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Indian Army (Directorate General of Recruiting, Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army)) Technical Graduate Course (TGC-145) Officer – 30 Posts Recruitment 2026
Introduction
Indian Army (Directorate General of Recruiting, Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army)) has invited applications for Technical Graduate Course (TGC-145) Officer – 30 Posts. There are 30 vacancies for candidates with B.Tech/B.E. The last date to apply is 29 October 2026.
Important Dates
| Online Application Opens | 30 September 2026, 1500 Hrs (3:00 PM) |
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| Online Application Closes | 29 October 2026, 1500 Hrs (3:00 PM) |
| Age Reckoning Date | 01 July 2027 |
| Course Commencement at IMA Dehradun | July 2027 |
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| Deadline for Final-Year Candidates to Submit Degree Proof | 01 July 2027 (to TGC Entry, West Block-III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066) |
| SSB Interview Dates | Selected by shortlisted candidates on a first-come, first-served basis after login; exact dates not fixed in the notification |
Candidates are required to print two copies of their application, with roll number, 30 minutes after the online application finally closes on the last day.
Age Limit
| The age limit is 20 to 27 years as on 01 July 2027, i.e. the candidate must be born not earlier than 01 July 2000 and not later than 30 June 2007. | ||
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| Indian Army TGC-145 Physical Standards | The minimum physical standards a candidate must achieve before joining the training academy are as follows. | |
| S. No. | Activity | Minimum Physical Standard |
| (a) | 2.4 Km Run | 10 Minutes 30 Seconds |
| (b) | Push Up | 40 |
| (c) | Pull Up | 06 |
| (d) | Sit Up | 30 |
| (e) | Squats | Two Sets of 30 Repetitions |
| (f) | Lunges | Two Sets of 10 Repetitions |
| (g) | Swimming | Should know Fundamentals of Swimming |
Vacancy & Eligibility
- Nationality A candidate must be either: (i) a citizen of India, or (ii) a subject of Nepal, or (iii) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, or the East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam, with the intention of permanently settling in India. Candidates in categories (ii) and (iii) must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India, except Gorkha subjects of Nepal, for whom this certificate is not necessary. Where required, this certificate must be attached with the application. Marital Status Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply. Indian Army TGC-145 Recruitment 2026 Qualification A BE/B.Tech or M.Sc Computer Science in one of the notified engineering streams listed in the vacancy table above. Conditions for Final-Year Appearing Candidates - Candidates in the final year of an engineering degree course, who have yet to pass the final year degree examination, can also apply. They must submit proof of passing the Engineering Degree Examination, along with marksheets of all semesters/years, by 01 July 2027, to TGC Entry, West Block-III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066, and produce the Engineering Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at IMA, failing which their candidature is liable to be cancelled. - Candidates who fail to produce the requisite degree certificate will be inducted on an Additional Bond Basis, for recovery of the cost of training at IMA (as notified from time to time), along with the stipend and pay & allowances already paid. - Candidates with an Engineering Degree from a foreign country are not eligible to apply. - All final-year candidates whose final year/final semester exam result is declared after 01 July 2027 are not eligible to apply for this course. - Final semester/year candidates are provisionally allowed to appear in the SSB, subject to: their cumulative percentage of marks up to the 6th semester/3rd year of the Engineering degree (8th semester/4th year for B.Arch
- 2nd semester/1st year for M.Sc in the notified stream) not being below the approved cut-off percentage
- and, after final results are declared, the cumulative percentage up to the final semester/year also not being below the approved cut-off, failing which the candidature will be cancelled. Candidates should have obtained their Engineering degree from a University/Institution recognized by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India, or another educational institution established by an Act of Parliament, or declared to be deemed a University/Autonomous University under the UGC Act 1956, IIT Act 1961, AICTE Act 1987, NITSER Act 2007, or IIIT Act 2024. Candidates who have graduated from foreign countries are not permitted to apply for this course. Candidates who have been withdrawn, dismissed, removed or invalided out from any Defence Training Academy on disciplinary, administrative or medical grounds, rendering them ineligible for further military service, are not eligible to apply. Only the date of birth recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate (or an equivalent examination certificate) on the date of application submission will be accepted
- no other age document, and no subsequent request for change, will be considered. Special Emphasis (as highlighted in the notification) - Mismatch in Engineering Stream: Any variation between the engineering stream named on the degree/marksheet and the one entered in the online application will result in cancellation of candidature. - Variation in Name: Any variation in personal particulars (candidate's name and parents' names as on educational documents) requires the candidate to submit an affidavit stating the variation. - Carry of Degree/Provisional Degree and Marksheet: The candidate must carry the ORIGINAL degree/provisional degree and all semester/year marksheets to the SSB.
Experience
Check out the Official Notification or Overview on this page.
Salary / Pay Scale
Rs. 56,100 per month
Selection Process & Exam Pattern
| Shortlisting of Applications | The Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications based on the vacancy-to-call-up ratio for each engineering stream, without assigning any reason. A cut-off is applied in each stream on the cumulative percentage of marks obtained up to the final semester/year. Percentages given by the college/university after applying their own CGPA-to-percentage formula are considered final |
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a candidate whose converted percentage falls below the cut-off should not report for SSB even if shortlisted as per the marks entered in the application.
| Allotment of Selection Centre and Dates | After shortlisting, candidates must log in to the website and select their SSB dates and centres, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The SSB centre and date, once selected, cannot be changed later, except that the Directorate General of Recruiting reserves the right to change a selected centre/date due to any exceptional circumstance. |
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| Conduct of SSB | Only shortlisted eligible candidates are called to one of the Selection Centres — Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Bengaluru (Karnataka), or Jalandhar (Punjab). The Call Up Letter is issued only through the candidate's registered email ID and SMS. Candidates go through a two-stage selection process |
those who clear Stage-1 proceed to Stage-2, and those who fail Stage-1 are returned the same day. The SSB interview lasts a maximum of five days. Candidates recommended after Stage-2 undergo a medical examination.
| Joining Pre-Commission Training Academy (PCTA) | Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit are issued a Joining Letter for training, in order of merit, subject to the number of vacancies available and meeting all eligibility criteria. |
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| Medical Examination | Candidates should check www.joinindianarmy.nic.in for the medical standards and procedures applicable to Officer Entry. The SSB medical examination is valid for 270 days, i.e. from the Special Medical Board (SMB) to the PCTA joining date. A candidate who has already undergone SSB medical examination (SMB/AMB/RMB) for the Army and been declared "Medically Fit" need not undergo it again for TGC-145, provided the gap between the medical (SMB) date and the course joining date (01 July 2027) is less than 270 days. Candidates already training in any Army PCTA need not undergo a fresh medical for TGC-145, even if this gap exceeds 270 days. Medical Board proceedings are confidential and are not divulged to anyone |
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the Directorate General of Recruiting has no role in any Medical Board.
| Merit List | Qualifying at the SSB interview does not by itself confirm final selection. The merit list is prepared stream/subject-wise on the marks obtained at the SSB interview. If candidates have equal SSB marks, the older candidate (by age) ranks higher. If SSB marks and age are both equal, the candidate with a higher percentage of marks in the qualifying degree is ranked higher |
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higher educational qualifications or previous performance play no role. Candidates within the merit list, within the stream-wise vacancies, and declared medically fit are issued Joining Letters for pre-commission training at IMA Dehradun, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria. If a candidate fails to report within 7 days of the reporting date in the Joining Letter, without the concerned Academy Adjutant's prior permission, the candidature is cancelled and a joining letter is issued to the next candidate in merit.
Type of Commission, Seniority and Training
| Grant of Commission | Selected candidates are granted a Short Service Commission on probation in the rank of Lieutenant, from the date of course commencement or the date of reporting at IMA Dehradun, whichever is later. |
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| Permanent Commission | On successful completion of training, cadets are granted Permanent Commission in the Army in the rank of Lieutenant. |
| Ante Date Seniority | Engineering Graduates of TGC entry are granted one year of ante-date seniority from the date of commission, in the rank of Lieutenant, for seniority, promotion and pay increment purposes. |
| Induction in IMA | Selected candidates are detailed for training at IMA Dehradun according to their position in the final order of merit (stream-wise), up to the number of available vacancies. Duration of training is about 12 months. |
| Marriage During Training | Candidates are not allowed to marry during training, nor to live with parents/guardians. A candidate who marries during training is discharged and is liable to refund all government expenditure on him |
a candidate who marries after applying (even if successful in the SSB and medical) is not inducted for training, and the candidature is cancelled.
| Cost of Training | Training at IMA Dehradun is at government expense. If an Officer Cadet is withdrawn from the Academy for reasons other than medical grounds or reasons beyond his control, he is liable to refund the cost of training at Rs. 20,481.96 per week (tentative |
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actual cost calculated at the time of withdrawal/resignation), as per MoD letter No. 16(1)/2017-D(GS.II) dated 15 March 2022, with an annual increment of 8%. The cost of training borne by the State is recovered from candidates withdrawing for personal reasons.
| Allocation of Arms/Services | The final allocation of Arms/Services is made prior to the Officer Cadets' passing out from IMA, at the sole discretion of the Integrated HQ of the Ministry of Defence (Army). No representation on this allocation is entertained. |
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FAQ
What is Indian Army TGC-145 Recruitment 2026?
It is the recruitment of unmarried male Engineering Graduates for the 145th Technical Graduate Course, commencing July 2027 at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, leading to Permanent Commission in the Indian Army.
How many vacancies are available in TGC-145?
There are 30 tentative vacancies: Civil-08, Computer Science-06, Electrical-02, Electronics-06, Mechanical-06, and Misc Engineering Streams-02.
What is the last date to apply for TGC-145?
The online application closes on 29 October 2026 at 1500 Hrs. It opened on 30 September 2026 at 1500 Hrs.
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