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What are the requirements of female to become an Indian Navy officer


Ongmu Sherpa 30th Nov, 2024
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Deepti Singh 30th Nov, 2024

Hello,

Becoming a female officer in the Indian Navy requires fulfilling specific educational, physical, and eligibility criteria. Women can join the Indian Navy through various entry schemes:

1. Educational Qualifications

  • Graduate Entries:
  1. Short Service Commission (SSC) Officers: Women can apply for SSC in various branches like Executive, Education, and Naval Architect.
  2. Technical Branch: Requires an engineering degree in specified streams like Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronics.
  • Postgraduate Entries: Education Branch students should be holding postgraduate qualifications from concerned stream.
  • UPSC CDS Entrance : Women candidates can come into the Naval Academy with the help of Combined Defence Services Examination

2. Age

  • Generally the age between 19-25years

3. Physical Standards

  • Height and Weight: At least, the minimum height is about 152 cms and height-to-weight proportionate.
  • Vis. : Std at the minimum 6/6 and in the worse, if two different eyes, to 6/9 Corrected with glasses.

4. Admission Modes

  • Commission / Defence (Direct Entry Basis- Education and Naval Architects respectively: on marks)
  • Selection procedure under SSB and appears through this centre.
  • NCC SPECIAL ENTRY: For aspirant (with C certificate )
  • Univ Entry Scheme or UES: For aspiring applicants appearing Pre- Final and Final terms Engg candidates

5. Training

  • Selected candidates are trained at the Indian Naval Academy (INA) in Ezhimala, Kerala.

6. Documents Required

  • Academic certificates
  • Identity proof
  • Medical fitness certificate
  • NCC or other certificates if applicable

For more details and updates, visit the official Indian Navy recruitment portal or related platforms like Careers360 .

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