Applications are invited from unmarried male and female LAW GRADUATES for grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army for Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch.
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| INDIAN ARMY JAG ENTRY SCHEME 125TH COURSE (APR 2027) SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (NT) COURSE FOR LAW GRADUATES (MEN & WOMEN) | |||||||||
| Important Dates | Fees | ||||||||
| Apply Online Start Date : 17 July 2026 Apply Online Last Date (Men) : 17 August 2026 Apply Online Last Date (Women) : 17 August 2026 | No Fee | ||||||||
| Age Limit | |||||||||
| 21 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2027 (Born not earlier than 02 Jan 2000 and not later than 01 Jan 2006; both dates inclusive). | |||||||||
| Educational Qualification | |||||||||
| Minimum 55% aggregate marks in their LLB Degree (three years professional after graduation or five years after 10 plus 2 examination). In addition, CLAT PG 2026 Score is mandatory for all candidates (including LLM qualified and LLM appearing candidates). The candidates should be eligible for registration as an advocate with Bar Council of India/State. Candidate should be from a College/University recognized by Bar Council of India. | |||||||||
| Vacancies | |||||||||
| 10 (COMBINED VACANCIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN FOR SSC (JAG) ENTRY 125 COURSE) | |||||||||
| Tenure of Engagement | |||||||||
| Short Service Commission will be granted to Men and Women in the regular Army for 14 years i.e. for an initial period of 10 years extendable by a further period of 04 years. Male & Female officers who are willing to continue to serve in Indian Army after the expiry of period of ten years of Short Service Commission may, if eligible and suitable in all respects, be considered for the grant of Permanent Commission (PC) in the 10th year of their Short Service Commission in accordance with the relevant policies as issued from time to time. Those SSC officers (Male & Female) who are not selected for grant of PC but are otherwise considered fit and suitable, will be given options to continue as SSCOs for a total period of 14 years (including the initial tenure of 10 years) on expiry of which they will be released from Indian Army. | |||||||||
| Mode of Selection | |||||||||
| Shortlisting SSB Interview Document Verification Medical Examination | |||||||||
| How to Apply | |||||||||
| Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Appln/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registrations not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’ under Dashboard. A page ‘Officers Selection – ‘Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Short Service Commission JAG Entry 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. | |||||||||
| IMPORTANT LINKS | |||||||||
| Apply Online | Click Here | ||||||||
| Download Official Notification | Click Here | ||||||||
| Indian Army Official Website | Click Here | ||||||||
