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Territorial Army (TA) Selection Process

About Indian Territorial Army Clerk/SKT

Learn more about Indian Territorial Army Clerk/SKT Entry

If you want to become a Clerk in the Indian Territorial Army, you must apply for Indian Territorial Army recruitment open rally program. Indian Territorial Army conducts Open Rally and Soldier recruitment drives to fill up Clerk vacancies.

12th passed students are eligible to apply for this post. If you have completed 10+2 from a recognized board, you are eligible to become a Clerk in the Indian Territorial Army. 12th pass students may also appear for NDA exam.

The job post called ‘Clerk’ falls under the ‘Soldier’ category. To be precise, the job post is known as Soldier Clerk or Store Keeper Technical (SKT) (All Arms).

SOLDIER CLERK – NATURE OF WORK

Indian Territorial Army is a very large Organization. It consists of large numbers of personnel, material resources, equipment, inventory and stores.

Even a small unit of Indian Army houses thousands of personnel, their family, equipment, stores and inventory. For a unit to function properly, the above mentioned stores, personnel and inventory must be managed efficiently!

This is where Clerks come handy! Soldier Clerks/Store Keepers (SKT) are tasked with responsibilities such as inventory, personnel and resource management.

Some of the main tasks performed by Soldier Clerks/Store Keepers (SKT) include –

  • Book keeping
  • Inventory management
  • Personnel documentation
  • Office documentation
  • Other office duties

In order to perform the above mentioned tasks, Soldier Clerks or SKTs are trained in areas such as –

  • Computer Application
  • Mathematics
  • Book keeping
  • English
  • Accounting

If you want to become a Clerk in the Indian Territorial Army, you must take part in Soldier recruitment rally process. In order to be considered eligible to the post of Soldier Clerk, you must satisfy some basic requirements (educational, age limit, physical standards etc). Let us check them out –

Selection Procedure of Indian Territorial Army

To Know Selection Procedureof Indian Territorial Army With Full Details

Nationality: Candidates must be citizens of India and unmarried.

Age Limits: Between 18 to 42 years, as per the original documents (10th class DMC) of the student.

Educational Qualifications: The minimum qualification for Clerk if given below-

  • The minimum educational qualification is Class 12th passed from any stream (Arts/Commerce/Science).
  • Only those candidates can apply who had Maths or Accounts or Book keeping in Class 12th.
  • Should have minimum 60% marks Total and minimum 50% marks in each subject.

Selection Procedure :-

The Very first step is to find the advertisment on sources like employment newspaper, the internet or by contacting the nearest recruiting office of your zone. the dates are then announced on notice boards and media sources which include the important information about the required documents like: Extra physical activities certificates, 10 Class Dmc for birth proof, 12 Class Dmc for Qualification Proof, Character certificate, Domicile and latest 30-40 Passport size photos.

Following are the components of Clerk/Skt 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

Enrollment and Dispatch of selected candidates in order of merit to centers.

1. Height & Weight Required For Indian Army Clerk/Skt:-

  • Height – Minimum 160 cm
  • Chest – After the expansion should not be less than 77 cm, there must be minimum expansion of 5cm.
  • Weight – Should not be less than 50 kg.

2. Physical Fitness Tests (PFT) In Indian Territorial Army Skt/Clerk:-

To determine the Physical Fitness, the following tests carrying 100 marks are held:-

  1. 1.6 Km Race or 1600 meter or 1 Mile Run.
  2. Pull ups
  3. Balance test
  4. 9 Feet Ditch

* Only have to Qualify the Physical Fitnes Test (PFT) , No-Marking System for Indian Territorial Army Clerk.

(a) 1600 meter Race/ 1.6 Km / 1 MILE RUN

  • Race should be Completed within 5 Min. 45 Seconds. – qualifying test

 (b) Beam/PULL UPS

  • 10 Pull Ups on beam – qualifying test.

(c) Balance Test : These are qualifying test and no marks are awarded.

(d) 9 Feet Ditch: These are qualifying test and no marks are awarded.

  • A candidate should have robust physique and good mental health.
  • Chest should be well developed having minimum 5 cms expension.
  • 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 (able to recognize white, red and green signal colours correctly as shown by Martin’s Lantern at 1.5 meters).
  • Should have sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
  • Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocele or piles.
  • Soldier General Duty for Infantry should have 6/6 eye sight.

Exam Process For Clerk/Skt in Indian Territorial (T.A) Army : 

Part-I 
SubjectsQuestionsMarksTotal Passing Marks
General Knowledge1040

32

Maths1040
Computer520
Total 25100
Part-II 
SubjectsQuestionsMarks

Passing Marks

English25100

32

Total  (Part I+II)50200

Depends on Final Merit List.

Note:  Total time given for Indian Army Clerk / Skt Exam is 60 Minutes, 1/4 negative marking for wrong answer.

Relaxation in Written Exam For Indian Territorial (T.A) Army Clerk/Skt: 

CertificatesGrace Marks
NCC “C”15
NCC “B”10
NCC “A”5
O+ level Cerficate15
Sports (International Level)20
Sports (National Level)15
Sports (State Level)10

After passing all these above tests Indian Army prepares Final Selection List after 15-30 days of Exams. The List is based on the marks secured by the candidates in the examination procedure. Those who make their name in the merit list served with the call letter to Join Indian Armed Force.

Part- I

1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – 40% Questions (10 Ques – 40 Marks)

TopicsQuestions From
AbbreviationsNational and International.
SportsNational and International.
Awards & Prizes National awards, Gallantry awards, Nobel Prizes.
HistoryImportant dates & battles in Indian and World History and land marks of Indian History, national movement.
Geography Solar System Space exploration, The earth principal peaks, Deserts, Rivers, Lakes and famous waterfalls, Geographical Tallest, Biggest and Longest etc.
TerminologyGeographical terms, Economic terms, Astronomical terms, Legal terms and Misc terms.
Other TopicsUNO, Indian Armed Forces, Indian Towns, States and Uts, Institutions and Research Stations, International space Stations and Festivals of India and World, Indian News Agencies and Dailies, Continents and Sub Continents. Inventions and Discoveries. Environment. The Constitution of India, Religious communities and Principal Languages, National and International Days, International Organizations, Books and Authors, The world of Plants and animals, Current Affairs and “Who’s Who”. 
General Scienceshould have knowledge of general science upto 10th standard.

2. Mathematics – 40% Questions (10 Ques – 40 Marks)

TopicsQuestions From
Arithmetic

Consisting of numbers, HCF, LCM, Decimal fraction, square roots, percentage, Average, Ratio and proportion, partnership, profit & loss, unitary method, time work and distance, simple interest.

AlgebraBasic operations and factorization, HCF and LCM, quadratic equations
GeometryLines and angles, triangles quadrilaterals, parallelograms and circles
MensurationArea and perimeters of Squares, rectangles parallelograms and circles, volume and surface area of cube, cuboids, cone, cylinders and sphere.

 

3. Computer – 20% Questions (5 Ques – 20 Marks)

TopicsQuestions From
Fundamentals of Computer

Should have Basic knowledge of computer.

Other TopicsHistory/Generations, Components of Computer, Input & Out Devices, Memory of Computer, Operating system, Internet knowledge, Microsoft office, Short-keys and Abbreviations etc.

 

Part- II

1. English – 100% Questions (25 Ques – 100 Marks)

TopicsQuestions From
Parts of Speech

Should have Perfect knowledge of Parts of speech.

Comprehensionunseen passage or Comprehension.
Other TopicsArticles, Prepositions, Narrations, Find out the Error in Sentence, One word substitutions, Phrasal verbs, Antonym & Synonym words, PQRS type Questions, Fill in the blanks etc.

Click Here To Get – Indian Territorial (T.A) Army SKT/CLERK Practice and Previous Year Papers

Indian Army Basic Salary 2020 Rank Wise 7th Pay Salary, Grade Pay, TA, DA, Allowance, Room Rent and other benefits, full details are mentioned in the article below. What is the Salary of Indian Army Soldier, Lance Naik, Naik, Havildar, naik subedar, subedar major (SM), Lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, brigadier, major general, lieutenant general. There is rank description of Indian army soldiers to general.

For every trade in Indian Army like GD, tradesman, clerk, soldier technical, nursing assistant and other trades, Central government has been raised their salary. After 7th pay commission, started on 1 April 2016, every government employee salary was increased by 23%. This is latest 7th pay commission Indian army salary slip and pay scale.

 

Indian Army Basic Salary 2020 Rank Wise 7th Pay Salary, Grade Pay

Final Salary is always based on many things like allowance, DA, TA, Grade Pay, Rent and other allowance sum of these all make a salary.

Grade pay

Grade pay remain fixed until promotion and Salary decided according to grade pay. Grade pay is divided into many categories by government and every government employee gets his/her salary according to the grade pay.

Indian army grade pay starts from 1800 and ends up to 10,000.

Sepoy grade pay is 1800 and read the full article below for full details.

Basic Pay

Basic pay is not grade pay basic pay increased every year and salary and pension of an government employee depends on basic pay too.

 

Rank In Indian Army

There is rank of Indian army and below is the full salary chart of Indian army.

  1. Soldier/sepoy – 25k (approx.)
  2. Lance naik – 30k (approx.)
  3. Naik – 35k (approx.)
  4. Havildar – 40k (approx.)
  5. naib subedar – 45k (approx.)
  6. Subedar – 50k (approx.)
  7. subedar major (SM) – 65k (approx.)
  8. Lieutenant – 68k (approx.)
  9. captain – 75k (approx.)
  10. major – 100k (approx.)
  11. lieutenant colonel – 112k (approx.)
  12. colonel – 130k (approx.)

How much a solider or havildar gets salary we will define it in the table given below.

Rank/Post Pay ScaleGrade PayArmy Service PayTotal Cash (Salary)
Sepoy5200-20200 1800200025,000 (in hand)
Lance Naik5200-20200 2000200030,000 (in hand)
Naik5200-20200 2400200035,000 (in hand)
Havaldar5200-20200 2800200040,000 (in hand)
Naib Subedar9300-34800 4200200045,000 (in hand)
Subedar9300-34800 4600200050,000 (in hand)
Subedar Major9300-34800 4800200065,000 (in hand)
Lieutenant15600-39100 5400600068,000 (in hand)
Captain15600-39100 6100600075,000 (in hand)
Major15600-39100 660060001,00,000 (in hand)
Lieutenant Colonel37400-67000 800060001,12,000 (in hand)
Colonel37400-67000 870060001,30,000 (in hand)
Brigadier37400-67000 89006000
Major General37400-67000 10,000 – –
Lieutenant General37400-67000 – – –

See above the salary of Indian army soldier to major general. This is approx. salary fixed salary is depend upon the time duration of service and basic pay and allowance, location etc.

How To Fill Indian Territorial Army Application Form

Candidates must check eligibility and standards Before going to recruitment. T.A recruitment forms are not filled online, these recruitments are attending directly in Units according to their state zone. Detailed instructions on how to register/fill-up application form is available on the webportal. Candidates can know more info. at official Website of Indian Territorial Army.

click here to go to T.A official site.

Recruitment Zones

Zone- I. The state of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and the Union Territories of Delhi & Chandigarh.

Zone- II. The state of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

Zone-III. The state of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Zone-IV. The state of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and the Union Territories of Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.

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