Female Indian Navy Officers

Can you tell me about the posts, their age and educational eligibility requirement for which a Female can apply for in an Indian Navy?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

The women were inducted only in the Armed Forces Medical Core till 1992. From July 1992 the Navy started inducting women as Short Service Commissioned Officers in select branches of the Navy.

Presently the women are inducted into the following branches of the Navy as Officers:-

1. ATC
BE/B. Tech degree in any discipline with Physcis & Maths in 12th standard.
19 ½ -25


2. Law
22 to 27
One should possess degree in Law qualifying them for enrolment as advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961.


3. Logistics /Works
19 ½ to 25
For Logistics Cadre
(i) BE/B Tech in any discipline with 1st class
or
(ii) MBA with 1st class
or
(iii) B Sc/B Com/B Sc (IT) with 1st class and PG Diploma in Finance/Logistics/Supply Chain Mgt/Material Mgt
or
(iv) MCA/M Sc (IT) with 1st class
For Works
(v) BE/B Tech (Civil)/B Architect
For Catering
M Sc (HM)/MBA(HM)/B Sc or BA with 1st class and PG Diploma in HM



4. Education
21 to 25
(i) A second class Master's degree of a recognized university in Physics or Mathematics. One possessing Master's degree in physics should have studies Mathematics at least at the subsidiary level at the degree standard and one possessing master's degree in Mathematics should have studies Physics at least at the subsidiary level at degree standard.
or
(ii) A second class Master's degree of a recognized university in Chemistry or English. One possessing Master's degree in chemistry should have studies Physics at least at the subsidiary level at the degree standard and one possessing Master's degree in English should have studied Physics or Mathematics up to the intermediate or equivalent standard.
or
(iii) A degree in any of the following discipline:-
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering in Computer Science/Technology
or
(iv) A second class Master's degree of a recognized university in computer application or computer science. Candidate should have studied either Physics or Mathematics at their graduation level.
or
(v) A post graduate degree of a recognized university in Humanities (Economics/ History/ Political Science).



5. Observer
19-24
BE/B. Tech degree in any discipline with Physics & Maths in 12th standard.



6. Naval Architecture
19 ½ to 25
One must possess at least 60% marks in BE/B. Tech Degree in any one of the following stream:-
(i) Mechanical
(ii)Civil
(iii) Aeronautical
(iv) Metallurgy
(v) Naval Architecture