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The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour. The Indian Army was formed in 1895 alongside the long-established presidency armies of the East India Company, which too were absorbed into it in 1903. The princely states had their own armies, which were merged into the national army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in several battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre honours before and after Independence.
Applications are invited from unmarried male and unmarried female LAW GRADUATES for grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army for Judge Advocate General Branch. Course will commence in Oct 2023 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023: Notification released for 9 posts; Apply Online
Nationality. A candidate must either be :- (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) a subject of Nepal, or (iii) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethopia 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 Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, will attach such certificate along with the application.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Important Dates
Event | Date |
ONLINE APPLICATION IS OPEN FROM | 18 JAN 2023 AT 1500 HR |
ONLINE APPLICATION WILL BE CLOSED ON | 16 FEB 2023 AT 1500 HR |
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Application Fees
No Fees is applicable to apply, however ONLY eligible candidates must apply.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Age Limit
6 Men and 3 Women. 21 to 27 years as on 01 Jul 2023 (Born not earlier than 02 Jul 1996 and not later than 01 Jul 2002; both dates inclusive).
Note. The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent examination certificate on the date of submission of application will only be accepted. No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
INDIAN ARMY JAG Recruitment 2023 Vacancies
Men -06, Women – 03.
Note. Only those candidates who are holding LLB degree and Marksheet are eligible to apply for this course provided they meet other educational qualifications mentioned in respected section of qualification.

INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Education Qualifications
Minimum 55% aggregate marks in their LLB Degree (three years professional after graduation or five years after 10 plus 2) examination. In addition, CLAT PG Score of preceding year is mandatory for all candidates (including LLM qualified and LLM appearing candidates) who apply for courses starting in a particular year. The candidates should be eligible for registration as an advocate with Bar Council of India/State. Candidate should be from a College/University recognized by Bar Council of India.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Terms and Conditions of Service
- Tenure of Engagement. Short Service Commission will be granted to Male and Female in the regular Army for 14 years i.e. for an initial period of 10 years extendable by a further period of 04 years. Male & Female officers who are willing to continue to serve in Indian Army after the expiry of period of ten years of Short Service Commission may, if eligible and suitable in all respects, be considered for the grant of Permanent Commission (PC) in the 10th year of their Short Service Commission in accordance with the relevant policies as issued from time to time. Those SSC officers (Male & Female) who are not selected for grant of PC but are otherwise considered fit and suitable, will be given options to continue as SSCOs for a total period of 14 years (including the initial tenure of 10 years) on expiry of which they will be released from Indian Army.
- Period of Probation. An officer will be on probation for a period of six months from the date he/she receives his/her commission. If he/she is reported on within the probationary period as unsuitable to retain his/her commission, his/her services may be terminated any time whether before or after the expiry of the probationary period.
- Ante Date Seniority. No ante date seniority will be granted.
- Termination of Commission. An officer granted Short Service Commission will be liable to serve for ten years but his/her Commission may be terminated at any time by the Government of India for:
(i) Misconduct or if his/her services are found to be unsatisfactory, or
(ii) On account of when found medically unfit, or
(iii) If his/her services are no longer required, or
(iv) If he/she fails to qualify in any prescribed test or course.
(v) An officer may on giving three months notice be permitted to resign
his/her commission on compassionate grounds of which the Government of India
will be the sole judge. An officer who is permitted to resign his/her commission
on compassionate grounds will not be eligible for terminal gratuity.
- Reserve Liability. Short Service Commission Officers on release before or expiry of contractual length of service will carry reserve liability to serve the Army for five years plus two years on voluntary basis or up to the age of 37 years for women and 40 years for men whichever is earlier.
INDIAN ARMY JAG Recruitment 2023 Training
Duration of training is 49 weeks at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai.
(a) Selected candidates will be detailed for Pre-Commission training at OTA, Chennai according to their position in the final order of merit, up to the number of available vacancies, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
(b) Candidates will neither be allowed to marry during the period of training nor will he/she be allowed to live with parents/guardians. Candidates must not marry until they complete the full training at OTA. A candidate, who marries subsequent to the date of his/her application, though successful at the SSB interview and medical examination, will not be eligible for training. A candidate if he/she marries, while under training, shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him/her by the Government.
(c) All candidates who successfully complete Pre-Commission training at OTA, Chennai will be awarded ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management and Strategic Studies’ by University of Madras.
(d) Cost of Training. The entire cost of training at OTA is at Government expense. In case the Lady/Gentlemen cadet is withdrawn from training academy due to reasons other than medical ground or the reasons not beyond his/her control, he/she will be liable to refund cost of training @ ₹ 15,055/- (as on 2022) and as notified from time to time per week (for the period of candidate’s stay at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai/Cadet Training Wing). The cost of training is borne by State, will be recovered from cadets withdrawing for personal reasons.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 final allocation of Arms/Services
The final allocation of Arms/Services will be made prior to passing out of Gentlemen / Lady Cadets from OTA.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICES, Salary, Promotion, Ranks and other Allowances
(a) Promotion Criteria

(b) Pay.

(c) Military Service Pay (MSP).

(d) Fixed Stipend for Cadet Training.

*On successful commissioning, the pay in the Pay Matrix of the Officer Commissioned shall be fixed in first Cell of Level-10 and the period of training shall not be treated as commissioned service and arrears on account of admissible allowances, as applicable, for the training period shall be paid to cadets.
(e) Other Allowances.

(f) Depending upon rank and area of posting, officer posted to Field Areas will be eligible for the following Field Area allowances:

(g) High Altitude Allowance

(h) Siachen Allowance. Siachen Allowance will be ₹ 42,500/- per month.
(i) Uniform Allowance. Subsumed into the newly proposed Dress Allowance i.e. ₹ 20,000/- per year. (j) Ration in Kind. In Peace and Field Areas.
(k) Transport Allowance (TPTA).

Note.
- Higher TPTA Cities (UA). Hyderabad, Patna, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat, Bengaluru, Kochi, Kozhikode, Indore, Greater Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Jaipur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow and Kolkata.
- The allowance shall not be admissible to those service personnel who have been provided with the facility of Government transport.
- Officers in Pay Level- 14 and above, who are entitled to use official car, will have the option to avail official car facility or to draw the TPTA at the rate of ₹ 15,750/ + DA per month thereon.
(iv) The allowance will not be admissible for the calendar month(s) wholly covered by leave.
- Physically disabled service personnel will continue to be paid at double rate, subject to a minimum of ₹ 2,250/- + DA per month.
(m) Children Education Allowance. ₹ 2,250/- per month per child for two eldest surviving children only. CEA is admissible from Nursery to 12th Classes.
(i) Reimbursement should be done just once a year, after completion of the financial year (which for most schools coincides with the Academic year).
(ii) Certificate from the head of institution where the ward of government employee studies should be sufficient for this purpose. The certificate should confirm that the child studied in the school during the previous academic year.
(iii) In the case of allowances specific to Defence Forces, the rates of these allowances would be enhanced by 25% automatically each time the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay band goes up by 50% (GoI letter No. A27012/ 02/2017-Est.(AL) dated 16 Aug 2017).
(n) Hostel Subsidy. ₹ 6750/- per month per child for two eldest surviving only. Hostel subsidy is admissible from Nursery to 12th class.
(o) Please note that pay & allowances and rules/ provisions thereof are subject to revision from time to time.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Army Group Insurance Fund (AGIF)
The Gentlemen/ Lady Cadets when in receipt of stipend are insured for ₹ One Cr (wef 01 Apr 2022) as applicable to officers of the regular Army. For those who are invalidated out by Invalidating Medical Board (IMB) on account of disability and not entitled to any pension will be provided ₹25 lakh for 100 percent disability. This will be proportionately reduced to ₹ 5 lakh for 20 percent disability. However, for less than 20 percent disability, an Ex-Gratia Grant of ₹ 50,000/- only will be paid. Disability due to alcoholism, drug addiction and due to the diseases of pre-enrolment origin will not qualify for disability benefit and Ex-Gratia grant. In addition, Gentlemen/ Lady Cadets withdrawn on disciplinary grounds, expelled as undesirable or leaving the Academy voluntarily will not be eligible for disability benefits and Ex-Gratia. Subscription at the rate of ₹10,000/- will have to be paid in advance on monthly basis by Gentlemen/Lady Cadets to become member under the AGI Scheme as applicable to regular Army officers. The subscription for the relegated period would also be recovered at the same rate.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 HOW TO APPLY
- Click on the CLICK HERE link next to the Apply Online in the Important Links given below
- Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Appln/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registration is not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill 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. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Short Service Commission Technical Course. A page ‘Application Form’ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details as required under various segments – Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. ‘Save & Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made. 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. The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having Roll Number, 30 minutes after final closure of online application on last day.

Note 1. No changes to details submitted in online application can be made after closure of application. No representation in this regard shall be entertained.
Note 2. CGPA/ Grades must be converted into Marks as per the formulae adopted by the concerned University for filling ‘Marks obtained in Graduation’ in online application. Any discrepancy observed at any stage of selection process will lead to cancellation of candidature.
Note 3. Candidate’s name/ Parent’s name (Father & Mother)/ Date of Birth in the profile and online application must be as per Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or Equivalent certificate issued by the concerned Board of Education. Variation in above details will lead to cancellation of the candidature.
- Self-attested copy of following documents along with their originals are to be carried to the Selection Centre by the candidates: –
- One copy of the Print out of application duly signed and affixed with self-attested photograph.
- Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or equivalent certificate and Marksheet issued by the Concerned Board of Education.
Note 1. Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or equivalent certificate issued by the Concerned Board of Education will only be accepted as proof of Date of Birth, Candidate’s name and Parent’s name (Father & Mother) (No other document like Admit Card/ Marksheet/ Transfer Certificate etc, are acceptable).
Note 2. In case Parent’s name (Father & Mother) is not mentioned in Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or equivalent certificate, the candidate is required to produce any document issued by Govt of India or States Govt such as PAN Card, Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving licence etc. for verification. However, Candidate’s name and their Parent’s name filled in online application must match exactly with those mentioned in the produced document.
- 12th class marksheet and certificate or Equivalent certificate/ Diploma marksheet and certificate (Diploma holders).
- Graduation Degree/Provisional Degree (in case of three years LLB after graduation) issued by a recognised university. Provisional Degree should not be more than six months old at the time of the candidate joining the Academy.
- LLB Degree/Provisional Degree issued by a recognised university. Provisional Degree should not be more than six months old at the time of the candidate joining the Academy.
- Marksheets of all semesters/years.
- Registration with Bar Council of India/State OR Certificate from college / University that the LLB Course in the said institution is recognized by Bar Council of India.
- Certificate issued by the University regarding formulae for conversion of CGPA/Grades into marks followed by the University
- CLAT PG Score Card.
- Any candidate who does not carry the above documents for the SSB interview, his/ her candidature will be cancelled and he/ she will be returned.
- All certificates in original to be carried by the candidates for SSB interview for verification. Originals will be returned after verification at the Service Selection Board itself.
- The second copy of the printout of online application is to be retained by the candidate for reference. There is no need to send any hard copy to DG Recruiting.
- Candidates must submit only one online application. Receipt of multiple applications from the same candidate will result in cancellation of candidature, and NO representation will be entertained in this regard.
- Candidates serving in the Armed Forces are required to inform their Commanding Officer in writing that they have applied for this examination. Applications of candidates serving in the Armed Forces, duly countersigned by the Commanding Officer should be taken along with all other documents as stated above to the SSB as and when called for the same.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Selection Procedure
- Short listing of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right for shortlisting of applications, without assigning any reason. After shortlisting of applications, the Centre allotment will be intimated to candidates via their email. After allotment of 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 Centres. The option to select the dates for SSB by candidates may be forfeited due to occurrence of any exceptional circumstance/events.
- Only shortlisted eligible candidates will undergo SSB at Selection Centres, Allahabad(UP), Bhopal(MP), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (PB). Call up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centre on candidate’s registered e-mail id and SMS only. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Directorate General of Recruiting, IHQ of MoD (Army) and no request for changes will be entertained in this regard.
- Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage-1 will go to Stage-2. Those who fail in Stage-1 will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interviews is five days, and details of the same are available on official website of 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-2.
- Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued Joining Letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Medical Examination
Please visit www.joinindianarmy.nic.in for Medical Standards and Procedures of Medical Examination for Officers Entry into Army as applicable.
Note 1. 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 procedure advised by the Competent Medical Authorities will be strictly adhered.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Entitlement for Travelling Allowance
Candidates appearing for SSB interview for the first time for a particular type of commission shall be entitled for AC-3 Tier to and for Railway fare or Bus fare including reservation cum sleeper charges within Indian limits. Candidates who apply again for the same type of commission will NOT be entitled to travelling allowance on any subsequent occasion. For any query/ clarification regarding admissibility or payment of Travelling Allowance, the candidates may directly approach the concerned Selection Centres.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Merit List
It is to be noted that mere qualifying at the SSB Interview does not confirm final selection. Merit list will be prepared engineering stream/subject wise on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate at SSB interview. In case equal SSB marks are obtained by more than one candidate, the older candidate(s) in age will be ranked higher in the merit. In case both SSB marks and age of more than one candidate are same, the candidate(s) with higher percentage of marks in qualifying examination will be placed higher in the merit. Higher educational qualifications, previous performances, etc have no role to play. Those in the merit list and who come within the stipulated stream wise vacancies, and are medically fit will be issued joining letters for pre-commissioning training at Officers Training Academy (OTA) subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Personal Restrictions
On joining the Army, some of personal restrictions in service will be imposed in accordance with Article 33 of the Constitution of India as promulgated in the Army Act and Army Rules from time to time.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Change of Interview Date/ Centre
Request for change of SSB Interview Date/ Centre will NOT be entertained or replied.
Note 1. Any ambiguity/ false information/ concealment of information detected in the certificates/ documents/ online application will result in cancellation of the candidature at any stage of selection and thereafter.
Note 2. The candidate should have never been debarred from appearing in any examination by UPSC.
Note 3. Candidates withdrawn from NDA, IMA, OTA, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy or any Service Training Academy on disciplinary grounds are not eligible to apply.
Note 4. The candidate should have never been arrested or convicted by a criminal court or involved in any case.
Note 5. For all queries regarding Allotment of Centres, Date of Interview, Merit list, Joining Instructions and any other relevant information, please visit our website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Queries will be replied ONLY through ‘Feedback/ Query option available on the website.
Note 6. Please read the Notification, Tickers on website, Joining Instructions, frequently asked questions (FAQs) and other instructions uploaded on the website thoroughly before submission of queries in ‘Feedback/Query’ on our website.
Note 7. In order to avoid last hour rush and ensure timely response, queries received upto 03 days prior to closing of online application will ONLY be entertained/ replied.
INDIAN ARMY JAG 2023 Important Links
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INDIAN ARMY FAQs
For all FAQs please check the link: https://joinindianarmy.nic.in/faqs.htm
Q. What is the last date of JAG 2023?
A. Last date of JAG 2023 is 16th-February-2023 till 3 PM
Q. What is the age limit for JAG entry 2023?
A. 21 to 27 years as on 01 Jul 2023 (Born not earlier than
02 Jul 1996 and not later than 01 Jul 2002; both dates inclusive).
Q. How can I join JAG branch of Indian Army?
A. Please refer the how to apply and selection process section to understand the joining procedure for Indian Army
Q. What is the salary of JAG exam in Indian Army?
A. Please refer the compensation and benefits section for detailed salary structure which ranges from Rs. 56,100- Rs. 2,18,200 per month