Indian Army physical eligibility, selection process(Bharti) details

The life of an Indian army soldier is a prestigious and dignified one. Anyone can apply for an Indian army job, irrespective of his caste, religion, or class. The only criteria for an Indian army soldier’s recruitment is that he meet the educational, physical and medical standards put forth, along with passing the age barrier.

Soldiers are recruited all year round, and the announcement for the recruitment program is published in the local newspapers. This is done two weeks before the rally conducted by zone recruiting officer and branch recruitment officers, from where the recruitment actually takes place.

You need to pay attention to ads in the local papers if you want to be a soldier. For recruitment, you need to bring along a photocopy of your class 10th certificate and mark sheet, class 12th mark sheet, latest character certificate (which is to be signed by the village sarpanch), domicile and caste certificate. You also need to carry a dependent certificate if you have lost family in the army. You also need to carry a National Cadet Corp certificate if you were a part of it.

After the checking of documents, you need to clear the physical fitness test along with a medical and a written exam.

Qualifications

Age – 17 ½ – 21years

Educational Qualifications –

SSLC/ Matric with 45% marks in aggregate, and 32% in each subject. No % reqd. if higher qualifications then only pass in Matric.

Physical Requirements –

A minimum of 165-170 cms of height depending upon the region from where the candidate belongs with an appropriate weight (48-50kg again depending on the region) and chest of at least 77kg. For details refer to website indianarmy.nic.in

Medical Requirements –

A candidate for the post of soldier in the Army should have robust physique and good mental health. Chest should be well developed having minimum 5 Cms expansion. The candidate for the post of soldier in the Army should have normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes.

He should be able to read 6/6 in distant vision chart with each eye. The candidate for the post of soldier in the Army should have a colour vision of CP-III and should recognize red and green colours. The candidate for the post of soldier in the Army should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.

The candidate for the post of soldier in the Army should not have disease like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.