Indian Army SSC Technical Recruitment October 2025

Indian Army has announced for the engagement of unmarried Indian Male, Unmarried Female Engineering Graduates and Widows of Indian Armed Forces Defence Personnel for Course Commencing at Pre- Commissioning Training Academy (PCTA) In OCT 2025. 

 

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online From 07 Jan to 05 Feb 2025 through Indian Army Recruitment Website . ( Click Apply Button On this website for applying the Application Form.)

 

Candidates must submit only one online application.

 

Candidates can read Notification for more clarification about Eligibility , Selection Procedure , How to Apply , Salaries and other details .

Selection Procedure consists of following stages :- 

1.Shortlisting For SSB Interview 

2.SSB Interview (2 Stages) 

3.Medical Examination

4.Joining Letter and Appointment

 

1.Shortlisting For SSB Interview : Shortlisting of applications on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in graduation (Engineering)  .

 

Cut off Percentage : The cut off will be applied in each stream on the cumulative percentage of marks obtained by the candidates upto the final semester/year.

 

Centre Allotment: After Shortlisting of applications, the centre allotment will be intimated to the candidate via their email. After allotment of Selection Centre, candidates will have to login to the website and select their SSB dates which are available on a first come first serve basis initially.

 

2.SSB Interview (2 Stages) : 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.

Details of the SSB Interview are available on official website of Directorate General of Recruiting i.e. www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.

 

3.Medical Examination: Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued Joining Letter for training in the order of merit .

Fixed Stipend for Cadet Training at PCTA :  ₹ 56,100/- Per month  (Starting pay in Level- 10) .

After Commissioning as Lieutenant : 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.

Pay Scale of Lieutenant : ( Level-10) , Rs. 56,100 - 1,77,500/-

Training : Duration of Training- 49 weeks.

 

Prohibition from Marriages (Training Period) : Candidates will neither be allowed to marry during the period of training nor he/she be allowed to live with Parents/ Guardians. Candidates must not marry until they complete the full training at the Officers Training Academy.

 

Tenure of Engagement (10 Years to 14 years or Conditional Permanent Commission): Officers (Male and Female) shall be liable to serve for ten years, with a provision for release to desirous officers on completion of 5th years of service with the approval of Army HQ based on merit of the case.

 

The tenure of ten years of service, however, may be extendable by a further period of four years subject to their opting for the same and found eligible and suitable for extension of service as per terms of engagement issued from time to time.

Officers who are desirous of seeking Permanent Commission (PC) may be considered for the same in the 10th year of service in accordance with the eligibility and suitability as per terms of engagement issued from time to time. Those Offrs (Male and Female) seeking PC but are not granted the same, may opt for extension of service. Offrs found eligible and suitable for grant of extension of service as per terms of engagement issued from time to time, may be granted extension for a period of four years on expiry of which they will be released from the Army.

 

Special Provision for Release for SSC on Completion of 5th Year of Service.