DEFENCE DIARIES

Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the notification for AFCAT-1 exam(2018). AFCAT-1(2018) will be conducted online in February(2018). Online registration for will start from December 16. The last date to apply is January 14, 2018. The notification states that the candidates have to scan a QR code to apply online. To be eligible for flying branch through AFCAT, candidate’s age should be 20 to 24 years while it is 20 to 26 years for ground duty (technical and non-technical branch). AFCAT online test will consists of 100 questions from General Awareness, Verbal Ability, Numerical Ability, Reasoning & Military Aptitude covering 2 hour duration. This news broke out when online examination system for IAF was launched on 11 th  December 2017. IAF is now completely switching over to online testing of aspiring candidates The web portal for online examination is    https://afcat.cdac.in/AFCAT/   It was developed in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanc...

" the basic character of hard work is already in my genes.I will ensure that i fulfill my duties in a manner that makes the country proud by working in the defence research and development stream  " Tears ran quietly from the eyes of Barnana gunnaya,a daily wage earner as his son YADAGIRI BARNANA got the prestigious Indian Millitary Academy's silver medal.The proud father used to work in a cement factory in hyderabad as a daily wage earner , making Rs.100 a day, unknown form the fact that his son was getting commissioned , the father said to his son that he was commiting a huge mistake refusing the lavish MNC's offer "My father is simple man ,he thought i was getting into the army as a soilder" said YADAGIRI , the budding soilder who denied a  job offer from UNION PACIFIC RAIL ROAD, a US based company after refusing a call from IIM Indore where he secured admission after scoring 93.4 percentille in the CAT exam. Yadagiri overcame extreme financial crun...

Here are a few quickies WHY TO ATTEND ALC ,  AKA SARKARI PAISE PE SSB TRAINNING 1.        SSB GUIDE – This is “the place” specially dedicated to SSB training ,you will get guidance from the screening to a personal interview 2.        FACULTY – Teachers are none other than the commanding officers ,SSB psychologists,GTO from the armed forces (in our case it was an officer from OTA) 3.        Conducive Environment – the place is buzzing with YEP cadets and probably the best from every directorate people who are seriously into the SSB thing which makes it quite a good learning platform 4.        No Drills – To be spared from hectic drill hours  is like a dream come true for any cadet and this happens at the ALC . All you need to do is EAT STUDY SLEEP AND REPEAT 5.        Best Food – don’t get too excited you wont ge...

India got its freedom on 15 th of August 1947 and the sole credit for this gigantic feat goes to the persistent and unflinching passive resistance spearheaded by Mr Gandhi and his dear Mr Nehru. But as a matter of fact the Britishers were not so done with their hunger for exploitation neither the passive resistance was something unknown to them. So, what went so uneasy for them ? why were they in a haste ? and finally what made them realise that they could no longer be the masters ? source-google,used for representation purpose Pages of history had all the desired answers in them for years although they were never opened in front of our eyes. If at all they had been unfolded,how would have the future democratic subjects ,accepted the democratic tyranny. Well i am talking about the Bombay mutiny of 1946,which never appeared on any textbooks and if at all did, it was just lying as a doormat with no attention. This incident although was the real cap of the Indian freedom stru...

Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year recognizing Lt.Gen K M CARIAPPA (later Field Marshal) as the first commander-in-chief of the Indian Army taking over from last british Commander in chief of India Gen. Francis Butcher on 15 Jan 1949. For the Army Day celebrations 2018 the Indian Army has announced various online competitions in two categories i.e below 15 yrs and above 15yrs,with cash prizes of worth 20,000 for first position , 10,000 for second position and 10 prizes each of 1,000 as consolation .The theme for the competition being INDIAN ARMY-SYMBOL OF NATION BUILDING the photographs and pictures can be mailed to - armyday18@gmail.com check the pictures for more details. source:- ADGPI and wikepedia

The 26/11 attacks that shocked the entire nation , took away the attention from infiltrations through the fences to infiltration through the coastal area ,it was that time when  Md. Ajmal Amir Kasab and his fellow fanatics made us realize the importance our maritime security and the lacuna we had developed in so many years ignoring the sea  security image source:-  joinindiancoastguard.gov.in The establishment of the Indian Coast Guard was first proposed by the Indian Navy to provide non-military maritime services to the nation. In the 1960s, sea-borne smuggling of goods was threatening India's domestic economy. The Indian Customs Department frequently called upon the Indian Navy for assistance with patrol and interception in the anti-smuggling effort. The Nagchudhri Committee was constituted with participation from the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force to study the problem. Further the discovery of oil at Bombay high prompted its formation An ...