JAG Recruitment by Indian Army: Eligibility, Vacancies and Selection Procedure

This is a complete guidebook if you are looking to prepare for the JAG Recruitment. This article is solely for Legal aspirants.

Introduction

Indian Army invites online applications from unmarried male and unmarried female Law Graduates for grant of Short Service Commission JAG Entry Scheme Course (Men and Women) course in the Indian Army for the Judge Advocate General Branch.

Here, you’ll find information on the announcement, eligibility requirements, selection procedure, and more.

Highlights of JAG Recruitment

JAG Recruitment: Eligibility

(a) Nationality – A candidate must either be:

(i) A citizen of India, or

(ii) A subject of Nepal,

(iii) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, or Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary for the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

(b) Age Limit – 21 to 27 years (Subject to the notification)

Note – Candidates should note that the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will only be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

(c) Educational Qualification – Minimum 55% aggregate marks in LLB Degree (three years professional after graduation or five years after 10+2 examination). The candidates should be eligible for registration as an advocate with the Bar Council of India/State. The candidate should be from a College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India.

JAG Recruitment: Indian Army Vacancies

Total Vacancies for Men and Women are given below:

JAG Recruitment: Salary Structure

Military Service Pay (MSP) – MSP to the officers from the rank of Lt to Brig ₹ 15,500/- p.m. fixed.

Fixed Stipend for Cadet Training – 

*On successful commissioning, the pay in the Pay Matrix of the Officer commissioned shall be fixed in the first Cell of Level 10. The period of training shall not be treated as commissioned service. Arrears on account of admissible allowances, as applicable, for the training period shall be paid to cadets.

JAG Recruitment: How to Apply?

1. Applications will only be accepted online on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registrations are not required if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in).
2. Fill out the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online under Dashboard. A page ‘Officers Selection – ‘Eligibility’ will open.
3. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Short Service Commission JAG Entry Course. A page ‘Application Form’ will open.
4. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill in details as required under various segments. Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB.
5. ‘Save & Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling in details on the last segment, you will move to the page ‘Summary of your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made.
6. Only after ascertaining the correctness of all your details, click on ‘Submit’. Candidates must click on ‘Submit’ each time they open the application for editing any details.
7. The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having Roll Number, 30 minutes after the final closure of the online application on the last day.

JAG Recruitment: Selection Procedure

1. Shortlisting of Applications – Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right for shortlisting applications, without assigning any reason. After shortlisting of applications, the Centre allotment will be intimated to candidates via their email. After allotment of the Selection Centre, candidates will have to log in to the website and select their SSB dates which are available on a first-come-first-serve basis initially. Thereafter, it will be allotted by the Selection Centers. The option to select the dates for SSB by candidates may be forfeited due to the occurrence of any exceptional circumstance/events. 
2. Only shortlisted eligible candidates will undergo SSB at Selection Centers, Allahabad(UP), Bhopal(MP), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (PB). Call up letter for the SSB interview will be issued by the respective Selection Centre on the candidate’s registered e-mail id and SMS only. Allotment of the Selection Centre is at the discretion of the Directorate General of Recruiting, IHQ of MoD (Army) and NO request for changes will be entertained in this regard.
3. Candidates will be put through the two-stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II. Those who fail in stage I will be returned on the same day. The duration of the SSB interview is five days and details of the same are available on the official website of the Directorate General of Recruiting i.e. www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. This will be followed by a medical examination for the candidates who get recommended after Stage II.
4. Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit will be issued a joining letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
5. Medical Examination: Please visit www.joinindianarmy.nic.in for Medical Standards and Procedures of Medical Examination for Officers Entry into Army as applicable. 

Note – The proceedings of the Medical Board are confidential and will not be divulged to anyone. Directorate General of Recruiting has no role to play in any Medical Boards and procedures advised by the medical authorities will be strictly adhered to.

Source: Lawctopus