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2. During war the Armed Forces are
responsible to protect the nation
against external aggression
During peace time it provides aid to
the civil authorities during natural
calamities, in maintenance of law
and order, protecting vital
installations of the country
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 Paramilitary Forces
 The Assam Rifles - led by
Indian Army officers reporting
to the Ministry of Home Affairs
 The Special Frontier Force - led
by Indian Army officers
reporting to Indian Intelligence
 The Indian Coast Guard -
usually led by Indian Navy
officers and reporting to the
Ministry of Defence
 Central Armed Police Forces
 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): The largest
force
 Border Security Force (BSF): Guard country
borders, except in the mountains
 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP): Guard the
China border
 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB): guard Indo-Nepal &
Bhutan Borders
 Railway Protection Force (RPF): Protect railways &
passengers
 National Security Guards (NSG): Counter terrorist
force. The Special Protection Group (SPG), which
protects India's politicians is part of this

4. Armed
Forces
Army
Arms
(Infantry, Armoured,
Aviation, Engineers,
Intelligence etc)
Services (Medical,
Law Nursing, Military
Police etc
Navy
Executive
Branch
Engineering
Branch
Education
Branch
Air Force
Flying
Branch
Technical
Branch
Ground
Duty
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5. Army
•Any stream
Navy
•Physics & Math
in Class 12
Air Force
•Physics & Math
in Class 12
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Army
•Any
Graduate
Navy
•Any
Graduate
with min 55%
•Physics &
Math in Class
12
Air Force
•Any
Graduate
with min 60%
•Physics &
Math in Class
12
After Class 12
After Graduation

6. •
Branches: Executive, Engineering, Technical,
Education and Medical
•10+2 Physics & Math or BE/B Tech in
graduation for all braches (Depending on the
level of entry eg: after class 12 or after graduation)
Indian Navy
•Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) is
for all entries other than NDA & CDSE. For eg:
SSC in Flying, Engineering, Logistics etc
•For Flying branch, Pilot Aptitude Battery Test
(PABT) is mandatory
Indian Air
Force
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Source: nausena-bharti.nic.in,
careerairforce.nic.in

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“PABT comprises three tests:
Instrument Battery Test (INSB)
Sensory Motor Apparatus Test (SMA) and
Control Velocity Test (CVT).
Instrument Battery Test (INSB) is a paper pencil test and other
two are machine tests. The Instruments Battery Test (INSB)
comprises two parts. This test assesses assimilation of the
briefing and the ability of an individual to read and interpret the
dials of an instrument panel of an aircraft. The candidates who
score the minimum laid down criteria are subjected to the
machine test.
The machine test includes Sensory Motor Apparatus Test (SMA)
and Control Velocity Test (CVT). These tests measure the
psychomotor co-ordination skill of the individual. These tests are
conducted on a single day and administered only once in life
time.” – www.careerairforce.nic.in

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Rewards Challenges

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10. Armed
Forces
Training &
HR Dept
Merchant
Navy
Security
Commercial
Airlines
Teaching
Assignments
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11.  Fees -
◦ Very nominal; Pay only for the entrance exam
◦ All training, equipment, boarding and lodging is provided free of cost
◦ However, incase one chooses to leave the academy for other than medical
reasons, then a fee is leviable for the release
Approx annual pay scales (excluding non-monetary
benefits)-
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Rs.2
Lakh
Entry
Rs.3.5
Lacs
Upto
Major
Rs.8
Laks
Upto
Brigadier

12.  Tests spread over 5 days
 Day 1 - Verbal (Basic English) and Non-Verbal Tests (Basic logic and Math) and
Picture Perception and Description (Shown a hazy picture, then asked to describe
it - mood, situation, characters etc)
 Day 2 onwards
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) – Shown a picture for 30 sec and to write a
story. Shown a series of photos and then asked to complete the last slide
 Word Association Test (WAT) - 60 words flashed at an interval of 15 secs.
Candidate has to write an observatory sentence
 Situation Reaction Test (SRT) - 60 situational questions and asked to
 Self Description Test (SD)
 Group Testing Officers (GTO) Test - Group discussion, Group Planning Exercise
(sometimes known as Military Planning Exercise), Progressive Group Tasks
(outdoor exercise), Half Group Tasks, Individual Obstacles, Group Obstacles Race,
Command Task (Asked to work like a commander), Lecturette (Speak on a topic),
Final Group Task
 Interview
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13.  Indian Navy
Women can apply to the Law, Logistics, ATC, Observers (Aviation), Naval Architecture &
Education Branches as Short Service Commission officers. However, the Government has
now approved Permanent Commission for women in Law, Education and Naval
Architecture cadre on completion of SSC tenure depending on vacancy and merit
 Indian Army
EME, Signals, Engineers, Army Education Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Army Service
Corps, Intelligence and Judge Advocate General’s branch
 Indian Air Force
Flying (transport aircraft and helicopters), Technical and Administration branches
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14. Do your own research.
 Sources
http://nausena-bharti.nic.in
http://joinindianarmy.nic.in
http://careerairforce.nic.in
 General Links -
◦ www.armedforces.nic.in
◦ www.bharat-rakshak.com
◦ www.onestepup.in
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15.  1971, Indo-Pak hostilities declared 3-16 dec
 INS Khukri, an anti-submarine frigate patrolling
north-west of the Gujarat coast
 210 men
 Looking for Pakistani submarine who had entered
territorial waters
 Took three torpedoes
 Sank in 2 minutes 45 seconds
 70 men made it
 Story is that Capt.Mullah had the option but lit
his pipe and smoked in the bridge and went
down
 Received Posthumous Mahavir Chakra
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 Why did he go down?
 Should he have gone down?
 Circumstances
 What do you guys think about it?