Ms. Garima Abrol, now Flying Officer Garima Abrol, wife of squadron leader Samir Abrol of the Indian Air Force, who lost his life in a mirage 2000 aircraft crash while test flying it at HAL airport in Bengaluru on February 1 2019, has passed out from the Indian Air Force Academy, Hyderabad on 19 Dec 2020. Earlier she attended the AFSB interview to join the Indian Air Force Academy Jan 2020 Course. Such a proud moment to see wife donning the blues to follow the footsteps of her late husband.
Proud Moment for the Nation and Iron Lady, Garima Abrol Wife Of Sqn Ldr Samir Abrol has been commissioned into the Indian AirForce Today
She has cleared her SSB Interview from AFSB Varanasi in her first attempt.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the Combined Graduation Parade at Airforce Academy in Dundigal on Saturday amid his two-day visit to Hyderabad. The Airforce Academy performed the graduation parade of the 100th Course in front of the Defence Minister. Rajnath Singh is slated to interact with the Indian Air Force (IAF) trainees and their families. Besides, he will also be visiting certain Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) facilities in the city.
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He has conferred the ‘President’s Commission’ to the graduating trainees. The ceremony includes the presentation of ‘Wings’ and ‘Brevets’ to the flight cadets who would be successfully completing flying and navigation training, respectively. Mr. Singh will also be awarded ‘Wings’ to officers of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, and officers from friendly foreign countries on successful completion of their flying training at the AFA.
The Flight Cadet Ashish Khatri from flying branch standing ‘first in the order of merit’ has been awarded the ‘Chief of the Air Staff Sword’ of honour for excelling in overall training. The awardee has commanded the parade besides receiving the President’s Plaque for being the ‘best trainee’. President’s Plaque will also be presented to those who stand first in the overall merit in flying and ground duty branches.
“Leaving for Hyderabad on a two-day visit to Telangana. During this visit, I shall review the Combined Graduation Parade at the Airforce Academy in Dundigal and interact with the IAF trainees and their families. I shall also be visiting certain DRDO facilities,” Rajnath Singh tweeted on Friday.
Indian Navy has published the official notification for the recruitment of the short service commission officers for various entries like Executive branch, Technical branch, and Education branch. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an exception is being made in the public interest wherein no INET (O) entrance examination for the AT –21 course is being held for shortlisting candidates for SSB. Shortlisting of application will be based on the preference of entries and normalized marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree. Marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree will be normalized using formulae mentioned in Join Indian Navy website.
Candidates from different course backgrounds (B.E. / B.Tech, B.Sc,B.Com, M.Tech, M.Sc, MA) are eligible to apply for one or more common entry/entries in Direct Entry Officer Entries – Jul 2021 Course. These candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of the marks secured in their qualifying course and since the candidates from different streams are considered, it has been decided to normalize their marks on a single scale to be considered for shortlisting. Hence, the following formula will be used to calculate the final score of candidates:-
Applications are invited from unmarried eligible men & women candidates for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) for course commencing Jun 2021 onwards at Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, Kerala in under mentioned branches/entries in the Indian Navy. Candidates must fulfill conditions of nationality as laid down by the Government of India. Selected candidates will undergo training with one of the following three distinct courses:
Extended Naval Orientation Course – General Service (Executive) [GS(X)]/Hydrography.
Special NOC – SSC (Executive/Information Technology).
Educational Qualifications:
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, an exception is being made in the public interest wherein no INET (O) entrance examination for the AT – 21 course is being held for shortlisting candidates for SSB. The final merit list for induction will be prepared based only on SSB marks.
These vacancies are tentative and may be changed depending on the availability of training slots.
*Commercial Pilot License (CPL) Holders. Candidates having valid and current CPL issued by DGCA (India) and born between 02 Jul 1996 and 01 Jul 2002 (both dates inclusive) can apply for Pilot entry as per eligibility criteria stated at Para 2(d).
**Merchant Navy Personnel. Candidates having Government of India, Ministry of Shipping & Transport Certificate of Competency (Foreign going) either as a Second Mate, Mate or Master and born between 02 Jul 1991 and 01 Jan 2002 (both dates inclusive) can apply for Executive Branch entry (General Service) and Technical Branch entry (SSC Engineering) as per stipulations stated at Para 2(a) & 2(g) respectively.
Who Can Apply?
Candidates who have graduated or in the final year with minimum 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA from a university incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as Universities/Autonomous Universities under UGC, Act 1956; IIT Act, 1961; AICTE Act, 1987; NITSER Act, 2007; IIIT Act, 2014, or; Obtained a degree in Engineering with 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA/System from such foreign university/college/institution recognised by the Government of India for the purpose or Engineering Degree/equivalence certificate from Association of Indian Universities established under AIU, Act 1973, can apply. The candidate will, however, be required to fulfil the educational qualification stipulated above before joining INA. The candidate failing to meet stipulated educational criteria will not be permitted to join INA, Ezhimala.
NOTE:
Only one application can be filled by a candidate.
Approximately 900 candidates, who have chosen SSC (Pilot) entry, will be considered for SSB/CPSS/Aviation Medical Examination. Remaining candidates will be considered for other entries chosen by them
Candidates must indicate their preference for other branches/cadres also, if they wish to be considered for those branches/cadres. Candidates will not be considered for branches/cadres that they have not selected. Candidates are advised to ascertain their eligibility for branches/cadres, with respect to applicable medical standards, prior to indicating their preference.
Candidate will be allocated branches/cadres based on their merit and preference, subject to fulfilling other criteria such as education, medical standards etc.
No equivalent stream of BE/B.Tech/other qualification, other than those mentioned in para 2 above will be considered valid for selection process at any stage.
Medical standards/ Relaxation in Height and Weight, Tatoo, Pay & Allowances/ Group Insurance & Gratuity/ Leave Entitlements/ Tenure of Commission/ Duties of Officers. Please visit website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in for information.
Selection Procedure:
Shortlisting of application will be based on preference of entries and normalised marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree. Marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree will be normalised using formulae mentioned in Join Indian Navy website.
For candidates who have completed MCA, MBA, M.Sc, B.Sc and B.Com marks obtained in all semesters will be considered. In all others cases, marks obtained by candidates in all semesters till pre-final year will be considered. Candidates selected in the final merit list will be required to submit the proof of the completing the qualifying degree with minimum 60% of marks. Candidates failing to meet the criteria will not be permitted to join the Academy. No communication will be entertained in this regard.
Approximately 8300 candidates [ie approximately 40 candidates per vacancy per entry, except for SSC (Pilot)] will be shortlisted for SSB. Their SSB interviews will be tentatively scheduled from Feb 21 onwards at Bangalore/ Bhopal/ Visakhapatnam / Kolkata. SSB for Pilot & Observer entry will be conducted at SSB Bangalore only.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed about their selection for SSB interview through e-mail or SMS (provided by candidates in their application form). Candidates are advised not to change their e-mail/mobile number till selection process is over.
SSB recommended candidates are required to undergo medical examination as applicable to their entry. Candidates of Pilot entry are required to undergo Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) followed by Aviation medical examination. Candidates for Observer entry are to undergo Aviation medical examination.
Based on performance in SSB, merit lists would be prepared separately for Extended NOC, Regular NOC and Special NOC. Merit list of regular NOC entries will be prepared entry-wise separately and every entry will have separate joining Date, Training Duration etc. Merit list will be compiled on the basis of SSB Marks and the entry for which the candidate has undergone SSB interview and medical examination. Candidates recommended by SSB and declared medically fit will be appointed for training on the basis of entry-wise merit list and the number of vacancies in the respective entry.
Training:
Candidates except Merchant Navy will be inducted in the rank of Sub Lieutenant. Merchant Navy candidates having Government of India, Ministry of Shipping & Transport Certificate of Competency (Foreign going) either as a Second Mate, Mate or Master will be inducted as Acting Lieutenant.
Officers of Extended NOC(General Service/Executive & Hydro) will undergo 44 weeks training at Naval Academy Ezhimala followed by professional training at Naval Ships and training establishments as per extent regulation.
Officers of regular NOC (all other branches excluding IT) will undergo 22 Weeks Naval Orientation Course.
Officers of SSC (IT) will undergo 04 Weeks Naval orientation Course at the Naval Academy, Ezhimala. This will be followed by professional training in Naval Ships and Training Establishments as per extant regulations.
How to Apply: Candidates are to register and fill application on Indian Navy website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in w.e.f 18 Dec 20. To save time during the application submission window, candidates can fill in their details and upload documents in advance.
UPSC has published the CDS 2 2020 written exam result today. CDS 2 2020 exam was conducted by UPSC on 8th November 2020 across the country. The list consists of the roll number of 6727 candidates who have cleared the CDS 2 2020 written exam.
On the basis of the results of the COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2020 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 08th November, 2020, 6727 candidates with the following Roll Numbers and Names have qualified for being interviewed by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence, for admission to (i) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 151th (DE) Course commencing in July, 2021 (ii) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala, Course commencing in July, 2021 (iii) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course (210 F(P)) commencing in July, 2021 (iv) Officers Training Academy, Chennai 114th SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course commencing in October, 2021 and (v) Officers Training Academy, Chennai, 28th SSC Women (Non-Technical) (UPSC) Course commencing in October, 2021.
The candidature of all the candidates, whose Roll Numbers are shown in the lists below, is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of the admission to the examination, they are required to submit the original certificates in support of age (Date of Birth), educational qualifications, NCC (C) (Army Wing/Senior Division Air Wing/Naval Wing) etc. claimed by them to IHQ of MoD (Army) / Dte Gen of Rtg (Rtg A) CDSE Entry for SSC male candidates and SSC women entry for female candidates West Block III, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choice candidates and IHQ of MOD (Navy) DMPR, (OI&R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110 011 in case of Navy first choice candidates and PO 3 (A)/Air Headquarters ‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110 001 in case of Air Force first choice candidates by the following dates failing which their candidature will stand cancelled. The original Certificates are to be submitted not later than 01st July, 2021 for IMA & NA, not later than 13th May, 2021 for AFA and not later than 1st October, 2021 in case of SSC course only. The candidates must not send the original Certificates to the Union Public Service Commission.
Candidates who qualified in the written exam and given their first choice as Army (IMA/OTA) are required to register themselves on the recruiting directorate website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in in order to enable them to receive call up information for SSB interview. Those candidates who have already registered on the recruiting directorate website are advised not to register again. The marks-sheet of candidates who have not qualified, will be available on the Commission’s website within 15 days from the date of publication of the final result of OTA (after conducting SSB Interview) and will remain available on the website for a period of 30 days.
Indian army has published the list of recommended candidates who have cleared the SSB interview for SSC 55 Men technical entry. SSC Tech is a special entry for engineering graduates that allows them to apply for the SSB interview directly without any written exam. All the candidates on the merit list will get the joining instructions as per the order in the merit list. The course was scheduled to start at OTA Chennai in Oct 2020. There are 41 male candidates who have cleared the SSB interview of SSC 55 technical entry, the total vacancies are 175. Team SSBCrack congratulates all the successful candidates.
Candidates who have not submitted copies of all semester marksheets, Degree/Provisional degree certificate and other requisite documents as mentioned in course notification are required to submit immediately a self-attested scanned copy of the same on ‘Feedback/ Query’ option on our website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in or by Fax (No 011 – 2619-6205).
Joining Letters (JL) will be issued as per MERIT subject to Vacancy, Medical fitness, submission of requisite documents and meeting all eligibility criteria as per course notification.
Indian Military Academy passing out parade was conducted on 12 December 2020. A total of 395 Gentlemen Cadets of 147 Regular Course and 130 Technical Graduate Course, including 70 Gentlemen Cadets from nine friendly foreign countries, successfully passed out from the portals of Indian Military Academy. The Sword of Honour for the Autumn Term, 2020, was awarded to Lieutenant Watandeep Singh Sidhu during the Passing out Parade (PoP) held at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on Saturday.
He is the third officer cadet from Punjab to earn the sword of honour this year. In June 2020 Lt Akashdeep Singh won the sword of honour at IMA and In March 2020 Lt. Harpreet won the sword of honour at OTA Chennai. Lt. Watandeep & Lt. Akashdeep have opted for the Parachute Regiment and Lt. Harpreet joined the armoured corps.
This is an inspirational story of Lieutenant Balbanka Tiwari who joined the Indian Military Academy through ACC entry and passed out as an army officer on the 12 Dec 2020 IMA passing out parade.
As 28-year-old Balbanka Tiwari from Arrah, Bihar, graduated from the Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Saturday, transitioning from being a sepoy in the Indian Army to an officer, his wife, mother and four-month-old daughter, who he was meeting for the very first time on Saturday, watched with pride. Barely able to hold back tears, his mother Munni Devi said, “He started working by the time he had turned 16 to supplement the family income and toiled for 12 hours in return for just Rs 50 to Rs 100 a day.”
Tiwari, son of a farmer, said only “grit and faith” had brought him this far. “After Class XII, unable to find any prospects in Arrah, I moved to Rourkela in Odisha. I first worked at a factory that cut iron springs and rods. I then joined a namkeen factory. However, I continued my education and took tuitions. I never left my dream of joining the Army all this while,” said Tiwari. source TOI
The Indian Coast Guard, an Armed Force of the Union, offers a challenging career to young and dynamic Indian male candidates for General Duty branch as an Assistant Commandant (Group ‘A’ Gazetted Officer) and invites ‘online’ application for SC, ST and OBC category only.
Branch and Eligibility. Indian citizens having following minimum qualifications are eligible to apply:
Upper age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC candidates.
Maximum 5% relaxation in aggregate in the degree certificate for SC/ST candidates. No relaxation is applicable for 12th class marks.
Indian Coast Guard reserves the right to fix the cut off percentage for issue of PSB call up letters.
How to Apply: Applications will be accepted only ‘Online’ from 0001 hrs on 21 Dec to 27 Dec 2020 upto 2359 hrs for the above said post.
Selection Procedure:
Stage –I : Short Listing of Applications. Short listing criteria will be based on higher percentage of marks in the qualifying examination and the qualifying cut off may be increased more than 60% if more applications with higher % are received. Preliminary Selection. Shortlisted candidates will be called for Preliminary Selection at given date and time which will consist of Mental Ability Test/ Cognitive Aptitude Test and Picture Perception & Discussion Test (PP&DT). The aptitude tests will be in English only and will be of objective type. During PP&DT the candidates are expected to speak and discuss in English. However, they are free to speak in Hindi if they wish to do so. Date/ time and venue of Preliminary Selection once allotted will not be changed at any stage.
Stage -II : Final Selection. The candidates who qualify Preliminary Selection will be called for Final Selection. The date and venue for Final Selection Board (FSB) will be uploaded on Indian Coast Guard website www.joinindiancoastguard.gov.in. The Final Selection will be conducted tentatively from End Feb to Mid Apr 2021. The Final Selection will consist of Psychological Test, Group Task and Interview (Personality test). All documents/ certificates verified during PSB are also required to be produced in originals during FSB.
Merit List: Recommendation in FSB does not confirm final selection. A merit list will be prepared for the medically fit candidates on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates at FSB and depending upon the availability of vacancies. The list of candidates selected on the basis of merit list will be uploaded in Coast Guard recruitment website www.joinindiancoastguard.gov.in during the month of May 2021. The joining letters will be issued accordingly. The training at INA, Ezhimala is scheduled to commence in end Jun 2021.
OTA Gaya Passing Out Parade 12 December 2020. This passing out parade is another glorious day in Indian military history when 22 Gentlemen of Special Commissioned Officer SCO- 45 will receive a commission in the Indian Army as officers.
A passing out parade was held at the Indian Military Academy on 12 December 2020, Saturday. Indian Military Academy (IMA) gave 325 young officers to the country. With this, 70 foreign cadets also passed out.
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen S K Saini asks cadets passing out of IndianMilitary Academy in Dehradun to be prepared to rise to challenging situations where they will be repeatedly called upon to safeguard country’s territorial integrity.
