Territorial Army (TA) 2025: Admit Card (OUT), Dates, Pattern, Vacancies & FAQs

The Indian Territorial Army (TA) is the second line of defence after the Regular Indian Army. The present role of the Territorial Army is to relieve the regular army from static duties and assist the civil administration in dealing with natural calamities and maintenance of essentials. Presently, the Territorial Army has approximately 40,000 persons. Candidates can join the Territorial Army as Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO). The Territorial Army Officers (Non-Departmental) is done for Ex-Servicemen and Civilians. 

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Some of the important highlights of the Territorial Army exam are given below.

Territorial Army application form 2025 is made available online by the Indian Army. To submit Territorial Army application forms, candidates need to pay the required application fees. The application fee is INR 500. 

Territorial Army Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can check below the eligibility criteria for Territorial Army Civilians and Ex-Servicemen posts:

Territorial Army Eligibility Criteria for Civilians

Nationality: Candidates must be citizens of India.

Age Limits: The age of candidates should be between 18 and 42 years on the date of application.

Educational Qualifications: Must have completed graduation from a recognized university.

Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically and medically fit in all respects.

Employment status: Gainfully employed.

Territorial Army Eligibility Criteria for Ex-Servicemen

• Only Ex-Service Officers can apply who are in the age group of 18 to 42 years can apply. Candidates must be a graduate and physically and mentally fit
• Serving member of the Regular Army/ Navy/ Air Force/ Police/ GREF/ Para Military and other forces are not eligible

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Territorial Army Selection Process 

The selection process for Officers Civilians and Ex-Servicemen is given below:

Territorial Army Selection Process for Officers Civilians

Candidates applying successfully for the exam are called for screening. The screening comprises a written exam followed by an Interview, conducted by a Preliminary Interview Board by the respective Territorial Army Group Headquarters. Successful candidates are required to further undergo tests at a Service Selection Board (SSB) and Medical Board for final selection. The vacancies for male and female candidates are determined as per organizational requirements.

Territorial Army Selection Process for Ex-Servicemen

• The Ex-Service Officers are screened by the Army Headquarters Selection Board (ASB) at Additional Directorate General Territorial Army
• Ex Armed Forces Commissioned Officers will be selected through interview
• The Ex-Service Officers undergo a medical examination at Armed Forces Clinic followed by their Police Verification for final selection

Territorial Army Exam Centres 

Territorial Army exam centres are announced along with the notification. The exam is conducted at multiple exam centres across more than 20 cities. Candidates are required to select TA exam centres while filling the application form. The examination authority reserves the right to allot exam centres to candidates. The list of test cities of TA exam is given below.

Territorial Army exam pattern for Civilian post is such that it is divided into screening (written exam and interview), SSB, medical board for final selection. The written exam is divided into two papers. Paper 1 comprises questions from Reasoning and Elementary Mathematics. Paper 2 comprises questions from the General Knowledge and English. The question paper of Territorial Army comprises 200 objective-type questions. The total marks allotted to the written exam are 200. Territorial Army exam pattern for Paper 1 and 2 of written exam is given below.

Paper 1

Paper 2

Territorial Army syllabus is divided into Paper 1 and 2. The syllabus of both the papers is given below:

Territorial Army Syllabus for Paper 1

Reasoning: Questions are asked from Statements, Figures, Letters, Alphanumeric Series, Reasoning Analogies, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Director Test, Figure Matrix, Odd One Out, Statement, and Assumption, Decision Making, Statement and Conclusion, Deductive Statement Analysis, Syllogism.

Elementary Mathematics: Arithmetic, Unitary Method, Elementary Number Theory, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Mesuration, Statistics.

Territorial Army Syllabus for Paper 2

General Knowledge: History of India, Geography, Science, Economics, Political Science, Sports, Current Affairs, Everyday observation, Scientific Discoveries and Miscellaneous.

English: Questions are designed to test the candidates’ understanding of English such as words, grammar, and vocabulary. The syllabus includes Grammar, Vocabulary, One Word Substitutions, Homophones, Synonyms and Antonyms, Idioms And Phrases, Reading Comprehension, Fill in the blanks, Spotting the Error, Sentence Rearrangement and Para Jumbles, Sentence Correction.

Territorial Army result is announced online on the official website. However, the direct link to check the result is provided on this page. Territorial Army result PDF displays the roll numbers of qualified candidates. Candidates are required to secure minimum 40 per cent in each of the papers separately and overall they are required to secure 50 per cent.

Territorial Army admit card is released online. To download Territorial Army admit card, candidates are required need to enter the required credentials. Territorial Army admit card comprised details regarding the exam date, exam centre, time and personal details of candidates. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post. 

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