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I Want To Be An Electronics Engineer In The Armed Forces. What Is The Eligibility?

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Posted on Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 01:44:27 AM EST

Q.I want to be an electronics engineer in the Armed Forces. What is the eligibility? Is it the first year of BTech?

A.The Combined Defence Services Exam is conducted twice a year (February& August) by the Union Public Service to admit cadets for the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. The eligibility criteria and pattern of the exam are as follows:

For IMA: Unmarried males with bachelor's degree in any discipline.
For Air Force Academy: Unmarried males with BE / bachelors degree (physics and maths in 10+2).
For OTA (SSC course): Married or unmarried males with bachelor's degree in any discipline.
For Naval Academy: Unmarried males with BE /BSc (Physics & Maths).

Selection is based on an objective type written exam followed by SSB tests and interview for those who qualify the written exam. The intelligence and personality tests essentially cover outdoor, group and psychological activities. There are separate entry routes for engineers in each of the armed forces. For instance, there are two modes of entry into the technical branch of the Indian Air Force:

Qualified / final year male engineering students can apply for the aeronautical engineer courses.
Both men and women can apply for the Short Service Commission.
Pre-Final year male students can apply under the University Entry Scheme (UES).

Eligibility for aeronautical engineers (electronics branch):

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60 per cent aggregate in: BE / BTech (electronics / telecom / electrical /electrical communication / electronics & communication / instrumentation /computer science and engineering) or a combination of these subjects, or

Diploma in electronics of Madras Institute of Technology or BTech in radio physics & electronics / optics & opto electronics or MSc (physics with electronics) / electronics / computer science / computer application / (MCA with maths, physics and electronics at bachelors level) / MSc Tech in electronics and radio engineering or Section A & B of AMIE of the Institute of Engineers in electrical / electronics / telecom engineering or the Graduate Membership Exam of the Institute of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) with subjects of Section A and all subjects of Section B.

If selected, you will proceed for intensive training. After you complete your training, you will be granted Permanent/Short Service Commission and inducted into the technical branch of the Indian Air Force.

For further information, log on to the respective websites www.careeraiforce. nic.in, www.joinindianarmy.nic.in, www.nausena-bharti.nic.in.

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