Indian Army offer dignified, discipline and prestigious career. There are literally hundreds of diverse activities in the Indian Army. Accordingly, the nature of responsibilities also varies. The Indian Army consist various arms divisions and services. Among these clerk service is one. For the recruitment of clerks Indian Army conducts an exam namely Indian Army Soldier Clerk Exam.  The examination is held four times a year and is advertised in the Employment News and leading newspapers.

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

Age: 17½-23 Years 

Educational Qualification: 10+2/ Intermediate exam passed in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English.  No weightage 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)	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 two papers:

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

Paper-II:
It generally comprises of Maths & English (Language Proficiency).Duration - 30 minutes.
Total marks 50 marks Pass Marks-16.

In addition to paper 1 Sol Clk has to qualify in their respective paper.

Recruitment Locations:

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 Detail:

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
    Website- www.joinindianarmy.nic.in