ENGLISH (Code No. 11)
Grammar & Vocabulary: Error spotting, synonyms, antonyms, sentence improvement, word substitution.
Comprehension: Reading comprehension, ordering of sentences/words.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (Code No. 12)
Current Affairs: National & International events, awards, sports, books, defense news.
Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology (basic concepts).
History: Indian History.
Geography: Physical, Political, Economic Geography.
Polity & Economics: Indian Constitution, basic economics, planning, banking, government schemes.
Defense: Indian Armed Forces, recent procurements, exercises.
Elementary Mathematics (For IMA, INA, AFA only)
Number System: Natural, Integers, Rational, Real numbers, Prime/Composite, LCM/HCF.
Arithmetic: Unitary method, Time & Distance/Work, Percentages, Profit/Loss, SI/CI, Ratio/Proportion.
Algebra: Factorization, Polynomials, Logarithms, Quadratic Equations.
Geometry: Lines, Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles.
Trigonometry: Basic identities, Heights & Distances.
Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode, Data Interpretation.
1. Stage 2 - Services Selection Board (SSB) Interview: Intelligence and Personality Test
Two-stage SSB selection: Stage I (OIR tests and PP&DT), Stage II (Interview, GTO Tasks, Psychology Tests, Conference)
SSB Interview marks: Equal to written examination marks (300 for IMA/INA/AFA, 200 for OTA)
2. Stage 3 - Medical Examination: Special Medical Board at designated Armed Forces Medical Services Hospitals
Candidates must secure minimum qualifying marks in both written exam and SSB test
Final selection based on combined marks (Written + SSB) subject to medical fitness
Negative marking: 0.33 marks deduction for each wrong answer