Short Service Commissioned Officer at Army Dental Corps
Applications have been invited from Indian citizens for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in the Army Dental Corps.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a male or female citizen of India. Upper age limit is 45 years as on 31st December 2023.
Applicants should hold BDS securing minimum of 55% marks in final year BDS (aggregate of all subjects)/MDS from a College/University recognized by the Dental Council of India (DCI) and must have registered themselves as Registered Dental Practitioners with any State Dental Council. Permanent or Provisional Dental Registration certificate of the candidate from State Dental Council /DCI should be valid at least up to 31st December 2023. Applicants should have completed a one-year compulsory rotatory internship by 30th June 2023.
Applicant must have appeared in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, NEET (MDS)-2023 conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE), New Delhi, on 1st March 2023 and should have ticked ‘YES’ for Short Service Commission (SSC) in AD Corps option while filling of NEET (MDS)-2023 application form.
Application: Application can be submitted online at https://joinindianarmy.nic.in/dental/ latest by 17th December 2023. Information Brochure is also available at this link.
Selection Procedure: Applicants will be shortlisted for interview on the basis of the marks scored in NEET (MDS)-2023. Shortlisted candidates will be called to appear for interview before a duly constituted Selection Board, at New Delhi to assess their suitability & merit for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Army Dental Corps. The final merit list will be based on the performance in the interview alone. Those who qualify in the interview will be subjected to Medical Examination.
A total of 28 vacancies are available for the grant of SSC.
Those selected will be granted Short Service Commission in AD Corps in the rank of Captain, from the date specified in the offer letter, subject to them being medically or otherwise fit and will accordingly be entitled to full pay & allowances as applicable. Details are given in the Information Brochure.
On completion of two years of service as SSC officer, as on 31st March of the year of application, they are eligible to apply for limited number of vacancies available for Permanent Commission (PC) provided they have not attained the age of 30 years (for BDS candidates) and 35 years (for MDS candidates) on 31st December of the year of application for Permanent Commission.
Post-Graduation: In-Service Professional career enhancement through Post-Graduation (PG) Courses is applicable for Permanent Commissioned (PC) officers. In addition, SSC Officers after proceeding on release are eligible for PG in service institutions as per extant Training Rules & GOI/MoD Regulations on the subject.
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