Women in Indian Navy

Women were inducted only in the Armed Forces Medical Service till the year 1992. From July 1992, the Navy started inducting women as Short Service Commissioned Officers in select branches of the Navy. Presently the women are inducted into the following branches/cadres/specialisations of the Navy as Officers

  • ATC
  • Observer
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Education
  • Naval Architecture
  • Pilot (Maritime Reconnaissance Stream only)
  • Naval Armament Inspectorate

The government has also given approval for Permanent Commission (PC) in Education Branch, Law and Naval Architecture on completion of SSC tenure depending on merit and vacancy.

S.No Entry Age(in yrs) Educational Qualification
1 Naval Architecture 19 ½ to 25

The candidates must possess at least 60% marks in BE/B. Tech Degree in any one of the following stream:-

Mechanical Civil Aeronautical Metallurgy Naval Architecture

2 Observer 19-24

BE/B.Tech degree in any discipline with Physics & Maths in 12thstandard

3 Education 21 to 25

A second class Master’s degree of a recognized university in Physics or Mathematics.Candidates possessing Master’s degree in Physics should have studied Mathematics at least at the subsidiary level at the degree standard and those possessing master’s degree in Mathematics should have studies Physics at least at the subsidiary level at degree standard.

or

A second class Master’s degree of a recognized university in Chemistry or English. Candidates possessing Master’s degree in chemistry should have studies Physics at least at the subsidiary level at the degree standard and those possessing Master’s degree in English should have studied Physics or Mathematics up to the intermediate or equivalent standard.

or

A degree in any of the following discipline:-

Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering in Computer Science/Technology

or

A second class Master’s degree of a recognized university in computer application or computer science. Candidate should have studied either Physics or Mathematics at their graduation level.

or

A post graduate degree of a recognized university in Humanities (Economics/History/ Political Science).

4 Logistics /Works 19 ½ to 25 For Logistics Cadre

BE/B Tech in any discipline with 1stclass or MBA with 1stclass or B Sc/B Com/B Sc(IT) with 1stclass and PG Diploma in Finance/Logistics/Supply Chain Mgt/Material Mgt or MCA/M Sc(IT) with 1stclass For Works

BE/B Tech(Civil)/B Architect For Catering

M Sc(HM)/MBA(HM)/B Sc or BA with 1stclass and PG Diploma in HM

5 Law 22 to 27

Candidates should possess degree in Law qualifying them for enrolment as advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961

6 ATC 19 ½ -25

BE/B.Tech degree in any discipline with Physics& Maths in 12thstandard.

7 Pilot General CPL Holders 19-24 19-25

BE/B.Tech degree in any discipline with Physics & Maths in 12thstandard.

A candidate holding valid and current CPL issued by DGCA (India)

8 NAI 19 ½ to 25

BE/B Tech in one of the following stream:-

Electrical Electronics Mechanical Production Instrumentation IT Chemical Metallurgy Aerospace Engineering

Source: https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/page/women-in-the-navy.html