Indian Army
Written Examination
Common Entrance Examination (CEE) is conducted on last Sundays of each month for recruitment of Soldiers.
It comprises of the following two papers :
(a) Paper-I – Compulsory for all soldier categories
(b) Paper-II – For Sol. Technical, Sol. ClK (GD/SKT) and Sol. Nursing Assistant.
PAPER-I It generally comprises of questions on IQ/Numerical ability general knowledge and current affairs. Duration of papers is 60 minutes. Total marks 100 Pass Marks 32.
PAPER-II Paper II (Sol Tech) – 50 marks. It generally comprises of Physics, Chemistry and Maths. Duration – 30minutes, Pass marks-16.
Paper-II (Sol ClK/SKT) – 50 marks. It generally comprises of Maths & English (Language Proficiency) Duration – 30 minutes, Pass Marks-16.
Paper-II (Sol Nursing Assistant) – 50 marks. It generally comprises of Chemistry, Botany & Biology, Duration – 30 minutes, Pass marks-16.
Note : In addition to paper I, a Sol Tech, Sol Clk/SKT and Sol Nursing Assistant has to qualify in his respective paper NCC “C” Certificate holders seeking enrollment for Sol (GD) are exempted from appearing in written examination but have to fulfill other laid down criteria.
A candidate should have robust physique and good mental health. The chest should be well developed having minimum 5 Cms expansion. Should have normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes. He should be able to read 6/6 in a distant vision chart with each eye. Colour vision should be CP-III. Should recognize red and green colors. Should have a sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points. Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.
To determine the Physical Fitness, the following tests carrying 100 marks are held:-
(a)1 Mile Run
(b)Pull Ups
(c)Balance
(d)9 Feet Ditch
The marking system is as follows:-
(a) 1 MILE RUN
(i) 5.40 Mins and below 60 Mks
(ii) 5.41 Mins to 5.50&bsp;48 Mks
(iii) 5.51 Mins to 6 .0536 Mks
(iv) 6.06 Mins to 6.20 24 Mks
(b) PULL-UPS
(i) 10 and above 40 Mks
(ii) 9 33 Mks
(iii) 8 27 Mks
(iv) 7 21 Mks
(v) 6 16 Mks
(c) BALANCE: Should be qualified and no marks are awarded.
(d) 9 Feet Ditch: Should be qualified and no marks are awarded.
(a) A candidate should have robust physique and good mental health.
(b) The chest should be well developed having a minimum of 5 Cms expansion.
(c) Should have normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes. He should be
able to read 6/6 in distance vision chart with each eye. Colour vision should be CP-III.
(d) Should have a sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
(e) Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.
(f) Should recognize red and green colors.
- Physical fitness test
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To determine the Physical Fitness, the following tests carrying 100 marks are held:-
(a)1 Mile Run
(b)Pull Ups
(c)Balance
(d)9 Feet DitchThe marking system is as follows:-
(a) 1 MILE RUN
(i) 5.40 Mins and below 60 Mks
(ii) 5.41 Mins to 5.50&bsp;48 Mks
(iii) 5.51 Mins to 6 .0536 Mks
(iv) 6.06 Mins to 6.20 24 Mks(b) PULL-UPS
(i) 10 and above 40 Mks
(ii) 9 33 Mks
(iii) 8 27 Mks
(iv) 7 21 Mks
(v) 6 16 Mks(c) BALANCE: Should be qualified and no marks are awarded.
(d) 9 Feet Ditch: Should be qualified and no marks are awarded.
- Medical Standards
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(a) A candidate should have robust physique and good mental health.
(b) The chest should be well developed having a minimum of 5 Cms expansion.
(c) Should have normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes. He should be
able to read 6/6 in distance vision chart with each eye. Colour vision should be CP-III.
(d) Should have a sufficient number of natural healthy gum and teeth i.e. minimum 14 dental points.
(e) Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.
(f) Should recognize red and green colors.
| S.No | Category | Education | Age |
| (1) | Soldier (General Duty)(All Arms) | SSLC/Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject. No percentage considered in case candidate has passed higher qualification ie 10+2 and above.
10वीं पास (45 प्रतिशत ), प्रत्येक विषय में 33 प्रतिशत अंक अथवा उच्च शिक्षा उतीण जैसे कि (10+2 ) या उससे ऊपर । |
17 ½ – 21 Yrs |
| (2) | Soldier (Technical)(Technical Arms, Artillery, Army Air Defence) | 10+2 / Intermediate Exam Pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and English with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject. (simple pass in 10+2 with requisite subjects is acceptable up to 31 Mar 2013).
10+2/समकक्ष परीक्षा पास, जिसमें भौतिकी, रसायन विज्ञान, गणित व अंग्रेजी विषय में 50 प्रतिशत कुल और 40 प्रतिशत प्रत्येक विषय में अंक प्राप्त किये हो। |
17 ½ – 23 Yrs |
| (3) | Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical(All Arms) | 10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 60% marks in aggregate and minimum 50% in each subject.
10+2 में 60 प्रतिशत, प्रत्येक विषय में 50 प्रतिशत अंक अनिवार्य । Should have studied and passed English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping in Cl X or Cl XII with 50% marks in each subject. In case of graduate with Maths and English as a subject in BSc, the stipulation of 50% in Cl X or Cl XII is waived off. In case of a graduate without English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping, he should have scored more than 40% in English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping at least once in Cl X or Cl XII. 10+2 में अंग्रेजी व गणित / अकाउंटेंसी / बुक कीपिंग विषय पढ़े हो और प्रत्येक विषय में 50 प्रतिशत अंक प्राप्त किये हो, चाहे वह कक्षा 10 हो या कक्षा 12 हो। |
17 ½ – 23 Yrs |
| (4) | Soldier Nursing Assistant(Army Medical Corps) |
10+2/Intermediate exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English with Min 50% marks in aggregate and min 40% in each subject. or in case the candidate has a BSc Degree with (Botany/Zoology/Bio-Science) and English, the stipulation of percentage in Cl-XII is waived off. However, the candidate should have studied all the four specified subjects in Cl XII also. 10+2 / समकक्ष परीक्षा पास, जिसमें भौतिकी, रसायन विज्ञान, जीव विज्ञान और अंग्रेजी विषय में 50 प्रतिशत कुल और 40 प्रतिशत प्रत्येक विषय में अंक प्राप्त किये हो अथवा अगर बी.एस.सी. डिग्री (बनस्सति शास्त्र, जीव विज्ञान, जन्तु विज्ञान) और अंग्रेजी विषय से किया हो तो 12वीं कक्षा के वांछित प्रतिशत की। आवश्यकतानहीं है परन्तु ऊपर लिखे हुए सभी विषय कक्षा 12 में पढ़ हो । |
17 ½ –23 Yrs |
| (5) | Soldier Tradesmen(All Arms) | 10th/ITI (except Syce. Mess Keeper and House Keeper-who may be 8thpass). | 17 ½ – 23 Yrs |
| (6) | Soldier General Duty (Matric Simple Pass)(All Arms) | 10th Simple pass. | 17 ½ – 21Yrs |
| (7) | Surveyor Auto Carto(Engineers) | BA/BSc with Maths. Must have also passed 12th class(10+2) or equivalent with Maths and Science as main subjects. | 20-25 Yrs |
| (8) | Junior Commissioned OfficerReligious Teacher(All Arms) | Graduate in any discipline. In addition requisite qualification in his own religious denomination. | 27-34 Yrs |
| (9) | Junior Commissioned Officer Catering(Army Service Corps) | 10+2 or equivalent exam and Diploma/Certificate Course of a duration of one year or more in Cookery/Hotel Management and Catering Tech from a recognized University / Food Craft Institute. AICTE recognition is not mandatory. | 21-27 Yrs |
| (10) | Havildar Education(Army Education Corps) | Group X – MA/MSc/MCA or BA/BSc/BCA/B Sc (IT) with B EdGroup Y – BSc/BA/BCA/B Sc (IT) (w/o B Ed.) | 20-25 Yrs |
- The entire country has been divided into six regions namely; Western Plains Region, Eastern Plains Region, Central Region, Southern Region, Western Himalayan Region and Eastern Himalayan Region. The minimum physical standards for the various regions are as follows:-
| Regions | States | Height (Cms) | Chest(Cms) | Wt(Kgs) | ||
| Sol GD & Tdn | Sol Tech/ NA | Clk/SKT | ||||
| Western Himalayan Region | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter-State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road Mukerian, Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar, and Chandigarh), Garhwal and Kumaon (Uttrakhand) | 166 | 163 | 162 | 77 | 48 |
| Eastern Himalayan Region | Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts) | 160 | 157 | 160 | 77 | 48 |
| Western Plains Region | Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh (Meerut and Agra Division) | 170 | 170 | 162 | 77 | 50 |
| Eastern Plains Region | Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Orissa | 169 | 169 | 162 | 77 | 50 |
| Central Region | Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu | 168 | 167 | 162 | *77 | 50 |
| Southern Region | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, and Puducherry | 166 | 165 | 162 | 77 | 50 |
* Dispensation in chest measurement of 01 cm has been granted for Sol Tech cat in the Central Region.
- Minimum Educational Qualification and Age Criteria
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S.No Category Education Age (1) Soldier (General Duty)(All Arms) SSLC/Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject. No percentage considered in case candidate has passed higher qualification ie 10+2 and above. 10वीं पास (45 प्रतिशत ), प्रत्येक विषय में 33 प्रतिशत अंक अथवा उच्च शिक्षा उतीण जैसे कि (10+2 ) या उससे ऊपर ।
17 ½ – 21 Yrs (2) Soldier (Technical)(Technical Arms, Artillery, Army Air Defence) 10+2 / Intermediate Exam Pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and English with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject. (simple pass in 10+2 with requisite subjects is acceptable up to 31 Mar 2013). 10+2/समकक्ष परीक्षा पास, जिसमें भौतिकी, रसायन विज्ञान, गणित व अंग्रेजी विषय में 50 प्रतिशत कुल और 40 प्रतिशत प्रत्येक विषय में अंक प्राप्त किये हो।
17 ½ – 23 Yrs (3) Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical(All Arms) 10+2 / Intermediate Exam pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 60% marks in aggregate and minimum 50% in each subject. 10+2 में 60 प्रतिशत, प्रत्येक विषय में 50 प्रतिशत अंक अनिवार्य ।
Should have studied and passed English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping in Cl X or Cl XII with 50% marks in each subject. In case of graduate with Maths and English as a subject in BSc, the stipulation of 50% in Cl X or Cl XII is waived off. In case of a graduate without English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping, he should have scored more than 40% in English and Maths/Accts/Book Keeping at least once in Cl X or Cl XII.
10+2 में अंग्रेजी व गणित / अकाउंटेंसी / बुक कीपिंग विषय पढ़े हो और प्रत्येक विषय में 50 प्रतिशत अंक प्राप्त किये हो, चाहे वह कक्षा 10 हो या कक्षा 12 हो।
17 ½ – 23 Yrs (4) Soldier Nursing Assistant(Army Medical Corps) 10+2/Intermediate exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English with Min 50% marks in aggregate and min 40% in each subject. or in case the candidate has a BSc Degree with (Botany/Zoology/Bio-Science) and English, the stipulation of percentage in Cl-XII is waived off. However, the candidate should have studied all the four specified subjects in Cl XII also.
10+2 / समकक्ष परीक्षा पास, जिसमें भौतिकी, रसायन विज्ञान, जीव विज्ञान और अंग्रेजी विषय में 50 प्रतिशत कुल और 40 प्रतिशत प्रत्येक विषय में अंक प्राप्त किये हो अथवा अगर बी.एस.सी. डिग्री (बनस्सति शास्त्र, जीव विज्ञान, जन्तु विज्ञान) और अंग्रेजी विषय से किया हो तो 12वीं कक्षा के वांछित प्रतिशत की। आवश्यकतानहीं है परन्तु ऊपर लिखे हुए सभी विषय कक्षा 12 में पढ़ हो ।
17 ½ –23 Yrs (5) Soldier Tradesmen(All Arms) 10th/ITI (except Syce. Mess Keeper and House Keeper-who may be 8thpass). 17 ½ – 23 Yrs (6) Soldier General Duty (Matric Simple Pass)(All Arms) 10th Simple pass. 17 ½ – 21Yrs (7) Surveyor Auto Carto(Engineers) BA/BSc with Maths. Must have also passed 12th class(10+2) or equivalent with Maths and Science as main subjects. 20-25 Yrs (8) Junior Commissioned OfficerReligious Teacher(All Arms) Graduate in any discipline. In addition requisite qualification in his own religious denomination. 27-34 Yrs (9) Junior Commissioned Officer Catering(Army Service Corps) 10+2 or equivalent exam and Diploma/Certificate Course of a duration of one year or more in Cookery/Hotel Management and Catering Tech from a recognized University / Food Craft Institute. AICTE recognition is not mandatory. 21-27 Yrs (10) Havildar Education(Army Education Corps) Group X – MA/MSc/MCA or BA/BSc/BCA/B Sc (IT) with B EdGroup Y – BSc/BA/BCA/B Sc (IT) (w/o B Ed.) 20-25 Yrs - Standard Minimum Height, Unexpanded chest and Weight of recruits at the time of enrollment for all Categories
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- The entire country has been divided into six regions namely; Western Plains Region, Eastern Plains Region, Central Region, Southern Region, Western Himalayan Region and Eastern Himalayan Region. The minimum physical standards for the various regions are as follows:-
Regions States Height (Cms) Chest(Cms) Wt(Kgs) Sol GD & Tdn Sol Tech/ NA Clk/SKT Western Himalayan Region Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter-State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East of Road Mukerian, Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar, and Chandigarh), Garhwal and Kumaon (Uttrakhand) 166 163 162 77 48 Eastern Himalayan Region Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts) 160 157 160 77 48 Western Plains Region Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh (Meerut and Agra Division) 170 170 162 77 50 Eastern Plains Region Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Orissa 169 169 162 77 50 Central Region Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu 168 167 162 *77 50 Southern Region Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, and Puducherry 166 165 162 77 50 * Dispensation in chest measurement of 01 cm has been granted for Sol Tech cat in the Central Region.
2. Minimum physical standards as given below will apply to the followings:-
| Height(Cms) | Chest(Cms) | Weight(Kgs) | |||
| (a) | Ladakhi | 157 | 77 | 50 | |
| (b) | Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian | 160 | 77 | 48 | |
| (c) | Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group including Minicoy:- | ||||
| (i) Settlers | 165 | 77 | 50 | ||
| (ii) Locals | 155 | 77 | 50 | ||
| (d) | Tribals of recognized tribal areas | 162 | 77 | 48 | |
| (e) | The Brigade of Guards | 173 | 77 | 50 | |
| (f) | Medium Artillery | 170 | 77 | 50 | |
| (g) | Corps of Military Police | 173 | 77 | 50 | |
| *(h) | Clk (SD)/SKT | 162 | 77 | 50 | |
| (j) | RT JCO | 160 | 77 | 50 | |
| (k) | Soldier Tradesmen | Minimum physical standards of the regions given above, minus 1 Cm chest and 2 Kg weight. Ht criteria would be at par with Sol GD as relevant to the region. | |||
| (l) | JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor Auto Cartographer (Engr Gp) / Havildar Education | As applicable to soldier General Duty for various regions. | |||
Note:– * Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2(h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those regions.
3. The following categories will be permitted relaxations in physical standards as mentioned against each:-
| Height(Cms) | Chest(Cms) | Weight(Kgs) | |||
| (a) | SOS, SOEX, SOWW, and Widow of Ex-Servicemen Adopted Son/Son-in-Law of a War Widow, if she has no son and including a legally adopted the son of serving Sol/Ex-Servicemen | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| (b) | Outstanding Sportsmen (National/ State & those who represented District / College / School in State / University / Board Championship & earned 1st/2nd position) | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| (c) | For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in a traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Rtg (States) or Centre Commandants | NIL | NIL | 2 | |
FOR SOL (GD) CAT
- The following have been granted dispensation : (Effective from 01 Oct 2010 to 31 Mar 2013)
(a) Class X Simple Pass (instead of 45% aggregate and 32% in each subject)
(i) J & K State: (Less Jammu, Sambha & Kathua dist) and Ladakh Region incl Kargil Distt.
(ii) Uttrakhand State: Batwari Tehsil of Uttarkashi distt, Okhimath Tehsil of Rudraprayag distt, Joshimath Tehsil of Chamoli distt, Berinag, Didihat, Dharchula and Munsiari Tehsils of Pithoragarh district.
(iii) Himachal Pradesh: Dist of Kinnaur, Lahul – Spiti.
(iv) Gujarat State: Rapar and Lakhpat Tehsils of Kutch distt.
(v) NE States: State of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya.
(vi) Rajasthan State: Jaisalmer and Barmer Distt and Shergarh, Osian and Phalaudi Tehsils of Jodhpur distt.
(vii) Punjab State: Candidates from Punjab who are domiciled within an aerial distance of 20 Kms from the International Border (IB).
(viii) Andaman & Nicobar Group of Islands: Settlers.
(ix) Class / Community: All Gorkhas (Nepalese and Indian).
(b) Class VIII pass.
(i) J & K State: Ladakh Region including Kargil district.
(ii) Sikkim State
(iii) Andaman & Nicobar Group of Islands: Tribals and Aboriginals.
(iv) Lakshadweep & Nicobar Group of Islands
(v) NE States: States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh.
(vi) Class / Community: Scheduled Tribes from all States of India.
- The following Bonus Marks will be awarded on qualifying in the written examination to under mentioned categories :-
| Sr. No. | Category | Sol GD (Total Maximum Marks 200) | Sol Clk / SKT, Sol Tech, Sol NA (Total Maximum Marks 150) | Tradesman (Total maximum Marks 200) |
| (a) | SOS / SOEX / SOWW / SOW (One son only) | 20 Marks | 20 Marks | 20 Marks |
| (b) | Sportsmen (National / State level) | 20 Marks | 20 Marks | 20 Marks |
| (c) | NCC `A’ Cert | 05 Marks | 05 Marks | 05 Marks |
| (d) | NCC `B’ Cert | 10 Marks | 10 Marks | 10 Marks |
| (e) | NCC `C’ Cert | Exempted from CEE | 15 Marks | Exempted from CEE |
| (f) | Candidates having O+ level Computer Cert issued by the DOEACC Society | — | 15 Marks (For Sol Clk / SKT only) | — |
Note:–
- The above marks are fixed depending upon the eligibility of a candidate and have no relation to his performance in CEE.
- Only one type of Bonus Marks (Max of the permissible) will be added to the total. To elaborate, for Soldier General Duty, son of Ex-servicemen with NCC`B’ Certificate will get 20 Marks only and not 20+10 = 30 Marks.
| Sr. No. | HQ Rtg Zone | STATE, UNION TERRITORY, AND DISTRICTS |
| HQ RTG ZONE, AMBALA | HARYANA, (EXCEPT DISTTS OF GURGAON, FARIDABAD, MEWAT AND PALWAL) HIMACHAL PRADESH AND CHANDIGARH | |
| HARYANA (Except Districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mewat, and Palwal) | ||
| 1. | RO (HQ), Ambala | Districts of Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Union Territory of Chandigarh, Yamunanagar, Panchkula. |
| 2. | ARO, Rohtak | Districts of Rohtak, Sonipat, Jhajjar and Panipat. |
| 3. | ARO, Hissar | Districts of Hissar, Sirsa, Jind, Fatehabad, and Kaithal. |
| 4. | ARO, Charkhi Dadri | Districts of Mohindergarh, Bhiwani, and Rewari. |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | ||
| 5. | ARO, Palampur | Districts of Chamba and Kangra. |
| 6. | ARO, Hamirpur | Districts of Hamirpur, Una, and Bilaspur. |
| 7. | ARO, Shimla | Districts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaour, and Kinnaur. |
| 8. | ARO, Mandi | Districts of Mandi, Kullu and Lahaul Spiti Sub Division. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, BANGALORE | KARNATAKA, KERALA AND UNION TERRITORY OF MAHE & LAKSHADWEEP | |
| KARNATAKA | ||
| 9. | RO (HQ), Bangalore | Districts of Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Kolar, Chamrajnagar, Mysore, Mandya, Tumkur, Ramanagara, Chikaballapura, Bagalkot, Gadag and Haveri. |
| 10. | ARO, Belgaum | Districts of Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bellary, Koppal and Yadgir. |
| 11. | ARO, Mangalore | Districts of Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Uttar Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga, Udupi, Chitradurga, Davangere, Bijapur and Dharwad. |
| 12. | ARO, Trivandrum | Districts of Trivandrum, Kollam, Alleppey, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta. |
| 13. | ARO, Calicut | Districts of Calicut, Kasargod, Palghat, Malappuram, Wynad, Cannanore, Trichur and UTs Mahe and Lakshadweep. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, CHENNAI | TAMILNADU, ANDHRA PRADESH, UT OF PUDUCHERRY AND ANDAMAN & NICOBAR GROUP OF ISLANDS) | |
| TAMILNADU | ||
| 14. | RO (HQ), Chennai | Districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Cuddalore, Viluppuram and Tiruvannamalai.UT of Puducherry. District of Puducherry. Andaman and Nicobar Group of Islands. District of Andaman and Nicobar. |
| 15. | ARO, Tiruchirapalli | District of Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Pudukottai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Kanniyakumari, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur. UT of Puducherry. District of Karaikal |
| 16. | ARO, Coimbatore | District of Coimbatore, Salem, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Madurai, Theni, Dharmapuri, Erode, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, and Tiruppur. |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | ||
| 17. | ARO, Secunderabad | District of Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mehbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warangal, Khammam and Ranga Reddy. |
| 18. | ARO, Guntur | Districts of Guntur, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Nellore, Prakasham, Anantapur and Chittoor. |
| 19. | ARO, Vishakapatnam | Districts of Vishakapatnam, Srikakulam, East and West Godawari, Vizainagaram and Krishna (Vijaywada). UT of Puducherry. Districts of Yanam. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, DANAPUR | BIHAR AND JHARKHAND | |
| BIHAR | ||
| 20. | RO (HQ), Danapur | Districts of Patna, Bhojpur, Vaishali, Saran (Chhapra), Buxer, Siwan and Gopalganj. |
| 21. | ARO, Muzaffarpur | Districts of Muzaffarpur, Dharbhanga, Madhubani, East and West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Samastipur and Sheohar. |
| 23. | ARO, Katihar | Districts of Katihar, Saharsha (Kosi), Bhagalpur, Munger, Madhepura, Purnea, Banka, Araria, Kishanganj, Supaul, Khagaria and Begusarai. |
| JHARKHAND | ||
| 24. | ARO, Ranchi | Districts of Ranchi, East and West Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Giridhih, Gumla, Lohardaga, Chatra, Bokaro, Koderma, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtada, Saraikela, Simdega, Godda, Sahebgang, Pakur, Jamtara, Palamu, Garwah, Latehar and Khunti. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, JABALPUR | MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH | |
| MADHYA PRADESH | ||
| 25. | RO (HQ), Jabalpur | Districts of Jabalpur, Shahdol, Mandla, Balaghat, Rewa, Satna, Narsinghpur, Seoni, Sidhi, Katni, Dindori, Umaria, Annupur, Panna and Damoh. |
| 26. | ARO, Gwalior | Districts of Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Datia, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Guna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur and Ashok Nagar. |
| 27. | ARO, Mhow | Districts of Indore, Dewas, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Ujjain, Neemuch, Burhanpur, Badwani, Khargone and Khandwa. |
| 28. | ARO, Bhopal | Districts of Bhopal, Sehore, Raisen, Saugor, Harda, Chhindwara, Betul, Hoshangabad, Vidisha, Rajgarh and Shajapur. |
| CHHATISGARH | ||
| 29. | ARO, Raipur | Districts of Raipur, Raigarh, Sarguja, Rajnandgaon, Korba, Dhamtari, Durg, Bilaspur, Baster, Mahasamund, Jangir Champa, Jashpur, Dantewada, Kanker, Kawardha, Korea Champa and Bijapur. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, JAIPUR | RAJASTHAN | |
| 30. | RO (HQ), Jaipur | Districts of Jaipur, Nagaur, Sikar and Tonk. |
| 31. | ARO, Alwar | Districts of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Dholpur, Karauli and Sawaimadhopur. |
| 32. | ARO, Jhujhunu | Districts of Jhunjhunu, Churu, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Sriganganagar and Jaisalmer. |
| 33. | ARO, Jodhpur | Districts of Jodhpur, Pali, Sirohi, Jalaur, Barmer, Udaipur, Dungarpur and Banswara. |
| 34. | ARO, Kota | Districts of Kota, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Baren, Rajsamand, Jhalwar, Ajmer and Bhilwara. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, JALANDHAR | PUNJAB AND JAMMU & KASHMIR | |
| PUNJAB | ||
| 35. | RO (HQ), Jalandhar | Districts of Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Nawashahar. |
| 36. | ARO, Amritsar | Districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran. |
| 37. | ARO, Ferozpur | Districts of Ferozpur, Faridkot, Bhatinda and Muktsar. |
| 38. | ARO, Patiala | Districts of Patiala, Sangur, Fatehgarh Sahib and Mansa. |
| 39. | ARO, Ludhiana | Districts of Ludhiana, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Moga. |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | ||
| 40. | ARO, Jammu | Districts of Jammu, Kathua, Poonch, Udhampur, Doda, Rajouri, Samba, Ramban, Reasi and Kistwar. |
| 41. | ARO, Srinagar | Districts of Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramula, Pulwama, Badgam, Kupwara, Kargil, Leh, Sopian, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Padam. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, KOLKATA | WEST BENGAL, SIKKIM AND ORISSA | |
| WEST BENGAL | ||
| 42. | RO (HQ), Kolkata | Districts of 24 Parganas (South), Kolkata, Midnapore (both East and West) and Howrah. |
| 43. | ARO, Siliguri | Districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Darjeeling & State of Sikkim. |
| 44. | ARO, Barrackpore Cantt | Districts of 24 Parganas (North), Hoogly, Bankura and Purulia. |
| 45. | ARO, Behrampore | Districts of Murshidabad, Burdwan, Nadia and Birbhum. |
| ORISSA | ||
| 46. | ARO, Cuttack | Districts of Cuttack, Puri, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Khurda and Nayagarh. |
| 47. | ARO, Sambalpur | Districts of Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Bargarh, Angul, Deogarh, Jharsugura, Sonapur, Bolangir and Dhenkanal. |
| 48. | ARO, Gopalpur Cantt | Districts of Kalahandi, Koraput, Boudh, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Nowapada, Nowrangpur, Kandhamal (Bhulbani) Rayagada and Ganjam. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, LUCKNOW | UTTAR PRADESH AND UTTARAKHAND | |
| UTTAR PRADESH | ||
| 49. | RO (HQ), Lucknow | Districts of Lucknow, Gonda, Unnao, Kanpur Dehat, Barabanki, Kanpur Nagar, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakut, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya and Kannauj. |
| 50. | ARO, Meerut | Districts of Meerut, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Bagpat, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Moradabad and Rampur. |
| 51. | ARO, Bareilly | Districts of Bareilly, Badaun, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Khiri, Farrukhabad, Bahraich, Shravasti and Balrampur. |
| 52. | ARO, Agra | Districts of Agra, Mathura, Etawah, Jhansi, Jalaun, Firozabad, Lalitpur, Mainpuri, Maha Maya Nagar, Etah and Aligarh. |
| 53. | ARO, Varanasi | Districts of Mirzapur, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Sant Ravi Das Nagar, Azamgarh, Balia, Gorakhpur, Mau, Sonbhadra, Chandauli and Deoria. |
| 54. | ARO, Amethi | Districts of Raebareli, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Koshambi, Ambedkar Nagar, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sidharth Nagar, Kushinagar, and Maharajganj. |
| UTTARAKHAND | ||
| 55. | ARO, Lansdowne | Districts of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi, Rudra Prayag, Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal and Haridwar. |
| 56. | ARO, Almora | Districts of Almora, Bageshwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital. |
| 57. | ARO, Pithoragarh | Districts of Pithoragarh and Chambhawat. |
| HQ RTG ZONE, PUNE | MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT AND UNION TERRITORIES OF DAMAN, DIU, DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI AND GOA | |
| MAHARASHTRA | ||
| 58. | RO (HQ), Pune | Districts of Pune, Ahmednagar, Osmanabad, Beed and Latur. |
| 59. | ARO, Mumbai | Districts of Mumbai, Thane, Nasik, Mumbai, Suburb and Raigad. |
| 60. | ARO, Nagpur | District of Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Yavatmal, Akola, Amaravati, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia and Washim. |
| 61. | ARO, Kolhapur | District of Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Sholapur and State of Goa. |
| 62. | ARO, Aurangabad | Districts of Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nanded, Jalna, Buldana, Hingoli, Nandurbar, Dhule and Jalgaon. |
| GUJARAT | ||
| 63. | ARO, Ahmedabad | Districts of Baroda, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Surat, Valsad, Bharuch, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Anand, Dahod, Narmada, Navasari, Patan, Panchmahal, Dang, Banaskanatha, Gandhinagar and Tapi. Daman (Union Territory) & Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) |
| 64. | ARO, Jamnagar | Districts of Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Junagarh, Bhuj, Surendranagar and Porbandar. Diu (Union Territory) |
| HQ RTG ZONE, SHILLONG | ASSAM, MEGHALAYA, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, NAGALAND, MANIPUR AND TRIPURA | |
| 65. | RO (HQ), Shillong | MEGHALAYA Districts of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, Ri Bhoi, East GARO Hills, South GARO Hills and West GARO Hills.ASSAM Morigaon, Nagaon and Sonitpur. |
| 66. | ARO, Jorhat | ARUNACHAL PRADESH Districts of West and East Siang, Dibang, Valley, Lohit, Tirap, Changland, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, Tawang, East Kameng, West Kameng, Upper Siang, Kurung Kamang, Papumpare, Anjan Hawai and Lower Dibang Valley.ASSAM. Jorhat, Tinsukia, Sibsagar, Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Golaghat and Karbi Anglong. |
| 67. | ARO, Narangi | ASSAM Districts of Barpeta, Goalpara, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang. |
| 68. | ARO, Rangapahar | NAGALAND. Districts of Kohima, Phek, Mon, Zunheboto, Wokha, Mokouchung, Tuensang, Dimapur, Pern, Kephere and Longleng.MANIPUR. Ukhrul, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Churachandpur, Tamenglong, Senapati, Chandel, Imphal East and Imphal West |
| 69. | ARO, Silchar | ASSAM. Districts of Cachar, North Cachar Hills, Karimganj and Hailakandi.TRIPURA. West Tripura, North Tripura, South Tripura and Dhalai. |
| 70. | ARO, Aizawl | MIZORAM. Districts of Aizawl, Lunglei, Mamit, Chhimtuipui, Lawngtalai, Champai, Serchhip and Kolasib. |
| GRD KUNRAGHAT (GORAKHPUR) | NEPAL | |
| 71. | GRD, Kunraghat | Anchals of Mahakali, Seti, Bheri, Rapti, Karnali, Dhaulagiri, Lumbini, Gandaki, Narayani and Bagmati of Nepal. |
| 72. | GRD, Ghoom | NNG from Eastern Nepal to include Anchals of Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi & ING from Darjeeling District (Except Kalimpong Sub Division). |
| IRO, DELHI CANTT | DELHI AND DISTRICTS OF GURGAON, FARIDABAD, MEWAT, AND PALWAL OF HARYANA STATE | |
| 73. | IRO, Delhi Cantt | DELHI. The State of Delhi. HARYANA. Districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mewat, and Palwal. |
- Special Physical Standards
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2. Minimum physical standards as given below will apply to the followings:-
Height(Cms) Chest(Cms) Weight(Kgs) (a) Ladakhi 157 77 50 (b) Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian 160 77 48 (c) Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group including Minicoy:- (i) Settlers 165 77 50 (ii) Locals 155 77 50 (d) Tribals of recognized tribal areas 162 77 48 (e) The Brigade of Guards 173 77 50 (f) Medium Artillery 170 77 50 (g) Corps of Military Police 173 77 50 *(h) Clk (SD)/SKT 162 77 50 (j) RT JCO 160 77 50 (k) Soldier Tradesmen Minimum physical standards of the regions given above, minus 1 Cm chest and 2 Kg weight. Ht criteria would be at par with Sol GD as relevant to the region. (l) JCO Catering (ASC) / Surveyor Auto Cartographer (Engr Gp) / Havildar Education As applicable to soldier General Duty for various regions. Note:– * Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Para 2(h) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those regions.
- Relaxations in Physical Standards
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3. The following categories will be permitted relaxations in physical standards as mentioned against each:-
Height(Cms) Chest(Cms) Weight(Kgs) (a) SOS, SOEX, SOWW, and Widow of Ex-Servicemen Adopted Son/Son-in-Law of a War Widow, if she has no son and including a legally adopted the son of serving Sol/Ex-Servicemen 2 1 2 (b) Outstanding Sportsmen (National/ State & those who represented District / College / School in State / University / Board Championship & earned 1st/2nd position) 2 3 5 (c) For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in a traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Rtg (States) or Centre Commandants NIL NIL 2 - Dispensation in Educational Qualification
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FOR SOL (GD) CAT
- The following have been granted dispensation : (Effective from 01 Oct 2010 to 31 Mar 2013)
(a) Class X Simple Pass (instead of 45% aggregate and 32% in each subject)
(i) J & K State: (Less Jammu, Sambha & Kathua dist) and Ladakh Region incl Kargil Distt.
(ii) Uttrakhand State: Batwari Tehsil of Uttarkashi distt, Okhimath Tehsil of Rudraprayag distt, Joshimath Tehsil of Chamoli distt, Berinag, Didihat, Dharchula and Munsiari Tehsils of Pithoragarh district.
(iii) Himachal Pradesh: Dist of Kinnaur, Lahul – Spiti.
(iv) Gujarat State: Rapar and Lakhpat Tehsils of Kutch distt.
(v) NE States: State of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya.
(vi) Rajasthan State: Jaisalmer and Barmer Distt and Shergarh, Osian and Phalaudi Tehsils of Jodhpur distt.
(vii) Punjab State: Candidates from Punjab who are domiciled within an aerial distance of 20 Kms from the International Border (IB).
(viii) Andaman & Nicobar Group of Islands: Settlers.
(ix) Class / Community: All Gorkhas (Nepalese and Indian).
(b) Class VIII pass.
(i) J & K State: Ladakh Region including Kargil district.
(ii) Sikkim State
(iii) Andaman & Nicobar Group of Islands: Tribals and Aboriginals.
(iv) Lakshadweep & Nicobar Group of Islands
(v) NE States: States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh.
(vi) Class / Community: Scheduled Tribes from all States of India.
- Grant of additional bonus marks
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- The following Bonus Marks will be awarded on qualifying in the written examination to under mentioned categories :-
Sr. No. Category Sol GD (Total Maximum Marks 200) Sol Clk / SKT, Sol Tech, Sol NA (Total Maximum Marks 150) Tradesman (Total maximum Marks 200) (a) SOS / SOEX / SOWW / SOW (One son only) 20 Marks 20 Marks 20 Marks (b) Sportsmen (National / State level) 20 Marks 20 Marks 20 Marks (c) NCC `A’ Cert 05 Marks 05 Marks 05 Marks (d) NCC `B’ Cert 10 Marks 10 Marks 10 Marks (e) NCC `C’ Cert Exempted from CEE 15 Marks Exempted from CEE (f) Candidates having O+ level Computer Cert issued by the DOEACC Society — 15 Marks (For Sol Clk / SKT only) — Note:–
- The above marks are fixed depending upon the eligibility of a candidate and have no relation to his performance in CEE.
- Only one type of Bonus Marks (Max of the permissible) will be added to the total. To elaborate, for Soldier General Duty, son of Ex-servicemen with NCC`B’ Certificate will get 20 Marks only and not 20+10 = 30 Marks.
- Details of HQ RTG Zones and Army Recruiting Offices
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Sr. No. HQ Rtg Zone STATE, UNION TERRITORY, AND DISTRICTS HQ RTG ZONE, AMBALA HARYANA, (EXCEPT DISTTS OF GURGAON, FARIDABAD, MEWAT AND PALWAL) HIMACHAL PRADESH AND CHANDIGARH HARYANA (Except Districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mewat, and Palwal) 1. RO (HQ), Ambala Districts of Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Union Territory of Chandigarh, Yamunanagar, Panchkula. 2. ARO, Rohtak Districts of Rohtak, Sonipat, Jhajjar and Panipat. 3. ARO, Hissar Districts of Hissar, Sirsa, Jind, Fatehabad, and Kaithal. 4. ARO, Charkhi Dadri Districts of Mohindergarh, Bhiwani, and Rewari. HIMACHAL PRADESH 5. ARO, Palampur Districts of Chamba and Kangra. 6. ARO, Hamirpur Districts of Hamirpur, Una, and Bilaspur. 7. ARO, Shimla Districts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaour, and Kinnaur. 8. ARO, Mandi Districts of Mandi, Kullu and Lahaul Spiti Sub Division. HQ RTG ZONE, BANGALORE KARNATAKA, KERALA AND UNION TERRITORY OF MAHE & LAKSHADWEEP KARNATAKA 9. RO (HQ), Bangalore Districts of Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Kolar, Chamrajnagar, Mysore, Mandya, Tumkur, Ramanagara, Chikaballapura, Bagalkot, Gadag and Haveri. 10. ARO, Belgaum Districts of Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bellary, Koppal and Yadgir. 11. ARO, Mangalore Districts of Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Uttar Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga, Udupi, Chitradurga, Davangere, Bijapur and Dharwad. 12. ARO, Trivandrum Districts of Trivandrum, Kollam, Alleppey, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta. 13. ARO, Calicut Districts of Calicut, Kasargod, Palghat, Malappuram, Wynad, Cannanore, Trichur and UTs Mahe and Lakshadweep. HQ RTG ZONE, CHENNAI TAMILNADU, ANDHRA PRADESH, UT OF PUDUCHERRY AND ANDAMAN & NICOBAR GROUP OF ISLANDS) TAMILNADU 14. RO (HQ), Chennai Districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Cuddalore, Viluppuram and Tiruvannamalai.UT of Puducherry. District of Puducherry. Andaman and Nicobar Group of Islands. District of Andaman and Nicobar. 15. ARO, Tiruchirapalli District of Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Pudukottai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Kanniyakumari, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur. UT of Puducherry. District of Karaikal 16. ARO, Coimbatore District of Coimbatore, Salem, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Madurai, Theni, Dharmapuri, Erode, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, and Tiruppur. ANDHRA PRADESH 17. ARO, Secunderabad District of Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mehbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warangal, Khammam and Ranga Reddy. 18. ARO, Guntur Districts of Guntur, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Nellore, Prakasham, Anantapur and Chittoor. 19. ARO, Vishakapatnam Districts of Vishakapatnam, Srikakulam, East and West Godawari, Vizainagaram and Krishna (Vijaywada). UT of Puducherry. Districts of Yanam. HQ RTG ZONE, DANAPUR BIHAR AND JHARKHAND BIHAR 20. RO (HQ), Danapur Districts of Patna, Bhojpur, Vaishali, Saran (Chhapra), Buxer, Siwan and Gopalganj. 21. ARO, Muzaffarpur Districts of Muzaffarpur, Dharbhanga, Madhubani, East and West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Samastipur and Sheohar. 23. ARO, Katihar Districts of Katihar, Saharsha (Kosi), Bhagalpur, Munger, Madhepura, Purnea, Banka, Araria, Kishanganj, Supaul, Khagaria and Begusarai. JHARKHAND 24. ARO, Ranchi Districts of Ranchi, East and West Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Giridhih, Gumla, Lohardaga, Chatra, Bokaro, Koderma, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtada, Saraikela, Simdega, Godda, Sahebgang, Pakur, Jamtara, Palamu, Garwah, Latehar and Khunti. HQ RTG ZONE, JABALPUR MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH MADHYA PRADESH 25. RO (HQ), Jabalpur Districts of Jabalpur, Shahdol, Mandla, Balaghat, Rewa, Satna, Narsinghpur, Seoni, Sidhi, Katni, Dindori, Umaria, Annupur, Panna and Damoh. 26. ARO, Gwalior Districts of Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Datia, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Guna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur and Ashok Nagar. 27. ARO, Mhow Districts of Indore, Dewas, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Ujjain, Neemuch, Burhanpur, Badwani, Khargone and Khandwa. 28. ARO, Bhopal Districts of Bhopal, Sehore, Raisen, Saugor, Harda, Chhindwara, Betul, Hoshangabad, Vidisha, Rajgarh and Shajapur. CHHATISGARH 29. ARO, Raipur Districts of Raipur, Raigarh, Sarguja, Rajnandgaon, Korba, Dhamtari, Durg, Bilaspur, Baster, Mahasamund, Jangir Champa, Jashpur, Dantewada, Kanker, Kawardha, Korea Champa and Bijapur. HQ RTG ZONE, JAIPUR RAJASTHAN 30. RO (HQ), Jaipur Districts of Jaipur, Nagaur, Sikar and Tonk. 31. ARO, Alwar Districts of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Dholpur, Karauli and Sawaimadhopur. 32. ARO, Jhujhunu Districts of Jhunjhunu, Churu, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Sriganganagar and Jaisalmer. 33. ARO, Jodhpur Districts of Jodhpur, Pali, Sirohi, Jalaur, Barmer, Udaipur, Dungarpur and Banswara. 34. ARO, Kota Districts of Kota, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Baren, Rajsamand, Jhalwar, Ajmer and Bhilwara. HQ RTG ZONE, JALANDHAR PUNJAB AND JAMMU & KASHMIR PUNJAB 35. RO (HQ), Jalandhar Districts of Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Nawashahar. 36. ARO, Amritsar Districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran. 37. ARO, Ferozpur Districts of Ferozpur, Faridkot, Bhatinda and Muktsar. 38. ARO, Patiala Districts of Patiala, Sangur, Fatehgarh Sahib and Mansa. 39. ARO, Ludhiana Districts of Ludhiana, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Moga. JAMMU & KASHMIR 40. ARO, Jammu Districts of Jammu, Kathua, Poonch, Udhampur, Doda, Rajouri, Samba, Ramban, Reasi and Kistwar. 41. ARO, Srinagar Districts of Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramula, Pulwama, Badgam, Kupwara, Kargil, Leh, Sopian, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Padam. HQ RTG ZONE, KOLKATA WEST BENGAL, SIKKIM AND ORISSA WEST BENGAL 42. RO (HQ), Kolkata Districts of 24 Parganas (South), Kolkata, Midnapore (both East and West) and Howrah. 43. ARO, Siliguri Districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Darjeeling & State of Sikkim. 44. ARO, Barrackpore Cantt Districts of 24 Parganas (North), Hoogly, Bankura and Purulia. 45. ARO, Behrampore Districts of Murshidabad, Burdwan, Nadia and Birbhum. ORISSA 46. ARO, Cuttack Districts of Cuttack, Puri, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Khurda and Nayagarh. 47. ARO, Sambalpur Districts of Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Bargarh, Angul, Deogarh, Jharsugura, Sonapur, Bolangir and Dhenkanal. 48. ARO, Gopalpur Cantt Districts of Kalahandi, Koraput, Boudh, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Nowapada, Nowrangpur, Kandhamal (Bhulbani) Rayagada and Ganjam. HQ RTG ZONE, LUCKNOW UTTAR PRADESH AND UTTARAKHAND UTTAR PRADESH 49. RO (HQ), Lucknow Districts of Lucknow, Gonda, Unnao, Kanpur Dehat, Barabanki, Kanpur Nagar, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakut, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya and Kannauj. 50. ARO, Meerut Districts of Meerut, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Bagpat, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Moradabad and Rampur. 51. ARO, Bareilly Districts of Bareilly, Badaun, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Khiri, Farrukhabad, Bahraich, Shravasti and Balrampur. 52. ARO, Agra Districts of Agra, Mathura, Etawah, Jhansi, Jalaun, Firozabad, Lalitpur, Mainpuri, Maha Maya Nagar, Etah and Aligarh. 53. ARO, Varanasi Districts of Mirzapur, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Sant Ravi Das Nagar, Azamgarh, Balia, Gorakhpur, Mau, Sonbhadra, Chandauli and Deoria. 54. ARO, Amethi Districts of Raebareli, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Koshambi, Ambedkar Nagar, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sidharth Nagar, Kushinagar, and Maharajganj. UTTARAKHAND 55. ARO, Lansdowne Districts of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi, Rudra Prayag, Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal and Haridwar. 56. ARO, Almora Districts of Almora, Bageshwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital. 57. ARO, Pithoragarh Districts of Pithoragarh and Chambhawat. HQ RTG ZONE, PUNE MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT AND UNION TERRITORIES OF DAMAN, DIU, DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI AND GOA MAHARASHTRA 58. RO (HQ), Pune Districts of Pune, Ahmednagar, Osmanabad, Beed and Latur. 59. ARO, Mumbai Districts of Mumbai, Thane, Nasik, Mumbai, Suburb and Raigad. 60. ARO, Nagpur District of Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Yavatmal, Akola, Amaravati, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia and Washim. 61. ARO, Kolhapur District of Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Sholapur and State of Goa. 62. ARO, Aurangabad Districts of Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nanded, Jalna, Buldana, Hingoli, Nandurbar, Dhule and Jalgaon. GUJARAT 63. ARO, Ahmedabad Districts of Baroda, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Surat, Valsad, Bharuch, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Anand, Dahod, Narmada, Navasari, Patan, Panchmahal, Dang, Banaskanatha, Gandhinagar and Tapi. Daman (Union Territory) & Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) 64. ARO, Jamnagar Districts of Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Junagarh, Bhuj, Surendranagar and Porbandar. Diu (Union Territory) HQ RTG ZONE, SHILLONG ASSAM, MEGHALAYA, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, NAGALAND, MANIPUR AND TRIPURA 65. RO (HQ), Shillong MEGHALAYA Districts of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, Ri Bhoi, East GARO Hills, South GARO Hills and West GARO Hills.ASSAM Morigaon, Nagaon and Sonitpur. 66. ARO, Jorhat ARUNACHAL PRADESH Districts of West and East Siang, Dibang, Valley, Lohit, Tirap, Changland, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, Tawang, East Kameng, West Kameng, Upper Siang, Kurung Kamang, Papumpare, Anjan Hawai and Lower Dibang Valley.ASSAM. Jorhat, Tinsukia, Sibsagar, Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Golaghat and Karbi Anglong. 67. ARO, Narangi ASSAM Districts of Barpeta, Goalpara, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang. 68. ARO, Rangapahar NAGALAND. Districts of Kohima, Phek, Mon, Zunheboto, Wokha, Mokouchung, Tuensang, Dimapur, Pern, Kephere and Longleng.MANIPUR. Ukhrul, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Churachandpur, Tamenglong, Senapati, Chandel, Imphal East and Imphal West 69. ARO, Silchar ASSAM. Districts of Cachar, North Cachar Hills, Karimganj and Hailakandi.TRIPURA. West Tripura, North Tripura, South Tripura and Dhalai. 70. ARO, Aizawl MIZORAM. Districts of Aizawl, Lunglei, Mamit, Chhimtuipui, Lawngtalai, Champai, Serchhip and Kolasib. GRD KUNRAGHAT (GORAKHPUR) NEPAL 71. GRD, Kunraghat Anchals of Mahakali, Seti, Bheri, Rapti, Karnali, Dhaulagiri, Lumbini, Gandaki, Narayani and Bagmati of Nepal. 72. GRD, Ghoom NNG from Eastern Nepal to include Anchals of Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi & ING from Darjeeling District (Except Kalimpong Sub Division). IRO, DELHI CANTT DELHI AND DISTRICTS OF GURGAON, FARIDABAD, MEWAT, AND PALWAL OF HARYANA STATE 73. IRO, Delhi Cantt DELHI. The State of Delhi. HARYANA. Districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mewat, and Palwal.
