Indian Army Education Corps (AEC-124 Jan 2017 Batch) Recruitment Notification
Indian Army invites applications from married /unmarried Male Post Graduates in the subjects notified below for Grant of Permanent Commission in the Army Education Corps(AEC)Course commencing in Jan 2017 at India Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Name of the Post: AEC (Army Education Corps)
Total No. of Posts: 10 Posts
Eligibility Conditions
Nationality: A candidate must either be: (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Bhutan, or (iii) A subject of Nepal, or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Govt. of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal
Age Limit:
23 to 27 years (as on 01st Jan 2017) at the time of commencement of course (Candidates born between 2nd Jan 1990 and 01st Jan 1994 both dates inclusive)
Education Qualifications:
Only those candidates who have passed Post Graduate Degree MA/M.Sc in the following subjects /M.Com/MCA/MBA with 1st or 2nd Division
Selection Procedure
The selection procedure is as follows:
- a) Short listing of Applications: Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right to short-list applications and to fix cutoff percentage of marks without assigning any reason
- b) Only short-listed eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at Selection Centres, Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP) and Bangalore (Karnataka) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued only through candidate’s registered e-mail id and also through SMS
Candidates will not be interviewed locally
- c) Interviews will be held from July/August 2016 onwards
- d) Candidates will put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage-I will go to Stage-II. Those who fail in Stage-I will be returned on the same date. Duration of SSB interviews is five days excluding day of arrival and details of the same are available at official website of Rtg Dte joinindianarmy.nic.in
Physical Standard
Candidates must be physically fit according to the prescribed physical standards; the guidelines for the same are available at official website of Dte Gen Recruiting www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
Pay & Allowances
The Candidates will be given a stipend of Rs.21000/-pm (Rs.15600/- as pay in Pay Band plus Grade Pay of Rs.5400/-). On completion of training, they will be commissioned in the rank of Lt & entitled to pay as admissible to the rank
Army also provides free medical facilities for self & dependents, canteen facilities, entitled ration, Mess/Club/Sports facilities, furnished govt. accommodation, car/housing loan at subsidized rates
How to Apply
Candidates can apply online from the website of Indian Army from 09th May 2016
Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on “Officers Entry Apply/Login” and then click ‘Registration’. Fill the online Registration form after reading the instructions carefully
For all queries regarding allotment of centres, date of interview, merit list, joining instructions and any other relevant information please visit our website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in, or contact Tele No.: 011-26173215 (between 02.00 PM to 05.00 PM Monday to Friday) Address – Directorate General of Recruiting, AG’s Branch, IHQ MoD (Army), West Block-III, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066
Important Dates
Starting Date of Online Application Form is 09th May 2016 (at 1000 Hrs)
Last Date of Online Application Form is 08th June 2016 (at 1700 Hrs)