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17th December 2014, 10:46 AM
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Re: Physical Requirements for Indian Army

Here I am giving you details about Physical Requirements for post in Indian Army.


The candidate must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disease/disability. There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or over weight.

The minimum acceptable height for Male candidate is 157.5 cms. For women candidate’s minimum acceptable height is 152 cms. For Gorkhas and individuals belonging to hills of North Eastern region of India, Garhwali and Kumaon, the Minimum acceptable height will be 5 cms less. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2 cms for males and females candidates.

Chest should be healthy. For males the minimum range of expansion after full inspiration should be 5 cms. In recording the measurements, fraction of less than 0.5 cm will be ignored, 0.5 cm will be recorded as such and 0.6 cm and above will be recorded as 1 cm.

X-Ray of the chest is compulsory and will be taken to rule out any disease of the chest.
There should be no disease of bones and joints of the body.

A candidate should have no past history of mental breakdown or fits.

The hearing should be normal. A candidate should be able to hear a forced whisper with each ear at a distance of 610 cms. in a quiet room.

There should be no sign of functional or organic disease of the heart and blood vessel. Blood pressure should be normal.

The muscles of abdomen should be well developed and there should be no enlargement of liver or spleen. Any evidence of disease of internal organs of the abdomen will be a cause for rejection.

Un-operated hernias will make a candidate unfit. If operated, this should have been done at least 1 year prior to the present examination and healing is completed.
There should be no hydrocele, varicocele or piles.

Urine examination will be done and any abnormality, if detected will be a cause for rejection.

Any disease of the skin which is likely to cause disability or disfigurement will also be a cause for rejection.

A candidate should be able to read 6/6 in a distant vision chart with each eye with or without glasses. Myopia should not be more than 3.5D and hypermetropia not more than 3.5D including Astigmatism. For women candidates the minimum acceptable visual acuity are: Distant vision (corrected)better eye 6/6 worse 6/18, Myopia of not more than minus 5.5 including Astogination.

Internal examination of the eye will be done by means of ophthalmoscope to rule out any disease of the eye. A candidate must have good binocular vision. The colour vision standard will be CP-III for Army A candidate should be able to recognise red and green colours.

Candidates who have undergone or have the evidence of having undergone Radial Keratotomy, to improve the visual acuity, will be permanently rejected.

Candidates who have undergone LASER Surgery for correction of refractive error will be considered for commission in Army if they fulfill following criteria:-

• Age more than 20 years

• Uncomplicated stable LASIK/Excimer (PRK) laser procedure done for Myopia or Hypermetropia, with stable refraction for a period of six months after the procedure

• A healthy retina

• Corrected vision should be 6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in worse eye, with maximum residual refraction of + 1.50 in any meridian for myopia or hypermetropia

• Axial length within permissible limits


Height and Weight Standard Ratio for Indian Armed Forces:

Height and Weight Standards (Males):
Height in Centimeters and Weight in Kilograms

Give table:




Height and Weight Standards (Females):
Height in Centimeters and Weight in Kilograms

Physical Conditioning:
Running : 2 to 4 Km. in 15 minutes
Skipping
Pushups & Sit-ups : Minimum 20 each
Chin ups : Minimum 08
Rope Climbing : 3 to 4 meters.


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