There are different openings available in Indian Defence Services at different educational levels.
Briefly we can sort the entries on the basis of Matric(10th), 10 +2 or equivalent, Graduation and
Post-Graduation for different streams of Defence.
A. On the Basis of Matric or 10th Class
Army
- Permanent Commission Sp. List- (PC (SL))For Men Only (Service men only)
- Special Commissioned Officers-SCOFor Men Only (Service men only)
- Army Medical Corps -AMC (NT)For Men Only
- Army Postal Service- APSFor Men Only Working in Indian Postal Service
- Soldier (General Duty) (All Arms)
- Soldier Tradesmen (All Arms except Syce, Mess Keeper and House Keeper)
- Soldier Tradesmen (Syce, Mess Keeper and House Keeper)
- Soldier (General Duty) Women Military PoliceForWomen Only
B. On the Basis of 10+ 2 or equivalent Class
Navy
- National Defence Academy (Navy) / (Naval Academy) For Men Only
- 10+2 (B.Tech) For Men Only
- Indian Navy Entrance Test (INET)For Men and Women
AIR FORCE
- National Defence Academy (Air Force)For Men Onlyy
ARMY
- National Defence Academy (Army)For Men Only
- 10+2 Technical Entry SchemeFor Men Only
- Army Cadet Corps (ACC)
- Soldier Technical (Technical Arms, Artillery, Army Air Defence)
- Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical (All Arms)
- Soldier Nursing Assistant (Army Medical Corps
- Sepoy Pharma (Army Medical Corps)
- Soldier Nursing Assistant Veterinary (Remount Veterinary Corps)
- Junior Commissioned Officer Catering (Army Service Corps)