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18th November 2017, 12:56 PM
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Join Indian Territorial Army as a Soldier
Can you tell me about the eligibility requirement and other requirements to join Territorial Army as a Soldier through Indian Army?
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18th November 2017, 01:40 PM
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Re: Join Indian Territorial Army as a Soldier
The Territorial Army is a part of Regular Indian Army and its role is to relieve the Regular Army from static duties and assist civil administration in dealing with natural calamities and maintenance of essential services in situations where life of the communities is affected or the security of India is threatened and to provide units for Regular Army as and when required. Presently the Territorial Army has a strength approx. 40000 persons comprising of Departmental TA units such as Railway, IOC, ONGC, and Non Departmental TA units of Infantry Battalion (TA) including Home & Hearth Battalions, Ecological Battalion (TA) affiliated to various Infantry Regiments and Engineer Regiment (TA) for maintenance of Line of Control Fencing. Eligibility Age 18 to 42 years Education Matriculation (dispensation for lower education qualification in specified cases exists). Process One needs to report to the unit or the Recruiting Office on designated dates as advertised in Newspaper and Indian Army Website for tests as per laid down procedures. Selected candidates have to go through the Medical Board and Police Verification. Recruitment in TA is carried out on a Zonal basis. Recruitment Zones Zone- I The state of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and the Union Territories of Delhi & Chandigarh Zone- II. The state of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh Zone-III The state of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Zone-IV The state of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and the Union Territories of Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. |