As he has done during previous Diwalis, PM Modi celebrated this festival with soldiers protecting India. PM Modi went to Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, where he interacted with soldiers and exchanged sweets. Here are some pictures. Diwali 2019
The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) 2019 at various Centres/Venues all over India on 17th November, 2019 (Sunday). The Commission has uploaded the e-Admit Card for the convenience of the admitted candidates on the Commission’s Web-site (https://www.upsc.gov.in). The admitted candidates are advised to download their e-Admit Cards for the Examination and take a printout thereof. The admitted candidates will have to produce the printout of their e-Admit Card at the allotted Venue for appearing at the Examination, along with Photo Identity Card mentioned in the e-Admit Card. In case, the photograph is not visible/blurred or not available on the e- Admit Card, candidates are advised to carry two (2) identical photographs (one photograph for each session) No paper Admit Card will be issued for the Examination by the Commission. In case of any discrepancy is noticed in the e-Admit Card, the same may be communicated to the Commission immediately at e-mail ID usnda-upsc@nic.in latest by 4th November, 2019 to enable the Commission to take a decision in the matter. The candidates are advised to take a printout of the e-Admit Card well in advance to avoid last minute rush. “Important Instructions to the candidates” must be read carefully by the candidates.
It may also be noted that entry into the Examination Venue shall be closed 10 minutes before the scheduled commencement of the Examination i.e. 09.50A.M. for the Forenoon Session and 01.50 P.M. for the Afternoon Session . No candidate shall be allowed the entry into the Examination Venue after closure of the entry.
NSG is Federal Contingency World Class Zero Error Force to deal with anti-terrorist activities in all its manifestation. The NSG is a Force specially equipped and trained to deal with specific situations and is, therefore, to be used only in exceptional circumstances to thwart serious acts of terrorism.
Ethos: The Ethos of the NSG is premised on the following:-
The Union Cabinet in 1984 took a decision to create a Federal Contingency Force comprising of personnel who are highly motivated, specially equipped and well trained to tackle the various manifestations of terrorism. In June 1984, a nucleus consisting of the Director General of NSG and other essential elements were sanctioned and steps were initiated to raise the Force. A bill for creation of this Organization was introduced in the parliament in August 1986 and it received the assent of the President on September 22, 1986 and the National Security Guard (NSG) formally came into being from that date.
The basic philosophy of NSG is swift and speedy strike and immediate withdrawal from the theatre of action. National Security Guard has been given the SPECIFIC ROLE to handle all facets of terrorism in any part of the country as a Federal Contingency Force. The NSG was modelled on the pattern of the SAS of the UK and GSG-9 of Germany. It is a task-oriented Force and has two complementary elements in the form of the Special Action Group (SAG) comprising Army personnel and the Special Ranger Groups (SRG), comprising personnel drawn from the Central Armed Police Forces / State Police Forces.
HELLO! WARRIORS I am VIKASH SHAW born and brought up in Kolkata completed my B.Tech in 2018 from BHUBANESWAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Bhubaneswar in AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING. Like every DEFENCE ASPIRANTS, I too dreamt of joining INDIAN ARMED FORCES since the day I got my senses. I got recommended in my 11th (7 screen outs, 3 conference out and 1 recommended) attempt from 33 SSB BHOPAL for INDIAN NAVY for PC(LOG) 1/2020 Course on 18th of JUNE 2018 to Join INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY. I would like to convey my regards to my parents, brother and sisters, BRIG. ANIL KUMAR KHOSLA (Retd), my college friends, SSB friends (brothers from different mother) and my Kota friends for their continuous support, morale uplifting and showing their faith in me in my hour of grief and need. I would also like to thanks all defence-related websites, bloggers, retired officers and you tubers that all are constantly helping candidates like to achieve their goal.
Now I would like to start my all SSB experience, it would be quite a long journey full of ups and downs, emotions, learning and ultimate RECOMMENDATION, so I would request you all to bear a little bit of patience with me.
My 1st SSB was at 2 AFSB MYSORE, 25th Dec 2017, screened out. Although it was dejecting I knew that I was not prepared.
2nd SSB was NSB VISAKHAPATNAM, 6TH MAY 2018, this time I was screened in, here interview went well. The interviewer was deputy president he started with how you reached here to explain in 5 sentences, distance from my house to Vizag, then time taken by train, speed of train in km/hr, then in m/hr, then in m/sec then again back-calculation, then questions from my branch like why Boeing aircrafts were crashing, speed of sound formula and value in km/hr and m/sec , Mach no., classification of aircraft based on Mach no., force diagram of aircraft when climbing and which will be more thrust or weight when climbing, which aircraft is more efficient turboprop or turbojet engine fitted at higher altitude and why … the interview went well but psych and GTO were not up to the mark in lecturette I got stuck due to lack of content and nervousness in Conference a small interview was again taken for 5 to 7 mins, the result was conference out. I understood that I was a borderline case just need to work more. No one got recommend out of 15.
3rd was at 19 SSB ALLAHABAD, MECCA OF SSB, 16TH MAY 2018. Here also I was conference out. Before leaving for Allahabad I had an interview scheduled at Tamil Nadu in my core branch but I left it because when I discussed with my father about the situation he suggested me to go for SSB because for these private jobs you will get other opportunities but SSBs u won’t get again as these are limited due to age factor. Lesson learned that how to make the decision with reasoning and always go for your dream job and always have a discussion with parents when in doubt which will help in answering when asked by the interviewer that how do you interact with parents and how do you resolve conflict with parents due to difference of opinion. Some of the technical questions asked at Allahabad were different control surface of aircraft and their functions, service ceiling and absolute ceiling of aircraft, how do bowlers do inswing and outswing. Only 1 got recommended out of 32.
After Allahabad, I prepared current affairs, lecturette notes from collecting topics form previous SSB friends, started studying books like the power of subconscious mind, the secret, agni ki udan, and practised psych little bit ,prepared interview questions, made myself fit, watched youtube videos of AFOSOP which helped a lot, SSBCRACK success stories, etc. But shockingly got back to back 3 screenouts, but I didn’t lose hope.
In my 7TH attempt at 19 SSB ALLAHABAD (MECCA OF SSB) on 25th Nov 2018 for 108th NON TECH course OTA Chennai. Out of 80 approx 36 got screened in and I was one of them. Here GTO went well-got bomb diffusing in my Command Task, in psych I made huge blunder as in my all TAT I gave all average response but interview again went well, all of the candidates were asked from current affairs so I also prepared accordingly but the interviewer didn’t ask a single current affairs question all were technical like from my final year project of tailless flying wing, if rudder is not present in aircraft then how will it yaw (turn), force distribution in quadcopter drone, the interviewer interestingly asked did u had Rocket Engineering in B.Tech then he asked difference between rocket engine and aircraft engine , then he asked had u seen SU 30 MKI ,I said yes , then asked what is that vertical surface which stands behind its cockpit, what is Canard, etc. and last question was he said why don’t we give Kashmir to Pakistan because although it had a Hindu king was majority population was Muslims, so why not to end this war totally .? He asked me this question as I mentioned watching war documentaries in my PIQ as one of my hobbies. Here in the conference, the IO asked me how am I feeling, confident? single confident or double confident? and all those normal questions of stay and food . 4 got recommended from 36. I again got conference out. I knew that I was again a borderliner case and got it confirmed when UPSC published marks of non-recommended candidates as I fell short of 10 marks in SSB from the last recommended candidate for OTA.
Again after ALLAHABAD, I got screened out in back to back 3 attempts, 9th being at 1 AFSB DEHRADUN in March 2019, after this my dream of becoming fighter pilot came to an end. It totally shattered me, all my past pain of setback of KOTA, BREAKUP of a 4-year relationship, sitting jobless at home after BTech ( although I got campus placement) flashed up which made me felt worthless but I made a friend of a lifetime in DEHRADUN. It was his last attempt but his talks and views about life and hardships totally made up my mind and motivated me to bounce back.
After coming back I decided to do job because I analysed that my GTO and interview was going well but my psych was not good due to past memories and joblessness so I planned and moved to Bangalore took a job whatever I got just for supporting my expenses in Bangalore so that I dint have to asked for money from home.
While I was doing the job I used to regularly study current affairs from STUDY IQ youtube channel, read blogs of Col. M M NEHRU’s in Instagram, run regularly in the morning, kept wallpaper of Hrithik’s LAKSHYA in my office desktop. I surrounded myself with my passion and never allowed my dream to fade off from my eyes and mind in the city of IT hub of INDIA and “chaka chound ki duniya”. Doing a job totally transformed my thought process it gave me a social atmosphere, interacting new people with new ideas and it gave me peace of mind.
Then I went to BHOPAL for SSC TECH 52 in 10th attempt on 11th of JUNE 2019 where I was screened out again I knew that I was doing well in OIR, writing a good story but couldn’t find that why am I not getting in? then ringed my friend she told me told her the situation then she explained to me that your rate of speech is too high and you eat up words while speaking what she observed in me while in college days, then she suggested me that take your whole 1 minute of narration and practice as much as you can before entering for DT.
After two days of screen out I again reported at BHOPAL but for NAVY at 33 SSB on 13TH of JUNE 2019. Next day gave OIR, PPDT went fabulous as I did the same suggested by a friend which helped to get screened in. The officer who came for giving instructions was highly motivating and filled the atmosphere with the JOSH. This time I kept myself calm and composed throughout the process because after screening selection we get excited that affects our performance and output, so planned each and every move in advance.
This time PSYCH also went well as all my responses in TAT, WAT, SRT & SDT were synchronised with each other and justifying my PIQ. This I did 32 SRT,60 WAT and in blank slide wrote my own life story of progress, playing cricket and managing studies simultaneously. In TAT used names of my friends with different religion which made my responses realistic rather than using RAM, SHYAM, GITA, etc. & gave a quality response in WAT & SRT. I carried 1 scale in psych test to bifurcate sheet for TAT which I learned from the one who got recommended at ALLAHABAD out of 32.
In GTO, I followed only two mantras HELPING the team to clear the obstacle and achieving the team objective because the name suggests only GROUP TESTING. MY group was of repeaters consisting of two previously recommended and 1 NDA dropout and I knew that there will hardly any opportunity so I tried to help the group as much as possible and gave useful ideas whenever I got a chance either in PGT, HGT or FGT. In snake race also I was helping the team members to clear the obstacle and supported them who were shivering while climbing, used airchair back wall support technique for climbing the wall. Throughout the GTO I was helping as it was nature and I also mentioned it in SDT, plus in TAT, WAT and SRT responses it reflected.
My Interview held on the first day of GTO. This time the interview took by President of the board who was MARCOS of Commodore rank, went for 1hr 15 mins and all full of technical questions for 45 mins approx. from starting only. He first asked what was GTO lecturette topic, I told mobile technology, from this he asked to explain it, then how does a GPS work in your phone, how does call gets connected to which I totally messed up I explained him satellite call and then he probed are you sure and I said confidently yes sir, then about satellites like different types of satellite, their height and application, which mobile phone I use , then certain questions regarding my job ,then questions from my branch that how does an aircraft fly in which there a was cross question, every time he was putting a new conditions on my answers and kept on me insisting to change my answer but I didn’t , then what is the length of the INS VIKRAMADITYA, how does an aircraft take off from an aircraft carrier, and also asked why there is elevated ramp on aircraft carriers, I explained it but here also he was putting new conditions on my answers and kept on asking different questions based on answers, then different types of ship used by INDIAN NAVY, what is nuclear in nuclear submarine, how power is generated in nuclear reactor (fusion and fission) and conversion of nuclear energy to mechanical energy to drive the propeller of submarine, how oxygen is generated in onboard submarine (I explained electrolysis), then drinking water generation in submarine, how does ship move , floating principle of ship, why does a small block iron(metal) sinks whereas a ship made metal doesn’t relative density, suppose the rudder of the ship is not working how will you turn the ship in both case of single propeller driven and double propeller driven ship, there was a small model of ship was kept pointing to which he asked you can see that base of ship is narrow and above is wide then how come is it possible that being the lower portion of ship is narrow displaces so much of fluid which makes the ship float ? what is ballistic and cruise missile and what is ballistic ? which aircrafts and helicopters are present on VIKRAMADITYA ? how does the helicopter fly (hover), how it moves forward, why there is rotor at the end of helicopter ? why some helicopter don’t have rotor ? why there is two rotor in Kamov helipcoters on same hub ? he asked based on answers that they both rotate opposite to each other then thrust produced by one is cancelled by other ? then basic rapid fire questions and he only asked questions from the first side of my PIQ, how did I got attracted towards the aura of WHITE UNIFORM ? and the interview came to an end and he wished me to perform well in remaining GTO tasks tomorrow and while leaving the room I asked for Handshake proactively from my side.
In 2nd day of GTO I was called twice by group members for Help in CT and I got a simple CT which I finished easily although I got stuck in the beginning where GTO helped me a bit .But I got little sad due to easiness of CT as we all have view that whoever get hard CT are more likely to get recommended.Before my CT GTO asked some questions like it is my which number of attempt, what were the previous results he asked these questions because I mentioned every details of previous attempts in details with batch number, chest number & date and which aircraft I like and why , 3 aircrafts of foreign which are not in IAF & IN . I used to keep track of details my each SSB minutely which reflected my seriousness and precision regarding data tracking and same was advised this time JCO before filling PIQ where he said “ OFFICER apko banna hai mujhe nai to apko pata hona chahiye each details with date “.
Debriefing was GTO was great which I ever had till now compared to previous ones where everyone shared their views regarding life and SSB and GTO himself was MECHANICAL ENGINEER shared his personal life, professional life and the requirement of the Forces which motivated us to excel in life.
On the Conference day, in Closing Briefing the Deputy President explained the working and recommendation parameters of the SSB and the VETO powers of ASSESSORS which helped us to understand it more effectively and then when calling of chest number was started I had to wait approx. 15 mins before entering and upon entering I noticed PSYCH officer was smiling beside me and the President Sir asked that when will go out what will give two advice to candidates who are preparing for SSB , what was different this time and did went outside to see city and remaining formal questions.
Then came the most heart beating moment, results were announced and my chest number was called first and everyone stared clapping I thanked everyone and went outside as told to do so and started crying . One more candidate got recommended along with me who became a great friend of mine during the SSB.
So I would like to close my story addressing all FUTURE WARRIORS that NEVER EVER GIVE UP, use each and every pain and tears as your driving force to propeller you to get recommended and never hesitate to ask for help unless required & be ready to help others as much as you can.
JAI HIND!
Massive excitement for Fit Bharat’s #StepChallenge*PM Sh Narendra Modi’s Fit India campaign getting momentum with every passing day. FitBharat in collaboration with India’s premiere sport energy drink Fast&Up India starting a unique 30 days fitness challenge for Indian citizens from 24 October. Former Special Forces Officer and member of the elite Presidents Bodyguard, Major Surendra Poonia VSM, is organising this revolutionary hashtag based fitness challenge at midnight today. The 30-day #StepChallenge is being organised under the FitBharat initiative, a movement inspired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Fit India campaign.
Participants taking part in the #StepChallenge are simply required to run or walk with their pedometers/step counting app on (using a step counting app, Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin) and share a screenshot of the number of steps taken. Participants are urged to share their daily steps on Twitter with #StepChallenge and tag @FitBharat on their social media. Daily prizes will be awarded by FastandUp_India for the most number of steps male, female and best picture/video of the day. Gift hampers will reach the winners within two weeks. The challenge is part of the broader fitness drive fighting against lifestyle diseases and to promote the spirit of fitness amongst the Indian citizens. Speaking to SSBCrack about his Step Challenge Major Poonia says, ”walking is easiest exercise and everyone irrespective of age can do so we decided to start from Step Challenge.” He urged every youth to join in and motivate friends and their family to join fitness drive. He firmly believes that a fit, healthy & happy citizen is an asset to the nation.
Indian army is going to conduct territorial army recruitment rally for 106 INF BN (TA) PARA, 110 INF BN (TA) MADRAS and 115 INF BN (TA) MAHAR from 30 Oct 2019 till 09 Nov 2019. Aspirants who want to join the territorial army as a soldier can apply for this TA recruitment rally. Candidates can find more details regarding the territorial army bharti below:
Age Limit: 18 to 42 years as on date of recruitment rally.
Education Qualification:
Physical Parameters:
A grand Defence Investiture Ceremony was held at the premises of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 19 March 2019. At this ceremony, many distinguished officers of the Tri-services were presented with medals for their service in the armed forces.
Lieutenant General Mahendra Vikram Singh, who was formerly an Air Vice Marshal in the Indian Airforce was presented the Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) for his successful tenure in the armed forces. AVSM is presented to all ranks of Indian Armed Forces in order to recognize their “distinguished service of an exceptional order”.
The awardee has the full right to use the “AVSM” as post-nominal letters as we see in most of the cases. Lt General Mahendra Vikram Singh was commissioned in 1983 in Indian Airforce and has been appointed the Commandant of Command hospital Airforce, Bangalore where he provided his exceptional services. He was then given the charge of Training command in Bangalore in March 2018. He made the news because of switching between the services and due to holding two of the second highest ranks of Indian Army and Indian Airforce respectively.
The confusion peddled by many who were misinformed:
What caught the attention of many defence enthusiasts and aspirants was the former rank and service of Lt General Mahendra Vikram Singh who was awarded AVSM in the ceremony. Many of the aspirants were confused and thought it was a mistake in typing while some of them claimed it as a case of mistaken identity. The comment section of the Instagram post was filled with many uninformed comments suspecting the credibility of the admin of the Instagram page of official Indian Airforce. Clearly, they weren’t properly aware of such a case of changing the services in between and didn’t possess the information if such a thing can happen in the armed forces. The change in the services have been a norm, yet happen on rare occasions
Let’s have a look at the rules regarding the change in services in between the services, if possible in any scenario.
The official existing rules for switching between the Indian Army and Indian Airforce and vice versa:
Now, according to the currently existing rules of the armed forces of India, an individual belonging to the Medical or the dental branch can change the services given if any kind of vacancy or urgent requirement arises in the chosen service. Officers from the Armed Forces Medical Services pool have the advantage to change the services in between Indian Army, Indian Airforce and Indian Navy in any kind of given order. Certain conditions arrive where an officer or any other ranks go on deputations or on temporary duty to other services and sometimes they act as a liaison between the services as per the situational demand.
Let’s look for another example of this Lady officer:
The second and earlier prominent example of such a case is Lt. General Punita Arora of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) who graduated from AFMC, Pune. She did her masters in Gynaecology and Obstetrics from her alma mater only. During her career span of over 40 years, she held various distinguished posts in the field operational areas as well and after taking the command of AFMC, Pune in 2004 she became the first women officer in Indian armed officer forces to command a medical college. She moved from Indian Army to Indian Navy as the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) have a common pool from where an individual can get a transition from one service to another which completely depends upon the requirement factor. She is the first woman in India to reach the second highest rank in both the Indian Army and Indian Navy which is Lieutenant General and Vice Admiral respectively.
The Intent and reasoning behind such a switch between services:
The basic reasoning behind such perks allotted to the AFMS pool is that because the officers in different services are trained specifically for their prescribed role such as flying, technical, administrative or combat. A medical officer won’t have to change much in his work profile and can be consistent in his role.
I guess this must be clear in the mind of many aspirants who were dwindling about the above case and were confused.
Indian Army is for the most adventurous people from the 125 crore Indians. Indian Army is not just a place for the toughest of fighting men and machines, but it is also the place for people who love technology, who do not love technology so much, doctors, teachers, religious preachers, farmers, lawyers, intelligence agents, dentists, businessmen, policemen and you name it. In the Indian Army, you will never get bored while exploring the opportunities given to you. As an army aspirant, you must know beforehand which branch you will opt for if given a chance and what will be your backup branch. Here we present you the 21 different cadres of the Indian Army categorised into 3 branches that you can choose from:
These are the fighting branches of the Indian army. Without these branches, the army cannot survive. These branches are the front line fighting formation of our army. They face the enemy, fight them, and defeat them. They are:
Infantry basically attacks and defends. All the other branches and arms support these soldiers on foot. The soldiers of Infantry usually are at the first always.
Read more about the Indian Infantry Regiments here.
The love of a die-hard tank enthusiast. This branch consists of the armoured regiments of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1947. Consisting of 63 armoured regiments, the corps celebrates 1 May as the corps raising day.
Read more about the Indian Army Armoured Corps here.
Artillery is the second largest arm of the Indian Army. It constitutes almost one-sixth of Army’s total strength. It consists of guns, mortars, rocket launchers, unmanned aerial vehicles, surveillance systems, missiles and artillery firepower.
It is subdivided into Field Artillery and Corps of Army Air Defence.
Apart from attacking the enemy from the sky, the AAC provides logistical support for the Indian Army in remote and inaccessible areas, especially in the Siachen Glacier. They also perform tasks like Combat search and rescue (CSAR), artillery lift, Combat transportation, logistics relief, military prisoner transportation and Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) during a war and in the case of natural calamities.
Corps of Signals handles army’s military communications. The Corps works closely with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop command and control software.
This branch is for the tech savvy guys of the Indian Army. All the engineer-related tasks are handled by these men. Combat Engineers, MES, BRO, MAP and Survey of India comes under this branch.
The Corps of EME has varying responsibilities related to the design, development, trial, inspection and refit of weapon systems and equipment. They also provide technical advice to units and conduct recovery operations in peace and war.
These are the branches that provide support to the men fighting the war in terms of logistics, medical education, lawyers, etc
The ASC is mainly responsible for the provisioning, procurement and distribution of Supplies of food ration, fresh & dry eatable items, FOL(Fuels, oil, lubricants), Hygiene Chemicals, carriage & distribution of ammunition, and items of Hospital Comforts to Army, Air Force and when required for Navy and other paramilitary forces.
AOC’s main responsibility is to provide material and logistics support to the Indian Army and, if required, to the Navy and Air Force during war and peace. The inventory includes all the material required by the troops ranging from clothes to weapons including tanks, missiles etc., except fuel, fodder, and medicines which are maintained by the Army Service Corps, the Military Farms Service/Army Remount and Veterinary Corps and the Army Medical Corps respectively.
RVC is responsible for breeding, rearing and training of all animals used in the army. RVC established the Zanskar Pony Breeding and Training Centre in Ladakh, which at 3146 m above sea level has been declared as the highest Stud farm in the world by the Limca Book of Records. The Centre is involved in breeding Zaniskari ponies for use by the army in high altitudes.
The military farms were started nearly 130 years ago by the British to supply the Indian Army with milk products. Over the years, however, the utility of the farms have diminished. They now contribute a mere 14 percent of about 210 million litres of milk annually consumed by 1.3 million-strong Indian Army. As of August 2017, the Government has ordered closing down of all the 39 Military Farms.
The Army Education Corps develops soldiers and officers of all ranks in a variety of educational disciplines. The centre provides education in both combat and non-combat operations. It also provides education in various military academies like IMA, INA, AFA, NDA, ACC, etc and post-commission courses like YO course. As of now, there is a proposal to close the AEC to redeploy the men for other roles.
M.I. was initially tasked with generating only tactical or field intelligence in all countries bordering India. Its geographical mandate was set to 50 km from the border. M.I.’s mandate also includes counter-terrorism in the north and the north-east and generating pinpoint intelligence for small team operations. It is also tasked with counterintelligence in the army, which entails detecting spies in military areas.
CMP is trained to handle prisoners of war and to regulate traffic, as well as to handle basic telecommunication equipment such as telephone exchanges. They can be identified by their red berets, white lanyards and belts, and they also wear a black brassard with the letters MP imprinted in red.
It is the legal branch of the Indian army. The JAG branch deals will all the court marshals, legal advice to the Indian Army and practising military law on its personnel.
A pioneer is a soldier employed to perform engineering and construction tasks. The term is in principle similar to sapper of the technical branch. Their major role of frontier road building had now been allocated to civilian workers. Indian Pioneer Corps was re-established in 1943.
CSD is the most profitable retail chain in India. They sell a wide variety of products like household provisions, kitchen appliances, alcoholic drinks, cars, and sports equipment.
Goods are procured by CSD in bulk, and sold at concessional rates (without taxes), compared with retail prices. CSD prices are low as the goods sold are exempt from taxes. A huge profit is earned by the Canteen Stores Department.
The role of DSC is to ensure the protection and security of designated defence Installations against sabotage and pilferage. DSC provides security at Indian Ordnance Factories, India’s nuclear laboratories and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) establishments along with CISF. DSC comprises mainly of superannuated soldiers who are re-employed for a few years.
Basically, the AMC is a specialist corps in the Indian Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel. The AMC has seen a lot of revamps to the corps starting from Indian Medical Service, Indian Medical Department, Indian Hospital Corps, Army Hospital Corps, Army Bearer Corps, Indian Army Medical Corps (IAMC). The IAMC was re-designated as Army Medical Corps with effect from 26 January 1950.
This is the branch for all the dentists out there. The ADC officers help the troops maintain their oral health care and provide them with dental hygiene.
Military Nursing Service is an integral part of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). The women officers in the MNS were treated as underdogs since the inception of AFMS in 1948.
After the independence, the Officers of MNS have not only served in India but have also played a role in United Nations peacekeeping missions abroad in UN missions.
So, which branch have you chose to join? Comment your favourite branch in the comments section.
Facts Source from Defence Records on Internet
Hello everyone! I’m Yajur Chahal, I got recommended for IMA-148 course on 9th Sept 2019; CDS Entry from 31 SSB SCN Kapurthala. It was my 7th attempt and 1st attempt after Graduation. For the sake of tradition, I would want to share my experience but alongside that, I have a short story to story to share with all of you. On 3rd Sept, being excited as I would face the interview of IMA-148 (reporting date- 4th Sept) after 2 and a half years of my last attempt of TES 37.
Also Read: Story of Lt. Yajur Chahal Will Motivate Every Defence Aspirant
-It’s 4th Sept morning, and my parents were in doubt if I’ll be going for the interview or not. I didn’t let them know that I was in pain. Every time they asked me about it?
I told them, “EK ANKH SE TO ABHI BHI DIKH RAHA HAI NA, BOHOT HAI!”
DSO- Hey Chap, What’s your name?
Me- Yajur Chahal, Sir.
DSO- Okay Yajur, I can see that your condition is not at par to appear in this interview. There’ll be many things, outdoor tasks and written tests as well and it’s visible that you can’t open your left eye.
Me- No Sir, I’m pretty much fine!
DSO- Okay Get Up and come with me.
He stood in front of candidates with me and addressed them.
DSO- So, Mr. Chahal is here in a condition you can see. Do you think it’s justifiable to let him go through the process in such a condition?
Candidates- No Sir.
DSO- No doubt, it takes zeal to show up in such a condition, but if He has something inside him, he’ll come back again and will make the great too!
After this, He came with me aside and said
DSO- Look Yajur, I’m here to convince to not to take risks. Health is of first priority, go back home, get proper recovery and come back.
Me- (looking at him in the eye)
With due respect Sir, you’re right! And yes I’m in pain but I can’t just GO BACK!
He called somebody after this and talked for 15 odd minutes. After the call, He came and said that, “Okay Chahal, you take that Chest No. But Write a letter addressing Commandant SCN Kapurthala; about your condition and also that you’re fully responsible for your health.”
I, being overwhelmed after listening to this took less than a minute to write the letter and finally had the Chest No. and joined the rest of the candidates.
-The Screening tests went well, though it was of great difficulty to look with one eye but I got over with them!
16 out of 38 candidates made it through and my name was called 7th on the list and got the Chest No. 7. I told about it to my parents to go back as they were staying in the town if anything unusual happens.
-All the three accessors asked me about the mishap and everyone at the Centre came to know about the story in two days. I faced difficulty in psychology tests just because of not being able to look with both the eyes because I wasn’t at all habitual and comfortable that way. I wrote all my stories in time, attempted all WATs and SRTs.
-I called for the interview the same day, The IO was President of 31 SSB and he greeted me well. Though, there were certain things such as my academics where the declining of marks was really a question. But I tackled the questions well and applied
“TASTE THE WORDS BEFORE SPILLING THEM OUT!” technique there.
I wrote Poetry Writing as my hobby to which he asked me to recite one of my poems. He listened to the whole poetry and asked me in a humorous way,” For whom did you write this?”
I smiled and said,” Mere Imagination, Sir!”
-GTO was a challenge as an outdoor task was there. Which makes you sweat and I was said to not to wet the stitches!
Regardless of the stitches, I forgot about them for a while and gave me 100% to all the tasks. The swelling was there but I gave ideas in all the group tasks!
In GTO-II, I’ve attempted 15 obstacles and my group cheered me for that. They all acted friendly and we all did well in the GTO tasks!
That night we all 16 sat and joked around being it the last night before the conference.
In short, it was a wonderful joyride.
-My conference held for a very short time and was called earlier than that of the most candidates. I thought I’ve lost it and I was blaming myself for being in a position of not performing well.
-The psychologist came in the Result Room and told the unusual and mundane speech about NOT GIVING UP AND ALWAYS TRY TO GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY.
He finally opened the file and started calling Chest No.’s.
He said, CHEST NO. 9.
Faces of all candidates from 1 to 8 were pale and dull.
Next was CHEST NO. 14.
It sort of made everybody clear that there will be no recommendations from 1-8 and 10-13.
I was about to burst out being in regret and pain.
He said, CHEST NO. 7.
I was numb, THAT PART OF MY LIFE…THAT LITTLE PART RIGHT THERE! THAT IS CALLED “HAPPINESS”.
Out of 16 candidates, 5 of us got recommended.
I finally made the GREAT. And there was no doubt to it! So all my friends who are aspirants and been trying for defence Services, Always Remember.
“The Key To Success Is To Focus On Goals, Not Obstacles.”
-So, Have a Vision, Think Big, Ignore the Naysayers, Work your Ass Off, Change Your Life.
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| English | 20 Marks |
| Reasoning and Numerical Ability | 20 Marks |
| General Science and Maths | 10 Marks |
| General Knowledge | 10 Marks |
| Total Cut off | 100 Marks |
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