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Skill Letts

VIEWS , VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS
An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme
Notification in this regard comes twice in an year , in June and December . Applicant should be in the age group of 17 to 19½ years and should have passed the Senior Secondary Examination ( 10 + 2 Pattern ) or its equivalent examinations from any Board with at least 70 % aggregate marks in Physics , Chemistry and Mathematics ( PCM ) and at least 50 % marks in English ( either in Class X or Class XII ). Applicants will be issued call up for Services Selection Board ( SSB ) based on their class XII ( PCM ) percentage or ‘ JEE ( Main ) rank ’ based on their choice . JEE Score is going to be mandatory for recruitments from January 2018 batch . The process of SSB Interview is similar to that for the NDA entry
Selected Candidates will be inducted as Cadets for four year B Tech course in applied Electronics & Communication or Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Naval Academy , Ezhimala , Kerala . During the course , Cadets will be allotted Executive or Engineering including Naval Architect specialisation or Electrical Branch .
On completion of the course , B Tech Degree will be awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU ). The entire cost of training , including books and reading material , will be borne by the Indian Navy . The cadets will also be provided with free clothing and messing . Details are available at http :// joinindiannavy . gov . in /
10 + 2 Technical Entry Scheme is offered by the Indian Army too , to unmarried male candidates . Applicants should be in the age group of 16 ½ to 19½ years as on first day of the month in which course is due to commence . Notifications can be expected in in May / June & October / November every year . Applicant should have passed 10 + 2 with Physics , Chemistry & Mathematics with an aggregate of 70 %. For details , visit http :// joinindianarmy . nic . in /
Yet another entry is through Armed Forces Medical College affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences , Nashik . Those desirous of doing MBBS and enter the medical profession in the Defence forces can try for admission to the Armed Forces Medical College at Pune . Girls are also admitted to the MBBS course at AFMC . Those admitted have compulsory liability to serve as Commissioned Officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services .
The offer of the type of commission will depend upon the vacancies available and shall be determined on merit-cum-option at the final MBBS examination . The liability of the SSC officers passing out of AFMC to serve in the Armed Forces Medical Services would be seven years . On successful completion of MBBS from AFMC , cadets join the Armed Forces Medical Services as Commissioned Officers in one of Army , Navy or Air Force . On the basis of merit-cum-choice 50 % of the medical cadets are offered Permanent Commission ( PC ) and the rest Short Service Commission ( SSC ).
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