Indian Army TES 57 Notification

What the TES-57 entry is

The 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme is the Indian Army's route for school-leavers with science to become officers without first doing a degree. TES-57 is the course that starts in July 2027, and the notification lists 90 provisional vacancies. After four years of training, cadets receive a Permanent Commission in the rank of Lieutenant, with most commissioned into the Corps of Engineers, the Corps of Signals and the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers. The entry is open only to unmarried men.

Age limit and educational qualification

On 1 July 2027 you must be at least 16½ and not more than 19½ years old, which means a date of birth not before 1 January 2008 and not after 1 January 2011, both days included. Only the date of birth in your Class 10 certificate counts, and it cannot be changed later. You need 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and at least 60% aggregate in those three subjects, worked out from Class XII marks only. Appearing in JEE (Mains) 2026 is compulsory, and the PCM percentage must be entered up to two decimals without rounding.

How selection works

There is no separate written test. The Army shortlists applications on a cut-off based on the JEE Mains CRL and other parameters, and the notification gives the 4th week of November 2026 as the tentative date for publishing that cut-off. Shortlisted candidates choose an SSB centre and date online on a first come, first served basis. The SSB lasts five days in two stages at Prayagraj, Bhopal, Bengaluru or Jalandhar, tentatively from February or March 2027, followed by a medical examination. The merit list depends only on SSB marks.

Training, degree and physical standards

Training lasts four years: three years of basic military and engineering training at a Cadets Training Wing at CME Pune, MCTE Mhow or MCEME Secunderabad, then one year at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. Successful cadets get an engineering degree: Civil and Mechanical at Pune, Telecom and IT at Mhow, or Electrical and Mechanical at Secunderabad. On arrival you are expected to run 2.4 km in 10 minutes 30 seconds and do 40 push-ups, 6 pull-ups and 30 sit-ups, two sets of 30 squats and two sets of 10 lunges, and know the basics of swimming.

Pay, stipend and insurance

A Lieutenant is in Level 10 of the pay matrix, ₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500, plus Military Service Pay of ₹15,500 a month. The highlights put the cost to company at about ₹17 to 18 lakh a year. Cadets get a fixed stipend of ₹56,100 a month on completing three years of training, while at IMA. For the first three years the Army Group Insurance Fund gives a ₹30 lakh cover for a one-time premium of ₹14,000, and the cost of training is recovered from a cadet who leaves for personal reasons.

Documents to carry to the SSB

Carry one self-attested printout of the online application with your Roll Number, your Class 10 certificate and mark sheet showing your date of birth, your Class 12 certificate and mark sheet, an ID proof and a copy of your JEE (Mains) 2026 result, all in original, with two sets of self-attested photocopies and 20 passport-size photographs. DigiLocker certificates are not accepted in place of originals unless your school certifies that it issued only e-certificates.