Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR)
Various of our soldiers, sailors and airmen join the Indian military as Non-Commissioned Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers.
2020 Batch For PBOR
Various of our soldiers, sailors and airmen join the Indian military as Non-Commissioned Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers. Most of them even have attended SSBs in their lifetime but could not clear it.
Just to support their family among various other reasons, they settle their life becoming NCOs and JCOs, also called PBORs (Person Below Officer Rank).
Not that we are degrading the value of PBORs or PBOR Entries, but believe me, when an officer worthy man become an NCO, it says a lot about his tough decision.
There are various entries through which a PBOR can become an Officer in Indian Military. Although you cannot become a Commissioned Officer in the Air Force being a PBOR, you can join the Army as a Commissioned Officer from the Air Force.
Unlike this, a PBOR in the Navy can become a Commissioned Officer in the Navy but he cannot join the Army. To sum up here’s a representation:
Although in service, a PBOR has to write an exam to be eligible to attend SSB for the Officer entry. They can also write subsequent exams like CDSE after informing their Commanding Officers. Let’s look at them One by One:
PBOR Entries To become a CO through Soldier in Army or Airman in Air Force:
There are three schemes in this offered to worthy Army Soldier and Air Force Airmen. Soldier/Airmen with higher education qualification NCC certificate and sports achievement are given weightage in selection process:
ACC (Army Cadet College):
- Education Requirement: 10+2
- Service Requirements: Minimum Service 2 Years of service in the Army/Air Force
- Training: Four Years (Three Years in ACC Wing and one Year at IMA)
- Degree Remark: Graduate Degree from ACC Wing
- Age: 26 years
- Marital Status: Married or Unmarried
CO (Special Commissioned Officers):
- Education Requirement: Class XI CBSE pattern
- Service Requirements: Minimum Service of 5 years in Army/Sgt and Above for Air Force
- Training: One year at IMA
- Age: 27-32 years
- Marital Status: Married or Unmarried
PC(SL) – Permanent Commission (Special List):
- Education Requirement: Higher Secondary (11th Pass)
- Service Requirements: Minimum service 10 years in Army/ Sgt and Above for Air Force
- Training Academy: Four weeks at OTA
- Age: 32-40 Years (45 yrs for Engineers & 45 yrs for IOB)
- Marital Status: Married or Unmarried
PBOR Entries To become a CO through Seaman in Navy:
Sailors who possess unique leadership qualities and fulfil requisite conditions in terms of age, education etc can aspire to become Commissioned Officer in the Navy through Commission Worthy (CW) scheme and Special Duties (SD) scheme. Such officer can aspire to Command Ships and Units and even rise to become Admirals! That is Navy’s way of giving an opportunity to deserving few who for some unforeseen reasons could not make it to the officer rank. So a sailor can become a commissioned officer through CW entry.
Role of Military Police
The Military Police is responsible for preserving “good order and discipline and to prevent breaches of the same by persons serving in or attached to the regular Army”.
The role of the military police includes policing cantonments and Army establishments, preventing breach of rules and regulations by soldiers, maintaining movement of soldiers as well as logistics during peace and war, handling prisoners of war and extending aid to civil police when required.
Those appointed under Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) are given the responsibilities to investigate offences such as rape, molestation and theft; serve military operations where the Army needs police assistance; assistance in evacuation of villages during cross-border hostilities; and ceremonial as well as policing duties.
Qualifications Required
Soldier General Duty
- SSLC / Matric with 45% in aggregate and over 32% in each subject. No % required for higher qualifications i.e 10 + 2 and above.
- Age 17- 23 years
Soldier (Technical – for Technical Arms, Arty, AAD)
- Minimum of 10 + 2 Intermediate exam passed in any stream with 50% marks in aggregate and minimum of 40% in each stream
- 17 and ½ to 23 years.
Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical
- Minimum of 10 + 2 Intermediate exam passed in any stream with 50% marks in aggregate and minimum of 40% in each stream
- 17 and ½ to 23 years.
Soldier Nursing Assistant
- Minimum of 10 + 2 Intermediate exam passed in Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with 50% marks in aggregate and minimum of 40% in each stream
- 17 to 23 years.
Soldier Tradesman
- 10th /ITI (except House keeper and Mess Waiter who may be 8th pass)
- 17 and ½ to 23 years.
JCO (Religious Teacher)
- Graduate in any discipline. In addition qualified in his own religion.
- 27 – 34 years.
JCO (Catering – Army Service Corps)
- 10 + 2 or equivalent and diploma/ certificate of minimum one year in Cookery/Hotel Management/ Catering.
- 21 – 27 years.
Havildar Education (AEC)
- Graduate in any field with B Ed or post graduate in any field w/o B Ed.
- 20 – 25 years.
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