Indian Army conducts Indian Army Havildar Education Examination. The examination is held four times a year and is advertised in the Employment News and leading news papers.

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	Enrolment and Dispatch of selected candidates in order of merit to Centres.

Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality: Unmarried male Indian citizens (including those of Nepal) are eligible.

Age:  
(i) Group 'X' - 20 to 25 Years
(ii) Group 'y' - 16-25 Years

Educational Qualifications:
(i) Group 'X' - Post Graduate/ Trained Graduate
(ii) Group 'y' - BA/B.Sc.(Matric with English & Maths)

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

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)	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

Special Physical Standards

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 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.

Written Examination:

Eligible candidates will be required to appear for a written test. Common Entrance Examination (CEE) is conducted on 4th Sunday of Jan, Mar, May, Jul. Sep & Nov. for recruitment of Soldiers. It comprises of following paper:

Paper-l:

It generally comprises of questions on IQ, Numerical ability general knowledge and current affairs. Duration of papers is 60 minutes.

Total marks 100 Pass Marks 32

Recruitment Location:

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

Application Forms:

All recruitments are done only through rallies. Please contact your nearest Branch Recruiting Office/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.

Contact Details:

Army Headquarters
The Director - Recruiting (Officer Selection)
    Addl. Directorate General of Recruiting
    West Block III, R.K.Puram
    Army Headquarters, New Delhi 110 066
    Tel : +91-11-26196220
    Fax: +91-11-26196205
    E-mail: recruitingofficers[at]vsnl.net
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