The Indian Army is headquartered in New Delhi and divided into seven commands across India. It has multiple arms and services that perform various functions. The Army's expenditure in 2009-10 was Rs. 76,117.23 crore, accounting for 53.71% of total defense spending. Commissioned officers undergo training at academies like the National Defence Academy, while other ranks can apply for roles like soldiers and clerks. Recruits must meet physical, medical and fitness standards to be accepted into the Army.

1. ARMY AS A CAREER
Indian Army

2. Important Act & date
● Indian Army Act 1950
● Army Day 15th January

3. Indian Army HQ

4. Command & control

5. Command & Control
● Army HQ New Delhi
● Eastern Command, Kolkata
● Western Command, Chandimandir
● Central Command, Lucknow
● Northern Command, C/O 56 APO
● South Western Command, Pune
● Army Training Command, Shimla

6. Command & Control
● Army
● Command
● Corps
● Division
● Brigade
● Regiment/ Unit
● Company
● Platoon
● Section

7. Static
● Command
● Area
● Sub Area
● Station

8. Arm
●Armoured Corps
●Artillery
●
●Army Air Defence
●Army Aviation
●Engineers
●
●Corps of Signals

9. Arm
● Mech Infantry
● Infantry
● Assam
● Bihar
● Brigade of Guards
● Dogra
● Gurkha
● Garwhal Rifle
● JAK Light
● Kumaoun
● Mahar
● Maratha
● Punjab
● Naga

10. Services
● Army Service Corps
●
● Army Medical Corps
●
● Army Dental Corps
●
● Army Ordnance Corps
●
● Corps of EME
●
● Remount And Veterinary Corps
●
● Army Education Corps
●
● Corps of Military Police
●

11. Services
● Pioneer Corps
● Army Postal Service
● Defence Security Corps

12. Army Expenditure
(Rs in crore)
2006-07
Actual
2007-08
Actual 2008-09 2009-10
Army 39577.85 45803.35 59058.57 76117.23

13. Service /Department wise expenditure as percentage of
total Defence expenditure 2009-10
Army Navy Air Department
of Defence
production
Research &
Development
53.71 14.54 24.30 1.46 5.99

14. Rank in the Army
● General
● Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
● Major General (Maj. Gen)
● Brigadier (Brig)
● Colonel (Col)
● Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)
● Major (Maj)
● Captain (Capt)
● Lieutenant (Lt)

15. Salary & Promotion Commissioned Officer
Basic pay in Rs Substantive
in yrs.
Acting
In yrs
Chief of Army Staff 90,000
Vice Chief of Staff 80000
Lt Gen 67000-79000 28 25
Maj Gen 67000 25 20
Brig 23 12
Col 15
Lt Col 37400 13 6 ½

16. Salary & Promotion Commissioned Officer
Major 39100 6 6
Captain 3 2
Lt 15600 On completion of trg

17. Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO)
● Subedar Major (SM)
● Subedar (Sub)
● Naib Subedar (Nb Sub)

18. Other ranks
● Havilder (Hav)
● Naik (Nk)
● Lance Naik (L/Nk)

19. Gallantry/ Non Gallantry award
● Pram Vir Chakra (PVC)
● Ashok Chakra (AC)
● Sarbotam Yudha Sena Medal (SYSM)
● Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
● Kirti Chakra (KC)
● Uttam Yudha Sena Medal (UYSM)
● Vir Chakra (Vr C)
● Saurya Chakra (SC)
● Yudha Sena MedaL (YSM)
● Sena Medal (SM)
● Mention in Despatch (M-in-D)
● Param Visit Seva Medal (PVSM)
● Ati Vishita Seva Medal (AVSM)
● Vishita Seva Medal (VSM)
●

20. Training for Defence services
Pre commission training Institutes
National Defence
Academy, Pune,
Maharastra
Indian Military
Academy,
Dehradun,
Uttrakhand
Officers Training
Acdemy,
Chennai, Tamil
Naidu
Eligibility
Age
Male Male
20 -24 yrs
Male & Women
20-25 yrs

21. Pre commission training Institutes
Education Passed Class XII Graduate Graduate
Application UPSC
Written test
UPSC
Written test
UPSC
Written test or
holding
NCC “C” cert
Service Selection
Board
Service Selection
Board
Service Selection
Board
Medical
Merit list
Medical
Merit list
Medical
Merit list
(Inter service
training
institution), 3
years training,
selection after
Completing pre
commissioned
training
The duration of
training is 1 ½
years and
awarded Indian
Commission
Completing pre
commissioned
training for one
year and awarded
Short service
Commission

22. Other Ranks (OR) Recruitment
● Categories of Entry
Category Education Age
Soldier General Duty SSLC/Matric with 45%
marks in aggregate. No %
required if higher
qualification
171/2-21
Years
Soldier Technical 10+2/Intermediate exam
passed in Science with
Physics, Chemistry, Maths.
and English. Now weight
age for higher qualification
171/2-
23Years

23. OR Recruitment
Soldier Clerk / Store
Keeper Technical
10+2/Intermediate
exam passed in any
stream(Arts,
Commerce & Science)
with 50% marks in
aggregate and min40%
in each subject.
Weight age for higher
qualification
171/2-23Years
Soldier Nursing
Assistant
10+2/Intermediate exam
passed in Science with
Physics, Chemistry,
Biology and English with
min 50% mark sin
aggregate and min40%
in each subject. Now
eight age for higher
qualification
171/2-23 Years

24. OR Recruitment
Havildar Education Graduate with BEd/
Post Graduate with
BEd
20-25Years
Religious Teacher
(JCO's)
Graduate in any
discipline
In addition, qualification
in his own religiousde
nomination
27-34Years
JCO(Catering) 10+2,Diploma/Certificate
Course of a duration of
one year or more in
Cookery / Hotel
Management and
Catering Tech
recognized by AICTE
21-27Years

25. OR Recruitment
Surveyor Automated
Cartographer
with Maths having
passed Matric & 12th
(10+2)with Maths &
Science
20-25Years

26. Physical Standard
Height
(CMS)
Weight
(Kgs)
Chest
(CMS)
Eastern UP,
Bihar, West
Bengal ,
Jharkhand and
Orissa
169 50 77
Special Physical
Standards
Tribals of
recognised tribal
areas
162 48 77
Brigade of the
Guards
173 50 77
Clerks GD/SKT 162 50 77

27. Medical Standards
● Should have robust physique and good mental health.
● Chest should be well developed having minimum 5
Cms expansion.
● Should have normal hearing with each ear
● Good binocular vision in both eyes. He should be able
to read 6/6 in distant vision chart with each eye. Colour
vision should be CP-III. Should recognize red and
green colours.
● Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum
and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points. Should not
have disease like deformity of bones, hydrocele and
varicocle or piles.

28. Physical Fitness Tests(PFT)
following tests carrying 100 marks are held :-
● (a) 1 Mile Run
(b) Pull Ups
(c) Balance
(d) 9 Feet Ditch
● Marking system is as follows :-
● (a) 1 MILE RUN
● (i) 5.40 Mins and below 60 Mks
(ii) 5.41 Mins to 5.50 48 Mks
(iii) 5.51 Mins to 6 .05 36 Mks
(iv) 6.06 Mins to 6.20 24 Mks

29. Marking system is as follows :-
● (b) PULL UPS
● (i) 10 and above 40 Mks
(ii) 9 33 Mks
(iii) 8 27 Mks
(iv) 7 21 Mks
(v) 6 16 Mks
● (c) BALANCE Should be qualified and no marks are awarded.
● (d) 9 Feet Ditch Should be qualified and no marks are
awarded.