Indian Army JAG Entry Scheme April 2021 Notification, Dates, Application

Name of Organisation

Indian Army

Name of Post

JAG Entry Scheme for Law Graduates

No. of Vacancies

09 Posts

Men

05

Women

03

Indian Army JAG Entry Scheme 2021 (April) Important Dates

Events

Dates

Start date of online application

13th October 2020

Last date of online application

11th November 2020

Eligibility Criteria for Indian Army JAG Entry Scheme 2021

Nationality

Candidate must either be:

1

A citizen of India,

2

A subject of Bhutan,

3

A subject of Nepal,

4

A Tibetan refugee who came to India before the 01st of Jan. 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India

5

A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India provided that a candidate belonging to categories {ii), (iii), {iv) and {v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Govt. of India

Note

Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

Age Limit

Age Limit. 21 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2021 (Born not earlier than 02 Jan 1994 and not later than 01 Jan 2000; both dates inclusive)

Educational Qualification

Minimum 55% aggregate marks in LLB Degree (three years professional after graduation or five years after 10+2 examination). The candidates should be eligible for registration as an advocate with the Bar Council of India/State. Candidates should be from a College/University recognized by Bar Council of India.

Indian Army JAG Entry Scheme 2021 Application Process

Candidates can follow the given steps to fill the application form.

Step 1

Candidates can apply online through www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

Step 2

Click on ‘Officer Entry Appln/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’

Step 3

Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’ under Dashboard..

Step 4

A page ‘Officers Selection – ‘Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against the Short Service Commission JAG Entry Course. Continue to fill in details and click ‘Save and Continue”.

Step 5

After checking all the details click on Submit.

Note: Applications will only be accepted online on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registrations not required if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully.

Indian Army JAG Entry Scheme 2021 Selection Process

Selection of candidates will be as follows:

1.

Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) will shortlist the candidates.

2.

Only shortlisted eligible candidates will undergo SSB at Selection Centres, Allahabad(UP), Bhopal(MP), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (PB)

3.

Call up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centre on candidate’s registered email id and SMS only

4.

Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedures. Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II. Those who fail on stage I will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interview is five days and details of the same are available on the official website of Directorate General of Recruiting i.e, www.joinindianarmy.nic.in

5.

Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued a joining letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.

Medical Exam

• Please visit www.joinindianarmy.nic.in for Medical Standards and Procedures of Medical Examination for Officers Entry into Army as applicable

Period of Probation

• An officer will be on probation for a period of 6 months from the date he/she receives his/her commission. If he/she is reported on within the probationary period as unsuitable to retain his/her commission, his/her services may be terminated any time whether before or after the expiry of the probationary period.

Training

• Duration of training is 49 weeks at OTA, Chennai.

• Selected candidates will be detailed for Pre-Commission training at OTA, Chennai according to their position in the final order of merit, up to the number of available vacancies, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.

Cost of Training

• Rs.11952/- per week till Sep 2020, thereafter a yearly escalation of 8% p.a. will be calculated on the Per Capita Cost of Training for each ensuing year

Salary Of JAG Officer in Indian Army

Rank

Level

(Pay in ₹)

Lieutenant

Level 10

56,100 – 1,77,500

Captain

Level 10 B

61,300 – 1,93,900

Major

Level 11

69,400 – 2,07,200

Lieutenant Colonel

Level 12A

1,21,200 – 2,12,400

Colonel

Level 13

1,30,600 – 2,15,900

Brigadier

Level 13A

1,39,600 – 2,17,600

Major General

Level 14

1,44,200 – 2,18,200