Army Soldier - Physical and Medical

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements to join the Indian army are as described below:

Regions	States	Height	Chest	Weight
Western Himalayan Region	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East ofRoad Mukerian, Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh), Garhwal and Kumaon (Uttarakhand)	163	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region	Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts)	157	77	48
Western Plains Region	Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh,Delhi, Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh (Meerut and Agra Division)	170	77	50
Eastern Plains Region	Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa	169	77	50

For recruitment in the Soldier Technical category, there is an additional dispensation of 1 cm in chest measurement. Special physical measurements are also applicable to applicants from certain areas and heritage. This is applicable to recruits from Ladakh, Nepal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Tribals of recognized Tribal Areas. There is also a relaxation in physical standards for sons of serving soldiers,ex-servicemen, war widows, widows of ex-servicemen, outstanding sportsmen, and candidates belonging to chronically poor areas or those who want to join overage categories and are from families engaged in traditional profession.

The details for these are available on the official recruitment site, joinindianarmy.nic.in.

Medical Requirements

For a candidate applying to the Indian army as a soldier technical, the following are the medical requisites: 

• Robust physique and good mental health
• Well-developed chest with minimum 5 cm expansion
• Normal hearing with each ear
• Good binocular vision in both eyes. Should be able to read 6/6 in distant vision chart with each eye. The candidate should have a colour vision of CP-III and should recognize white, red, and green colors.
• Sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points
• No diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle, or piles.

Physical Fitness Tests (PFT)

Applicants are required to prove their physical fitness by passing the following tests:

• 1-Mile Run for Endurance
• Pull Ups for Strength
• Zig-Zag Balance for Agility
• 9 Feet Ditch for Courage

Marking system is as follows :-

(a) 1-Mile Run

• 5.40 Mins and below: 60 Mks
• 5.41 Mins to 5.50: 48 Mks
• Above 6.20 mins: Fail

(b) Pull Ups

• 10 and above: 40 Mks
• 9: 33 Mks
• 8: 27 Mks
• 7: 21 Mks
• 6: 16 Mks

A miminum of 6 pull ups are essential for a candidate to pass

(c) Balance - Should qualify and no marks are awarded

(d) 9 Feet Ditch - Should qualify and no marks are awarded

Weightage in Merit

Bonus marks are also added, where Common Entrance Examination marks are considered if the individual has qualified in his Physical Test.

Indian Army Technical Soldiers Skills

• Effective intelligence
• Sense of responsibility
• Determination an d courage
• Speed in decision-making
• Expertise at the job i.e. catering
  
• Leadership Skills
• Team Work
• Loyalty
• Selflessness

Salary and Job Prospects for Indian Army Soldiers (Technical)

According to the official Indian Army website, an attractive salary package and allowance is recommended for soldiers who fall in the technical category.