Indian Army JCO Recruitment 2023 Application Form, Dates, Eligibility

Indian Army JCO Recruitment 2023: Indian Army is inviting applications from eligible candidates for the recruitment as Religious Teacher as JCO (Junior Commissioned Officer) for RRT 91, 92, 93,94 & 95 courses. It is an honor to be a part of the Indian Army. Every year, many candidates wait for new opportunities to join the Indian Army. The candidates who want to grab this opportunity can check the important details related to Indian Army JCO recruitment 2023.

Indian Army JCO Recruitment 2023 Dates

The application procedure will start from	1st week of January 2023
End date to apply online	1st week of February 2023
End date for receipt of the application for Civilian applicants	1st week of March 2023
Examination date	last week of June 2023

Eligibility Criteria

• For Civilians and In-service candidates, the minimum age is 25 years and the maximum age is 34 years.
• The applicants must have qualified Graduation in any stream from a recognized University.
• The candidates also have to meet the physical standard as specified by the Indian Army.

Physical Standards

• The height of General candidates should be 160cm. For Gorkha & Kadakhi region candidates, the height must be 157cm. Andaman & Nicobar Island, Lakshadweep Gp incl Minicoys candidates, the height should be 155cm (only locals).
• The chest should be 77cm for all.
• The weight of General (except Gorkha & Ladakhi candidates) candidates should be 50kg. For Gorkha & Ladakhi region candidates the weight should be 48kg.
• The Physical Fitness Test will be conducted to select the eligible candidates for recruitment. The test will include a 1600m run in 8 minutes.

Number of Vacancies

Category	Vacancies
Pandit	To be updated
Pandit (Gorkha) for Gorkha Regiments	To be updated
Granthi	To be updated
Maulvi (Sunni)	To be updated
Maulvi (Shia) for Ladakh Scouts	To be updated
Padre	To be updated
Bodh Monk (Mahayana) for Ladakh Scouts	To be updated

 How to apply for Indian Army JCO Recruitment 2023? 

• The recruitment of the eligible candidates will be done through all Headquarters Recruiting Zones, Independent Recruiting Office (Delhi Cantt), GRD Kunraghat, Ladakh Scouts Regt Centre (Leh).
• The Civil candidates can appear for screening & written test only in the Headquarter Recruiting Zone or Independent Recruiting Office (Delhi Cantt) covering their place of domicile.
• The Service applicants will appear for the recruitment in the Recruitment Zone or Independent Recruitment Office (Delhi Cantt) nearest to their places of posting.
• The Civil candidates who are applying for Pandit, Granthi, Padri & Maulvi (Sunni) categories, must apply through online mode from the official website joinindianarmy.nic.in.
• The Civil candidates who are applying for Pandit (Gorkha) category need to submit a written application duly filled to Gorkha Recruitment Depot, Kunraghat only.
• Civil Muslim (Shia) candidates of the Ladakh region who are applying for the Maulvi (Shia) category need to submit a written application duly filled to Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh only.
• The Civil Buddhist (Mahayana) candidates of other than the Sikkim region who are applying for the Bodh Monk category need to submit a written application duly filled to Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh only.
• Submission of application forms by Service candidates will only be accepted through the official channel.

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 Examination Pattern  

• The written test will have MCQ-type questions i.e. objective-type questions.
• There will be two papers in the written test.
• Each question will contain 2 marks.
• There will be a -0.5 penalty for each wrong answer.
• The distribution of marks & questions for both the papers are as follows-

Paper	Passing Marks/ Maximum Marks	No. of questions
Paper I: General Awareness	40/100	50
Paper-II: Specific to Religious Denominations as applied by the applicants	40/100	50