Applications are invited from married/unmarried MALE and unmarried FEMALE Engineering Graduates and also from Widows of Defence Personnel for grant of196 posts for Short Service Commission in the Indian Army in all Arms/Services. Course shall be commencing in Oct 2017 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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.

Discipline wise vacancies are as given below : (a) For SSC(T)-49 Men & SSC(T)-20 Women:

(a) For SSC (T)-49 Men & SSC(T)-20 Women :

Engineering Stream : Civil
Equivalent Stream : Civil Engg, Civil Engg(Structural Engg), Structural Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)- 49 Men : 42 posts
SSC(T)-20 Women : 05 posts

Engineering Stream : Mechanical
Equivalent Stream : Mechanical Engg, Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engg, Mechanical & Automation Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 12 posts
SSC(T)-20 Women : 04 posts

Engineering Stream : Electrical/Electrical & Electronics
Equivalent Stream : Electrical Engg, Electrical Engg (Electronics & Power), Power System Engg, Electrical & Electronics Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 18 posts
SSC(T)-20 Women : 04 posts

Engineering Stream : Aeronautical/Aviation/Aerospace/Ballistics/ Avionics
Equivalent Stream : Aeronautical Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 13 posts

Engineering Stream : Computer Sc & Engg/Computer Technology/Info Tech/M.Sc (Computer Sc)
Equivalent Stream : Computer Engg, Computer Science, Computer Science Engg, Computer Science & Engg, Information Science & Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 27 posts
SSC(T)-20 Women : 04 posts

Engineering Stream : Electronics & Telecom/Telecommunication/Electronics & Communication/ Satellite Communication
Equivalent Stream : Electronics & Telecommunication Engg, Telecommunication Engg, Electronics & Communication Engg, Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 26 posts
SSC (T)-20 Women : 03 posts

Engineering Stream : Electronics /Opto Electronics/Fibre Optics/Micro Electronics & Microwave
Equivalent Stream : Power Electronics & Drives
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 13 posts

Engineering Stream : Industrial
Equivalent Stream : Industrial Engg Industrial Engg & Management Industrial & Production Engg Industrial Engg & Mgt Industrial/Manufacturing
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 02 posts

Engineering Stream : Automobile /Workshop Technology
Equivalent Stream : Automobile Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 02 posts

Engineering Stream : Metallurgical
Equivalent Stream : Civil Engg, Civil Engg(Structural Engg), Structural Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 03 posts

Engineering Stream : Electronics & Instrumentation/Instrumentation
Equivalent Stream : Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engg, Electronics & Instrumentation Engg, Electronics & Instrumentation & Control Engg, Instrumentation & Control Engg, Instrumentation Technology
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 03 posts

Engineering Stream : Architecture/Building Construction Technology
Equivalent Stream : Architecture Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 04 posts

Engineering Stream : Chemical Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 02 posts

Engineering Stream : Production Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 02 posts

Engineering Stream : Remote sensing
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 02 posts

Engineering Stream : Transportation Engg
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 02 posts

Engineering Stream : Laser Tech
Vacancies SSC(T)-49 Men : 02 posts

(b) For Widows of Defence Personnel only – Vac- 01
Entry : SSCW (Non Tech-20)
Qualification : Graduation in any discipline
Vacancies : 01 post

Age Limit :  (i) SSC (T)-49 Men and SSC(T)-20 Women:- 20 to 27 years as on 01 Oct 2017

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/-).

Selection Procedure :

(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.

Physical Standard :

(a) Height & Weight : The minimum acceptable height and weight for men is 157.5 cms with correlated weight and for women candidate is 152 cm and 42kg. 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.

(b) Visual Standards: Distance Vision (corrected): Better Eye-6/6; Worse Eye-6/18. “Myopia should not be more than -3.5D including astigmation and hypermetropia not more than +3.5D including astigmation”. Internal examination of the eye will be done my means of opthalmoscope to rule out any disease of the eye. A candidate must have good binocular vision. The colour vision standard will be CP-III (Defective safe). A candidate should be able to recognize red and green colours. Candidates who have undergone or have evidence for having undergone Radial Karatotomy to improve the visual acuity will be permanently rejected. In order to detect PRK/LASIK all the candidates at SMB will be subjected to the measurement of Axial length by AScan biometer. Candidates who have undergone LASER Surgery for correction of refractive error will be considered for commission in Army if they fulfill following criteria :- (i) Age more than 20 years. (ii) Uncomplicated stable LASIK/Excimer (PRK) laser procedure done for Myopia or Hypermetropia, with stable refraction for a period of six months after the procedure. (iii) A healthy retina. (iv) Corrected vision should be 6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in worse eye, with maximum residual refraction of + 1.50 in any meridian for myopia or hypermetropia. (v) Axial length within permissible limits.