Friday 6 December 2013

NDA 131 MERIT LIST

Merit list for NDA/NA-1 (2013) i.e. NDA 131 And NA – 93 course commencing from January 2014   have been uploaded on the basis of written exam held in April 2103 and then the SSB interviews conducted their after by Union Public Service Commission.

A total no of 493 people have been shortlisted by UPSC.

To check the merit list for NDA 131 course CLICK HERE.

RANKS IN INDIAN NAVY

The following graphs presents the officer ranks of the Indian navy. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and reflect those of the British military ranks.Ranks in Indian navy can be seen in this post along with shoulder and sleeve insignia. The tabulated list is given here...

Tuesday 5 November 2013

NDA & NA 2nd 2013 WRITTEN RESULT

Result for NDA and NA –II 2013 is declared by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission). To check your written result CLICK HERE.
The candidates who have cleared their written exam will have their interview in the month of January or February in their respective centres ( based on the service that you have filled).
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Saturday 28 September 2013

TGC-118 SSB DATES

The SSB centre and ssb dates for Technical Graduate  ( TGC-118) Course have been uploaded by Indian army.
The cut-off for TGC 118 course is 65%.
To see whether you have been shortlisted for TGC-118 and to check your SSB centre for TGC-118 (CLICK HERE).
Candidates having SSB at Bhopal can (CLICK HERE) to check their SSB dates.

ACC-108 CENTRE ALLOCATION

SSB centre for ACC-108 course have been uploaded. A total of 1117 candidates have been shortlisted for the final SSB .
No. of candidates for Allahabad -454
No. of candidates for Bhopal -385
No. of candidates for Bangalore –263

To check your SSB center for ACC-18 course CLICK HERE.
The ssb dates will be uploaded soon.

Thursday 19 September 2013

JAG 11 MERIT LIST

The merit list forJAG 11 course has been uploaded. A total no of 11 candidates have made in to the merit.The training will commence from 8 oct 2013 . To see the list of selected candidiates CLICK HERE.

Friday 30 August 2013

RANKS IN INDIAN AIRFORCE

The IAF's rank structure is based on that of the Royal Air Force. The highest rank attainable in the IAF is Marshal of the Indian Air Force, conferred by the President of India after exceptional service during wartime. MIAF Arjan Singh is the only officer to have achieved this rank. The head of the Indian Air Force is the Chief of the air staff, who holds the rank of Air Chief Marshal. The current Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal N.A.K Brownie, appointed on May 1, 2009, following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal

Wednesday 28 August 2013

SSCW(NON-TECH)-13, APR 2013 COURSE SSB CENTRE ALLOTEMENT

SSB centres have been for SSCW(NT)-13 Course, The course to commence in APR 2013 Have been uploaded. 1168 girls have been shortlisted for their interview at different SSB centres(Allahabad, Bhopal and Bangalore)
Out of the total no of girls 555 will have interview at ALLAHABAD, 363 will be interviewed at Bhopal and rest 219 will have interview at Bangalore.
To check your ssb centre for SSCW(NT)-12 COURSE CLICK HERE.

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SSCW (NT)-12 COURSE MERIT LIST

Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) has uploaded the list of selected candidates for the SSC( NON-TECH) 12 course. The course will commence from 8 October 2013 in Officer’s Training Academy, Chennai. The selected candidates have to reach academy on 5 oct 2013. 78  women candidates have made place in the merit. However a few of them have been declared medically unfit or Their re-medical is yet to be declared.
TO CHECK YOUR STATUS AND TO SEE THE MERIT LIST FOR SSCW(NT)-12 COURSE CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED TEXT.

MERIT LIST OF SSCW(NCC SPL ENTRY)-34 COURSE COMMENCING IN OCT 2013

Indian Army has published the list of Selected candidates for Short service Commission (NCC special entry)-34 course. The course will commence from Oct 2013. A total no of 22 candidates have made into the merit out of which 14 have been found medically fit while others are a awaiting their re-medical result. The course will commence from 8th October 2013 and the candidates are asked to reach academy on 5th oct. the selected candidates will undergo training of 49 weeks at Officer’s Training Academy, Chennai.
TO CHECK THE MERIT LIST FOR SSCW WOMEN SPL ENTRY CLICK HERE.

Sunday 25 August 2013

NDA/NA 131 SSB CENTRE LIST

The ssb centre list for NDA./NA –1 2013 exam( 131 batch i.e the course commencing from January 2013) has been uploaded. All the candidates who have cleared their written exam have been called for their interview. A total no of 8531 candidates have been finally shortlisted for their interview. The candidates have been allotted their SSB centre on the basis of the choice of service they have chose during submission of form.



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Sunday 18 August 2013

WOMEN ENTRIES IN INDIAN ARMY

1991, was an important year in the history of Indian armed forces. It was this very year when women were first inducted into Indian army. Since then, more then 800 lady officers have been commissioned into short service commission of Indian army. However, women are still not given permanent commission but they can apply for various SSC entries

Thursday 15 August 2013

CDSE WRITTEN EXAM SYLLABUS


CDSE provide all graduates a chance to join any of three defence services as an officer after completion of their graduation. It is a very lucrative career and attracts the attention of lots of students all across the country. However to get a selection in it, you first need to clear the written exam and then the successful candidates are called for ssb in their respective boards. Then a final merit list is created and then candidates are commissioned in their respective forces.

CDSE-2 2013 WRITTEN ADMIT CARD

Union public service commission (upsc) has uploaded the written admit card foe CDSE-II 2013 Written exam to be held on 8th september 2013. To download the admit card for CDSE-2 2012 (CLICK HERE).

 

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Tuesday 13 August 2013

NDA & NA –1 2013 WRITTEN RESULT

Written result for NDA/NA-1 2013 is out. These who have cleared their written result will be called for their interview. After the interview, a final merit will be prepared on the basis of marks that students have got in written exam plus the marks they have attained in the ssb interview.
To see the list of selected candiadtes (CLICK HERE).

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Saturday 10 August 2013

RANK STRUCTURE IN INDIAN ARMY

It’s always a doubt in mind of many that which rank is higher? Which rank is lower? Even some inquisitive people even ask what is the pay and perks for different ranks in Indian Army. Friends!!! If you also have the same kind of queries and confusions, then this is a post which you can’t afford to miss out. In this post; I am going to tell you the rank structure of Indian Army along with the Pay scale and insignia.

Sunday 4 August 2013

CDSE-II 2013 MERIT LIST FOR OTA (SSC (NT)-98 AND SSCW (NT)-12) COURSE

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has uploaded the list of the successful candidates who have been selected for the SSC( NON – TECH)-98 and SSCW(NON-TECH)- 12 for which the training will start in Officer’s Training Academy, Chennai.
A total no. of 372(men 294+women 78)

Saturday 3 August 2013

10+2 TES (TECHNICAL ENTRY SCHEME) SSB CENTRE ALLOTEMENT

10+2 TES an entry which give you an option to become a class-1 gazetted officer in the Technical branch of Indian Army. Once a candidate get recommended , he has to undergo 1 one year of basic training in OTA Gaya and then 4 years of B.Tech on the complete expenses by Indian army. This is a very attractive job and hence attract lots and lots of 10+2 pass PCM students.

ARMY UES -23 CENTRE ALLOCATION LIST

 UES (UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCHEME) a golden opportunity , which is cherished by all the engineering graduates. This is an entry which gives you a chance to appear in SSB in 3rd year of your engineering and to secure your future by a lucrative profession in the pre-final year only.
Indian army has uploaded the centre list of SSB interview for those who have cleared their campus interview for UES –23 (Course commencing in 2014 ).

Wednesday 31 July 2013

COMBAT SHOTGUNS

The shotgun is probably the oldest type of all shoulder-fire firearms. Many earliest guns were smoothbore and loaded with multiple projectiles simultaneously. The shotguns were and still are used for hunting, since multiple projectiles increase the chances to hit the target with one shot, but shotguns also were used in combat in almost all wars


Tuesday 30 July 2013

HOW TO CRACK THE SCREENING TEST

 Screening test or stage-I of testing in the SSB. It appears easy for those who clear it easily and is an nightmare for those who have faced numerous rejection in this stage. However with this post i will try to tell you what a screening test is and what are the essentials to crack it.

Monday 29 July 2013

AFCAT 1/2013 AFSB CALL UP DETAILS

 The call up details has been uploaded for the batches of eligible Candidates for AFCAT 1/2013 courses scheduled to commence in jan 2013. Candidates should reach the places as mentioned in the call up letter.

Those candidates who have not received thier call up lettters are to bring the written AFCAT admit card duly attestesd by AFCAT centre

CHANGE IN AFSB TESTING SCHEDULE

As per revised testing schedule, Board Conference (AFSB)is being conducted on sixth day (Day 6) of testing instead of fifth day (Day 5) as mentioned in the Call Letter generated through the website( www.careerairforce.nic.in). Therefore, all Candidates appearing for AFSB testing for courses commencing  from Jan 2014 are advised to reserve return tickets accordingly.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR TGC- 118 JAN 2013 COURSE

 Indian army has updated the list of those whose candidates who have not uploaded their engineering marks. To check the list of such candidates (Click Here).
To re-edit TGC-118 form (CLICK HERE).

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Friday 26 July 2013

SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONED (SSC) OFFICER IN ARMY DENTAL CORPS

SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONED (SSC) OFFICER IN ARMY DENTAL CORPS
Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for grant of Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps (AD Corps).
Total No. of vacancies – 37

ELIGIBILITY

(a) Candidates must be BDS/MDS (with minimum 55% marks in final yearBDS) from a College/University recognized by Dental Council of India (DCI).

Thursday 25 July 2013

RIFLEMAN SANJAY KUMAR, PVC

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, PVC 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, is a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award. He was the leading Scout of a team tasked to capturing Area Flat Top on July 4, 1999 during the Kargil war. The area was held by Pakistan military. Having scaled the cliff, the team was pinned down by machine gun fire from an enemy bunker, about 150 meters away.

Kumar, realizing the magnitude of the problem and the detrimental effect this bunker would have in the capture of Area Flat Top, crawled alone up the ledge, along a flank, and charged towards the enemy bunker through a hail of automatic fire.

KARGIL WAR AND OPERATION VIJAY

The Kargil War also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). The conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay  which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector.
The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistade facto border between the two states. During the initial stages of the war, Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents, but documents left behind by casualties and later

 

Wednesday 24 July 2013

LIEUTENANT MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY,PVC

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh - 2/3 July 1999, Kashmir) was the son of Gopi Chand Pandey, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-Uttar Pradesh, who was awarded Param Vir Chakra for his courage and leadership during adverse times.


CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA, PVC

 

I'll either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it.
                  - Shaheed Captain Vikram Batra, PVC
Twin sons were born to the family of Mr Girdhari Lal Batra and Mrs Jai Kamal Batra, on 09 September 1974 at Mandi, Himachal


UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCHEME (UES-24) NOTIFICATION

 

UES-24 notification is published today by Indian Army. All eligible candidates can apply. All male engineering degree students studying in Pre-Final Year i.e. 3rd year in academic session 2013-14 can apply for UES 24th.University Entry Scheme 24th is for Permanent Commission in the Army.


Sunday 21 July 2013

2 LT ARUN KHETARPAL, PVC RECOGNITION OF VALOR BY PAKISTANI COMMANDER--WHO ACTUALLY KILLED HIM!

arun kheterpalThis is a story of a  great warrior whose indomitable courage made even the opposition army appraise. This is a story of a son who liad down his life for the motherland at just an age of 21. it is an story of the youngest receipient of Param vir chakra.  Unlike any other citation, this story is narrated by Lieutenant General RK Gaur who was a batchmate of 2ND LT ARUN KHETERPAL. The story was received by e-mail and it consists of some incidents before and after the war of 1971. and the story starts like this--

I am particularly posting his story for you to read because the "Hero" of this

 

VIR CHAKRA

imageVir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration carried with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation (note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the Victoria Cross (V.C.). It is third in precedence in the war time gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.


Origin
Established by the President of India on 26 January 1950 (with effect from 15 August

MAHA VIR CHAKRA

imageThe Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously. Literally Maha Veer means extraordinarily brave.


Appearance
The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Embossed on the

Tuesday 16 July 2013

ASHOK CHAKRA

The Ashok Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Veer Chakra, and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel and may be awarded posthumously. It replaced the British George Cross.
Subsequent awards of the Ashoka Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon (Flt Lt Suhas Biswas was the first Indian Air Force officer to be awarded with Ashoka Chakra). It is possible for a recipient to be awarded the Kirti Chakra or Shaurya

PARAM VIR CHAKRA

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St. George.[2] It can be, and often has been, awarded posthumously.

Param Vir means "Bravest of the Brave" in Hindi. (Param = Highest; VÄ«r = Brave (warrior); Chakra = wheel/medal).
The PVC was established on 26 January 1950 (the date of India becoming a republic), by the President of India, with effect from 15 August 1947 (the date of

ONLINE FORM FOR NAVY SHORT SERVICE COMMISIONED OFFICERS: NAVY UES (JUN 2013)

Applications are invited from unmarried final year engineering candidates who fulfill eligibility condition of Nationality as laid down by the Government of India for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Executive and Technical Branches of the Indian Navy under University Entry Scheme (UES), for course commencing in June 2014.

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM FOR SSC(TECH)-42 AND SSCW(TECH)-13 (COURSE COMMENCING IN APRIL 2014)

Indian army has invited applications from both unmarried males and females for SSSC (T)- 42 and SSCW(T)-13 (Course commencing in April 2013).

Monday 15 July 2013

ASSAULT RIFLES

assault rifles Assault Rifles Assault rifles are primary offensive weapons of modern troops. Today's AR (Assault Rifles) usually have calibres ranging from 5.45mm to 7.62mm, magazine capacity of 20-30 or more rounds, selective full auto and

ENFIELD L39A1, L42A1 AND ENFORCER (GREAT BRITAIN)


enforcerCaliber(s): 7.62mm NATO (.308Win)
Operation: manual, rotating bolt
Barrel: 700 mm

MODERN SNIPER RIFLES


MODERN SNIPER RIFLESThe main purpose of the sniper rifle is to destroy valuable targets at extended ranges with aimed fire, and with as few ammunition as possible. In most cases, "the target" means the human being (enemy soldier, armed criminal, terrorist, president etc.), and the "as few ammunition as possible" often means "one

ANTI TANK RIFLES


ANTI TANK RIFLESThe anti-tank rifle was born during the late stages of the Great War (WW1), when German troops faced the newest British invention, the tank. This armoured vehicle was purpose built to travel through the battlefield with its natural and artificial obstacles like shell holes and barbed wire, and to withstand small arms fire from infantry machine guns and rifles.

SUB MACHINE GUNS- A BRIEF HISTORY


The submachine gun is an automatic or selective-fired shoulder weapon that fires pistol-caliber ammunition. The concept of submachine gun dates back to World War One; the trench warfare of this war required effective and compact weapons for short-range fighting in trenches;

HANDGUNS (SEMI-AUTO PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS)

PISTOLSWhat is the modern handgun? 
Why is this piece of crafted metal and (recently) hard plastics still in great demand not only in military forces and police departments ALL around the world? The answers are: They are small, lightweight (well, most of them and provide good firepower; suitable, not only for defensive situations, but for offensive ones, and even for medium game hunting.

Saturday 13 July 2013

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION

 
Union service public commission (UPSC), New Delhi, holds competitive examination for admission to the ARMY, Navy and Air Force Wings of the NDA and Naval academy, twice a year for training courses commencing in January and July.

SSB DATES FOR JAG-11 BATCH

Indian Army has published the list of the eligible candidate for JAG-11 batch. The eligible candidates have to report AT Selection Centre East or at Movement Control Office (MCO) located at platform no 1 at ALLAHABAD JN, at 1:00 pm for regular date & 06:00

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY & NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION (II)

UPSC(Union public service commission) has uploaded the admit card for the NDA/NA(II)-2013 exam, which is scheduled on 11/8/2013.
To download the admit card gor NDA/NA(II)- 2013 (CLICK HERE)

(CLICK HERE) To know the NDA/NA written syllabus.

CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS) EXAMINATION, 2013

The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written exam on 20th October, 2013 for recruitment of assistant commandants in the central armed forces viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
 
IMPORTANT DETAILS

Tuesday 9 July 2013

POLICY ON PERMANENT BODY TATTOOS

Now with the new rule, Tattoos are somewhat banned. Hence you should check about your tattoo if you are going to attend an SSB beforehand. if you are not complying to the rules; your candidature is liable to be rejected.

Monday 8 July 2013

OLQs(OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES)

In SSB a candidate is evaluated on the basis of certain qualities. These qualities are called as OLQs or Officer Like Qualities. In all the tests (Screening, psychology, personnel interview, GTO) you are tested on all these qualities only.

Monday 17 June 2013

CONFERENCING

It is the last day of your testing. In this test all the assessors are in their uniform. This is one of the most formal task in which all the assessors will be seated in a u-shaped formation and you will be sitting in between them.

Sunday 16 June 2013

PERSONNEL INTERVIEW


In this test you will be interviewed by interviewing officer for a period of about 30min to 1 hr. in this period various questions will be asked to you and you have to give the answer to these questions.

Saturday 15 June 2013

GROUND TASKS (GT0)

GTO technique is an outdoor +indoor test in which you have to perform various task with your group. It is usually for 2 days, but in some boards (in AFSBs) it may be finished in one day and the one complete day can be reserved for interviews.
In GTO the following tests are to be performed.

Tuesday 11 June 2013

PSYCHOLOGY TEST

 
This is a very important test and is conducted once you have cleared the stage one testing (screening test).
This is a test of your psychology and in this your aptitude is checked with the help of the below tests.
1. TAT (Thematic Appreciation Test)
2. WAT(Word Association Test)
3. SRT(Situation Reaction Test)
4. SDT(Self-Description Test)

Friday 7 June 2013

STAGE 1 TESTING (SCREENING TEST)

D+1 DAY is commonly known as the day of screening. This is the first round of testing and only those who have done well in stage 1 are retained for further testing.
Screening test consists of two tests
1. OIR (Officer’s intelligence rating test).
2. PPDT (Picture perception and discussion test).

PIQ (PERSONNEL INFORMATION QUESTIONAIRE FORM)

 
Filling a PIQ might seem very normal to you and you may take it lightly, but it is something which is having a direct relationship with your result.
A copy of your PIQ is sent to all the assessors assessing you. And from your PIQ form the get a direct insight into your personality and start building their view about. So you should take proper care in filling up of you PIQ form.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN SSB

1. Your class 10th, 12th mark sheet and passing certificate.
2. Ssb call up letter.
3. Identity card.

D-DAY (DAY OF ARRIVAL)


 
You have to reach ssb center either in evening or in morning. It is different for different entries. Once you reach in the ssb center you will have to fill up certain forms, and will have to undergo an identification as well as documentation check. After that chest number will be allotted to you.

Tuesday 23 April 2013

SSB PROCEDURE


Ssb (service selection board) interview is a personality –cum-interview test.
And it is a compulsory step to become a commissioned officer in Indian army (or Indian armed including both army and navy). It is one of the best techniques to judge a candidate’s suitability for becoming an army officer. This is not only a test to check a candidates mental abilities but it is a check of a candidate’s complete personality.
In this a candidate has to undergo several tasks for the duration of 5(in army its 5+1) days.
In the table the s day ssb schedule is given.

Friday 5 April 2013

HOW TO JOIN ARMY

Well friends!! in my last post i told you why you should join army  . But now the most important question “ how can you be a part of MIGHTY INDIAN ARMY?”
Friends if you really want to adore the olive green uniform this post  may help you in selecting an entry scheme best suited for you. There are various entry schemes to join army as an officer depending on your age, qualification, and sex.

Wednesday 27 March 2013

WHAT ARMY OFFERS


ARMY:
grand job. A job full of adventure, respect , devotion , and disciline. a job which gives one a chance not only to get a reputed job in his hand but also a job which adds so much to his personality. a job which in which one is having a change to derve for his nation.
But still despite this one can ask " Why only army? Why not a MNC providing you with a lucrative carrer with so much money in hand. Or a work as an IAS, IPS with both respect