Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) Recruitment 2017 – Eligibility, Application , Dates

Indian Army JCO Recruitment 2017 – Notification

Indian Army JCO Recruitment 2017 – Applications are invited from eligible male candidates for recruitment of Religious Teachers in Indian Army as Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) for RRT 85 & 86 Courses

Eligible candidates can apply online from 10th October 2017 to 08th November 2017. Other details like age limit, selection process, application fee and how to apply are given below

Name of the Post: Junior Commissioned Officer (Religious Teacher)

i. Pandit
ii. Granthi
iii. Pandhit (Gorkha)

iv. Maulvi (Shia)
v. Bodh Mon (Mahayana)

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit
i) Civilian Candidates: 27 to 34 years of age as on 01st Oct 2017 (i.e. Candidates born between 01st Oct 1984 to 30th Sept 1991 inclusive of the said date)
ii) Serving Combatants on Remonstration: 25 to 34 years of age as on 01st Oct 2017 (i.e. Candidates born between 01st Oct 1984 to 30th Sept 1993 inclusive of the said date)

Educational Qualification

The minimum educational qualification for appointment to Junior Commissioned Officers (Religious Teacher) will be Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University. In addition to this, they must also possess following qualification according to the religious denomination of the individual:

Pandit: Candidate must also be qualified Madhyama in Sanskrit or Bhushan in Hindi or equivalent standard in the regional language concerned. Those who have passed BA with Sanskrit/Hindi as one of the elective (main) subjects but have not done Madhyama in Sanskrit or Bhushan in Hindi are also eligible

Granthi: Sikh Candidates with Vidwan in Punjabi or equivalent standard in the regional language concerned or; those who have passed BA with Punjabi as one of the elective (main) subjects but have not done Vidwan in Punjabi

Padre: Minimum qualification is graduation from a recognised university. In addition person who has been ordained priest by the appropriate ecclesiastical authority and is still on the approved list of the local Bishop.

Maulvi: Candidate must also be qualified as Maulvi Alim in Urdu / Adam Alim in Urdu or equivalent standard in the regional language concerned. Those who have passed BA with Arabic/Urdu as on of the elective (main) subjects but have not done Maulvi Alim in Urdu /Adam Alim in Urdu are also eligible

Bodh Monk: Budhist (Mahayana) Candidates who have been ordained Monk/Budhist Priest, by the Appropriate Authority; the term appropriate authority will mean head priest of the Monastery where the person has been initiated into priesthood

Physical Standards

Height – Minimum 160 Cms (157 Cms for Pandit Gorkha, Bodh Monk and Maulvi Shia)

Chest – Minimum 77 Cms

Weight – 50 Kgs (48 Kgs for Pandit Gorkha, Bodh Monk and Maulvi Shia)

Physical Fitness Test – 1.6 Km (1 mile) Run in 08 Minutes

Selection Process

Candidates will be selected based on written examination & interview

Paper-I (Maximum Marks-100): This paper will contain objective type questions on general awareness and will be common to candidates of all Religious denominations

Paper-II (Maximum Marks-100): This paper will contain objective question to check the knowledge specific to particular religious denomination to which the candidate belongs

In Paper-II, candidates are required to secure a minimum of 40 marks out of total 100 marks and come in the merit list to be eligible for appearing in the interview; the number of candidates to be called for interview will be 3 (three) times the number of vacancies

Candidates are required to secure a minimum 50 out of 100 marks to qualify in the interview. The final selection will be based on merit list drawn on the basis of the total marks obtained in Paper II and Interview

Pay Allowances and Perks

The JCO (RT) will be placed at the minimum pay scale of Rs.9300-34800/-; in addition they will be entitled to DA, free accommodation, entitled ration for self, uniform, free medical and leave travel concession for self, family and decedents, canteen facilities

How to Apply

Eligible male candidates can apply online through the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

For applying Indian Army JCO Jobs, candidates first of all need to visit the Official Website that is joinindianarmy.nic.in at the menu bar of home page aspirants need to select “JCO/ OR Enrollment” tab then drop down list will appear you need to hit at “Eligibility” option. Then read all requirements given in notification. After that hit at “Apply/ Login” link for “JCO/ OR” link

Now candidates are required to fill Indian Army JCO Online Application Form with the details as asked; then Upload scanned images of all required certificates and testimonials. If all filled details are correct then press on “Submit” button and take the print out of it for future use

Important Dates

Starting Date to Submit Online Application Form: 10th October 2017

Closing Date to Submit Online Application Form: 08th November 2017

For any query,  candidates are requested to check the official website  .

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