Direct entry of specialists in Army soon

IN a major organisational change, the Indian Army plans to induct specialists into the force through various schemes under the Territorial Army and permanent and short-service commission entry.

- MAYANK SINGH

The advertisements for the specialists are expected to be published next year. The focus is also towards developing clusters for working on innovations on niche technology.

The details related to the job role and exact vacancy are being worked out, Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information System and Coordination) said on Friday. "The plan is to induct specialists/domain experts to work in the niche areas like cyber security, perception management, linguists etc and the advertisements with details will be out by next year," he said while talking to the media.

Initially, the advertisement is expected to be out in a month for the eligible youth to join the Territorial Army. The regular entry schemes are National Defence Academy (NDA), Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam and Officers Training Academy (OTA) exam.