The Indian Army is the land-based part of the Indian Armed Forces. Job opportunities abound in the Indian Army. Though there are hundreds of diverse activities in the defence services, but the real action is experienced by the soldiers who are on the general duty.
For the recruitment of soldier (general duty) [SGD], the Indian Army conducts an examination called ‘Indian Army Soldier General Duty (NER) Examination.’ This examination is generally held four times in a year and is advertised in the Employment News and other leading dailies.
All recruitment’s are done only through rallies. Please contact your nearest Branch Recruiting Office or Zonal Recruiting Office for details. Rally schedule is also published in leading vernacular newspapers/Employment News.
Report to rally site on the dates announced on Notice Board along with your Educational Certificate, Birth Certificate (in original) domicile certificate, character certificate and six passport size photographs.
Indian army aspirants take part in chinning (pull ups) during an Army recruitment rally at Khasa, Amritsar
Pic courtesy: Hindustan Times
Recruitment rally in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) for soldier (general duty):Â Yet to be announced
Related exams: |
Nationality:Â Unmarried Indian citizens (including those of Nepal) are eligible.
Educational Qualification:Â SSLC/ Matric with 45% marks in aggregate, scoring 32% in each subject. If you have higher qualification (i.e. 10+2 or above), then the percentage of your marks is not a criteria.
Age:Â 17.5 – 21 years
Following are the components of SGD Recruitment Procedure:
A | Checking of Documents. |
B | Physical Measurements. |
C | Physical Fitness Test. |
D | Medical Examination. |
E | Written Examination. |
F | Preparation of Merit List. |
G | Enrollment and Dispatch of selected candidates in order of merit to centers. |
Region wise minimum physical standards are as follows –
Region | States | Height | Weight | Chest |
Western  Himalayan Region | J&K, HP, Punjab Hills (Area South& West of the Inter state Border between HP & Punjab and North and east of road of Mukerian, Hoshiarpur, Garhshankar, Ropar ) Garhwal & Kumaon regions of Uttranchal. | 166 163* | 48 | 77 |
Eastern Himalayan Region | Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya , Assam , Arunachal Pradesh , Sikkim and Hill Region of West Bengal ( Darjeeling  and Kalimpong Districts) | 160 157* | 48 | 77 |
Western Plains Region | Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh , Delhi , Rajasthan and Western UP ( Meerut and Agra Division) | 170 | 50 | 77 |
Eastern Plains Region | Eastern UP, Bihar,West Bengal and Orissa | 169 | 50 | 77 |
Central Region | Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat Maharashtra, Dadar,Nagar-Haveli, Daman and Diu | 168 167* | 50 | 77 |
Southern Region | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa And Pondicherry | 165 | 50 | 77 |
Region- States – Category | Height (Cms) | Weight (kgs) | Chest (Cms) |
Ladakhi | 157 | 50 | 77 |
Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indians | 160 | 48 | 77 |
Andaman, Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group including Mini coy: | |||
Settlers | 165 | 50 | 77 |
Locals | 155 | 50 | 77 |
Tribals of recognized areas | 162 | 48 | 77 |
Brigade of the Guards | 173 | 50 | 77 |
Med Arty | 170 | 50 | 77 |
Corps Military Police | 173 | 50 | 77 |
*Clerks GD/SKT | 162 | 50 | 77 |
***Â Dispensation of physical standards as per the rules.
Medical Standards
Physical Fitness Tests (PFT)
To determine the Physical Fitness, the following tests carrying 100 marks are held:-
(a) 1 MileRun
(b) Pull Ups
(c) Balance
(d) 9 Feet Ditch
Marking system is as follows:
(a)Â 1 MILE RUN
5.40 Mins and below | 60 Mks |
5.41 Mins to 5.50 | 48 Mks |
5.51 Mins to 6 00 | 36 Mks |
6.01 Mins to 6.10 | 24 Mks |
 (b) PULL UPS
10 and above | 40 Mks |
9 | 32 Mks |
8 | 28 Mks |
7 | 21 Mks |
6 | 16 Mks |
(c) BALANCE & 9 FEET DITCH
These are qualifying test and no marks are awarded.
Eligible candidates will be required to appear for a written test. Common Entrance Examination (CEE) is conducted on 4th Sunday of each month for recruitment of Soldiers. It comprises of questions on general knowledge, mathematical aptitude, and computer awareness. There are 2 papers. For Soldier (GD) recruitment, only paper 1 needs to be written. This would be a 1 hour paper of 100 marks, where 32 would be the pass marks.
In addition to paper 1 Sol Clk has to qualify in their respective paper.
*** “C” Certificate holders seeking enrolment for Sol (GD) are exempted from appearing in written examination but have to fulfill other laid down criteria.
ZONE | STATE, UNION TERRITORY AND DISTT. | ADDRESS | |
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Jalandhar RTG Zone | Punjab , Jammu & Kashmir | ||
1. HQ Rtg office Jalandhar | Distts of Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur & Kapurthal | HQ Rtg Zone, Jalandhar Cantt – 144 005 Tel : 80-6918 | |
2. BRO Amritsar | Distts of Amritsar and Gurdaspur. | Branch Recruiting Office, Amritsar Cantt – 143 001 Tel :80-6904 | |
3. BRO Ferozpur | Distts of Ferozpur, Faridkot & Bhatinda | Branch Recruiting Office, 41, Dass Road , Ferozpur Cantt-152 001 Tel :69-6905 | |
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4. BRO Patiala | Distts of Patiala and Sangrur. | Branch Recruiting Office, 27, The Mail, Patiala-147 001 Tel : 039-2692 | |
5. BRO Ludhiana | Distts of Ludhiana and Rupnagar. | Branch Recruiting Office, Ludhiana-141 001 Tel: 337-6916 | |
6. BRO Jammu | Distts of Jammu , Kathua, Poonch, Udhampur Doda and Rajouri. | Branch Recruiting Office, Jammu-185 005 Tel:71-6916 | |
7. BRO Srinagar | Distts of Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramula and Ladakh | Branch Recruiting Office, Srinagar C/o 31 Sub Area C/o 56 APO Tel :75681-84-2893 | |
Ambala RTG Zone | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh & Chandigarh | ||
8. HQ Rtg office Ambala | Distts of Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra , UT of Chandigarh and yamunanagar. | HQ Rtg Zone, Chandrasekhar Marg, Ambala Cantt-133 001 Tel: 6995 | |
9. BRO Rohtak | Distts of Rohtak, Sonepat and Panipat | Tel: 41568 | |
10. BRO Hissar | Distts of Hissar, Sirsa, Jind & Kaithal | Tel: 35059 | |
11. BRO Charkhi Dadri | Distts of Mohindergarh, Bhiwani & Rewari. | Tel: 20037 | |
12. BRO Palampur | Distts of Chamba and Kangra. | Tel: 6517 | |
13. BRO Hamirpur | Distts of Hamirpur, Una and Bilaspur | Tel: 22214 | |
14. BRO Shimla | Distts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaour & Kinnaur. | Tel: 6916 | |
15. BRO Mandi | Distts of Mandi, Kullu & Lahaul and Spiti. | Tel: 22287 | |
Jaipur RTG Zone | Rajasthan | ||
16. HQ Rtg office Jaipur | Distts of Jaipur, Ajmer , Nagpur , Tonk, Bhilwara and Rajsamand. | HQ Rtg Zone, Post Box No. 35, P.O:Shasthri Nagar, Jaipur-302 016 Tel :364081-6932 | |
17. BRO Alwar | Distts of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Dholpur and Sawaimadhopur. | Branch Recruiting Office, Alwar (Raj)-301 001 Tel :20632-2582 | |
18. BRO Jhunjhunu | Distts of Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Churu, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar. | Branch Recruiting Office, Jhunjhunu (Raj)-333 001 Tel:-32350 | |
19. BRO Jodhpur | Distts of Jodhpur , Palli, Sirohi, Jalaur, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner . | Branch Recruiting Office, Jodhpur (Raj)-342 006 Tel : 32616/660-6921 | |
20. BRO Kota | Distts of Kota , Bundi, Banswara, Dungerpur, Udaipur , Chittorgarh, Baren and Jhalwar. | Branch Recruiting Office, Kota (Raj)-324 001 Tel :28033-6916 | |
Lucknow RTG Zone | Uttar Pradesh & Uttranchal | ||
21. HQ Rtg office Lucknow | Distts of Lucknow , Gonda, Unnao, Bahraich, Barabanki, Kanpur Barabanki, Kanpur , Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Basti and Banda. | HQ Rtg Zone, 236 Mahatma Gandhi Road , Lucknow Cantt. – 226002 Tel :292836 | |
22. BRO Lansdowne | Distts of Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal and Haridwar. | Branch Recruiting Office, Lansdowne (Uttranchal) – 246155 Tel :62273-217 | |
23. BRO Almora | Distts of Almora and Nainital. | Branch Recruiting Office, Almora (Uttranchal) – 263601 Tel : 30005 | |
24. BRO Meerut | Distts of Meerut , Saharanpur , Bijnaur, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad , Bulandshhar and Moradabad . | Branch Recruiting Office, Meerut Cantt. (UP) Tel :6916 | |
25. BRO Bareilly | Distts of Bareilly , Badaun, Rampur , Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Hardor, Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri. | Branch Recruiting Office, Fort Road Bareilly (UP) – 243001 Tel : 6990 | |
26. BRO Agra | Distts of Agra , Mathura , Etawah, Jhansi , Jalaun, Lalitpur, Mainpuri, Farukhabad, Etah and Aligarh | Branch Recruiting Office, 65, Taj Road , Agra Cantt. (UP) – 282001 Tel : 361201-2105 | |
27. BRO Varanasi | Distts of Mirazapur, Varanasi , Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Balia, Gorakhpur and Deoria. | Branch Recruiting Office, Varanasi Cantt., – 221002 Tel :345901/5-211 | |
28. BRO Pithoragarh | Distt of Pithoragarh. | Branch Recruiting Office, Pithoragarh (Uttranchal) – 262520 Tel : 25210/11-212 | |
29. BRO Amethi | Distts of Rai Bareilly, Allahabad , Pratapgarh, Faizabad and Sultanpur. | Branch Recruiting Office, Amethi, Distt – Sultanpur – 227405 Tel :22187 | |
Calcutta RTG Zone | West Bengal & Orissa | ||
30. HQ Rtg Office Calcutta | Distts of 24 Parganas(South), Kolkata, Midnapur (both East and West) and Hawrah.  | HQ Rtg Zone, 1 Gokhale Road, Calcutta-700 020 Tel : 2222321-6195 | |
31. BRO Siliguri | Distts of Cooch Bihar, Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dinjapur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Darjeeling (AIAC Vacs) and State of Sikkim | B R O, Seveke Road Camp, PO :Salugara, Siliguri, Distt-Jalpaiguri, PIN-734318 Tel :420992-247 | |
32. BRO Kanchrapara | Distts of 24 Pargana(North), HooglyBurdwan and Puralia | B R O, Kanchrapara, PO :Kampa, Distt-24 Paragnas(North)-743193 (WB) Tel :858379-320 | |
33. BRO Behrampore | Distt of Murshidabad, Burdhwan, Nadia and Birbhum | BRO Behrampore C/O BRO Kanchrapara         P.O. Kampa        Distt 24 Pargana    West Bengal | |
34. BRO Cuttack | Distts of Cuttack , Puri, Balazore and Mayurbhanj. | Branch Recruiting Office, Cuttack-753 001 Tel : 301710 | |
35. BRO Sambalpur | Distts of Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Bolangir and Dhenkanal. | Branch Recruiting Office, P-1951, Dhanipali, Sambalpur-768 004 Tel :520845 | |
36. BRO Gopalpur Cantt | Distts of Kalahandi, Koraput and Ganjam. | Bracnh Recruiting Office, (Ganjam), Gopalpur Cantt, Golabandha -761 052 Tel : 37,282133-2456 | |
37. BRO Katihar | Distts of Katihar, Begusarai, Saharsha, Bhagalpur , Munger, Khagaria, Madhupura, Purnia, Deoghar, Dumka, Banka , Godda, Sahibganj, Ararea, Kishanganj, Jamai and Supaul. | Branch Recruiting Office, Military Camp, Katihar-854 105 Tel : 22230-2-333 | |
Danapur RTG Zone | Bihar & Jharkhand | ||
38. HQ Rtg Office Danpur | Distts of Patna , Bhojpur, Vaishali, Saran, Gopalganj and Buxer | HQ Rtg Zone, Danapur Cantt-801 503 Tel : 4272777-387 | |
39. BRO Muzaffarpur | Distts of Muzaffarpur, Dharbanga, Madhubani, East & West Champaran , Sitamarhi and Samastipur. | Branch Recruiting Office, Muzaffarpur-842 001 Tel : 245408 | |
40. BRO Ranchi | Distts of Ranchi , Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Giridhih, Gumla, Lohardaga, Chatra and Bokaro. | Branch Recruiting Office, Ranchi (Jharkhand)-834 001. Tel : 205083-4810 | |
41. BRO Gaya | Distts of Gaya , Aurangabad , Nawada, Nalanda, Rohtas, Palamu, Garwah, Bhabua and Jahanbad. | Branch Recruiting Office, Paharpur Gaya-823 005 Tel :422420-441 | |
Jabalpur RTG Office | Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh | ||
42. HQ Rtg Office Jabalpur | Distts of Jabalpur , Shahdol, Mandla, Balghat, Rewa, Satna, Narsinghpur, Seoni, Damoh, Sidhi and Panna | HQ Rtg Zone, T-23, Ridge Road, Jabalpur-482 001 (MP) Tel :76-762246 | |
43. BRO Raipur | Distts of Raipur , Raigarh, Sarghuja, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur and Bastar | Branch Recruiting Office, 82/109, RSU Campus, Raipur (Chattisgarh)-492 010 Tel : 228155 | |
44. BRO Gwalior | Distts of Gwalior , Bhind, Morena, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Tikamgarh and Chhatarpur. | Branch Recruiting Office, 23 Kalpi Road , Morar, Gwalior (MP)-474 006 Tel : 31-312057 | |
45. BRO Mhow | Distts of Indore , Dewas, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Ratlar, Dhar, Ujjain , Khandwa, West Nirmar , Khargaon and Shajapur. | Branch Recruiting Office, 4, Bakery Road , Mhow (MP)-453 441 Tel : 58184 | |
46. BRO Bhopal | Distts of Bhopal , Sehore, Raison, Saugor, Chhindwara, Betul, Hoshangabad, Vidisha & Rajgarh. | Branch Recruiting Office, Old Sectt, Bhopal-462 001 Tel : 73100-540954 | |
Shillong RTG Zone | Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura & Mizoram | ||
47. HQ Rtg Office Shillong | Distts of Morigaon, Nagaon, East & West Khasi Hill East & West Garo Hills and Jaintia Hills. | HQ Rtg Zone, Shillong – 788025 Tel : 224300-6932 | |
48. BRO Jorhat | Distts of West and East Siang, Dibang Valley, Lohit, Tirap Chandllang, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dhamaji, Golaghat, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh. | Branch Recruiting Office, Jorhat – 785001 Tel : 320140-6916 | |
49. BRO Narangi | Distts of East and West Kameng, Lower and Upper Subansiri , Tawang, Barpeta, Goalpara, Kamrup, Nalbari, Kokrajhar, Darrang, Dhubri, Somitpur and Bongaigaon | Branch Recruiting Office, Narangi (Guwahati) – 780027 C/o 101 Area Postal Unit C/o 99 APO Tel :540412-6991 | |
50. BRO Rangapahar | Distts of Karbi Anglong, Imphal, Ukhurual, Bishanpur, Thoubal, Churachandpur, Tamanglong, Senapati, Chandel, Kohima, Mokochung, Phonk, Mon, Zurikebito, Wokha and Tuensaj. | Branch Recruiting Office, Rangapahar, Dimapur, Nagaland – 797112 Tel :28600-6916 | |
51. BRO Silchar | Distts of North Cachar Hills, Cachar, Karimganj, Kailakandi, Aiswal, Lunglei, Chhimtuipui, North and West Tripura . | Branch Recruiting Office, Sillchar Cantt., PO Auranchal Pradesh – 788025 Distt. Cachar ( Assam ) Tel :21531-60978 | |
52. BRO Aizawl | All Distts of Mizoram | BRO Aizawl           C/O 806 FPO        C/O 99 APO | |
Pune RTG Zone | Maharashtra & Gujarat | ||
53. HQ Rtg Office Pune | Distts of Pune, Ahmednagar, Sholapur and Osmanabad. | HQ Rtg Zone, 3, Rajendra Singhji Road Pune-411 001 Tel:6360849 | |
54. BRO Mumbai | Distts of Mumbai, Thane, Nasik , Dhulia , Jalgaon and Colaba. | Branch Recruiting Office, Colaba, Mumbai-400 005 Tel:2153510 | |
55. BRO Nagpur | Distts of Nagpur , Wardha, Bhandara, Yeotmal, Akola , Amravati , Chandrapur and Buldana. | Branch Recruiting Office Nagpur-440 001 Tel:555907 | |
56. BRO Kolhapur | Distts of Satara, Kolhapur , Sangli, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg | Branch Recruiting Office, Kolhapur-416 004 Tel:523809 | |
57. BRO Aurangabad | Distts of Aurangabad , Parbhani, Nanded, Bhir, Jalna and Latur | Branch Recruiting Office, T/39, Assey Lines Aurangabad-431 002 Tel:334406-238 | |
58. BRO Ahmedabad | Distts of Baroda , Ahmedabad, Kaira, Surat , Baroch, Bulsar, Mahsana, Sabarkantha, Panchmahals, Dangs, Banskanatha, Gandhinagar, Daman , Dadra & Nagar Haveli. | Branch Recruiting Office, Ahmedabad-380 003 Tel: 2861951-67280 | |
59. BRO Jamnagar | Distts of Rajkot , Jamnagar , Amroli, Bhavnagar , Junagarh, Bhuj, Surendranagar and Diu . | Branch Recruiting Office Jamnagar-361 008 Tel: 550272-6916 | |
Bangalore RTG Zone | Karnataka & Kerala | ||
60. HQ Rtg Zone Bangalore | Distts of Bangalore , Kolar, Mandya, Mysore , Tumkur, Chitradurga and Bellary . | HQ Rtg Zone, 148, Field Marshal KM Kariappa Road, Bangalore-560025 Tel: 5591999 5096264 | |
61. BRO Mangalore | Distts of North & South Kanara , Chickmaglur, Coorg, Shimoga and Hasan. | Branch Recruiting Office, Kulur Post, Mangalore-575 013 Tel:458386 | |
62. BRO Belgum | Distts of Belguam, Bijapur, Dharwar, Gulbarg, Raichur, Bidar & State of Goa . | Branch Recruiting Office, Fort Belgaum , Belgaum-590 016 Tel:422517 | |
63. BRO Trivandrum | Distts of Trivandrum , Alleppy, Ernakulam, Quilon, Kottayam Iddukki and Pathanamthitta | Branch Recruiting Office, Thirumala Post, Trivandrum-695 006 Tel:342373 | |
64. BRO Calicut | Distts of Calicut , Cannanore, Palghat, Malapuram, Trichur, Wynad, Kesergode and UT of Mahe and Lakshwadweep. | Branch Recruiting Office, West Hill Barracks, Calicut-673 005 Tel:383953 | |
Chennai RTG Zone | Tamilnadu & Andhra Pradesh | ||
65. HQ Rtg Zone Chennai | Distts of Chennai, Chingalpur, Dharampuri, North & South Arcot, UT of Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Chittoor Distt of Andhra Pradesh. | HQ Rtg Zone, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009 Tel:5312608 | |
66. BRO Trichirapalli | Distts of Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram, Tirunvelli, Pudukottai, Pasumpan, Kanyakumari, Muthuramatingom, Kamarajar and Childamarnagar. | Branch Recruiting Office, Garuda Lines, Trichy-620 001 (TN) Tel:412254 | |
67. BRO Secunderabad | Distts of Adilabad, Hyderabad , Karimnagar, Mehboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warrangal, Kurnool , Ranga Reddy and Sanga Reddy. | Branch Recruiting Office, Secunderabad-500 015 (AP) Tel:7882041 | |
68. BRO Coimbatore | Distts of Coimbatore , Perriyar, Salem , Nilgiris and Madurai . | Branch Recruiting Office, Red Fields, Coimbatore-641 018 (TN) Tel:312022 | |
69. BRO Guntur | Distts of Guntur , Cuddapah, Krishna, Nellore , Prakasham and Anantpur. | Branch Recruiting Office, Ravindra Nagar Post, Guntur-522 006 (AP) Tel:230008 | |
70. BRO Vishakapatnam | Distts of Vishakapatnam, East and West Godawari , Srikakulam, Visainagaram and Khamman. | Branch Recruiting Office, Old MFD Location, Near Southern Rly Wksp. Station Road, Visakhapatnam-530 014 (AP) Tel:754680 | |
Gorkha RTG Depot | Nepal | ||
71. HQ Rtg Office Kunraghat | Anchals of Mahakali, Seti, Bheri, Rapti, Karnali, Dhaulagiri, Lumbini and Gandaki of Nepal . | Gorkha Rtg Depot, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur-273 008 Tel:273035 | |
72. BRO Ghoom | Anchals of Narayani, Begmali, Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi, mechi of Nepal and Distt of Darjeeling except Kalimpong Sub Division of West Bengal (for Indain National Gorkhas only). | Gorkha Rtg Depot, Ghoom Darjeeling (WB)-734 102 Tel:54498-6930 | |
Independent RTG Office | |||
73. IRO Delhi Cantt | State of Delhi and Distts of Gurgaon and Faridabad of Haryana | Independent Rtg Office, Delhi Cantt-110 011 Tel:5666608 |
Army Headquarters
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