Indian Army Launches Short Service Commission Technical Course At OTA Gaya

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Till now, OTA Gaya has been training officer cadets under only two courses, Technical Entry Scheme and Special Commission Officer.

The Indian Army is providing an opportunity to the youth to serve the country. This golden opportunity is for engineering students who are considering a career in defence. The Short Service Commission Technical Course started on April 1 this year at the Officer Training Academy in Gaya. In this, men and women can become officers in the army by getting training. This training program is for B.Tech students.

Till now, training was given to officer cadets at Officers Training Academy (OTA) Gaya under only two courses, Technical Entry Scheme and Special Commission Officer. The Short Service Commission Technical Training Course has also been started.

Women military officers will also be trained in the academy. Currently, there are 190 officer cadets under this course; among them, 21 are women cadets. Interpass youth are selected in the Technical Entry Scheme but in the Short Service Commission Technical Training Program, B.Tech students will get a chance to be selected for the post of officer in the army. This training course will be for about one year.

Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh Minhas of OTA Gaya informed that the Short Service Commission Technical Training Course has started from April 1. Till now, 190 officer cadets are undergoing training. By October, their number will increase to 450. The training of the Short Service Technical Training Program will run from March to September and October to March. B.Tech students are given preference in this course. The average age of the officer cadets who are undergoing training right now is 23.5 years.

He also said that OTA was started in Gaya on July 18, 2011. This year OTA will be 13 years old. In these 13 years, Technical Entry Scheme and Special Commission Officers have been trained. But this time the Short Service Commission Technical Training Course has also been started. It is hoped that B.Tech students of Bihar and Gaya district will take advantage of this and become officers in the army. Currently, 450 officers are being trained in Gaya OTA, including all the courses. By October, their number will cross 600, while in a few months, it will reach 750.

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