Eligibility Criteria to Join Indian Army as Soldier

Please tell me how I can join Indian Army as Soldier please tell me procedure for the same ?

[Arun Vats]

As you want to join Indian Army as Soldier you have to appear in Common Entrance Examination. As the process of joining in Indian army as Soldier you have to go through three steps as :

1. Contact nearest Branch recruiting Office/Zonal Recruiting Office
2. Go for the Physical Fitness Tests (PFT)
3. Written Examination

Eligibility for join the Indian army as Soldier:
1)
Soldier (General Duty)
(All Arms)

Eligibility :
SSLC/Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 32% in each subject. No percentage considered in case candidate has passed higher qualification ie 10+2 and above.

Age limit :
17 ½ - 21 Yrs

(2)
Soldier (Technical)
(Technical Arms, Artillery, Army Air Defence)

Eligibility :
10+2 / Intermediate Exam Pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject. (simple pass in 10+2 with requisite subjects is acceptable upto 31 Mar 2013).
Age limit :
17 ½ - 23 Yrs

(3)
Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical
(All Arms)

Eligibility :
10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject. Should have studied and passed English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping in Cl X or Cl XII with 40% marks in each subject. In case of graduate with Maths and English as subject in BSc, the stipulation of 40% in Cl X or Cl XII is waived off. In case of graduate without English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping, he should have scored more than 40% in English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping at least once in Cl X or Cl XII.

Age limit :
17 ½ - 23 Yrs

(4)
Soldier Nursing Assistant
(Army Medical Corps)

Eligibility :
10+2/Intermediate exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with Min 50% marks in aggregate and min 40% in each subject.

OR

In case the candidate has a BSc Degree with (Botany/Zoology/Bio-Science) and English, the stipulation of percentage in Cl-XII is waived off. However, the candidate should have studied all the four specified subjects in Cl XII also.
Age limit :
17 ½ - 23 Yrs



(5)
Soldier Tradesmen

(All Arms)
Eligibility :
10th/ITI (except Syce. Mess Keeper and House Keeper-who may be 8th pass).
Age limit :
17 ½ - 23 Yrs

(6)
Soldier General Duty (Matric Simple Pass)
(All Arms)
Eligibility :
10th Simple pass.
17 ½ - 21Yrs

(7)
Surveyor Auto Carto(Engineers)
Eligibility :
BA/BSc with Maths. Must have also passed 12th class(10+2) or equivalent with Maths and Science as main subjects.

Age limit :
20-25 Yrs