Sunday, August 28

FAQs on Indian Territorial Army


 Frequently asked questions on Territorial Army

  • What is the Territorial Army (TA)?

A military force that can be mobilised for the defence of the country in case of an emergency. It is composed of volunteers already gainfully employed in civilian professions, but who receive military training for a few days in a year. The TA Act was passed in 1948, and the TA was inaugurated by C Rajagopalachari on October 9, 1949. Its origins lie in the Territorial Army raised by the British in 1920 through the Indian Territorial Act, 1920. The British TA was organised into two wings: ‘The Auxiliary Force’ for Europeans and Anglo-Indians, and ‘The Indian Territorial Force’ for Indian volunteers.




  • Is TA a part of the regular Army?

Yes. Its role is to relieve the regular Army from static duties and assist the civil administration in dealing with natural calamities. It is also tasked to maintain essential services in situations where the life of the community is affected or the security of the country threatened. The TA also provides units in support of the regular Army as and when required.


  • How many men currently serve in TA?

TA currently has a strength of approximately 40,000 first line soldiers, and another 160,000 second line troops. They serve in departmental TA units such as Railways, IOC, ONGC, Telecommunications and General Hospital, and in the non-departmental TA units of Infantry (TA) and Ecological (TA), which are affiliated to various infantry regiments of the Army.


  • How is the training in TA organised?

Training in non-departmental TA is carried out in urban and provincial systems. In the urban system, training is over weekends and on holidays. Four hours of training is counted as one day of training. A minimum of 30 days of training, extendable to a maximum of 60 days, including a camp for 14 days, has to be completed during the calendar year. All officers are required to undergo 10 weeks of post-commission training within two years of their commissioning. In the provincial system, the annual training is for a continuous period of two calendar months in the first and subsequent years.



  • Who is eligible to be an officer in TA?

Any Indian graduate, between the ages of 18 and 42 years, can apply in response to advertisements issued twice every year. After clearing a preliminary interview board, the candidate has to successfully go through the SSB Interview, Medical Board and Police Verification to be granted commission as an officer in the TA.


  • Cricketers M S Dhoni and Kapil Dev were earlier granted commission in TA. Did they go through the selection process?

No. They were granted ‘honorary’ commission to act as brand ambassadors for the Army. That is more of a decorative role. But others like former Union Minister K P Singh Deo, former MP Manvendra Singh, former Union Minister Sachin Pilot and the current BJP MP Anurag Thakur have been selected after going through the due process.


  • Are TA personnel entitled to benefits like canteen services etc.?

Yes. They are entitled to all benefits applicable to regular Army personnel, including medical care during embodiment for training and in case of war. Gratuity, pension and other benefits are applicable depending on the years of service and on matching other criteria.


  • When can they wear military uniform?

Only at certain occasions, including recruitments/training, military parades as spectators, functions where uniform is prescribed, weddings/funerals at which regimental military officers and gazetted civil officers wear uniform, when summoned by a regular Army officer, etc.
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Territorial Army Result will be published on Aug 31 onwards


Hello Friends!! I hope all of you are waiting for Territorial Army exam results which was conducted in the last month. The results was to be declared by August 18 but due to some unknown reasons the result might have been postponed to August 31. So, you need to wait few more days to get your results. There could be many reasons for the postponement of results and one of the reason may be high number of applications than expected. You will be receiving a mail from respective head quarters regarding your selection and you can also get a call from head quarter.


As there were many applicants this year for written exam than compared to last year there could be delay in correcting the OMR sheets of the candidates so this might be the reason behind postponing the exam result to August 31.

All the selected candidates in the written exam will get an e-mail with subject “PIB-Call Letter” or “Call Up Notice For PIB” or they may also receive a call from respective head quarters on August 31.

Keep your mobile switched on and do not ignore any calls as the call will come from Landline number.


Good Luck !
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Saturday, August 20

RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE IN INFANTRY AND ECOLOGICAL TA UNITS FOR THE 1st PHASE YEAR 2016-17 (updated)


The Indian Army recruitment board had published an advertisement regarding the recruitment of candidates for various posts for Territorial Army Units 1st phase in 2016-17.

Territorial Army TA Units Recruitment Schedule:

official Link:  Click here

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Friday, August 19

Recruitment Rally in 113 INF BN(TA) RAJPUT


Territorial Army 113 INF BN(TA) RAJPUT unit will be recruiting new (male).

States eligible : Sikkim, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Inland and North East States (Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunchal Pradesh)

Time & Venue : 
05 September, 2016 to 10  September 2016 at Binnaguri, NGOs’Accademy, Distt-Jalpaiguri, State-West Bengal from 0530h as follows. 


  • 05 Sep 2016:- For residents of West Bengal and Sikkim only.
  • 06 Sep 2016:- For residents of Assam, Maniipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunchal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Island.
  • 07-10 Sep 2016:- Documentation, Interview and Medical Test for Selected candidates.

No fresh recruitment on 7-10 Sep 2016.

Name of Post: RT JCO (Pandit)
No of Post: 01
Educational Qualification: Minimum education qualification is graduate in any discipline from a recognized University. In addition to this the individual must also possess the following qualification
(aa) Madhyama in Sanskrit or Bhusan in Hindi or equivalent standard in the regional language concerned.
(ab) Those who have passed BA with Sanskrit/Hindi: as one of the elective (main) subjects but have not done Madhyama in Sanskrit or Bhusan in Hindi.
Age: 27 to 34 years.


Name of Post: General Duty
No of Posts: 26
Educational Qualification: Class-X pass with minimum 45% aggregate marks and minimum 33% marks in each subject. Class-X pass only for person living in Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland. Class VIII pass to personnel living in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and those who are entitled dispensation. No stipulation of percentage in cases oof Class XII.
Age: 18 to 42 years.

Name of Post: Washerman
No of Post: 01
Educational Qualification: Class-X pass. Class VIII pass for candidate belong to all seven NE states (Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland and Arunchal Pradesh), Sikim and Andaman and Nicobar Island and those who are entitled to dispensation.
Age: 18 to 42 years.

Candidates are required to produced the following documents at the time of enrolment:
a)      Education Certificates including Board Certificates in original and photocopy.
b)      Domicile certificate in original (Issued by SDO/DM).
c)      Passport size photographs colored (6 copies).
d)     Latest character certificate (Issued during last six months)
e)      Ration Card/ Voter Identity Card/ Adhaar Card.
f)       No objection Certificate from civil employer (f employed).


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Thursday, August 18

Recruitment Rally For The Territorial Army From Five States


112 Infantry Battalion (TA) will organize a recruitment rally for Soldier General Duty, Clerk (Staff Duty) and Tradesman at 126 Inf Bn (TA) Madhopur wef 27 Aug 2016 to 05 Sep 2016. Candidates hailing from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh (UT) can take part in this Rally.


Candidates belonging to the states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will be screened on 27 Aug 2016 , 
the candidates belonging to the state of Punjab & Chandigarh (UT) will be screened on 28 Aug 2016 
the candidates belonging to the states of Haryana and Delhi will be screened on 29 Aug 2016.


Candidates should be between 18 to 42 yrs of age, weight not less than 50 Kgs, minimum chest measurement between 77 - 82 cms and height should not be less than 160 cms for enrolment in the Territorial Army. The candidates appearing as Soldiers General Duty should have passed matric examination with a minimum 45% marks in aggregate and 33 % in each subject. Candidates appearing for Clerk (Staff Duty) should be 10+2 Intermediate exam passed in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science with English) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and atleast 40% marks in each subject & persons having proficiency in typing and operating a computer will be given additional weightage. Candidates appearing for Tradesman) should be 10th simple pass.

Source : cityairnews
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Recruitment Rally in 118 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) Grenadiers


118 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) Grenadiers, Fort Sitabuldi, Nagpur, will conduct recruitment rally for General Duty Soldier, Clerk and Tradesman.

Date : September 4, 2016 to September 10, 2016

Venue : Sitabuldi Fort, Nagpur

Eligible States : Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Goa and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadeep and Pondicherry.


The candidates will have to be present at Sitabuldi Fort, Nagpur by 06:00 am on September 4, 2016, along with all original educational certificates attested copies. 20 colour passport size photographs, Domicile Certificate and any other relevant certificate, School Character, Cast Certificate, Ration Card/Voter Identity card, NCC/computer/sports (participation in National/District/State) and unmarried certificate (only for 18 to 21 years age candidates).

Criteria for enrolment:  Age should be between 18 to 42 years on the date of recruitment, Height-160 centimeters and above, Chest– 77 centimeters with minimum expansion of 5 centimeters and above and weight 50 Kilograms and above. 
Education Qualifications – GD Soldier – 10th / Equivalent pass with 45 % marks in aggregate and 33 % in each subject will be mandatory. 

Dispensation – Personnel hailing from border districts of Rajasthan (Jaisalmer and Barmer district, Shergarh, Osian and Phalodi Tehsils of Jodhpur district) and Gujarat (Ropar and Lakhpat Tehsil of Kutch district) the minimum qualification will be class 10th pass.
Clerk – Candidate should have passed 10+2/Intermediate exam from any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science with English) with minimum 40% marks in each subject and 50% marks in aggregate. Candidate must have proficiency in Computer and typing speed of minimum 30 words per minute. For Tradesman – Chef (Cook) should be minimum 10th class pass or above. Character should be Good. ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the employer, if the individual is employed. For more details contact: 118 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army), Sitabuldi Fort, Nagpur.

Source : Nagpurtoday
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