Many defence aspirants are madly obsessed with our special forces and rightly so. If you ask them which one do you want to join, most of them will want to join the PARA Special Forces. All of us wonder, what motivates a soldier and an officer to opt for the special forces and why it is the toughest selection process to become an elite. In this video, Major Dr. Surendra Poonia is sharing his journey from a being medical officer to a PARA SF officer. Hope the story will motivate many defence aspirants and guide them towards success.

How to join Indian Army PARA SF as an Officer

For gentlemen Cadets of IMA and OTA: Pre Commission. Volunteer GCs from IMA/OTA will be commissioned at the scale of two officers per battalion per year. These officers will be allotted a parent regiment by MS Branch.

For Officers serving in the Indian army [Post Commission] : Officers from all Arms and Services can volunteer for the Parachute Regiment subject to them having less than five years service on the day they volunteer, being in medical category SHAPE-I and being graded `EXCELLENT’ in BPET. These officers will retain their affiliated to their Regiment/Corps (as parent regiment).

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