Dispensation in Physical Standards for Indian Army Recruitment
| Ser. No |
Physical Standards
|
Height (Cms)
|
Chest (Cms) | Weight (Kgs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Sons of Servicemen(SOS) / Ex-Servicemen (SOEX)/ War Widows(SOWW) / Widows of Ex-Servicemen. | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| (b) | Adopted son / son–in–law of a War Widow, if she has no son including a legally adopted son of Serving Soldier / Ex-Servicemen | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| (c) | Women Military Police (i) Daughter of Servicemen (DOS), Daughtr of Ex-Servicemen (DOEX), Daughter of War Widow (DOWW), Daughter of Widow of Ex-Servicemen (DOW) (ii) Adopted daughter/daughter-in-law of a war widow, if she has no daughter including a legally adopted daughter of serving soldier/ Ex-Servicemen (iii) Widows of Def pers who have died in harness |
2 | – | 2 |
| (d) | Outstanding Sportsmen (National / State level having secured 1st / 2nd Position in last two years) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| (e) | For candidates belonging to chronically poor areas and those desirous of joining overage categories who are from families engaged in traditional profession. This relaxation may be given at the discretion of DDG Recruiting (States) or Centre Commandants. | Nil | Nil | 2 |
Note: An eligible candidate can be granted prescribed relaxations in all three measurements i.e. Height, Chest and Weight. However, he cannot claim dispensations of more than one category i.e. parental and sportsmen.