THE MAKING OF AN OFFICER

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES

Dear aspirants,

Before we discuss all about Medicals for your upcoming SSB’s, let us first go over my introduction.
My name is Dr. Lt. Gen HL Gulati, PVSM. I was Director General, Medical Services, Indian Army. I have been conducting pre-medicals for SSB aspirants at Baalnoi Academy since 1997 for all SSB entries and have guided lakhs of aspirants to this day.

Now getting to the idea of a medical check-up after your recommendation at SSB. The purpose of this medical check-up is to ensure that the candidate can withstand rigorous mental and physical stress of military service in all types of terrain, climate and geographical conditions and be able to serve on land, sea and air.

1. The height and weight ratio should be as given in your ad;
2. BMI should be less than 25 and one should not be overweight (which is often due overeating and lack of exercise) nor should they be underweight (which means some disease inside the body that is why one is not putting on weight);
3. No tattoo on the body except religious type on the back of the wrist or inner side of forearm (Please note that this tattoo must not be multi-coloured and must necessarily only be black colour. If you are tribal, you can have tattoo anywhere as per your custom and culture)
4. Chest min: 77 cm Expansion 5 cm
5. Waist 90 cm in Males and 80 cm in females to the max

1. Head Dandruff, Alopecia, Bony deformity and Fungus Infection;
2. Skin Acne, Keloid, Vitiligo, Eczema, Neurofibroma Dermatitis;
3. Neck Movement in all direction is necessary;
4. Lymph nodes, Thyroid Swelling;
5. ENT Hearing normal whispering at 610cm Tympanic membraine any discharge or atresia;
6. Nose DNS, septum perforation polyp sinus or allergy;
7. Throar congested, Tonsils enlarged;
8. Teeth 14 Dental points mandatory, Disease of Gum Dental caries to be filled;
9. Upper Limb clubbing fungus infection koilonychia cubitus valgus, varus;
10. Lower limb knee flat foot bow legs hammer toe Hallux valgus any loss of toe;
11. Chest Deformity Gynaecomastia;
12. Heart BP, Tachycardia Bradycardia Murmur ectopics, any hole in the heart
13. Spine Kyphosis, scoliosis, Spina Bifida Sacralization of lumber vertebra Cervical rib Sponydylosis Spondylolisthesis;
14. Abdomen Liver Gall bladder spleen Renal stone Horse shoe shaped kidney or floating kidney Hydronephrosis Inguinal lymph nodes
15. Male Organs Hydrocoele Zhernia Varicocoele Phimosis piles Pilonidal sinus undescended testes Ectopc testes or Atrophic testes or single testes;
16. Vision 6\6 in each eye [Entry wise upper limit for eye vision: For NDA 2.5 D and for CDS And TES 3.5 Myopia is permitted For high Myopia Lasik surgery nis permitted with certain conditions]
17. For Pilots, NO spectacles are allowed

1. Xray of chest, ultrasound – Abdomen, urine - blood complete incl HIV test and ECG;
2. For Air force in addition to above Xray of whole spine, cervical spine EEG and spin test is also required;

Now unfit is of two types: TR and PR i.e. Temporary Rejection or Permanent Rejection. Note: PR’s are rare and if one has been given a PR, it means there is some serious disease like Severe hypertension, heart disease like hole in the heart, perforation in the ear, cancer or TB etc. All other are temporary rejections and one gets a TR, in that case he/she will get two more chances to appeal against the same i.e. AMB and RMB.

1. AMB means Appeal Medical Board and RMB means Review Medical Board
2. Appeal medical board is given to a candidate as a matter of right. Here you have to deposit an amount of Rs. 40/- with the bank and a time of 42 days is given to the candidate. The candidate can select the hospital where he/she desires the AMB to be done. Here the specialist will decide your fitness or otherwise and will opine with respect to the disability for which a TR had been given to the candidate and not for the whole body again. However, if in the AMB, the appeal is rejected and the same TR is re-affirmed in the AMB, you may apply for RMB.
3. Unlike AMB, RMB is not granted to a candidate as a matter of right. The candidate does not have to deposit any amount nor is given the option to select the Hospital for RMB. For RMB, it is the discretion of the DGAFMS if he/she thinks that there is some merit in the case and some error has taken place only then RMB is given. Here candidates from North go to AFMC Pune and candidates from South come to RR Hospital at Delhi. Time given is one month and the decision is FINAL. There will be no appeal against decision of RMB.

1. Defective color vision;
2. Ear discharge/Ear perforation;
3. Tachycardia/Bradycardia;
4. Hypertension;
5. Tremors of hands;
6. Hyperhidrosis Sweaty hand;
7. Cardiac murmur;
8. Cubitus valgus/varus ECG abnormalities;
9. Phimos;
10. PCOD ovarian cysts in females and fibroids in breast;
11. Knock knee or Flat foot;
12. Spinal deformities like spondylosis Kyphosis Lordosis etc.;
13. Candidate being overweight;
14. Old TB infection on x-ray;
15. Blood haemogram abnormalities