INDIAN ARMY 10+2 TECHNICAL ENTRY SCHEME 49 COURSE COMMENCING FROM JUL 2024

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 appeared in JEE (Mains) 2022 examination and fulfill the eligibility conditions prescribed in the subsequent paragraphs, for the grant of Permanent Commission in the Army. 

Eligibility :   

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 due to commence i.e. the candidate should not be born before 02 Jan 2005 and not after 01 Jan 2008 (both days inclusive). 

Educational Qualification:

• Only those candidates who have passed 10+2 Examination or its equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from recognized education boards are eligible to apply for this entry. Eligibility condition for calculating PCM percentage of various state /central boards will be based on marks obtained in Class XII only.
• Candidate must have appeared in JEE (Mains) 2023.  

Medical Examination & Physical Standards

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

• The proceedings of the Medical Board are confidential and will not be divulged to anyone. Directorate General of Recruiting has no role to play in any Medical Boards. Procedure advised by the competent medical authorities will be strictly adhered to. 
• Candidate applying for the entry should not have been debarred from appearing in any examination by UPSC. Candidate should not have been arrested/convicted by a criminal court or involved in any court case. In case any such issue comes to notice during the selection process or pre-commission training, candidate/cadet will be subjected to cancellation of candidature/withdrawal from the Academy by IHQ of MoD(Army). 

Vacancies : 

90. The 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 that point of time.  

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.  

Seniority

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-bloc junior to IMA (NDA / ACC / DE Course ) but above TGC / UES course

Training

Total training will be of 5 years. Details are as under:

(a) Basic Military Training

1 year (Officer Training Academy, Gaya) or any other Training Institute decided by the Indian Army.

(b) Technical Training

• Phase-I (Pre Commission Training): 3 Years (CME Pune or MCTE Mhow or MCEME Secunderabad),
• 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 the final examination. No ante date seniority will be admissible to candidates on account of this Engineering degree. During the last two semesters, the officers will be permitted only one relegation on academic grounds. This relegation will be within the maximum two relegations permitted on academic grounds in the entire Engineering degree (8 semesters) in accordance with JNU Ordinance. Any further relegation of the officer on academic grounds will lead to termination of his commission.  

Cost of Training:

₹13,940/- (as on 2021) and as notified from time to time per week (for the period of candidate’s stay at the Officers Training Academy, Gaya/Cadet Training Wing.) 

The cost of training is borne by State; will be recovered from candidates withdrawing for personal reasons.

How to Apply

Application will only be accepted online. To do so the candidate needs to click on the ‘online application’ button on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

(a) Candidates must enter their particulars in the online application. Terms and conditions linked to the form must be read, prior to submitting the form.

(b) A candidate is permitted to make changes to data filled incorrectly in online application till the closing of the online applications. The candidate must ‘submit’ his application each time he opens his application for editing. No changes to online application will be permitted thereafter and no representation in this regard will be entertained.

(c) After successfully submitting the form, the candidate will receive a confirmation in the form of a dialog box of having submitted the application. Print out of the application with a Roll number will be available to the candidate 30 mins after the closing of online applications. Candidates are required to print two copies of the application with Roll Number generated by the system. One copy of the print out application duly self attested by the candidate will be carried to the selection centre for the SSB interview. Following documents will also be carried along with the Application Form:-  

• Class 10th certificate and mark sheet in original showing DOB.
• Class 12th certificate and mark sheet in original.
• ID proof in original.
• Copy of result of JEE (Mains) 2023.  

(d) Two self attested photocopies of the certificates mentioned at ser (c) above will be submitted at the time of SSB interview and originals will be returned after verification at the SSB itself.

(e) 20 copies of self attested PP size photograph will also be carried alongwith the Application Form. 

(f) Candidates must submit only one application. Receipt of multiple applications from the same candidate will result in cancellation of candidature.