Indian Army Soldier Technical (MER) Exam

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Indian Army

The Indian Army is an excellent source of skilled manpower. Every year, the Indian army recruits lakhs of young people to its different wings through different examinations. Indian Army Soldiers (Technical) M.E.R. Examination is one of them. This examination is held four times a year.

Application Form

All recruitment is done only through recruitment rallies. Please contact your nearest Branch Recruiting Office/Zonal Recruiting Office for details. Rally schedule is also published in leading vernacular newspapers or 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.

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Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification: You should have completed your 10+2/ intermediate exam in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English as subjects.  No weightage is given for higher qualification.

*** Dispensation of educational qualification as per the rules.

Physical Standards

Region wise minimum physical standards are as follows –
Region States Height (Cms) Weight (Kgs) Chest (Cms)
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) 160157* 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, WestBengal 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

Special Physical Standard For Indian Army Soldiers Technical Exams

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 Minicoy:
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

Soldier Tradesmen:  Normal Physical Standards given above minus 2 Cms height, 1 cm Chest and 2 Kgs weight.

*** Dispensation of physical standards as per the rules.

Medical Standards

A candidate should have robust physique and good mental health. Chest should be well developed having minimum 5 Cms expansion. Should have normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes. He should be able to read 6/6 in distant vision chart with each eye. Colour vision should be CP-III. Should recognize red and green colours. Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points. Should not have disease like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.

Physical Fitness Tests (PFT)

To determine the Physical Fitness, the following tests carrying 100 marks are held:-

(a) 1 Mile Run
(b) Pull Ups
(c) Balance
(d) 9 Feet Ditch

Marking System is as follows:

(a) 1 MILE RUN

5.40 Mins and below60 Mks
5.41 Mins to 5.5048 Mks
5.51 Mins to 6 0036 Mks
6.01 Mins to 6.1024 Mks

 (b) PULL UPS

10 and above40 Mks
932 Mks
828 Mks
721 Mks
616 Mks

(c) BALANCE & 9 FEET DITCH

These are qualifying tests and no marks are awarded.

Indian Army Soldiers Technical Recruitment Procedure

Following procedure is carried out for the Indian Army Soldiers Technical Examinations:
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.

Indian Army Soldiers Technical Written Exams

Exam Pattern

Paper-I :
This paper generally has questions that assess you intelligence quotient (IQ), numerical ability, General knowledge and current affairs. This paper is of 1 hour duration and is for 100 marks, pass marks being 32.

In addition to paper 1, candidates appearing for Soldier Technical has to qualify in their respective paper:

Paper-II :

Paper II for Soldier Technical generally comprises of questions on Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.

Duration – 30 minutes
Total marks 50 marks
Pass Marks-16

Indian Army Soldiers Technical Exams Recruitment Location

Following is a list of recruitment locations for the Soldier Technical Examination:
ZONE STATE, UNION TERRITORY AND DISTT. ADDRESS
JALANDHAR RTG ZONE PUNJAB , JAMMU AND 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
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 AND 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 AND 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 AND 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 AND 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 AND 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 AND 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 AND 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 AND 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 AND 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

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