Army Officer

Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification:
For IMA and OTS: Those interested in applying should be holding a degree of a recognized university or equivalent.
For INA: Those interested in applying should be holding a degree in engineering from a recognized university/institution.
Those who are studying in the final year/semester degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply, provided they should not have any present backlog up to the last semester/year for which results have been declared up to the time of submission of application.
Selection procedure:
The candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be detailed for intelligence and personality test at the service selection board based on their preference by the respective service.
At the SSB, the candidates will be selected on the basis of the following two phases:
Psychological Aptitude Test
Intelligence Test

Hi Pankaj,
For joining Army, you would need to appear for NDA examination. The NDA Exam Eligibility:
1. For Army Wing of NDA
Candidate must be 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University
2. For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy
Candidates appearing for National Defence Academy Examination must be 12th Class pass I.e. the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University
Those who are taking +2 final exam or appeared in the said exam in the present year can also appear for the entrance test provisionally subject to their fulfilling the conditions later.
Other eligibility Conditions:
1. Educational Qualification
The desiring candidates should be +2 from a recognized board or equivalent in the specified streams for various branches of the Defense Services
2. Age
The candidate should be between 16-1/2 to 19 years of age.
For becoming a IPS officer, you would need to appear for civil services examination. The eligibility for the examination is as follows:
The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Hi Saagar,
As such, there is no particular course for joining armed forces. Please find the eligibility criteria for NDA and CDS examination:
NDA Exam Eligibility:
1. For Army Wing of NDA
Candidate must be 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University
2. For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy
Candidates appearing for National Defence Academy Examination must be 12th Class pass I.e. the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University
Those who are taking +2 final exam or appeared in the said exam in the present year can also appear for the entrance test provisionally subject to their fulfilling the conditions later.
Other Eligibility Conditions:
1. Educational Qualification
The desiring candidates should be +2 from a recognized board or equivalent in the specified streams for various branches of the Defense Services
2. Age
The candidate should be between 16-1/2 to 19 years of age.
The eligibility criteria for CDS examination:
(I) For I.M.A. and Officers Training Academy: Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized university/institution.
(iii) For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Note: Those candidates who are studying in the final year's Degree course and have yet to pass the final year Degree examination are also eligible to apply.