This document summarizes a motivational symposium presented by Col. Nikhil Diwanji about pursuing a career in the Indian armed forces. It outlines the various entry routes for undergraduates, graduates, engineers and post-graduates. It describes the benefits of a career in the armed forces, including high salary, allowances, job security, status and lifestyle. It also provides details about the selection process, which involves tests, interviews and training at the Services Selection Board. The symposium aims to motivate youth to consider the armed forces as a long-term career option.

1. ARMED FORCES
MOTIVATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
BY
COL. NIKHIL DIWANJI (RETD)
DIRECTOR
NIKS ACADEMY
ULTIMATE GATEWAY TO AIRFORCE, NAVY , ARMY
N IKS ACADEMY

2. •ARMY
•NAVY
•AIR FORCE
INDIAN ARMED FORCESINDIAN ARMED FORCES

3. THIS CAN BE YOU
• WHO HAS UNDER GONEWHO HAS UNDER GONE
TRAINING IN WORLD CLASSTRAINING IN WORLD CLASS
ACADEMIESACADEMIES
• A CLASS ONE GAZETTEDA CLASS ONE GAZETTED
OFFICEROFFICER
• LEADING GALLANTLEADING GALLANT
SOLDIERS AT YOUNG AGESOLDIERS AT YOUNG AGE
• WITH UNMATCHABLE STATUSWITH UNMATCHABLE STATUS
SALARY & NUMEROUSSALARY & NUMEROUS
PERKS.PERKS.

4. EXPENSES BORNE BY GOVT
• TRAININGTRAINING
• HOUSINGHOUSING
• FURNITUREFURNITURE
• RATIONSRATIONS
• MEDICALMEDICAL
• STIPENDSTIPEND
• TRAVELTRAVEL
• UNIFORMUNIFORM
• INSURANCEINSURANCE
• LEAVELEAVE
• RETIREMENTRETIREMENT
BENEFITSBENEFITS

5. WHAT YOU GET
• STATUS , RESPECT,STATUS , RESPECT,
RECOGNITIONRECOGNITION
• UNPARALLELED LIFE STYLEUNPARALLELED LIFE STYLE
• RECESSION PROOF SALARY :: RsRECESSION PROOF SALARY :: Rs
45,000 + + + + + PERKS = Rs45,000 + + + + + PERKS = Rs
65/70,000 PM CTC65/70,000 PM CTC ( APPROX)( APPROX)
• ALLOWANCES – MANYALLOWANCES – MANY
• QUALIFICATIONS &QUALIFICATIONS &
QUALIFICATION PAYQUALIFICATION PAY

6. WHAT YOU GET
• PROMOTIONSPROMOTIONS
• LEAVE - 80 DAYS PER YEARLEAVE - 80 DAYS PER YEAR
+ NATIONAL HOLIDAYS+ NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
• PROFESSIONAL &PROFESSIONAL &
PERSONAL SATISFACTIONPERSONAL SATISFACTION
• EXTENDED FAMILY-EXTENDED FAMILY-
FRIENDS FOR LIFEFRIENDS FOR LIFE

7. ALLOWANCESALLOWANCES
• DEARNESS ALLOWANCEDEARNESS ALLOWANCE
• CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCECITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE
• TRANSPORT ALLOWANCETRANSPORT ALLOWANCE
• UNIFORM ALLOWANCEUNIFORM ALLOWANCE
• FIELD AREA ALLOWANCESFIELD AREA ALLOWANCES
• RISK RELATED ALLOWANCESRISK RELATED ALLOWANCES
• SPEC COMPENSATORYSPEC COMPENSATORY
CI ALLOWANCESCI ALLOWANCES
• SPEC FORCES ALLOWANCESPEC FORCES ALLOWANCE CONTINUEDCONTINUED

8. • INSTRUCTIONAL ALLOWANCEINSTRUCTIONAL ALLOWANCE
• FLYING PAYFLYING PAY
• NON PRACTISINGNON PRACTISING
ALLOWANCEALLOWANCE
• CHILDREN EDUCATIONCHILDREN EDUCATION
ALLOWANCEALLOWANCE
• HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCEHOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE
• QUALIFICATION GRANTQUALIFICATION GRANT
• OFFICE/HOSPITALITYOFFICE/HOSPITALITY
GRANTGRANT
ALLOWANCESALLOWANCES

9. IF YOU ?
• HAVE THE CHARM
OF UNIFORM ,
• VALUE THE CHARISMA
OF RANK,
• VALUE TRUE
PROFESSIONALISM,
• LOVE TRAVELLING,
• WANT TO DARE THE CHALLENGES

10. IF YOU ?
• ARE LOOKING FOR A
LONG LASTING CAREER,
• LOVE SPORTS , GAMES
AND HEALTHY LIFE,
• DESIRE FOR CONTINUAL
GROWTH,
• WANT TO KEEP ADDING QUALIFICATIONS,
ANDAND
LASTLYLASTLY

11. MISSION GLORIOUS UNIFORMMISSION GLORIOUS UNIFORM
• UNDER GRADUATES
– 16 ½ TO 19 1/2 YEARS
• GRADUATES 19 TO
23/25 YEARS
• NCC
• POST GRADUATES
27 YEARS

12. UNDER GRADUATES 16 ½ TO
19
UNDER GRADUATES 16 ½ TO
19• NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY – BOYS ONLYNATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY – BOYS ONLY
–ARMY / NAVY / AIR FORCE
–12 TH PASS & BELOW 19 YEARS ON JOINING NDA
–FIRST PAPER - MATHS – 11TH
12TH
STANDARD
–SECOND PAPER – ENGLISH & GK
–THREE YEARS TRAINING ON GOVT EXPENSES
SER NO FORM
DATE
LAST DATE EXAM
DATE
SSB DATE JOINING
DATE
NDA I 17 OCT 17 NOV 17 APR AUG - OCT JAN
NDA II 17 MARCH 17 APR 17 AUG JAN - MAR JUL

13. • 75 % IN PCM & 50 % IN ENGLISH
• DIRECT SSB INTERVIEW > NO WRITTEN
EXAM
– B.TECH ON GOVT EXPENSES & PLACEMENT
AS CAPT / LT IN ARMY / NAVY
TECH ENTRY SCHEME 16 ½ TO 19 1/2
( ARMY & NAVY )
SER
NO
FORM DATE LAST DATE SSB DATE JOINING
DATE
TES I 25 MAY 25 JUN SEP - OCT JAN
TES II 25 SEP 25 OCT FEB - APR JUL

14. GRADUATES 19 TO 23/25 YEARSGRADUATES 19 TO 23/25 YEARS
• COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES ( CDS ) EXAM
–FOR ARMY, NAVY , AIR FORCE – MEN & WOMEN
–GRADUATE AT THE TIME OF JOINING ACADEMY
– FINAL YEAR APPEARING STUDENTS SHOULD
ATTEMPT
–STIPEND Rs 24,000 TO Rs 30,000 PAID
–1 TO 1 ½ YEARS ADVANCED TRAINING
SER NO FORM
DATE
LAST
DATE
EXAM
DATE
SSB
DATE
JOINING
DATE
CDS I 20 SEP 20 OCT 20 FEB AUG -
OCT
4 JAN
CDS II 20 APR 20 MAY 20 SEP JAN -
MAR
4 JUL

15. GRADUATES 19 TO 25/27 YEARSGRADUATES 19 TO 25/27 YEARS
• DIRECT SSB INTERVIEW IN NAVY / AIR FORCE
–B.COM / M COM/ BA ( ECONOMICS)/ MBA/
BBA/BBM/ MCA/ BCA/BSc (IT)/ICWA/CA/ LLB
–MINIMUM 60 % MARKS
–VACANCIES DISPLAYED ON WEBSITES/ NEWS
PAPERS/ EMPLOYMENT NEWS
–SSB INTERVIEW , MEDICAL , MERIT LIST
–STIPEND Rs 21,000 TO Rs 30,000 PAID
–1 TO 1 ½ YEARS ADVANCED TRAINING

16. ENGINEERSENGINEERS
• MANY ENTRIES AVALIABLE FOR MEN &
WOMEN
• FOLLOW NEWS IN EMPLOYMENT NEWS
• VISIT WEB SITES REGULARLY
• CAMPUS INTERVIEW
• SSB INTERVIEW , MEDICAL , MERIT LIST
• JOIN AS ENGINEER AND GET ANTI – DATE
SENIORITY OF ONE /TWO YEARS

17. POST GRADUATES 27 YEARS
• POST GRADUATION IN SUBJECTS
SPECIFIED IN ADVERTISEMENT –
MAINLY- P,C,M/ ENGLISH/
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY/LLB/LLM
• SSB INTERVIEW , MEDICAL , MERIT
LIST

18. SSB INTERVIEW
• FIVE FUN FILLED DAYS IN SSB CENTRE
• TESTS CONDUCTED
–SCREENING TESTS ( PABT, IQ & PPT )
–PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
–GROUP DISCUSSION & LECTURETTES
–MILITARY PLANNING EXERCISE
–VARIOUS GROUP EXERCISES
–INDIVIDUAL & GROUP OBSTACLE COURSE
–PERSONAL INTERVIEW
–FINAL CONFERENCE

19. TRAINING AT THE
INSTITUTE

20. BENEFITS OF SSB TRAINING
INDIVIDUAL GROWTH
• OVER ALL PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
• IMPROVEMENT IN BODY LANGUAGE
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING & DEVELOPMENT
• POSITIVE ATTITUDE
• CONFIDENCE BUILDING
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS
– VERBAL & NON VERBAL
– WRITING SKILLS
– PRESENTATION SKILLS
•

21. GROUP ACTIVITIES
• TEAM SPIRIT
• LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
• PHYSICAL FITNESS & CONFIDENCE
• GROUP DISCUSSIONS
• GROUP PLANNING EXERCISES
• LIFE SITUATIONS REACTIONS
• TIME MANAGEMENT
• MANNERS & ETIQUETTES
BENEFITS OF SSB TRAINING

22. WE ARE PROUD OF……..
OUR SELECTIONS……..

23. DEFENCE SERVICES

24. DEFENCE SERVICES
•ARMY >> LALIT TIWARI,
SANDHYA KATARIA,
PRANAY LAAD
•NAVY >> DEVESH GUPTA
•AIR FORCE >> NIKHIL
TIWARI

25. CORPORATE & GOVTCORPORATE & GOVT
SECTORSSECTORS

26. CORPORATE SELECTIONS
CORPORATE & GOVT SECTORS
• TUSHAR SAKORIKAR
• SUBHASH CHANDRA TRIPATHI
• RAHUL SAKARGAYE
• AKSHAY PATKAR
• MAYANK PALIWAL
• ROHIT KHER
• AKHAND PRATAP SINGH
• MOHSIN ALAM
• ALEKH GOKHALE

27. BREIF PROFILE
• A VENTURE BY SENIOR ARMY OFFICERS
• COMPLETE INTEGRATED OBSTACLE COURSE
• ADJOINING REGIONAL PARK FOR PHYSICAL
ACTIVITIES
• SPECIAL SSB TRAINING & SEMINAR HALL
• EARMARKED GTO TESTING AREA
• REGULAR VISITS TO MHOW
• LECTURE BY SERVING & RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS
NN IKSIKS AA CADEMYCADEMY

28. ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF
CADETS OF NIKS ACADEMY
UNDER GOING SSB TRAINING
AND COACHING FOR
NDA, TES AND CDS

29. BRIG ARORA ( EX PRESIDENT 34 SSB)
OUR SENIOR ADVISOR CONDUCTING PI

30. LIFE SKILLS TRAINING BY
COL NIKHIL DIWANJI

31. GROUP DISCUSSIONS

32. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS IN PROGRESS

33. VERBAL COMMUNICATION
TECHNIQUES
LECTURETTESLECTURETTES

34. CADETS OF NIKS ACADEMY
PRACTISING ON OBSTACLE COURSE

35. GROUP PLANNING EXERCISES
LEADERS IN MAKING

41. QUESTIONS ????

42. ANSWERS TO YOUR QUERRIES :
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•E MAIL
•COL.NIKHIL.DIWANJI@GOGETIT.IN
dvnikhil@yahoo.co.in
•OR CALL – 0731- 2014281

43. PPDT• COMMUNICATION
–WRITTEN
–VERBAL
• POWER OF OBSERVATION
• CREATIVITY
• WRITING SKILLS
• POWER OF EXPRESSION
• POWER OF GROUPDISCUSSION

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ACTION: ORGANISING AN EVENT
INTRODUCTION
MAIN BODY
CONCLUSION

46. THANK YOU