INDIAN ARMY PERMANENT COMMISSION 10+2 TECHNICAL ENTRY SCHEME COURSE - 34 COMMENCING FROM JAN 2016

1. Applications are invited from unmarried Male Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (Hereinafter referred to as PCM) subjects and fulfill the eligibility conditions prescribed in the subsequent paragraphs, for the grant of Permanent Commission in the Army after 4 years of Basic Military Training and Technical Training thereafter with the terms and conditions given in the succeeding paragraphs.


2. ELIGIBILITY:
(a) Nationality: A candidate must either be : (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Bhutan, or (iii) A subject of Nepal, or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination provisionally subject to the necessary certificate being given to him by the Govt before declaration of result by SSB/joining training.
(b) Age Limit: A candidate must not be below 16½ years and above 19½ years on the first day of the month in which the course is commencing i.e. the candidate should not be born before 01 Jul 1996 and not after 01 Jul 1999 (both days inclusive). The date of birth accepted by the office is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving certificate or in the certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. No other document relating to age will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/ Higher Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificate mentioned above.

NOTE 1: Candidate should note only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Higher Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

NOTE 2: Candidates should also note that once a date of birth has been claimed by them and entered in the records, no change will be allowed subsequently or a subsequent examination on any ground whatsoever. NOTE 3: Candidates must undertake not to marry until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful, will not be selected for training. A candidate who marries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the government.

(C) Educational Qualification: Only those candidates who have passed 10+2 Examination or its equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 70% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognized education boards are eligible to apply for this entry. Eligibility condition for calculating PCM % of various state / central boards will be based on marks obtained in Class XII only.

3. VACANCIES:
90 Vacancies are provisional and can be changed depending on the training capacity at the training Academy for this course. The vacancies are subject to increase/decrease keeping the organizational requirement at the point of time.

4. TYPE OF COMMISSION: On successful completion of 4 years of the course cadets will be granted Permanent Commission in the Army in the rank of Lt.

5. Grant of Commission: On successful completion of total 04 years training, the candidates will be commissioned in the rank of Lt. They will be granted seniority on overall order of merit of the three technical institutes combined i.e. CME, MCTE, MCEME and in case the date of commissioning coincides with that of IMA, Dehradun, they will be placed en-block junior to IMA (NDA/ ACC / DE Course ) but above TGC / UES course.
6. TRAINING :
Total training will be 5 years, Details as under: (a) Basic Military Training : 1 year (Officer Training Academy Gaya). (b) Technical Training: (i)Phase-I (Pre Commission Training): 3 Years (CME Pune or MCTE Mhow or MCEME Secunderabad), (ii) Phase-II (Post Commission Training): 1 year at CME Pune or MCTE Mhow or MCEME Secunderabad. (c) Award of Degree: The candidates will be awarded Engineering degree after successful completion of training as given out in para 6 (a) and (b) above. No ante date seniority will be admissible to candidates on account of this Engineering degree. In case they fail to qualify in the following year examination, the same will result in loss of seniority to them and they will forfeit seniority to the extent of delay in passing Engineering degree examination. If they fail to qualify even within three years of their commissioning, their commission will be terminated.

7.COST OF TRAINING :  The entire cost of training including books and reading material is borne by the Army. Cadets are also provided with free accommodation and messing. In case the GC is withdrawn from training academy due to reasons other than Medical ground or the reasons not beyond his control, he will be liable to refund cost of training @ Rs. 8135/ -per week for the period of his stay at the Officer Training Academy, Gaya/Cadet Training Wing.

8. The selection procedure is as follows:
(a) Candidates will be shortlisted based on cut off % applied as decided by the Rtg Dte.(b) Shortlisted candidates will be intimated regarding Selection Centre allotment through our website. (c) Short listed candidates will be put through Services Selection Board (SSB) interview at Bhopal, Bangalore or Allahabad. Interviews will be held in Aug/Sep 2015 onwards and firm dates will be intimated by the concerned Selection Centres. (d) Duration of SSB interviews is five days excluding day of arrival. During their stay at SSB, Candidates are put through psychological Test, Group test and Interviews. (e)Candidates will be put through stage - I of the selection procedure on the first day. Only successful candidates shall be retained for balance of the testing. Candidates who fail to qualify in stage - I, will be returned on the first day itself, Stage I are psychologically originated test including intelligence test. (f) Successful candidates at the SSB will be required to undergo medical test lasting 3 to 5 days less Sundays and gazetted holidays. (g) Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be appointed for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available. (h) The finally selected candidates will execute all the Bonds/Certificates as prescribed for the Cadets of NDA entry under Al 53/78.(j) Candidates appearing for SSB interview for the first time for a particular type of commission shall be entitled for AC III tier to and fro railway fare or bus fare including reservation cum sleeper charges within the Indian limits. Candidates who apply again for the same type of commission will not entitled to travelling allowance on any subsequent occasion.

9. STIPEND/PAY AND ALLOWANCES :
The candidates will be given a stipend of Rs. 21,000/- p.m. (Rs 15,600/- as pay in Pay Band plus Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/-) as is admissible to NDA cadets on completion of 3 years training. On completion of 4 Years training they will be commissioned in the rank of Lt and entitled to pay as admissible to the rank.

 (a) The Pay Bands, Grade Pay and Military service Pay are as under:-

RANK PAY BANDS/SCALE GRADE PAY MSP
LIEUTENANT PB-3/15,600-39,100 5,400 6,000
CAPTAIN PB-3/15,600-39,100 6,100 6,000
MAJOR PB-3/15,600-39,100 6,600 6,000
LT COLONEL PB-4/37,400-67,000 8,000 6,000
COLONEL PB-4/37,400-67,000 8,700 6,000
BRIGADIER PB-4/37,400-67,000 8,900 6,000
MAJOR GENERAL PB-4/37,400-67,000 10,000 NIL
LT GENERAL / HAG SCALE 67,000 - (annual increment @ 3%) - 79,000 NIL NIL
HAG + Scale * 1/3rd of strength of Lt Gens 75,500-(annual increment @ 3 % 80,000 NIL NIL
VCOAS / Army Cdr / Lt Gen (NFSG) 80,000 (fixed) NIL NIL
COA S 90,000 (fixed) NIL NIL


(b) Qualification Grant  : Officers possessing certain prescribed qualification are entitled to lump sum Qualification Grant of 7,500/-, 11,250/-, 18,750/- or 25,000/- based on the qualification held by them.
(c) The Army Aviators (Pilots) serving in Army Aviation Corps are entitled to the Qualification Pay, based on the Qualification held by them, as under: - (i) Master Aviation Instructor - Rs. 500/- p.m. (ii) Senior Aviation Instructor Class I - Rs. 400/- p.m. (iii) Senior Aviation Instructor Class II - Rs. 280/- p.m. (iv) Aviators holding Master Green-Card - Rs. 400/- p.m. (v) Aviators holding Green Card - Rs. 280/- p.m.
(d) The Army Aviators (Pilots) serving in the Army Aviation Corps are entitled to flying allowance as under:- (i) Brig & above Rs 10,500/- (ii) Maj to Col Rs 14.000/- (iii)Capt Rs 11,000/ - (iv) Lt Rs 9,000/-
(e) Allowances as applicable -The rates of allowances applicable to officers are as under:



In the case of allowances specific to Defence Forces, the rates of these allowances have been further enhanced by 50% as Dearness Allowance has gone up by 100%.
Allowances
To Whom Applicable
Rates
Hard Area Allowance Officers Posted to Hard Area 6750PM (25% of Basic pay)
High Attitude Uncongeniel climate Siachen Offcers Posted in High Attitude/Uncongenial Climate Officers Posted in Siachen 11200/-
14000PM
Highly active Field
Area Allowance
Modified Field Area Allowance
Officer Posted at Highly
Active Field Area
Officer Posted at Field Area
Officer posted at Modified Field Area
6780PM
4200PM
1600PM
Flying Pay Officers Posted as Army Aviators 9000PM
Parachute Pay
Special Forces
Allowance
Officers Posted in
Active Parachute BNs/Regt
Officers posted in
Special Forces
1200PM
9000PM
Transport Allowance Officers Posted in
Peace Stations
Rs3200/-+DA PM in
A1/A cities and
Rs 1600+DA PM at
other places
House Rent Allowance To officers not provided Govt.Accommodation10-30% of Basic Pay
(Pay Band + Grade
Pay + MSP)
Kit Maint Allowance All officers 400PM
Uniform Allowance
(Outfit Allowance)
All officers Intial 14000/- and
3000 every There Years
Instructional Allowance All Officers Posted as Instructors 1800/-

In the case of allowances specific to Defence Forces, the rates of these allowances have been further enhanced by 50% as Dearness Allowance has gone up by 100%.

(f) Cost to company(CTC). The CTC for a Lieutenant would be approximately Rs. 65000/- per month. This includes Basic Pay, DA, Grade Pay, Military Service Pay, Tech Pay, House Rent Allowance and Transport allowance. These rates are not statutory and are subject to change.
 (g) Privilleges, In addition to the CTC mentioned above, Arm medical Facilities for Self & dependents, Canteen facilities, Entitled Ration, Mess/ Club/Sports Facilities Furnished Govt Accommodation, Car/ subsidised rate.

(h)PROMOTION (i) Substantive Promotion The following are the service limit for the grant of the substantive promotion to higher ranks:

By time scale :
Lt.                 (on Completion of training)
Capt.             2 years of reckonable commissioned service
Major            6 years of reckonable commissioned service
Lt. Col.         13 years of reckonable commissioned service
Col (TS)        26 years of reckonable commissioned service

By Selection :
Col.                15 years of reckonable commissioned service
 Brigadier       23 years of reckonable commissioned service
 Major Gen    25 years of reckonable commissioned service Lt.
 Gen.              28 years of reckonable commissioned service
 General         No restriction

(ii) Acting promotion
Officers are eligible for acting promotion to higher ranks on completion of the following minimum Service limits subject to availability of vacancies.
Captain    1 year
Major       4 years
Lt.     Colonel 7 years
Colonel      8½ years
Brigadier 12 years
 Major General 20 years
Lt. Gen 25 years

(j) RETIREMENT BENEFITS:-
 Pension Gratuity and casual pensionary award will be admissible in accordance with the rules in force from time to time. (k) Officers may be granted commission in any arms/services and will be liable for service in any part of the world on selected appointments as decided by Army headquarters from time to time.

(l) LEAVE: Leave will be admissible in accordance with the rules in force from time to time.
10. On commission, officers are entitled to 60 days annual leave and 20 days casual leave LTC, and other concessions.
11. On being commissioned, all officers will be guided by the terms and conditions as given out by the Army Group Insurance Scheme and as amende from time to time.
(a) Army Group Insurance Fund Provides Insurance cover of Rs. 15 Lac on payment of one time non-refundable premium of Rs. 8200/ date of joining for pre-commission training i.e. for 3 years. If a cadets is relegate an additional premium of Rs. 1,444/- per relegated term will be paid. Those who are medically boarded out on account of disability, the disability cover provided for 100% disability will be Rs. 7.5 Lac reduced up to Rs. 1.5 Lac for 20 per cent disability. However, disability for less than 20 percent, an ex will be paid and Rs. 1 lac ex-gratia will be paid to cadets invalid out during their last year of trg wef 01 Jan 2011. There is no saving component under this scheme. Disability due to alcoholism, drug addiction and due to the diseases of pre-enrolment origin will not qualify for disability benefit and ex-gratia Grant.

(b) The Gentlemen Cadets when in receipt of stipend of Rs. 21,000/ per month are insured for Rs. 50 lac wef 01 Sep 2013. For those who are medically boarded out of Academy on account of disability, the disability cover provided for 100% disability will be Rs. 25 Lac which is proportionately reduced up to Rs. 5 Lac for 20% disability. However, for disability less than 20 percent an ex Rs. 50,000/- for first two years of training and Rs 1 lac during the 3 paid. Disability due to alcoholism, drug addiction and due to the diseases of pre enrolment origin will not qualify for disability benefit and ex Subscription at the rate of Rs. 5000/- will have to be paid in advance on monthly basis by the Gentlemen Cadets to become member under the main AGI Scheme as applicable to Regular Army Officers. The subscription for the relegated p would also be recovered at the same rate

12. GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICAL STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION TO THE 10+2 (TES) ENTRY PERMANENT COMMISSION.

Note: Candidates must be physically fit according to the prescribed physical standards. The guidelines for the same are given below.

A number of qualified candidates are rejected subsequently on medical grounds.Candidates are, therefore, advised in their own interest to get themselves medically examined before submitting their applications to avoid disappointment at the final stage. Candidates are also advised to rectify minor defects/ailments in order to speed up finalisation of medical examination conducted at the Military Hospital after being recommended at the SSB. The under mentioned ailments are considered, common minor ailments:- (a) Wax (Ears), (b) DNS, (c) Hydrocele/phimosis, (d) Overweight/Underweight, (e) Piles, (f) Gynecomastia, (g) Tonsilitis,(h) Varicocele. Civilian candidates appearing for all types of commission in the Armed Forces will be entitled to outpatients treatment from services sources at public expense for injuries sustained or disease contracted during the course of their examination by the selection Board. They will also be entitled to in-patient treatment at public expense in the Officers ward of a hospital  provided, (a) the injury is sustained during the test or; (b) the disease is contracted during the course of the examination by selection board and there is no suitable hospital; or  (c) the medical board requires the candidates admission for observation.

NOTE: They are not entitled to special nursing. 

A candidate recommended by the Services Selection Board will undergo a medical examination by a Board of Service Medical officers. Only those candidates will be admitted to the academy who are declared fit by the Medical board. The proceeding of the Medical Board are confidential and will not be divulged to anyone. However, the candidates declared unfit will be intimated by the president of the Medical Boards and the procedure for request for an Appeal Medical Board will also be intimated to the candidate. Candidates declared unfit during Appeal Med. Board will be intimated about the provision of Review Med. Medical Board will also be intimated to the candidate. Candidates declared unfit during Appeal Med. Board will be intimated about the provision of Review Med.Board.

(a) The candidates must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disease/disability which is likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duties. (b) There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or under weight. (c) The minimum acceptable height is 157.5 cms. For Gorkhas and ndividuals belonging to hills of North Eastern regions of India, Garhwal and
kumaon, the minimum acceptable height will be 5cms. less. In case of candidates from Lakhadweep the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cms.

14. HOW TO APPLY:
Application will only be accepted on line. To do so the candidates needs to click on the “online application” button on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
(i) Candidates must enter their particulars in the online application. Terms and conditions linked to the form must be read, prior to submitting the form
(ii) After submitting the form an acknowledgement with a Roll number will be provided to the candidate. If the system does not generate Roll Number, it is an indication of non acceptance of application by the system.
(iii) After submitting online application, candidates are required to obtain two copies of the application printout and the Roll Number generated by the system. One copy of the print out application duly Signed and affixed photograph attested by a gazatted officer of Central/State Govt, photocopies of Class 10th Certificate/Mark sheet showing date of birth and 12th Class Certificate alongwith mark sheets duly attested by Gazetted officer and all the above certificates in original are to be carried to the Selection Centre by the candidate for the SSB interview. Any candidate who does not carry all these document for the SSB interview, his candidature will be cancelled. The second copy of the printout of online application is to retained by the candidate for his reference. No need to send any hard copy to DG Rtg / Rtg Dte. (iv) Candidates must submit only one application, Receipt of multiple applications from the same candidate will result in cancellation of candidature.

(v) ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 10 JUN 2015 AT 1000 HRS AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 10 JUL 2015 AT 1000 HRS. 15.


Note.(a) Any change in your postal address after submission of application must be communicated by post duly quoting your Roll No, name and course opted for. (b) All original certificates along with two attested copies each will be carried by the candidate for SSB interview. Originals will be returned after verification at the Service Selection Board itself.  


Official Notification 

No comments: