Physical Standard

Physical Standard:

Standard Minimum Height, Unexpanded Chest and Weight of Recruits at the Time of Enrolment for All Categories

The entire country has been divided into six regions namely; Western Plains Region, Eastern Plains Region, Central Region, Southern Region, Western Himalayan Region and Eastern Himalayan Region. The minimum physical standards for the various regions are as follows:

Regions	States	Height (Cms)			Chest	Weight
		Soldier General Duty & Tradesmen	Soldier Technical / Nursing Assistant/Sepoy Pharma	Clerk / Store Keeper Technical	(Cms)	(Kgs)
Western Himalayan Region	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East ofRoad Mukerian, Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh), Garhwal and Kumaon (Uttarakhand)	163	163	162	77	48
Eastern Himalayan Region	Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts)	160	157	160	77	48
Western Plains Region	Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh,Delhi, Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh (Meerut and Agra Division)	170	170	162	77	50
Eastern Plains Region	Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa	169	169	162	77	50
Central Region	Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu	168	167	162	*77	50
Southern Region	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Puducherry	166	165	162	77	50

* Dispensation in chest measurement of 01 cm has been granted for Soldier Technical category in the Central Region.

Special Physical Standards

Minimum physical standards as given below will apply to the followings:

Ser. No	Physical Standards	Height (Cms)	Chest (Cms)	Weight (Kgs)
(a)	Ladakhi	157	77	50
(b)	Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian	157	77	48
(c)	Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group of Islands including Minicoy.
	(i) Settlers	165	77	50
	(ii) Locals	155	77	50
(d)	Tribals of Recognized Tribal Areas	162	77	48
(e)	The Brigade of Guards	173	77	50
(f)	Medium Artillery	170	77	50
(g)	Corps of Military Police	173	77	50
(h)	Corps of Military Police (Women)	142	-	Proportionate to height and age as per Army medical standards.
*(j)	Clerk (Staff Duty) / Store Keeper Technical	162	77	50
(k)	RT JCO RT JCO (Gorkhas & Ladakhi region Candidates )	160 157	77 77	50 48
(l)	Soldier Tradesmen	Minimum physical standards of the regions given above, minus 1 Cm chest and 2 Kg weight. Ht criteria would be as par with Soldier General Duty as relevant to the region.
(m)	JCO Catering (ASC) / Survey Automated Cartographer (Engineers) / Havildar Education	As applicable to Soldier General Duty for various regions.

Note:* Regional physical standards lower than the standards laid down in Paragraph (j) above will be applicable to clerical candidates belonging to those region.