INDIAN ARMY 140TH TECHNICAL GRADUATE COURSE (TGC-140) (JAN 2025)

Applications are invited from eligible unmarried Male Engineering Graduates for 140th Technical Graduate Course (TGC-140) commencing in Jan 2025 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun for Permanent Commission in the Indian Army.

Eligibility:
Nationality.

A candidate must either be : -

• A citizen of India, or
• a subject of Nepal, or
• 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) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India.
• Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
• A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, will attach such certificate alongwith the application.

Age Limit :

20 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2025. (Candidates born between 02 Jan 1998 and 01 Jan 2005, both dates inclusive).

Educational Qualification for Applying:

Candidates who have passed the requisite Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply.

Vacancies:

Candidates must note that only the Engineering streams and their acceptable equivalent streams, strictly as notified in the table below, will be accepted. Candidates with degrees in any other Engineering stream(s) are not eligible to apply

Type of Commission

Grant of Commission:

Selected candidates will be granted Short Service Commission on probation in the rank of Lieutenant from the date of commencement of the course or the date of reporting at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, whichever is later and will be entitled to full pay and allowances admissible to Lieutenant during training period. Pay & allowances will be paid after successful completion of training.

Permanent Commission:

On successful completion of training cadets will be granted Permanent Commission in the Army in the rank of Lieutenant.

Ante Date Seniority:

One year ante date seniority from the date of commission will be granted to Engineering Graduates of TGC Entry in the rank of Lieutenant.

Training :

• Selected candidates will be detailed for training at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun according to their position in the final order of merit (engineering stream-wise) upto the number of available vacancies and subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
• Duration of training - 49 weeks.
• Candidates will neither be allowed to marry during the period of training nor he be allowed to live with parents/Guardians.
• Candidates must not marry until they complete the full training at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
• A candidate, if he marries while under training, shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the government.
• A candidate, who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful at the Service Selection Board interview and medical examination, will not be inducted for training, and his candidature will be cancelled.

Cost of Training

The entire cost of training at Indian Military Academy (IMA) is at Government expense. In case the Gentleman Cadet 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 @ ₹ 16260- and as notified from time to time per week (for the period of candidate’s stay at the IMA, Dehradun). The cost of training is borne by state, will be recovered from candidates withdrawing for personal reasons. 

• The final allocation of Arms/Services will be made prior to passing out of Gentleman Cadets from Indian Military Academy (IMA) and will be at the sole discretion of Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army) keeping in view the existing policy.
• The candidate will not have any objection in the event of his final selection on allotment of any arms/service in the interest of the organisation. No representation is tenable on this account. 

How to Apply 

• Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registration is not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in).
• Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’ under Dashboard.
• A page Officers Selection ‘Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Technical Graduate Course.
• A page ‘Application Form’ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details as required under various segments - Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB.
• ‘Save & Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made.
• Only after ascertaining the correctness of your details, click on ‘Submit’. Candidates must click on ‘Submit’ each time they open the application for editing any details.
• The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having Roll Number, 30 minutes after final closure of online application on last day. 
• No changes to details submitted in online application can be made after closure of application. No representation in this regard shall be entertained.
• CGPA/Grades must be converted into Marks as per the formulae adopted by the concerned University for filling ‘Marks obtained in Graduation’ in online application. Any discrepancy observed at any stage of selection process will lead to cancellation of candidature. 
• Candidate’s name/ Parent’s name (Father & Mother)/ Date of Birth in the profile and online application must be as per Matriculation /Secondary School Examination Certificate or Equivalent Certificate issued by the concerned Board of education. Variation in above details will lead to cancellation of the candidature. 

Documents to be carried to the Selection Centre by the candidates:-

• One copy of the Print out of application duly signed and affixed with self attested photograph. 
• Matriculation/Secondary School Examination certificate or equivalent certificate and marksheet issued by the concerned Board of Education.
• Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or Equivalent Certificate issued by the concerned Board of Education will only be accepted as proof CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO READ THE NOTIFICATION CAREFULLY AND THEN FILL UP ONLINE APPLICATION FORM TO AVOID MISTAKES, AND THEREBY REJECTION OF APPLICATION.  of Date of Birth, candidates name and Parent’s name (Father & Mother) (No other document like Admit card/ Marksheet/Transfer certificate etc are acceptable). 
• In case Parent’s name (Father & Mother) is not mentioned in matriculation/ Secondary School Examination certificate or equivalent certificate, the candidate is required to produce any document issued by Government of India or States Govt such as PAN card, Aadhar Card, Passport, Driving licence etc. for verification.
• However, Candidate’s name and his Parent’s name filled in online application must match exactly with those mentioned in the produced document.
• 12th class marksheet and certificate or Equivalent certificate/ Diploma marksheet and certificate (Diploma holders). 
• Engineering Degree/Provisional Degree issued by the recognised university. Provisional Degree should not be more than six months old at the time of the candidate joining the Academy.
• Marksheets of all semesters/years. (Candidates having backlog at the time of submission of application are not eligible to apply).
• Certificate issued by the Controller of Examination/Registrar of the concerned University regarding formula for conversion of CGPA/ Grades into marks followed by the University.
• A certificate issued by the Controller of Exam/Registrar/Dean of the concerned University or Principal of the College regarding cumulative percentage of marks upto 6th semester/3rd year of Engg degree, upto 8th semester/4th year of B. Architecture (B.Arch) and upto 2nd semester/1st year of M.Sc. in notified stream/ discipline as per Rules/Guidelines of the University which is applicable to the candidate (for final year appearing candidates). 
• Certificate from the Principal/ Head of the Institution stating that the candidate is studying in final year and his result will be declared by 01 January 2025 . This certificate should also certify that the candidate has not any backlog at the time of submission of online application (for final year appearing candidates).
• Declaration by the candidate of final year Engineering degree course that he will submit the proof of passing Engg Degree Examination alongwith marksheets of all semesters/years by 01 January 2025  to Directorate General of Recruiting, failing which his candidature will be cancelled (for final year appearing candidates).

Selection Procedure : 

• Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage-1 will go to Stage-2. Those who fail in Stage-1 will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interviews is five days, and details of the same are available at official website of Directorate General of Recruiting www.joinindianarmy.nic.in This will be followed by a medical examination for the candidates who get recommended after Stage 2. 
• 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. 

Medical Examination:

Please visit www.joinindianarmy.nic.in  for Medical Standards and Procedures of Medical Examination for Officers Entry into Army as applicable.

Merit List :

• It is to be noted that mere qualifying at the SSB Interview does not confirm final selection. Merit list will be prepared engineering stream/subject wise on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate at SSB interview.
• In case equal SSB marks are obtained by more than one candidate, the older candidate(s) in age will be ranked higher in the merit. In case both SSB marks and age of more than one candidate are same, the candidate(s) with higher percentage of marks in qualifying examination will be placed higher in the merit. Higher educational qualifications, previous performances, etc have no role to play. Those in the merit list and who come within the stipulated stream wise vacancies, and are medically fit will be issued joining letters for pre-commissioning training at IMA Dehradun subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
• On joining the Army, some of personal restrictions in service will be imposed in accordance with Article 33 of the Constitution of India as promulgated in the Army Act and Army Rules from time to time. 

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