Indian Army: Online Application for Short Service Commission (Tech) Men 67th Course (Oct 2026)

Indian Army

Online Application for Short Service Commission (Tech) Men 67th Course (Oct 2026)

Indian Army
67th Short Service Commission (Technical) Men (Oct. 2026)

Applications are invited from eligible unmarried Male Engineering Graduates of Short Service Commission (SSC) in the Indian Army. Course will commence in Oct 2026 at Pre-Commissioning Training Academy (PCTA).

ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 07 JANUARY, 2026 AT 1500 HR AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 05 FEBRUARY, 2026 AT 1500 HR.

Eligibility

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 Ethiopia 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. Acandidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, will attach such certificate along with the application.
Age Limit for SSC(Tech)- 67 Men
20 to 27 years as on 01 Oct 2026 (Candidates born between 01 Oct 1999 and 31 Sep 2006, both days inclusive).
Educational Qualification for Applying
Candidates who have passed the requisite Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply. Candidates studying in the final year of Engineering degree course should be able to submit proof of passing Engineering Degree Examination along with mark sheets of all semesters/years by 01 OCT 2026 and produce the Engineering Degree Certificate with in 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at Pre-Commissioning Training Academy (PCTA). Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at Pre-Commissioning Training Academy (PCTA) as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite degree certificate.

Vacancies

Candidates must note that only the Engineering streams andtheir acceptable equivalent streams, strictly as notified in the table below, will be accepted. Candidates with degrees in any other Engineering stream(s) are not eligible to apply. Any variation between the nomenclature of Engineering stream as given on the degree parchment/marksheet and that submitted by the candidate in his online application will result in cancellation of candidature.
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Selection Procedure

The selection procedure is as follows:

Short listing of Applications
Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves theright to short list applications based on the vacancy to call up ratio for each Engineering discipline/stream with out assigning any reason. The cut off will be applied in each stream on the cumulative percentage of marks obtained by the candidates upto the final semester/year. Final semester/year studying candidates will be provisionally allowed to appear in SSB; subject to following conditions:
(i) Their cumulative percentage of marks upto 6th semester/3rd year of Engineering degree,upto 8th semester/4th year of B.Architecture (B.Arch) and upto 2nd semester/1st year of M.Sc in notified equivalent stream/discipline is not below the approved cut off percentage in the irrespective streams.
(ii) After declaration of final results, the cumulative percentage of marks upto final semester/year of degree course will also be not less than the approved cut off percentage, failing which the candidature will be cancelled.
Note: Candidates will be shortlisted based on their eligibility criteria and in a vacancy to call up ratio decided by Recruiting Directorate.
Allotment of Selection Centre
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. 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.
Conduct of SSB
(i) Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cut off percentage will be interviewed at one of the Selection Centres viz. Pryagaraj (UP), Bhopal (MP), Bengaluru (Karnataka) and Jalandhar Cantt (Punjab) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centres through 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.
(ii) 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 sameday. Duration of SSB interviews is maximum five days, and details of the same are available onofficial 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.
Joining Pre-commission Training Academy(PCTA)
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. Post joining of PCTA, permission to appear in SSB may be granted only once during 1st term of trg, provided the OC has qualified/shortlisted for SSB before joining the PCTA. Such leave is permitted only if candidate is upgrading his career i.e. from SSC to PC entries.

How to Apply

Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Clickon ‘Officer Entry Appln/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registration is not required, if alreadyregistered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’ under Dashboard. Apage ‘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.
Self attested copy of following documents along with their originals are to be carried to the Selection Centre by the candidates:
DIGILOCKER Certificate will not be accepted in lieu of ORIGINAL Certificates.
(i) One copy of the Print out of application duly signed and affixed with self attested photograph.
(ii) Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or equivalent certificate and Marksheet issued by the Concerned Board of Education.
(iii) 12th class marksheet and certificate or Equivalent certificate/Diploma mark sheet and certificate (Diploma holders).
(iv) Engineering Degree/Provisional Degree issued by the recognised university. Provisional Degree should not be more than six months old at the time of the candidate joining the Academy.
(v) Marksheets of all semesters/years.
(vi) Certificate issued by the Controller of Examination/Registrar of the concerned University regarding formula for conversion of CGPA/Grades into marks followed by the University.
(vii) A certificate issued by the Controller of Exam/Registrar/Dean of the concerned University or Principal of the College regarding cumulative percentage of marks upto 6th semester/3rd year of Engineering degree, upto 8th semester/4th year of B.Architecture (B.Arch) and upto 2nd semester/1st year of M.Sc. in notified stream/discipline as per Rules/Guidelines of the University which is applicable to the candidate (for final year appearing candidates).
(viii) Certificate from the Principal/Head of the Institution stating that the candidate is studying in final year and his result will be declared by 01 OCT 2026.
(ix) Declaration by the candidate of final year Engineering degree course that he will submit the proof of passing Engineering Degree Examination along with marksheets of all semesters/years by 01 OCT 2026 to Directorate General of Recruiting, failing which his candidature will be cancelled (for final year appearing candidates).
(x) Candidates are required to carry documents related to civil verification.
Any candidate who does not carry the above documents for the SSB interview, his candidature will be cancelled and he 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.
DIGILOCKER Certificate will not be accepted in lieu of ORIGINAL Certificates. In case any School/College does not issue Certificate in hard/Physical format, a certificate must be obtained from the School/College (Principal/Registrar) to that effect stating that only e-certificates has been issued through DIGILOCKER and no hard copy has been provided. In such cases, candidates must produce a colour printout of the e-certificate, duly authenticated by the concerned School/College or University.
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 Dte Gen of 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 alongwith all other documents as stated above to the SSB as and when called for the same.

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Edited By: Sahadeb

Edited On: 10 Jan 2026

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