want to get in defence services and I am a girl how to do so?
Hey Pushpa
If you are a woman and want to join Indian defence here are ways to do so:
Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) :
Women officers are inducted in the Indian Army through the Shot Service Commission (Non-Technical) scheme. Under this scheme, the female candidates aspiring to be part of Indian Army must appear for Combined Defence Services Examination. The CDS exam is conduced twice a year, in the months of July and November by UPSC.
Eligibility:
- The candidate must be in the age group of 19 to 25 years
- Candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university
- should be Un-Married
- must be mentally and physically fit and free from any diseases.
- the minimum height must be 152 cms
- Weight must be in corroboration with the height
- Eyesight should be 6/6 or 6/36 for Distant Vision, for spectacles corrected vision must be 6/9
- Myopia limit for Indian Army is -3.75D
Short Service Commission (Technical) Women
Women Candidates willing to join Indian Army under technical division can apply under the Short Service Commission (Technical) Scheme. This scheme is directly notified by Directorate General Recruiting twice a year, in the month of June/July and December/January.
Eligibility Criteria
• must be in the age group of 20 to 27 years
• must hold an engineering degree in notified stream from a recognized university
• should be Un-Married
NCC (SPL) Entry Women
Women NCC Cadets can be inducted in the Indian Army through the NCC (SPL) Entry Women scheme. Vacancies under this scheme are notified by the Directorate General Recruiting twice in a year, in the month of June and December.
Eligibility Criteria
• The candidate must be in the age group of 19 to 25 years
• The candidate must be a graduate with minimum 50% aggregate marks.
• NCC Service: The candidate must have completed 2 years of service in NCC Senior Division Army, with minimum ‘B’ grade in ‘C’ Certificate examination
• Un-Married
Joint Advocate General (JAG) SSCW Entry Scheme
The Judge Advocate General (JAG) Department is the legal wing of the Indian Army and consists of legally qualified army officers. The department offers legal aid and advice to the army in military as well as civilian aspects. The Army releases recruitment notification under SSC (Short Service Commission) to hire law graduates, both male and female for JAC Department.
• Candidate’s age must be between 21 to 27 years
• Law graduate with minimum 55% marks from recognized university.
• Bar Council Registration: Must be registered with Bar Council of India / State level Bar Council
• Un-Married
hope this helped
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