Since 1992 women candidates are being inducted into Indian Armed Forces and have shown highest degree of professionalism. In India, women are granted only Short Service Commission. However, the time is changing and lots of steps are being taken to allow Permanent Commission to women also.

Many girls want to be a part of Indian Armed Forces but many of them are not aware of various entries and the eligibility conditions

So, we have published this article exclusively for the female aspirants who want to join armed forces. This article will give them insight about the new entries in which they can apply and it will also clear all their doubts regarding age and educational qualification.

Indian Army

UPSC Entry: Women candidates of age 19 to 25 years (as per notified in the advertisement) can apply for this entry. They have to clear an exam held by UPSC which is held twice in a year. Successful candidates of written exam are called for the SSB interview. To apply for this entry, a Graduate/Post Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university is required.

NCC Special entry: This entry is only for NCC women cadets who have 2 years service in NCC senior division army and have minimum B grade in C certificate exam. Women cadets of age 19 to 25 years (as per notified in the advertisement) can apply for it.  Vacancies per course are notified by additional directorate general recruiting. Final year student /graduate with 50% aggregate are eligible for this entry.

SSC-Technical Entry: Women engineering students of age 20 to 27 years (as per notified in the advertisement) are eligible for this entry. They can apply for it while in final year or after completing their degree. A graduate in any discipline of engineering (as per notified in the advertisement) is eligible to apply for it

JAG entry: This entry is especially for the law graduates. The age required for this entry is 21 to 27 years which is notified along with the vacancies by additional directorate general recruiting in the month of April or October. To be eligible for this entry, a candidate must be having a graduate degree of LLB/LLM with minimum 55% aggregate and the candidate should be registered with Bar Council of India or state