Army Clerk: Eligibility, Syllabus, And Selection Criteria

Army Clerk is a very good and reputed post in the Indian Army. This article is exactly for you if you too want to be an army clerk. We are sharing all information about army clerks here.

What is Army Clerk?

Army Clerk is a post in the Indian army. The one appointed as army clerk deals with the work related to office, documents, bookkeeping, etc. This is a considerably good position and thousands of soldiers work on the post of army clerk in the Indian army.

How to become a clerk in Indian Army

The first step to becoming a clerk in the Indian army is to apply for this post. Candidates who aspire for it should have the following qualifications.

1. Education Qualification

To become an Army Clerk, the candidate should have passed 12th.In addition, he/she must have 60% marks in 12th and 50% marks in each subject

2. Physical Standards (Height, Weight, Chest)

Region	Height	Weight	Chest
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills, Uttarakhand	162	48	77
Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling, and Kalimpong Districts)	160	48	77
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh (Meerut and Agra Division)	162	50	77
Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa	162	50	77
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu	162	50	77
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Puducherry	162	50	77

3. Age Limit

Minimum age	17.5 years
Maximum age	23 years

If you have all these qualifications then you can apply for the post of Army Clerk in Indian Army.

The process of selecting candidates for Army clerk is completed into three steps

Physical test

This is the first phase of the whole process. Physical round is an important step for the candidate. This round needs lots of hard work and practice to be done. Following activities are done under the physical test of army clerk.

1. Running

First of all candidate has to run 1600 meters. Aspirant has to take four rounds around the ground of 400 meters, in the time of 5 minutes 45 seconds. According to the time in which you complete this race, you are given numbers.

Timing	Group	Numbers Allotted
5 minutes 30 seconds	Group I	60 Marks
5 min 31 sec to 5 min 45-sec	Group II	48 Marks

2. Pull-Ups

Number Of Pull-ups	Numbers Allotted
10 and above	40
9	33
8	27
7	21
6	16
less than 6	Fail

3. Jump

Then it will be a jump test. In which the candidate has to jump a pit of 9 feet. There is no marks allotment for this round but it is mandatory to pass this test.

4. Balancing Vim

Balancing Vim is the last physical test, in which candidates have to walk on a thin band. This path to keep balance is zig-zag, so you have to maintain your balance on it.

Medical Test for Clerk in India Army

Medical test is done after the physical test, if a candidate passes the physical test, then he can be called for the medical test at any time.

Under the medical test, the medical condition of the candidate is checked, and all his body parts are tested.

Written test

Written test is the last stage of this Army Clerk exam, in which questions are asked from Army Clerk syllabus.

The written test of Army Clerk is conducted in two stages:

Stage:1

Subjects	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted
General Knowledge	05	20
General Science	05	20
Mathematics	10	40
Computer Science	05	20

Stage:2

Subjects	Number Of Questions	Marks Allotted
General English	25	100

After the written test, the final list is issued, if a candidate have his/her name in it then he/she is called for training. After the completion of training, candidate is sent to join the post of Army Clerk

Army Clerk Syllabus for written exam:

General Knowledge:

• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Abbreviations
• Sports
• Awards and Prizes
• Terminology
• Indian Armed Forces
• Continents, and Sub Continents
• Inventions and Discoveries
• The Constitution of India
• International Organizations
• Books and Authors
• Knowledge of Important events that have happened in India and at the world level in recent years
• Current important world events, Prominent personalities, etc.

General Science:

• Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, based on fundamentals and day to day activities (difference between the living and non-living) growth and reproduction in plants and animals, the basis of life – cells, protoplasms, and tissues elementary knowledge of the human body and its important organs common epidemics, their causes, prevention, etc

Mathematics:

• Algebra
• Basic algebraic problems: Fundamental Arithmetical Operations, Natural numbersIntegers, fractionsRational/irrational numbers, Decimal fractions, HCF & LCMSquare root, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, AveragesProfit & loss, Simple and compound interest
• Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts,
• Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, etc
• Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, height, distances, etc

Computer:

• Computer System,
• Concept of Memory,
• Input / Output Devices,
• The basic concept of an Operating System and its functions,
• Introduction to Windows,
• MS Word,
• MS PowerPoint, MS Excel.

English:

• Comprehension
• Parts of Speech: Article, Noun and Pronoun, Adjective. (ad) Preposition, Conjunction, and models.
• Verbs
• Tenses: Present/past forms, Simple/continuous form, Perfect forms, Future time reference
• Sentence Structure
• Type of Sentences: (Affirmative/interrogative sentences), Use of Phrases, Direct and Indirect speech, Active and Passive Voice

FAQs.

Q. 1 What is Army Clerk Age Limit?

Answer: Age limit for a clerk in Indian Army should be between 17.5 years to 23 years.

Q. 2. What is the difference between Army GD and Army Clerk?

Answer: In the Indian Army GD, apart from the office, border posts can also be found, whereas Army Clerk gets only office posts.

Q. 3 In how many stages does the Army Clerk exam take place?

Answer: This exam is conducted in total 3 phases.

• physical test
• Medical test
• written test

4. Which is the best institute for the preparation of the Indian Army Clerk?

Answer: Navjeevan Defense Academy, Sikar is the best institute to prepare for Army Clerk, which is a unit of Navjeean Science Group, Sikar

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