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November 24, 2012

Territorial Army Recruitment by the Indian Army


Territorial Army is a specialized wing of the Indian Army which enables young men to join the Indian Army as Officers and serve in military environment while continuing their primary professions. This provides a unique experience of being a soldier as well as a civilian.

Position: Commission is granted in the rank of Lieutenant upon successful completion of training.


Eligibility:
  • Graduate from any recognized university.
  • Only male citizens of India and ex-service officers who are medically fit need to apply.
  • Candidate must be employed in Central Government/Semi Government /Private Firm/ Own business/Self Employed.
Age limit: 18 - 42 years as on January 15, 2013

How to apply:

Civilian candidates can download th application form from the following link -- http://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/WhatsNew/420/taapplication_form.pdf and send it along with self addressed stamped envelope of 28 x12 cms size, two passport size photographs and postal stamps worth `12 (`25 for J&K) affixed on envelope to their respective Territorial Army Group Headquarters as per the area given below:
  1. Zone I includes Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and Chandigarh -- Commander, TA Group Headquarters, Western Command, Building No.750, Sector-8B, Chandigarh-160018.
  2. Zone II includes Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh -- Commander, TA Group Headquarters Central Command, Lucknow-02.
  3. Zone III includes West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh -- Commander, TA Group Headquarters, Eastern Command, Fort William, Kolkata-21
  4. Zone IV includes Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Pondicherry, Diu, Dadar and Nagar Haveli -- Commander, TA Group Headquarters Southern Command, Pune-1.
  5. Zone V includes Jammu & Kashmir -- Commander, TA Group Headquarters Northern Command, Pin – 908545, C/o 56 APO.
Ex Service Officers of three the services should send their application along with enclosures as mentioned in application form to -- Additional Directorate General TA, Integrated HQ of MoD (Army),  ‘L’ Block, New Delhi-01.

Last date for the receipt of application forms is January 15, 2013.

Date of written examination is February 10, 2013.

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