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  The National Defence Academy is an iconic institution and hallmark of global excellence in the sphere of military education. Over the years it has emerged as a unique military academy, attracting the best of youth from our nation and also from friendly foreign countries and transforming them into officers and gentlemen. During the last six decades of its glorious existence, the National Defence Academy has grown both in grace and grandeur and from its portals have emerged ‘Leaders of Men’, who have demonstrated the essence of inter-services camaraderie and jointmanship thereby vindicating the faith and vision of its founding fathers. Apart from leaders of men, the alumni have proved to be great mountaineers, cosmonauts, sportsmen, researchers, creative writers, artists, corporate honchos and more recently, olympic champions. Their achievements are all pervading and showcased in every echelon of our Armed Forces and also in the civil society. The ‘Cradle’ has indeed rocked the na...

Commisioned rank in indian army   Leutient  Caption   Major   Leutient Colonel   Colonel   Brigadier     Major general   Leutient general   General  Field marshal  Non- Commissioned rank in indian army Soldiers Lence naik Naik Havaldar Naib subedar Subedar Subedar major

BSF Academy, where training consciousness is a way of life and nestled amidst the serene, calm environment of Tekanpur on NH 75, is located 32 km away from the land of legendary music maestro-Tansen, Gwalior. It is spread over an area of 2923 acres, which includes 643 acres of lake. The birth of Academy was the foresight of Sh K F Rustam Ji, IPS, the founding father of BSF, who found that Tekanpur and its surroundings offered an ideal setting for the Premier Training Institute of BSF, where trainee Officers and Sub Inspectors could be trained to imbibe the essential qualities of leadership and professionalism. Through his foresight, the BSF Academy came into being in Feb 1966 as BSF Training Centre & School. On 21st Nov 1966 it was renamed as the BSF Academy. The surroundings of the Academy provide an ideal ambience for the training of the men to evolve into a perfect Bordermen who will work as a sentinel guarding the border during peacetime and transform himself into a de...

Thapar senior was born on 26 Dec 1976 at Nangal Punjab. His father, Colonel V.N Thapar, was the son and grandson of army officers.Thapar was commissioned in the Maratha Light Infantry, and commanded a battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. At the time of his birth, his father was posted at Pathankot with an Armoured Brigade. The young child was promptly named 'VIJYANT' after the name of the main battle tank of the army. His uncle was an ace fighter pilot also at Pathankot. Vijyant always wanted to be in the Air Force or Army. His favourite toys were guns. As a child, he would wear his father's peak cap, take his cane and march around like an officer. He studied at Tara Hall, St. Mary's Academy (Meerut), St Josephs Academy, Army Public School, and finished his schooling from DAV College Chandighar. He graduated from Khalsa College Delhi. He was also a NCC  cadetHis childhood was spent among soldiers, guns and tanks and watching formations of fighters shrieking past ...

Cpt. Vikram batra was born in 9 september 1974 in palampur,himanchal pradesh,india. He was the third child of Girdhari Lal Batra, a government school principal, and Kamal Kanta Batra, a school teacher.He was the elder of twin sons, and was born fourteen minutes before his brother, named Vishal. He had two sisters: Seema and Nutan (also called Neetu).He got his primary education from his mother, who herself was a teacher.He then attended the D.A.V. Public School in Palampur, where he studied up to middle standard.he received his senior secondary education at central school,palampur. After completing his Class XII board examinations in 1992 from Central School with high marks (82 percent), he attended DAV College, Chandigarh in B.Sc Medical Sciences.At college, he joined the Air Wing of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) while he was in the first yearDuring the Inter-State NCC Camp, he was adjudged the best NCC Air Wing cadet of Punjab Directorate in North Zone. He was selected and un...

The commando school belgaum is aslo known as ghatak force and this traning centre is situated in belgaum,karnataka. The most physically fit and motivated soldiers in an infantry battalion are selected to be a part of the Ghatak Platoon. As a part of the training, the soldiers are evaluated through speed marches in battle gear ranging from 20 to 60 km, carrying their rifles and 20 kg of weight in their rucksacks. Depending on their role and parent unit, the successful individuals often undergo specialized training in demolition, close quarter battle, navigation, rock climbing and heliborne assault. There is one platoon in  Discovery Channel is launching a special series on the prestigious Commando School Belgaum, which has produced the fittest and finest Ghatak commandos who have fought wars and made the country proud.  For watching vedio, https://youtu.be/MA5dRcMlOLk

The  "Combined Defence Services"  ( CDS ) Examination is conducted twice a year by the Union public service Commission  for recruitment into the indian military academy , officer traning academy , Indian naval academy  and indian ,air force academy . The Notification for the examination is usually released in the months of October and June, and the examinations are conducted in February and November respectively. Only unmarried graduates are eligible to sit for the exam. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by the service selection board  (SSB). Egilablity 1. Nationality:  A candidate must be either (a) A citizen of India, or (b) A subject of Nepal, or (c) A subject of Bhutan, or (d) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Bu...

Services Selection Board  (SSB) is an organization that vets candidates for admission into the indian armed force . The board conducts personality and intelligence tests and interviews to determine suitability. Some tests are paper based while others involve group tasks or presenting to a panel of assessors. The SSB is held in specified central locations over a number of days. There are a variety of pathways to a commission as an officer in indian armed forces. This applies to both for civilians (after 10+2, graduation and post graduation), as well as for serving armed forces personnel. All except army medical corps members must succeed in the "SSB interview". There is no limit to the number of attempts that can be made. The interview involves a battery psychological tests of personality, to assess the candidate's suitability for commission to the armed forces. The tests help the SSB select candidates with officer like qualities ("OLQs"). The Services Select...

There are 7 commands of indian army in india S.no.         command.            Headquater                  Northern.                Udhampur                Southern.                 Pune                Eastern.                    Kolkata                Western.                   Chandigarh                Central.                     Lucknow                Army training.        Shimla               South Weste...

NCC (SPL) Entry Men Vacancies Per Course 50 (Twice a Year) Notification Published in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper Notified by Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Jun and Dec Eligibility Criteria Age 19 to 25 years Qualification Graduate with 50% Aggregate marks, Two Years service in NCC Senior Div Army with minimum 'B' Grade in 'C' Certificate Exam. Marital Status Un Married How to Apply Apply offline as Notified in the Notification through NCC Dte Likely SSB Date Dec / Jan and Jun / July Date Commencement of Training Apr and Oct Training Academy OTA, Chennai Duration of Training 49 Weeks

TGC (Engineers) Vacancies Per Course 60 (As Notified) (Twice a Year) Notification Published in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper Notified by Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Mar/Apr and Sep/Oct. Eligibility Criteria Age 20 to 27 years Qualification BE / B Tech in notified streams of Engineering Marital Status Un Married / Married How to Apply Apply online on Official website of DG Rtg www.joinindianarmy.nic.in as Notified in the Notification. Likely SSB Date Mar / Apr and Sep / Oct Date Commencement of Training Jan and Jul Training Academy IMA, Dehradun Duration of Training One Year

JAG Men Vacancies Per Course 10(As Notified)(Twice a year) Notification Published in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper Notified by Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Jul/Aug and Jan/Feb Eligibility Criteria Age 21 to 27 years Qualification Graduate with LLB with 55% marks. Eligible for Registration with Bar Council of India / State. Marital Status Un Married / Married How to Apply Apply online on Official website of DG Rtg www.joinindianarmy.nic.in as Notified in the Notification. Likely SSB Date Dec / Jan and Jul / Aug Date Commencement of Training Apr and Oct Training Academy OTA, Chennai Duration of Training 49 Weeks

TGC (Engineers) Vacancies Per Course 60 (As Notified) (Twice a Year) Notification Published in Employment News and leading Daily news Paper Notified by Directorate General Recruiting / AG Branch in Mar/Apr and Sep/Oct. Eligibility Criteria Age 20 to 27 years Qualification BE / B Tech in notified streams of Engineering Marital Status Un Married / Married How to Apply Apply online on Official website of DG Rtg www.joinindianarmy.nic.in as Notified in the Notification. Likely SSB Date Mar / Apr and Sep / Oct Date Commencement of Training Jan and Jul Training Academy IMA, Dehradun Duration of Training One Year