Indian Army jobs for Short Service Commission Officers in . Last Date to apply: 09 Aug 2018

Applications are invited from unmarried Male and unmarried Female Engineering Graduates and also from Widows of Defence Personnel for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in the Indian Army in all Arms/Services. Course will commence in Apr 2019 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

52nd Short Service Commission (Tech) Men (Apr 2019) And 23rd Short Service Commision (Tech) Women Course (Apr 2019) Including Widows Of Defence Personnel For Tech And Non Tech (Non-UPSC)

Indian Army recruiting 191 Vacancies for the post of Short Service Commission Officers

No. of Vacancies : 

SSC (T)-52 and SSCW(T)-23

Engineering Streams - Civil , Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)- Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), Structural Engineering  / Men-48 Post , Women- 4 Post

Engineering Streams -Mechanical , Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)-Mechanical Engineering , Mechanical(Mechatronics) Engineering , Mechanical & Automation Engineering/Men-16 Post, Women-  3 Post

Engineering Streams -Electrical/Electrical & Electronics Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)-Electrical Engineering , Electrical Engineering (Electronics & Power), Power System Engineering , Electrical & Electronics Engineering  /Men-22 Post, Women-  2 Post

Engineering Streams -Aeronautical/Aviation/ Ballistics/ Avionics , Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)-Aeronautical Engineering /Men-12 Post

Engineering Streams -Computer Sc & Engineering / Computer Technology/ Information Tech/ M Sc Computer Sc , Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)-Computer Engineering , Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering , Computer Science & Engineering , Information Science & Engineering/Men-31 Post, Women-  03 Post

Engineering Streams -Electronics & Telecom/Telecommunication /Electronics & Communication/ Satellite Communication, Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)- Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering , Telecommunication Engineering , Electronics & Communication Engineering /Men-28 Post, Women- 02 Post

Engineering Streams - Electronics /Opto Electronics/Fibre Optics/Micro Electronics & Microwave , Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)- Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering /Men-11 Post

Engineering Streams -Production Engineering , Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)- Power Electronics & Drives /Men-3 Post

Engineering Streams -Architecture/Building Construction Technology , Equivalent Stream (AICTE appd)- Architecture Engineering /Men-4 Post

For Widow of Defence Personnel Only

SSC (W) (Non Tech & Non UPSC)/ 01 Post

SSC (W) (Tech)/ 01  Post

Educational Qualification for SSC(Tech)(Men and Women): Candidates who have passed the requisite Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply. Candidates studying in the final year of Engineering degree course should be able to submit proof of passing by 01 Apr 2019 and produce the Engineering Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at Officers Training Academy (OTA) as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid.

Educational Qualification for Widows of Defence Personnel who Died in Harness.

(i) SSCW (Non Tech) (Non UPSC) : Graduation in any Discipline.

 (ii) SSCW(Tech) : BE/B Tech in any Engineering stream.

Age Limit :  (i) For SSC(T)-52 Men and SSCW(T) 23 Women. 20 to 27 years as on 01 Apr 2019 (Candidates born between 02 Apr 92 and 01 Apr 99, both days inclusive). (ii) For widows of Defence Personnel who Died in Harness Only. SSCW (Non Tech) (Non UPSC) and SSCW(Tech) — A maximum of 35 years of age as on 01 Apr 2019

Pay : 56100-177500

Training : Selected candidates will be detailed for training at Officers' Training Academy, Chennai according to their position in the final order of merit, engineering stream-wise upto the number of vacancies available at the time. Duration of Training- 49 weeks.

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/stream without assigning any reason. After shortlisting of applications, the centre allotment will be intimated to the candidate via their email. After allotment of Selection Centre, candidates will have to log in to the website and select their SSB dates which are available on a first come first served basis, upto a specified date as will be intimated on the website

(b) Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at one of the Selection Centres viz. 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 by respective Selection Centres through candidate's registered e-mail id and SMS only. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of DG Rtg, IHQ of MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.

(c) Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedure at the SSB. 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, and details of the same are available on official website This will be followed by a medical examination of the candidates who get recommended after Stage II.

(d) Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued joining letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.

Physical Standards : (a) Height and Weight. The minimum acceptable height and weight for men is 157.5 cms with correlated weight. In case of candidates belonging to the North East and hilly areas like Gorkhas. Nepalese, Assamese and Garhwalis, the height will be relaxed by 5 cms and weight commensurate with reduced height. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cms.