Indian Army 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme (TES-57) Recruitment 2026

Indian Army TES 57 Recruitment 2026 — 90 posts, July 2027 course

The Indian Army has invited online applications from unmarried male candidates for the 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme — TES-57, for the course commencing in July 2027. There are 90 provisional vacancies, which may increase or decrease as per training capacity and organisational requirements. Applications opened on 14 October 2026 and close on 12 November 2026 — today is the last day. This is a direct entry to a Permanent Commission as a Lieutenant after a four-year training course, with an engineering degree awarded on completion.

Who can apply

You must be an unmarried male candidate and an Indian citizen (subjects of Nepal and persons of Indian origin from the listed countries may also apply, with an eligibility certificate except for Gorkha subjects of Nepal). You must have passed 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with a minimum of 60% aggregate in PCM, entered to two decimal places with no rounding, and you must have appeared in JEE (Mains) 2026. Shortlisting is done on the JEE Main 2026 Common Rank List — PCM marks alone do not guarantee a call. The age limit is 16½ to 19½ years as on 01 July 2027, which means you must have been born between 01 January 2008 and 01 January 2011, both dates inclusive.

Fee

No application fee is prescribed anywhere in the notification. The word "fee" does not occur in the notification except inside the word "feedback". Applying is free.

Selection

Selection has four stages. First, candidates are shortlisted on the JEE Main 2026 Common Rank List, at a cut-off fixed at the Army's discretion; the cut-off is expected to be published in the third week of November 2026. Shortlisted candidates then face a five-day SSB interview at Prayagraj, Bhopal, Bengaluru or Jalandhar, with the call-up letter sent by registered email and SMS only. Next comes a medical examination at the nearest military hospital. The final merit list is prepared on SSB marks only, and joining letters are issued by merit, subject to vacancies. The SSB interviews are expected in February–March 2027.

Training and pay

Training lasts four years in total. Phase I is three years of integrated basic military and engineering training at a Cadets Training Wing — CME Pune, MCTE Mhow or MCEME Secunderabad — and Phase II is one year at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. An engineering degree is awarded on successful completion. There is no stipend during the first three years; a stipend of Rs. 56,100 per month is paid only during the IMA phase. On commissioning as a Lieutenant, the pay is Level 10, Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500, plus Military Service Pay of Rs. 15,500 per month, with an estimated CTC of around Rs. 17–18 lakh per year. The training cost of Rs. 13,940 per week is borne by the Government of India and is recoverable if a cadet leaves for private reasons. Cadets must undertake not to marry until training is complete, and on commissioning they are posted mostly to the Corps of Engineers, Corps of Signals, Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers and other Arms and Services.

On reporting for training, cadets must meet physical standards including a 2.4 km run in 10 minutes 30 seconds, 40 push-ups, 6 pull-ups, 30 sit-ups, squats in 2 sets of 30, lunges in 2 sets of 10, and basic swimming knowledge.

How to apply

Apply online only at joinindianarmy.nic.in. Only one application per candidate is allowed — multiple applications lead to cancellation. Corrections are allowed until the window closes, and no changes are possible after final submission. Do not send a hard copy to the Directorate General of Recruiting. Employed candidates must inform their employer in writing.

The printout of the system-generated form becomes available 30 minutes after the window closes — print two copies. Carry one self-attested copy to the SSB, along with the Class 10 original certificate and marksheet, the Class 12 original certificate and marksheet, original identity proof and the JEE (Mains) 2026 result, plus two self-attested photocopies of the certificates and 20 self-attested passport-size photographs.

Note on the closing time: the notification itself gives the last date only, 12 November 2026. The 12:00 noon closing time is the portal's application-window time, as shown on the official portal and corroborated by multiple job portals — it is not a time printed in the notification. Apply well before the portal closes. No separate advertisement number is printed for this entry — the identifier is "TES-57" itself.