Indian Navy Sailor : Recruitment Process

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AA/ SSR/ MR/ NMR | Musicians

Recruitment of sailors in Indian Navy is application based and is carried out on the All India Merit on the basis of a Written Examination, Physical Fitness Test and Medical Examination. Recruitment publicity is carried out on all India basis through advertisements in all leading National & Regional newspapers and Employment News in December / January and June/ July every year. Publicity material is also dispatched to a large number of schools / colleges and all Zilla Sainik Boards. The local administration carries out the publicity drive in rural / backward areas through local media.

How to Apply :
The application form in the prescribed format may be typed on plain paper or downloaded from the website of Indian Navy. The forms will be published in important Newspapers. Candidates applying for more than one type of entry are required to submit separate applications. However, only one application form is to be filled for a particular entry. Choice of entry is to be clearly indicated on the application form. You can apply only for one entry between MR Cook / MR Steward/ NMR Topass in a batch. All applications for AA and SSR, MR, MUS, NMR are to be addressed to the authority promulgated and should reach the authority only through ordinary post.

The following documents should attached with the application :

Application is to be filled in capital letters with one recent Passport size photograph pasted at the top right corner and one spare recent Passport size photos with the candidate's name written on the reverse attached along with the form (In the absence of recent photograph candidate will not be allowed to appear in the examination)
Attested copy (by Gazetted officer only, indicating name, designation and phone Numbers below signature) of the following certificates:}
(i) Matric /equivalent certificate for verification of date of birth.
(ii) Mark sheet and certificate of Diploma/Higher Board examination/ Matriculation as applicable
(iii) Domicile certificate
Two self addressed envelopes of size 22 x 10 cms with Rs 10/- stamp affixed on one envelope and one envelope without stamp is to be submitted alongwith the application form.(White colour envelop for AA entry and brown colour for SSR/MR/NMR entry). On top of the envelope containing the application the Type of Entry, name of District, Percentage in exam and name of Exam passed is to be clearly written

Indian Navy conducts recruitment for enrolling sailor recruits at 34 examination centres across the country. Candidates are permitted to appear for examination at one centre for recruitment in accordance with the domicile certificate issued by the District level Government authorities.

Call-Up letters, indicating date, time and place for examination as scheduled are sent to the eligible shortlisted candidates.

The various entries for recruitment of sailors are :

Type Of Entry	Commission	Gender	Age	Eligibility Criteria
Artificer Apprentice (AA)	Non Commission	Male	17-20	10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 55% marks
Direct Entry Petty Officer (Sports) - DEPO (Sports)	Non Commission	Male	17-22	10+2 (Any Stream)
Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR)	Non Commission	Male	17-21	10+2 with Physics & Maths
Senior Secondary Recruit (Sports) - SSR (Sports)	Non Commission	Male	17-21	10+2 (Any Discipline)
Matric Recruit - MR Entry	Non Commission	Male	17-21	10th
Matric Recruit (Sports) - MR (Sports)	Non Commission	Male	17-21	10th
Musicians	Non Commission	Male	17-21	10th
Non Matric Recruit - NMR Entry	Non Commission	Male	17-21	6th
Non Matric Recruit (Sports) - NMR (Sports)	Non Commission	Male	17-21	6th

AA/ SSR/ MR/ NMR

Written Exam
Written exam will be conducted at the designated centre on the promulgated date and time. The objective type 60 minutes duration question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Mathematics and General Knowledge.

The Non Matric entry question paper will of 40 minutes duration and it comprise two sections i.e. Mathematics and General Knowledge.

The candidates are required to pass in all sections and in aggregate.

Physical Fitness Tests (PFT)
Candidates who qualify the written test are permitted to undergo PFT which consist of 1.6 Km run to be completed in 7 minutes, 25 squat ups (Uthak Baithak) and 10 Push-ups. Candidates undergoing PFT will do so at their own risk. Those who qualify PFT, are taken for Medical Examination.

Medical Test
Entry level Medical standards are different for different entries. Medical examination will be conducted by authorised military doctors as per medical standard prescribed in current regulations applicable to sailors on entry. Candidates declared temporary unfit during medical examination can avail specialist review from the specified Military hospital within a maximum period of 21 days. Those who declared permanent unfit can appeal for specialist opinion in a Military Hospital on payment of a requisite amount by Military Receivable Order (MRO) in the Government Treasury within 21 days. Medical fitness certificate from other than that of the specialist opinion in the designated Military Hospital will NOT be considered.

All the selected candidates, prior to enrolment, have to undergo a Final Enrolment Medical examination at INS Chilka (Orissa).

Musicians

The Director of Music (DOM) at INS Kunjali will be responsible for conduct of recruitment for Musician sailors as per schedule promulgated by IHQ MOD (Navy). All applications for MR (Musician) entry has to be addressed to The Commanding Officer, (for Director of Music), INS Kunjali, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005.

Application procedure and selection procedure for MR (Musician) entry is same as that of AA/ SSR/ MR/ NMR entry.

The preliminary screening and Medical examination would be carried out at following Naval Recruitment Establishments (NREs) by a team nominated by DOM.
• INS Kunjali, Mumbai
• INS Netaji Subhash, Kolkata
• INS Venduruthy, Kochi
• INS Circars, Visakhapatnam
• INS India, New Delhi