Ministry of Defence Eligibility Criteria

    Eligibility Criteria 2024

    Ministry of Defence Eligibility Criteria 2021

    Ministry of Defence notification has complete eligibility criteria with respect to age, nationality, education etc. All the candidates who are willing to apply for the Ministry of Defence need to conform to the eligibility criteria mentioned in the Ministry of Defence notification, to avoid any unwanted consequences later.

    Educational Criteria

    All the candidates need to follow the Ministry of Defence eligibility criteria specified in the official notification with respect to educational qualification to ensure their candidature. You must hold a required qualification from a recognized university or institute in order to apply for various posts in the Ministry of Defence.

    PostEducation Criteria
    Civilian Technical Instruction (CTI) BSC with Physics and maths or equivalent from Recognised Board /University with previous teaching experience
    Stenography Grade II
    • 12th pass or equivalent from a recognized Board or university.
    • Skill Test Norms- Dictation :10 minutes @ 80 w.p.m. Transcation-50 minutes(English) (on computer),65 minutes (Hindi)(on computer)
    Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
    • 12th pass or equivalent from a recognized Board or university.
    • Typing speed (computer)-@ 35 w.p.m in English on computer or a typing speed of 30 w.p.m in hindi on computer (35 w.p.m and 30 w.p.m correspond to 10500/9000 key depression per hour on an average of 5 key depression for each word).
    Draughtsman Grade III
    • Matric or equivalent from recognised board.
    • Diploma /certificate in Draughtsmanship.
    • Some experience in map /chart drawing.
    Civillian Motor Driver (Ordinary Grade)
    • Matric or equivalent from recognised board.
    • Must posses the civilian Driving licence for heavy vehicles and have two years experience of driving such vehicles.
    MTS (Chowkidar)
    • Matric pass or equivalent from recognised board.
    • Must be conversant with the duties of the respective trade with one year experience in the trade.
    MTS (Messenger)
    • Matric pass or equivalent from recognised board.
    • Must be conversant with the duties of the respective trade with one year experience in the trade.
    Fatigueman
    • Matric pass or equivalent from recognised board.
    • Must be conversant with the duties of the respective trade with one year experience in the trade.

    Age Criteria

    To be able to apply for Ministry of Defence 2024, you need to follow certain criteria with respect to age. Your age should not be below 18 years and not above 25 years. For the civil motor driver post, the upper age is 27 years. Detailed information about the MoD age limit is provided below.

    Name of the PostAge Criteria
    Civilian Technical Instructor, Stenographer Grade II, Lower Division Clerk, Draughtsman Grade III, Civilian Motor Driver (Ordinary Grade), MIS (Chowkidar), MIS (Messenger), Fatigueman
    • UR Category - 18 to 25 years
    • Civil Motor Driver (Ordinary Grade) - 18 to 27 years

    Age Relaxation

    Ministry of Defence has a provision of relaxation with respect to age (Upper). The details of the age relaxation are given in the table below.

    Name of the PostAge Relaxation
    Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 Years
    Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 Years

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