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🪖 Soldier Tradesman – Overview
Post Name: Soldier Tradesman
Department: Indian Army
Recruitment Type: Agniveer Rally / Regular Army Rally
⚔️ Eligibility Criteria
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Gender: Male
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Age Limit: 17½ to 23 years
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Marital Status: Unmarried
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Nationality: Indian
🎓 Educational Qualification
| Tradesman Type | Education Requirement |
|---|---|
| 10th Pass Tradesman | Class 10th (Matric) passed – simple pass, no percentage criteria |
| 8th Pass Tradesman | Class 8th passed for specific trades like Housekeeper, Mess Keeper, Syce, etc. |
🏋️♂️ Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
| Test | Standard |
|---|---|
| 1.6 km Run | Group I – Under 5 min 30 sec (60 marks) Group II – 5 min 31 sec to 5 min 45 sec (48 marks) |
| Pull-ups | Minimum 6 (Max 10 for full marks) |
| 9 Feet Ditch Jump | Must qualify |
| Zig-Zag Balance | Must qualify |
🩺 Medical Standards
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Height: 170 cm (varies regionally)
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Weight: Proportionate to height
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Chest: 77 cm + 5 cm expansion
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Vision: 6/6, no color blindness
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Must be medically fit as per Army standards
🧠 Written Exam (CEE – Common Entrance Exam)
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Mode: Offline (OMR Sheet)
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Type: Objective (MCQ)
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Total Marks: 100
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Total Questions: 50
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Each Question: 2 marks
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Negative Marking: 0.5 mark for wrong answer
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Qualifying Marks: 32
📖 Exam Pattern
| Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 15 | 30 |
| General Science | 15 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 15 | 30 |
| Logical Reasoning | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 50 | 100 |
📚 Syllabus Breakdown
🧩 General Knowledge
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Current Affairs (National & International)
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History, Geography, Polity
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Indian Defence Structure, ranks, medals
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Sports, Awards, Important Days
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Capitals & Currencies
⚗️ General Science
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Human body, organs, nutrition, diseases
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Physics basics (motion, light, sound)
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Chemistry (matter, states, elements)
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Environmental science, energy, hygiene
➕ Mathematics
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Ratio & Proportion
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Average, Simple Interest, Profit & Loss
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Time & Work, Time & Distance
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Fractions, Percentages, Decimals
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LCM & HCF, Mensuration
🧩 Reasoning
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Series, Classification, Odd-one-out
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Coding-Decoding
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Blood Relation
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Direction Sense
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Analogies
🧰 Trade Categories
Depending on your skills, you can apply for different trades such as:
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Chef / Cook 🍳
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Washerman 🧺
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Housekeeper 🧹
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Barber ✂️
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Equipment Repairer 🔧
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Tailor / Boot Maker 👞
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Mess Keeper 🍽️
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Painter / Carpenter / Plumber 🪚
💰 Salary Structure (Agniveer Tradesman)
| Year | Monthly Package | In-hand | Corpus Fund Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ₹30,000 | ₹21,000 | ₹9,000 |
| 2nd | ₹33,000 | ₹23,100 | ₹9,900 |
| 3rd | ₹36,500 | ₹25,580 | ₹10,950 |
| 4th | ₹40,000 | ₹28,000 | ₹12,000 |
💥 After 4 years: ₹11.71 lakh Seva Nidhi (tax-free)
🪶 Selection Process
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Online Registration (on Join Indian Army website)
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Online CEE Exam
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Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
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Physical Measurement Test (PMT)
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Medical Test
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Final Merit List