Introduction
The Judge Advocate General (JAG) Department is the legal arm of the Indian Naval Service. A Judge Advocate is appointed under Section 168 of the Navy Act, 1957 and is deemed to be a Judicial Officer. The primary role of a JAG officer is to deliver independent,operationally-focused, solution-oriented legal advice and services across the full spectrum of naval law towards supporting naval operations and a sound naval administration. The JAG Department is the cornerstone of the law of the Indian Navy, professionally contributing to a disciplined force, with targeted legal solutions in the performance of legal and judicial duties.
Applications are invited from unmarried male and unmarried female LAW GRADUATES for grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army for Judge Advocate General Branch.
Eligibility
(a) Nationality: A candidate must either be: (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Nepal, (iii) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will, however, not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
(b) Age Limit: 21 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2024 (Born not earlier than 02 Jan 1997 and not later than 01 Jan 2003; both dates inclusive). Note. Candidates should note that the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will only be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
(c) Educational Qualification Minimum 55% aggregate marks in their LLB Degree (three years professional after graduation or five years after 10 plus 2) examination. In addition, CLAT PG 2023 Score is mandatory for all candidates (including LLM qualified and LLM appearing candidates) who apply for courses starting in a particular year. The candidates should be eligible for registration as an advocate with Bar Council of India/State. Candidate should be from a College/University recognized by Bar Council of India.
Note 1: Only those candidates who are holding LLB degree and Marksheet are eligible to apply for this course provided they meet other educational qualifications mentioned at para 2(c) above.
Note 2: All candidates desirous of applying for JAG Entry are mandatorily required to get their CLAT PG 2023 result verified at the Selection Centre prior to conduct of SSB. If any candidate is unwilling/ is unable to get the CLAT PG 2023 result verified, he /she will not be eligible for SSB and their candidature will be cancelled and no representation will be accepted. It is also informed that there is no provision for offline application to be accepted by the Directorate General of Recruiting.
Vacancies. Men -05, Women – 02
How to Apply
(a) Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on „Officer Entry Appln/Login‟ and then click „Registration‟ (Registrations not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on „Apply Online‟ under Dashboard. A page ‘Officers Selection – „Eligibility‟ will open. Then click „Apply‟ shown against Short Service Commission JAG Entry Course. A page „Application Form‟ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click „Continue‟ to fill details as required under various segments. Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. „Save & Continue‟ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page „Summary of your information‟ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made. Only after ascertaining the correctness of all your details, click on „Submit‟. Candidates must click on „Submit‟ each time they open the application for editing any details. The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having Roll Number, 30 minutes after final closure of online application on last day.
Important Note 1. No changes to details submitted in online application can be made after closure of application. No representation in this regard shall be entertained.
Important Note 2. CGPA/Grades must be converted into Marks as per the formulae adopted by the concerned University for filling „Marks obtained in Graduation‟ in online application. Any discrepancy observed at any stage of selection process will lead to cancellation of candidature.
Important Note 3. Candidate‟s name/parent‟s name (father & mother)/ date of birth in the profile and online application must be as per matriculation /Secondary School Examination certificate or equivalent certificate issued by the concerned Board of education. Variation in above details will lead to cancellation of the candidature.
(b) Self attested copy of following documents alongwith their originals are to be carried to the Selection Centre by the candidates:-
(i) One copy of the print out of application duly signed and affixed with self attested photograph.
(ii) Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or equivalent certificate and Mark Sheet issued by the concerned Board of Education.
Note 1. Matriculation/Secondary School Examination Certificate or equivalent certificate issued by the concerned Board of Education will only be accepted as proof of date of birth, candidate’s name and parent’s name (father & mother). No other document like Admit card/ Mark Sheet/Transfer certificate etc are acceptable.
Note 2. In case parent’s name (father & mother) is not mentioned in Matriculation/Secondary School Examination certificate or equivalent certificate, the candidate is required to produce any document issued by Govt of India or States Govt such as PAN card, Aadhaar card, Passport, Driving licence etc for verification. However, candidate’s name and their parent’s name filled in online application must match exactly with those mentioned in the produced document.
(iii) 12th Class Certificate & Marks sheet.
(iv) Graduation Degree/Provisional Degree (in case of three years LLB after graduation) issued by a recognised university. Provisional Degree should not be more than six months old at the time of the candidate joining the Academy. (v) LLB Degree/Provisional Degree issued by a recognised university. Provisional Degree should not be more than six months old at the time of the candidate joining the Academy.
(vi) Marks sheets of all years/Semesters
(vii) Registration with Bar Council of India/State OR Certificate from college / University that the LLB Course in the said institution is recognized by Bar Council of India.
(viii) Certificate issued by the University regarding formulae for conversion of CGPA/Grades into marks followed by the University.
(ix) CLAT PG Score Card.
(c) Any candidate who does not carry the above documents for the SSB interview, his/ her candidature will be cancelled and he/she will be returned.
(d) All certificates in original to be carried by the candidates for SSB interview for verification. Originals will be returned after verification at the SSB itself.
(e) The second copy of the printout of online application is to be retained by the candidate for reference. There is no need to send any hard copy to Directorate General Recruiting.
(f) Candidates must submit only one online application. Receipt of multiple applications from the same candidate will result in cancellation of candidature, and NO representation will be entertained in this regard.
(g) Candidates serving in the Armed Forces are required to inform their Commanding Officer in writing that they have applied for this examination. Applications of candidates serving in the Armed Forces, duly countersigned by the Commanding Officer should be taken alongwith all other documents as stated above to the SSB interview as and when called for the same.
For further details refer the file given below :
