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The National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination is an entrance examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) twice a year for admissions into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA). [1] The NDA Exam serves as a gateway for candidates seeking a career in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air ...
Agnipath Scheme [1] (also spelled Agneepath Scheme) (Hindi: Agnīpath Yojanā, transl. Agnipath [Fireway] Scheme) is a tour of duty style scheme approved by the Government of India on 14 June 2022 and implemented in the country a few months later in September 2022, for recruitment of soldiers below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the armed forces. [2]
United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17) United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246) [3]
Indian Army soldier from White Knight Corps, 2021. The Indian Army has also embarked on an infantry modernisation programme known as Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System . The infantry soldiers will be equipped with modular weapon systems that will have multiple functions. The core systems include bullet proof helmet and visor.
The Paratrooper (Special Forces), or Para (SF), are the special forces of the Indian Army. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This unit was created in June 1966 in the aftermath of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war . An impromptu commando unit called Meghdoot Force, which took part in the 1965 war, formed the first nucleus of the permanent Para commando battalion which was ...
The age limit for the flying and ground duty branch is 23 years of age and for technical branch is 28 years of age. [147] After completing a master's degree, men and women between the ages of 18 and 28 years can apply at the Post Graduate level. Post graduate applicants do not qualify for the flying branch.
3 years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier. Constituting instrument: Army Act, 1950 (Act No. 46 of 1950) Precursor: Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army: Formation: 21 June 1948; 76 years ago () First holder: General Rob Lockhart: Deputy: Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) Salary ₹ 250,000 (US$2,900) monthly [1 ...
Yudh Abhyas 2012 – US and Indian Army military exercise video trailer Indian Army Aviation Corps Dhruv helicopter ferrying U.S. soldiers during the Yudh Abhyas training exercise in 2009 The Yudh Abhyas exercise is an ongoing series, since 2005 of joint exercises between the Indian and United States armies, agreed upon under the New Framework ...