INDIAN NAVY SENIOR SECONDARY  RECRUITS IN MEDICAL BRANCH – 02/2025 & 02/2026 BATCH 

Online applications are invited from unmarried male candidates (who fulfil eligibility conditions as laid down by the Government of India) for enrolment as sailors in Medical Branch for SSR (Medical) in 02/2025 & 02/2026 Batch. The vacancies for SSR (Med Asst) will be earmarked in a state-wise manner.

Educational Qualifications

Qualified in 10 + 2 examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) from Boards of School Education recognized by Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and minimum 40% in each subject.

Note : Candidates who are appearing in class 12th Board Exam of academic year 2024 – 25 are also eligible to apply provided they fulfill all other eligibility criteria. Such candidates, however, shall only be selected when they produce the original marksheet during the subsequent stages of recruitment process (Internet copy of marksheet not acceptable) and should score the minimum laid down marks in aggregate as well a in individual subjects for respective category for being eligible for recruitment.

 Age Criteria

(a) SSR (MED) 02/2025 Batch : Candidates should be born between 01 Sep 2004 – 29 Feb 2008 (both dates inclusive).

(b) SSR (MED) 02/2026 Batch : Candidates should be born between 01 Jul 2005 – 31 Dec 2008 (both dates inclusive).

Note : Candidates born between 01 Sep 2004 – 31 Dec 2008 are eligible to apply for INET 2025. Further, candidates shall be eligible for the Stage II recruitment process of the respective batch as per the age criteria shown above

Examination Fee 

Examination Fee:- An examination fee of Rs. 550/- (Rupees Five hundred fifty only) plus 18% GST has to be paid by the candidate during the Stage I – INET application through online mode by using net banking or by using Visa / Master / RuPay Credit / Debit Card / UPI. Admit cards will be issued for the examination only to those candidates who have successfully paid the examination fee.

Note:- (a) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

(b) Candidates found to have registered multiple times would be rejected and debarred from the examination. Reimbursement of exam fees would not be carried out in such cases.

(c) In case you have made an online payment of fees and money has been deducted from your account without admit card being generated (ie unsuccessful payment), please wait for 7 working days for an automatic refund of money to your account.

(d) Fee will be charged only during Stage I-INET application. There will be no separate fee for stage II process.

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection Process :- Stage – I INET exam will be conducted for SSR (MED) 02/2025 and 02/2026 batch in May 2025. Based on the marks obtained in Stage I -INET, candidates will be shortlisted for the Stage II for SSR (MED) 02/2025 and 02/2026 separately. The tentative timeline for recruitment is as follows : –

Note:- The above mentioned dates are tentative and the exact dates of each activity will be promulgated on the Candidates Registration Portal.

STAGE  – I (INET – INDIAN NAVY ENTRANCE TEST)

Indian Navy Entrance Test :- (a) The question paper will be computer-based with a total of 100 questions, each carrying 01 mark.

(b) The question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective type (multiple-choice).

(c) The question paper will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Biology and General Awareness.

(d) The standard of the question paper will be that of 10+2. Syllabus & sample papers for the examination are available on website https://joinindiannavy.gov.in.

(e) Duration of examination will be one hour.

(f) The candidates are required to pass in all sections as well as in aggregate. The Indian Navy reserves the right to determine the pass marks in each Section and in aggregate.

(g) Penalty for Wrong Answer : Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers given by a candidate. There are four options for the answer to every question with only one correct option. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

(h) Centre Allocation for INET (online examination) will be at the discretion of the Indian Navy.

(j) The Indian Navy reserves the right to conduct shortlisting of the candidates based on marks obtained in qualifying examination (12th / 10th board exams) incase of extraneous circumstances resulting in non -conduct of INET examination and/ or as per service requirement.

STAGE  – II (PFT, WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND RECRUITMENT MEDICAL)

Candidates shortlisted in the INET examination (Computer based online examination) will be issued a call-up letter for Stage II (Written Examination, PFT & Initial Medical). Stage II will be conducted in the designated Indian Navy centres. The syllabus for the Stage-II written exam is available on the website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in. Aadhar Card is mandatory for Stage II.

Stage I – INET Results : Results of Stage I – INET 2025 (Pass/ Fail) along with marks scored by the candidate shall be uploaded on the candidate’s online dashboard on https://joinindiannavy.gov.in.

Shortlisting : The candidates eligible for the stage II process of SSR (Medical) 02/2025 and 02/2026 batch (as per age criteria mentioned at Para 3 above) shallbe shortlisted for the respective batch, based on the marks obtained in Stage I-INET 2025. Shortlisting will be carried out state wise. The cut-off marks for shortlisting for next stage of selection process may vary from state to state as vacancies have been allotted in a state-wise manner.
Note: – In case where candidates having same percentage exceed the required numbers, the shortlisting shall be carried out based on Date of Birth (D.O.B.) i.e. candidates with
earlier DOB (thus having lesser No. of chances) would be given priority.

Sponsor Candidates and NCC ‘C’ Certificate Holders : Sponsor candidates and NCC ‘C’ certificate holders shall be required to upload their original certificates during the stage I application process. Verification of Sponsor certificates shall be undertaken through CABS and NCC ‘C’ certificates shall be verified through DG NCC. Verified
candidates shall be exempted Stage I – INET exam and shall not be required to appear at the INET exam centre. These candidates shall be directly issued call-up
for Stage II recruitment process based on eligibility. Further, the original Sponsorship/ NCC ‘C’ certificate shall be verified at each stage of the recruitment process and in case
of any discrepancy found during any stage of recruitment, the candidature shall be cancelled.

Note: – Submission of provisional certificate or any other unauthorized document during the application process shall result in cancellation of the candidature. 

PHYSICAL STANDARDS

Physical Standards: Qualifying for is Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is mandatory for selection  Candidates undergoing PFT will do so at their own risk.  PFT standard is as follows :

Advisory: – Proficiency in sports, swimming, and extracurricular activities is desirable.

STAGE  – II (WRITTEN EXAM)

The Stage II written exam will be conducted only those candidates who qualify the PFT. The details of stage II written exam are as follows :-

(a) The question paper will be computer-based with a total of 100 questions, each carrying 01 mark.

(b) The question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective type (multiple-choice).

(c) The question paper will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Biology and General Awareness.

(d) The standard of the question paper will be that of 10+2. Syllabus & sample papers for the examination are available on website https://joinindiannavy.gov.in.

(e) Duration of examination will be one hour.

(f) The candidates are required to pass in all sections as well as in aggregate. The Indian Navy reserves the right to determine the pass marks in each Section and in aggregate.

RECRUITMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION

Recruitment Medical Examination will be carried out for candidates who qualify PFT. Candidates qualifying Recruitment Medical Examination will be considered for merit list. Candidates who are found medically unfit in Recruitment Medical Examination may choose to appeal for review of the findings, if they so desire, at designated military hospital (allocated by the Indian
Navy) within a maximum period of 05 days. Medical fitness certificate issued by hospitals other than designated Military Hospitals (allocated by the Indian Navy) will not be considered. No further review/ appeal is permissible. 

PROVISIONAL SELECT LIST

Provisional Select List will be prepared based on performance in Stage-II written exam, subject to qualification in Physical Fitness Test and Recruitment Medical Examination. Merit List for SSR (Medical) will be based on a state wise merit. The cut off marks for issue of call up letter for recruitment at INS Chilka may vary from state to state. Results will be published on candidate’s dashboard on website www.joinindiannavy.gov.in

Note : (a) Stage II process and Provisional Select List will be separate for SSR(MED) 02/2025 and 02/2026. Candidates who are not selected in SSR(MED) 02/2025 can not automatically claim for selection in 02/2026 batch.

(b) In case where candidates having same percentage exceed the required numbers, the shortlisting shall be carried out based on Date of Birth (D.O.B.) i.e. candidates with earlier DOB (thus having lesser No. of chances) would be given priority

PRE – ENROLMENT MEDICALS

Pre-Enrolment Medical formalities of all selected candidates will be conducted at INS Chilka. Induction of the candidates will be subject to qualifying in Pre-Enrolment Medical formalities carried out at INS Chilka. Candidates not qualifying the Pre-Enrolment Medical formalities shall be rejected.

MEDICAL STANDARDS

(a) Medical examination will be conducted by authorised military doctors as per medical standard prescribed in current regulations applicable on entry.

(b) Gender : Any candidate, if found to have predominant characteristics of the opposite gender as evidenced on external physical examination, will be rejected as UNFIT. Any candidate having undergone gender reassignment surgery will be declared UNFIT.

(c) Minimum Height Standards : Minimum height standards for male is 157 cms.

(d) Tattoos : Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearms i.e from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reversed side of palm/ back (dorsal) side of hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body is not acceptable and candidate will be barred from recruitment.
(e) The candidate must be in good physical and mental health, free from any disease/ disability likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duties both ashore and afloat under peace as well as war conditions.

Note:- (i) Candidates are advised to get their ears cleaned for wax, and tartar removed from teeth prior to medical examination.

(ii) Regulations regarding Height relaxation are available in website https:// joinindiannavy.gov.in.