Become a Junior Commission Officer (JCO) (Catering) in the Army

INDIAN ARMY

Become a Junior Commission Officer (JCO) (Catering) in the Army

Applications are invited from male candidates only for recruitment as Junior Commissioned Officer (Catering) in the Indian Army who fulfill the following eligibility criteria :

• Vacancies : 04 posts
• Qualification : 10+2 or equivalent from any Educational board recognised by Council of Board of School Education in India. (ii) Diploma / Certificate course of a duration of one year or more in Cookery/ Hotel Management and Catering Technology from a recognised Food Craft Institute / University. Candidates should have working knowledge of either English or Hindi or both.
• Age : 21-27 years as on 08/10/2007.
• Physical Standard: As applicable to the regular army
• Pay Scale : PB-2 Rs.9300-34800 plus Grade Pay Rs.4200 plus Military Service Pay Rs.2000 and allowances as per Central Government.

Method of Selection:

• Physical Fitness Test : After screening Physical Fitness test will be applicable as (i) 1 mile run in maximum 6.20 minutes and (ii) Pul up minimum of 6 (iii) Balance - Qualify (iv) 9 fit ditch - qualify
• Written Examination : Only those candidates selected in the screening will be permitted to appear in the written examination which will be conducted only at HQ Recruiting Zone on 05 June 2009. The test will be of 3 hours of 3 hours.
• Interview : Interview will be held for the scuccessful candidates of the written test

How to Apply: Candidates are required to submit duly filled prescribed Application Form along with all required documents duly superscribed "Applicatoin for Junior Commission Officer (Catering)" on the top outer coever of the envelope to the Headquarter Recruitment Zone of which the candidate is domicile.

List of Headquarter Recruiting Zones:

1. HQ Rtg Zone, Shastri Nagar, Post Box 35, Jaipur (Raj.) - 302016 (For Rajasthan)
2. HQ Rtg Zone, Chandrashekhar Marg, Ambala Cantt - 133001(For Haryana and Himachal Pradesh)
3. HQ Rtg Zone, 148, Fd. Marshal KM Cariapa Road, Bangalore - 560025 (For Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep)
4. HQ Rtg Zone, 1, Gokhle Road, Kolkata - 700020 (For W. Bengal, Orrisa, & Sikkim)
5. HQ Rtg Zone, Danapur Cantt - 801503 (For Bihar and Jharkhand)
6. HQ Rtg Zone, T- 23, Ridge Road, Jabalpur - 482001(For Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh)
7. HQ Rtg Zone, 236, MG Road, Lucknow Cantt - 226002 (For UP & Uttaranchal )
8. HQ Rtg Zone, Fort Saint george, Chennai - 600009 (For Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & AN Islands)
9. HQ Rtg Zone, No. 3, Rajinder Sinhiji Road, Pune - 410001(For Maharashtra, Gujraat and Goa)
10. HQ Rtg Zone, Shilong - 793001 (For NE States)
11. HQ Rtg Zone, Jalandhar Cantt - 144005 (For Punjab and J&K)
12. Independent Rect Officer, Delhi - 110010 (For Delhi and Gurgaon, Faridabad)

Last Date : Last date of receipt of application : 25 April, 2009.

Further detail and application form available at http://indianarmy.nic.in/results/eng/jcocat.pdf