Special Physical Standard
Special physical standard as given below are applicable to the following with effect from 01 Aug 2004:
| Ser. No | Physical Standards | Height (Cms) | Weight (Kgs) | Chest (Cms) |
|---|
| (a) | Ladakhi | 157 | 50 | 77 |
| (b) | Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian | 157 | 48 | 77 |
c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group Including Minicoy.
| Ser. No | Physical Standards | Height (Cms) | Weight (Kgs) | Chest (Cms) |
|---|
| (i) | Settlers | 165 | 50 | 77 |
| (ii) | Locals | 155 | 50 | 77 |
| (d) | Tribals of authorized Tribal Areas | 162 | 48 | 77 |
| (e) | Brigade of Guards | 173 | 50 | 77 |
| (f) | Medium Artillery | 170 | 50 | 77 |
| (g) | Corps of Military Police | 173 | 50 | 77 |
| (h) | Corps of Military Police (Women) | 142 | - | Proportionate to height and age as per Army medical standards. |
| (j) | Clerk General Duty / Store Keeper Technical | 162* | 50 | 77 |
| (k) | Religious Teacher JCO Religious Teacher JCO (GOrkhas & Ladakhi region Candidates) | 160 157 | 50 50 | 77 48 |
| (l) | Soldier Tradesman | Minimum Physical Standard of the regions given above, minus 1 cm Chest and 2 kgs Wt. Height criteria would be at par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region. | | |
| (l) | Havildar Education | As applicable to Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical for various regions. However, preference will be given to the candidate fulfilling the physical standard laid down for Soldier General Duty. | | |
| (m) | JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor | As applicable to Soldier General Duty for Automated Cartographer (Engineer) various regions. | | |
Note: Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2 (h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.
Dispensation in Physical Standards
| Ser. No | Physical Standards | Height (Cms) | Chest (Cms) | Weight (Kgs) |
|---|
| (a) | Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen. | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| (b) | Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| © | Women Military Police (i) Daughter of Servicemen (DOS), Daughtr of Ex-Servicemen (DOEX), Daughter of War Widow (DOWW), Daughter of Widow of Ex-Servicemen (DOW) (ii) Adopted daughter/daughter-in-law of a war widow, if she has no daughter including a legally adopted daughter of serving soldier/ Ex-Servicemen (iii) Widows of Def pers who have died in harness | 2 | - | 2 |
| (d) | Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| (e) | For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants. | Nil | Nil | 2 |
Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.
Instant Enrolment
Instant enrolment is provided into the Army as Soldier General Duty to the following through respective Regiment / Corps Training Centres:
- 1. One son of a battle casualty.
- 2. One real brother of a battle casualty, when deceased was unmarried / did not have a male child.
- 3. One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who is issueless or has no male child.
- 4. One real brother of a battle casualty provided he gets married to the deceased widow who has a male child but who has not attained age for enrolment.
- 5. One real son of the battle casualty when the battle casualty has been invalidated out of service on medical ground.
The candidates should meet age, educational qualification, physical measurement and medical standards. The concessions as applicable to the sons of servicemen / ex-servicemen in physical measurement will also be given in such cases. They will not be put through any formal test like Physical Fitness Test and written tests.
