to produce the Engineering Degree within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at OTA. Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at OTA as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite Degree Certificate within the specified time.
Important Note: –
Candidates must note that the minimum educational qualification for induction into SSC(T)-49 Men and SSC(T)-20 Women is BE/B.Tech degree in the Engineering stream notified below. Therefore, to become eligible for induction into SSC(T)-49 Men and SSC(T)-20 Women course, candidates studying in final year of engineering must complete all the formalities including written, practicals,projects, backlogs, viva voce, etc, for award of qualifying BE/B.Tech degree before 01 Oct 2017 failing which their candidature is liable to be cancelled.
Discipline wise vacancies are as given below:-
(a) For SSC(T)-49 Men & SSC(T)-20 Women:-
SELECTION PROCEDURE: The selection procedure is as follows:-
(a) Short listing of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD(Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cutoff percentage of marks for each engineering discipline without assigning any reason.
(b) Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at Selection Centres, Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (Punjab) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued only through candidate’s registered e-mail id and through SMS. Candidates will not be interviewed locally. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Dte Gen of Rtg, IHQ MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.
(c) Shortlisted candidates will have to log in on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in using their username and password and select the SSB dates as available on the website.
(d) Interviews will be held from Apr/May 2017 onwards.
(e) Candidates will put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II. Those who fail in Stage I will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interviews is five days excluding day of arrival and details of the same are available at official website of Rtg Dte www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
How to Apply:-
Eligible Candidates apply online via website and ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 23 JAN 2017 AT 1000 HRS AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 22 FEB 2017 AT 1000 HRS.
Last Date to Apply Off Line (Directly to the Widows of Defence Personnel who had died in harness, including those with children who have not remarried): 23-02-2017
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