ARMY

Exam Pattern

Part–I :
General Knowledge (05 Que)
General Science (05 Que)
Mathematics (10 Que)
Computer Science (05 Que)
{ Total : 100 Marks }
Part–II :
General English (25 Que)
{ Total : 100 Marks }
Total Marks : 200
Exam Duration : 60 Minute
Negative Marks : 01 Marks

Syllabus

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE :
Abbreviations :
National and International.
Sports :
National and International.
Awards & Prizes :
National awards, Gallantry awards, Nobel Prizes.
History :
Important dates & battles in Indian and World History and land marks of Indian History, national
movement.
Geography :
Solar System Space exploration, The earth principal peaks, Deserts, Rivers, Lakes and famous
waterfalls, Geographical Tallest, Biggest and Longest etc.
Terminology :
Geographical terms, Economic terms, Astronomical terms, Legal terms and Misc terms.
UNO
Indian Armed Forces.
Indian Towns, States and Uts.
Institutions and Research Stations, International space Stations and Festivals of India and World.
Indian News Agencies and Dailies.
Continents and Sub Continents.
Inventions and Discoveries.
Environment.
The Constitution of India.
Religious communities and Principal Languages.
National and International Days.
International Organizations.
Books and Authors.
The world of Plants and animals.
Current Affairs and “Who’s Who”.

GENERAL SCIENCE

Human Body :
Food and nutrition, diseases and prevention, vitamins and their uses.
Question of General Science consisting of topic related to Physics, Chemistry and Biology. based
on fundamentals and day to day activities.
Medical Terms.
Scientific Terms.
Scientific and Research Institutes in India.
IO/Numeral Ability :
The questions will be based on the ability of the candidates of age group ranging between 16 &
20 years.

Note : The above syllabus is not a comprehensive list of topics pertaining to the subject. At times
questions may be asked other than the above topics but definitely within the syllabus of CBSE.

MATHEMATICS

Arithmetic
Natural numbers, integers, fractions, rational/irrational numbers, decimal fractions, HCF & LCM,
square root, ratio and proportion, percentages, averages, profit & loss, simple and compound
interest.
Algebra :
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of algebraic expressions, HCF & LCM,
factorisation, simple equations, surds, indices, logarithms, Solution of linear equations of two
and three variables.
Ratio and proportion meaning and standard form, roots and discriminant of a quadratic
equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0;
Mensuration:
Area and Volume :
Area of four walls of a room, area of a circle, sector and segment of a circle; surface area and
volume of cube, cuboids cone, cylinder, sphere.
Trigonometry:
Trigonometric ratios of an angle A of a right angle triangle, Simple applications of trigonometric
ratios for solving problems of different types, Simple identities based upon the above.
Heights and Distances :
Solution of simple problems of height and distance using trigonometrical tables and logarithmic
tables.
Geometry :
Lines and Angles :
Different characteristics of lines and angles, parallel and perpendicular lines, inserting lines,
some of angles and triangles, interior and exterior angles.
Triangles-properties, equality, congruency and similarity with respect to sides and angles.
Parallelogram-types and properties.
Circles – Properties, arc, chords, tangents, secants and angles subtended by arcs.
Statistics:
Histograms with given intervals, classification of data, frequency, frequency polygons, ogives.
Mean, median and mode of grouped and ungrouped data, problems related to statistical
techniques.
Note : The above syllabus is not a comprehensive list of topics pertaining to the subject. At times
questions may be asked other than the above topics but definitely within the syllabus of CBSE.

COMPUTER

Computer System :
Characteristics of a computer, Basic applications of a computer, Components of a computer
system – Central Processing unit (CPU), Visual Display Unit (VDU), Keyboard.
Concept of Memory :
Primary and Secondary Memory, RAM and ROM, Units of Memory – Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte,
Gigabyte, Terabyte.
Input / Output Devices :
Mouse, Joy Stick, Scanner, Microphone, OCR, MICR, Light pen, Bar code Reader, Digital Camera, Printer, Speaker, Plotter. Booting procedure and Storage Devices
MS –Windows :
Basic concept of an Operating System and its functions.
Introduction to Windows :
Using Mouse and moving icons on the screen, My computer, Recycle Bin, Task Bar, Start0menu and menu selection, running an application, setting system date and time, Windows
Explorer to view files, folders and directories, creating and renaming of files and folders,
Opening and Closing of Windows Minimise, Restore and Maximise forms of windows, Basic
components of a Window : Desktop, Frame, Title Bar, Menu Bar, Status Bar, Scroll Bars
(Horizontal and Vertical), Using right button of the Mouse, Creating Shortcut, Basic Windows,
Accessories : Notepad, Paint, Calculator, Wordpad.

MS Word

Introduction to a Word Processor, Creating and Saving a Document, Editing and
Formatting a Document ; Text Style (B.I.U), Font Type, Size, changing colour, alignment of text ;
Formatting paragraphs with line or paragraph spacing ; adding headers and footers, numbering
pages, using grammar and spell utilities, using subscript and superscript, inserting symbols, Print
Preview, Printing a document, Inserting WordArt, Clipart and Pictures, Page setting, Bullets and
Numbering, Borders and Shading, Format painter, Find and Replace, Inserting Tables: inserting,
deleting-rows and columns, merging cells, splitting cells, using auto format.

MS Power Point :

Introduction to presentation Graphics, understanding the concept of slides shows, Basic
elements of a slide, Different types of slide Layouts, Creating and saving a presentation,
Different views of a slide : Normal view, Slide Sorter view and Slide Show, Editing and
Formatting a slide : Adding Titles, Subtitles, Text, Background, Watermark; Headers and Footers,
Numbering Slides.

MS Excel :

Introduction to Spreadsheets, Concept of Worksheets and workbooks, Creating and
Saving a worksheet, Working with a spreadsheet: entering numbers, text, date/time, series
using Auto Fill, Editing and formatting a worksheet including changing colour, size, font,
alignment of text, inserting or deleting cells, rows and columns.

Note : The above syllabus is not a comprehensive list of topics pertaining to the subject. At times
questions may be asked other than the above topics but definitely within the syllabus of CBSE.

ENGLISH

COMPREHENSION
GRAMMAR
1. Parts of Speech.
(a) Article (b) Noun and Pronoun. (c) Adjective. (d) Preposition.
(e) Conjunction and modals.
2. Verbs
Tenses :
Present/past forms
Simple/continuous form
Prefect forms
Future time reference
3. Sentence Structure
Type of Sentences
Affirmative/interrogative sentences.
Use of Phrases.
Direct and Indirect speech.
Active and Passive Voice
4. Other Areas
(a) Idioms and Phrases. (b) Synonyms and antonyms.
(c) One word substitution.

Note :
The above syllabus is not a comprehensive list of topics pertaining to the subject. At times
questions may be asked other than the above topics but definitely within the syllabus of CBSE.

1. Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
Indian Army JCO/OR Conduct Commonly all trades these below events.
To determine the Physical Fitness Test (PFT), the following tests carrying 100 marks are held.
Race : 1.6 km within up to 5 minute 30 sec
Pull Ups : 10 and above for
Zig Zag Balance : Qualify
9 Fit Ditch Jump : Qualify

2. Physical Measurement Test (PMT)
Minimum Height required is 170 cms for GD/Trademan/Technical/ Nursing Assistant
Minimum Height required is 162 cms for Clerk.
Minimum Chest required is 77 cms, and plus 5 cms after expension.
The weight of the candidate should be in proportion with his height & according to his age.

3. Documentation

4. Medical Examination
Normal hearing with each ear and good binocular vision in both eyes.
Should be able to read 6/6 in distance vision chart with each eye.

Colour vision should be CP-III.
Minimum 14 dental points.
Should not have diseases like deformity of bones, hydrocele and varicocle or piles.
Should recognize red and green colours.

5. Common Entrance Examination (CEE)
The written exam is based upon the exam pattern and syllabus that has been selected for
the Indian Army Soldier GD written exam as provided in Details.

6. Final Selection (Merit List)