Indian Air Force are
invited applications for recruitment for Commissioned Officer courses commencing in July 2014 for
grant of Permanent / Short Service Commission in Meteorology Branch, as per the
details given below:
Name of Post :-
No. 136 Ground
Duty Officers’ (136 GDOC) Course (Permanent Commission)
No. 29 Short
Service Commission (29 SSC) Course
Scale of Pay :- Rs 15,600 - 39,100 per month along with Grade Pay, Military Service Pay, Dearness Allowance, Kit Maintenance Allowance, Transport Allowance. In addition, other allowances are applicable based on nature of duty / place of posting and would include , Field Area Allowance, Special Compensatory (Hill area) Allowance, Special Force Allowance, Siachin Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance, Hard Area Allowance and Remote Locality Allowance. On successful completion of Training, the newly Commissioned Flying Officers would be entitled to approximate gross monthly emoluments in Meteorology Branch, including Transport Allowance of major cities, of Rs 54,860/-.
Age:- 20-25 Years as on 01 July 2014 i.e born in between 02 July 1989 to 01 July 1994. The upper age limit is relaxed upto 27 Years (i.e born in between 02 July 1987 to 01 July 1994) for candidates who have completed Ph D after completing following educational qualificatios
Qualification:- Post Graduate Degree in any Science stream / Mathematics / Statistics /Geography / Computer Applications / Environmental Science / Applied Physics / Oceanography / Meteorology / Agricultural Meteorology / Ecology & Environment / Geophysics / Environmental Biology with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together (Provided Maths and Physics were studied at Graduation Level, with a minimum of 55% marks in both).
Candidates appearing in final year/semester examinations may also apply
provided they fulfil the following conditions:-
Candidates should not have any present
backlog and should have secured a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduation
in aggregate in all papers put together upto the last semester / year for which
results have been declared at the time of applying / AFSB testing.
Candidates
should be able to provide provisional / original degree certificate latest by
15 June 2014
Physical Standards
(i) Height and Weight: Minimum height :- Men - 157.5 Cms withcorrelated weight .
(ii) All other medical criteria would be evaluated by the Air Force Medical Authorities whose decision on the fitness would be final.
Last date for receipt of applications: 31 August 2013.
Last date for receipt of applications for the candidates who are sending
their applications from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep &
Minicoy Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura,
Nagaland and Mizoram : 07 September 2013
How to Apply
(a) Candidates are to
complete the application as per format given in this advertisement, and forward
the same to Post Bag No. 001, Nirman
Bhawan Post Office, New Delhi - 110106 by ordinary post only.
Note : Candidates who
are debarred by the Ministry of Defence from holding any type of commission in
Defence Services shall not be eligible to apply and if admitted, their
candidature will be cancelled.
Superscribe the
envelope with ‘APPLICATION FOR METEOROLOGY BRANCH COURSES COMMENCING IN JULY
2014’. Application must be accompanied with the following:-
One self addressed
envelope (size - 23 X 10 cm) with Rs 27/- postage stamp. Two
unattested recent colour photographs similar to the one pasted on the
application form.
No queries /
correspondence will be entertained regarding late receipt / non receipt or
incomplete/ non eligible / illegible applications.
Serving Air Warrior
candidates would be required to apply as per the service format as given in AFO
39 / 2006 through service channel. Other government employees need to apply
through proper channel and are to produce NOC at the time of AFSB testing.
Type Of Commission :
Permanent Commission : Candidates joining as Permanent Commission (PC) Officers would
continue to serve till the age of superannuation.
Short Service
Commission :The initial tenure
for Short Service Commission Officers in Meteorology Branch would be for a
period of ten years. An extension of four years may be granted subject to
willingness, service requirements and availability of vacancies.
Selection Procedure Candidates who are
short-listed will be called for testing at one of the Air Force Selection
Boards (AFSBs) at Dehradun, Mysore, Gandhinagar or Varanasi. The testing would
consist of two stages as given below.
Stage-I Test consisting of Intelligence Test along with other tests will be
conducted on the first day. Stage-I Test is a screening test and only those who
qualify would undergo subsequent testing. Applicants who qualify Stage-I
testing would be required to fill up a detailed application form. Thereafter,
all candidates would be subjected to document check to ascertain their
eligibility for the Meteorology Branch. Those candidates who either do not
qualify in Stage-I testing or do not meet the required eligibility criteria
would be sent back on the first day itself.
Stage-II Testing consisting of Psychological Test, Group Tests and Interview will
be conducted on subsequent days (Four Days).