Physical Eligibility to Join Indian Army

Please tell me Am I eligible to Join Indian Army , I am I am 5ft 3 inch tall?

[Quick Sam]

Yes, you are eligible to Join Indian Army.

Eligibility criteria:
Minimum acceptable height :
For Male candidate 157.5 cms

Minimum acceptable height :
For women candidate’s: 152 cms.

Chest should be healthy

Candidate should be able to read 6/6 in a distant vision chart with each eye with or without glasses.

Candidates who have undergone LASER Surgery for correction of refractive error will be eligible for commission in Army .

Corrected vision :
6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in worse eye.

Height and Weight Standards :

I want to join as a Soldier in Indian Army . Will you please provide the information regarding the Physical Standards to Join Indian Army ?

[Arun Vats]

Here I am providing the information regarding the Physical Standards to Join Indian Army as a Soldier which you are looking for .

1. A candidate should have robust physical and mental health to join Indian Army as a soldier.

2. He must be fit enough to undergo the stress and strain of military training and service.

Physical Standards:
1. Height: As specified for various categories.

2. Weight: Minimum 50 Kgs.

3. Chest: 77 cm unexpanded with 5 cm expansion. Chest should be well
formed.

Medical Standards:
1. Individual should be physically well developed. Skin should be blemish
free and should not have tattoos on any body part other than inner side of
forearm and back of hand. They should be small and can be of religious nature.
Scars if large are not permissible.

2. Speech should be clear and normal.

3. No bony deformities like Chest wall deformities, Elbow deformities,
Finger deformities Knock Knee, Bowlegs and deformities of feet and toes should
be present.

4. Adequate number of teeth should be present with healthy gums.

Artificial dentures are not allowed.

5. Vision should be 6/6 Both Eyes for Soldier Infantry, with CP II grade
Colour Vision. Visual standards can be up to 6/12 one eye for other trades like
Soldier Technical, Clerks etc. Corrective spectacles are permitted with opinion
of Eye Specialist.

6. Hearing should be normal in each ear and there should not be any wax in
the ears. There should not be any discharge from the ears. Nose should not be
deformed.

7. Chest should be expanding equally on both sides without deformity.
Pulse and BP should be within normal limits. Lungs should be clear. Cardiac
Murmurs are not permitted.

8. No liver or spleen enlargement should be present in the abdomen.
Hernia, Hydrocele, Varicocele or Piles should not be there.