Join as an officer, jco or jawan - Eligible to apply till 42 years of age.

Join as an Officer
	Eligibility Age                  -           18 to 42 years Education          -           Graduation
Process (1)     Gainfully employed candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria can apply in response to advertisements published in leading national newspaper & The Employment News in June – July and December – January each year. Applications are to be sent to the concerned TA Group Headquarters. After processing of applications, the eligible candidates are called for Preliminary Interview Boards held at respective TA Group Headquarters (Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh,  Lucknow). Selected candidates go through the SSB Interview, Medical Board & Police Verification. The successful candidates are granted commission by the President of India.
(2)     Ex - Defence service officers may also join the TA. The required to apply directly to Additional Directorate General of Territorial Army and appear before the Board of Officers presided by the Additional Director General of Territorial Army at New Delhi . Selected Officers are to be cleared by the Medical Boards before the officer’s ar granted commission in the TA. All such officers are given the credit of their previous commissioned service on joning the Territorial Army.     Join as a Junior Commissioned Officer     Eligibility Age                  -           18 to 42 years Education          -           Graduation with NCC ‘C’ certificate                                     (for direct entry as JCO only) Process (1)     Gainfully employed civil candidates with above qualifications can join TA as direct entry JCO's.  (2)     Ex  JCO’s  or their equivalent of three services, may also join Territorial Army as JCO’s. The application forms can be taken from the   recruiting offices, TA Group Headquarters at Commands and from Area/Sub Area Headquarters. Forms duly completed to be sent to the Unit where commission is sought. (3)     All candidates will be interviewed initially by the Commanding Officer of the unit and then interviewed by the Sub Area/ Area Command Headquarters. The application of the recommended candidate will then be processed at the Addl Directorate General of Territorial Army, Army Headquarters. Join as a Jawan(Other Rank)

Eligibility

Age         -  18 to 42 years 
Education -  Matriculation 

Process

Report to unit or the Recruitment Office on designated dates for tests as

per laid down procedures. Selected candidates have to go through

the Medical Board and Police Verification.

Recruiting- Zonal- Divisions- Recruiting will be on Zonal basis as under:-

      Zone- I  The  state of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,

Punjab and the Union
     Territory of Delhi and Chandigarh .  

      Zone - II  The state of Bihar , Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh
     and Uttrakhand.  

      Zone - III  The state of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland,

Sikkim, West Bengal,
     Mizoram, Arunanchal Pradesh and UT of Andanman & Nicobar Island.          

      Zone - IV  The state of Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Kerla, Tamilandu,

Rajasthan, Maharashtra,
     Karnataka, Goa and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli,

Daman & Diu, Lakshdweep and
     Pondicherry.