APPENDIX IX
APPOINTMENT OF TERRITORIAL ARMY OFFICERS AND JUNIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND ENROLMENT OF OTHER RANKS IN THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (TERRIORIAL ARMY)
1. Officers—(a)Eligibility—The conditions for eligibility regarding
nationality for a commission in the Army Medical Corps
will be the same as applicable to other arms and services of the Territorial Army.
(b) Qualifications, Age and Medical fitness-(i) Only those medical practitioners with registerable medical qualifications recognised by the Indian Medical Council under Section 11(i) of Indian Medical council Act, 1933 and registered in India under one of the Provincial Medical Acts or possess a foreign medical qualification recognised by the Indian ‘Medical Council and are in Medical category ‘A’ will be eligible. Candidates should not have attained their 40th birthday on the date of application. This upper age limit may be waived in the case of released ex-Indian Medical Services/Army Medical Corps and Short Service Commissioned Army Medical corps Officers if the interval since such
candidate last served in the Army does not exceed five years.#@(ii) The upper age limits will be relaxed to the following
extent for grant of commissions in AMC(TA) :–
(aa) Medical Superintendents/
Dean/Head of the Institute/
Civil Hospitals/Matron……….upto 45 years (relaxable upto
52 years at the discretion of
DMS at Army HQ).
(ab) All other categories of Officers……upto 50 years (In the case of
ex officers & ex JCOs granted commission as Quartermasters/Coy Officers, the age may be relaxed upto 50 years at the discretion of the
ADGTA at Army HQ).
#@(Auth—81655/2/GS/TA 3(a)/1014/SO II/D(GS-III)
Govt of India, Min of Def dated 20th June 1972)
(c) Method of Application and Selection—Application forms for Commission, IAF(TA)—9, duly filled by the aplicants in their own handwriting, should be sent direct to Army headquarters (TA Directorate) together with necessary documents in original or certified true copies thereof in support of age, qualifications previous commissioned service in Indian Medical Service/
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Selected candidates will, be medically examined by a Medical Board arranged by Army Headquarters and a list of finally selected candidates drawn for commission in Medical units of
the Territorial Army.
Note—The above procedure for submission of application
forms and selection of Medical officers will not be applicable in
the case of Railway/Medical Officers applying for AMC(TA) commission
in Railway Engrs (TA) units. They will be governed
under the same procedure as is applicable to candidates applying
for the grant of TA Commission in Railway Engrs (TA) units.
They will, however, be governed by other terms and conditions
as laid down in this appendix.
(d) Nursing Officers
(i) Qualifications and age—As for regular Indian Medical
Nursing Service Sisters.
(ii) System of Selection—Same as for Medical Officers
but the selection Board at Army Headquarters will
include the Chief Principal Matron at Army Headquarters
as an additional member.
(e) Terms and Conditions—As for officers of other arms and
services of the Territorial Army, but the rules of promotion will
be as laid down in para 39.
(f) Retention and Promotion Examination—Medical Officers
will not have to pass these examinations.
2. Junior commissioned Officers and Other Ranks—(a) Method
of Recruitment—As for other Arms or Services of the
Territorial Army.
(b) Terms and conditions—Same as for others in the Territorial
Army.
(c) Educational Standard for Enrolment—
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Trades Educational Standard required
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1 2
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Laboratory Assistant Matriculate or above with Science
Technician and Radiographer subjects as optionals, or equivalent.
Male Nurse Matric or equivalent.
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1 2
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Nursing Orderlies
Operation room Assistants
Masseurs
Mental Nursing Orderlies IV, V, or VI Forms or 8—10 class or
Sanitary Assistant Dispenser equivalent.
Special Treatment Orderly
X-Ray Orderly
Clerks General Duty
Storeman Technical
Store hand technical
Stretcher bearer I Form or 4 to 7 class standard or equival-
General Duty Orderly ent.
Cook Hospital
Cook Unit
Carpenter
Tinsmith May be uneducated.
Equipment and Boot Repairer
Tailor
Brick layer
Painter (Unit)
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(d) Only ex-junior commissioned officers will be recruited
directly as Junior Commissioned Officers ordinarily. Junior Commissioned
Officers will not be required to pass the retention
examination as laid down in paras 42 and 43.
3. Period and System of Training—Medical Units—As for
other Arms and Services of the Territorial Army.
Training syllabus and other connected instructions will be
issued from Army Headquarters from time to time.
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Army Medical Corps, as applicable. The copies of certificates
or documents should be certified as true by a commissioned officer
of the Armed forces or a civilian gazetted officer.
**Candidates for grant of commission in AMC(TA) (other than
OC TA General Hospital) who satisfy the conditions laid down
for commission will be interviewed by selection board composed as
under, at their normal place of civil duty :–
President – Assistant Director of Medical Services Area
HQ not below the rank of Colonel/Representative
of Deputy Director of Medical Service Command
HQ not below the rank of Colonel.
Members – TA Group Commander at Command HQ.
Station Commander or his representative not
below the rank of Lt Col.
Head of the Institution where TA General
Hospital is being established.
(i) The proceedings of the selection board will later be
confirmed by DGMS (Army).
(ii) As regards the appointment of OC TA General Hospitals,
in case the Medical Superintendent of the Civil Hospitals professor
or an officer of an equivalent grade from the Hospital applies, his
application should be forwarded direct to DGMS (Army) for acceptance
and issue of Gazette Notification. If the Medical Superintendent,
professor or an officer of the equivalent grade does not volunteer and an
officer of lower grade only volunteers then procedure as in para 1 above
will apply.
**(Auth –No 65689/GS/TA-3(a)/312/SO-II/D(GS-III)
Govt of India, Min of Def dated 19th February 1971)
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APPENDIX X
RETENTION EXAMINATION—TERRITORIAL AMRY
OFFICERS (OTHER THAN MEDICAL)
OBJECT
1. To ensure that officers on probation have sufficient military
knowledge to justify their retention in the Territorial Army
on completion of 4 years service in accordance with para 42.
GENERAL
2. Officers of the Territorial Army will be required to pass
the retention examination within 4 years of the date of grant of
a TA commission.
3. Should an officer fail to pass the examination within the
prescribed period he will be permitted to resign and if he declines
to do so will be removed.
4. An officer will not be obliged to take the complete examination
at one time; the test(s) and the written paper(s) he may
wish to take at any one time will be left to his discretion.
5. An officer who passes in any of the tests, written or otherwise,
will be deemed to have passed such test on the first day
of examination in the subject(s) at which he finally qualifies.
EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT
6. Any officer who, owing to circumstances beyone his control,
is unable to pass the examination within the prescribed
period may apply for extension of the period. Such extension
will be granted by Army Headquarters (DTA) and will not exceed
one year. Applications for extension will be submitted through
the normal channels to Army headquarters (Territorial Army
Directorate) giving full details of the reasons for which an extension
is recommended. Applications will be endorsed by respective
higher formation commanders.
Any officer who, having resigned his commission, before the
expity of four years, due to change in residence, again secures
a Territorial Army Commission, will be required to pass the retention
examination within four years from the date of his being
commissioned.
SYLLABI EXAMINATION
7. The examination will consist of 3 parts i.e. Part ‘A’ practical,
Part ‘B’ written and Part ‘C’ oral.
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8. The practical part of other examination will consist of
the following tests :–
(a) Tactical exercise without troops involving a platoon and
other equivalent sub-units of other arms. Practical
map reading will also be included and questions covering
administration in the field.
(b) Foot and arms drill.
(c) Field formations and field signals.
(d) Range duties.
(e) Weapon training i.e. instructing a squad on any of the
small arms and in case of units other than Infantry, the
main weapon of the arm with which his unit is armed.
(f) Qualify in the annual musketry course (s) as laid down
in these Regulations.
(g) R/T Operating.
(h) Technical Training—(i) A written and/or oral/practical
examination in technical subjects for officers of TA\
units. And officer who has attended a relevant technical
course at any Army school of instruction will be exempted
from qualifying in this subject.
(ii) Officers of the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
who possess the Engineering degree of a recognised
University will be exempted from the technical test.
(iii) Officers of the Corps of Signals who possess a degree
in Telecommunications Engineering of a recognised University,
will be exempted from the technical test of the
retention examination.
(iv) Officers of the Corps of Engineers who either posses an
engineering degree of a recognised University or have
successfully completed the normal probationary course
as laid down by the Ministry of Railways (Railway
Board)/port authorities for the particular appointments
that they are holding in the Railways/Docks and IWT
and have successfully held that appointment for one year
after the completion of the said course in their own department
will be exempted from the technical test of
the retention examination.
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9. The written part of the examination will consist of the
following tests –
(a) Administration—
Questions will be set on the following—
(i) Promotions, transfers and discharge from service, other
ranks.
(ii) Office organisation.
(iii) Pay system, other ranks.
(iv) Hygiene and sanitation.
(v) Regiment accounting.
(vi) Ordnance stores.
(vii) Documentation, other ranks.
(b) Discipline—
(i) Enrolment and attestation.
(ii) Summary trial and punishment.
(iii) Courts of Inquiry.
(iv) Disposal of offences.
(v) Framing of charges and charge sheet.
(vi) Powers of commanding officer and Coy commander or
equivalent.
10. The oral part of the examination will consist of general
question on Territorial Army Regulations.
EXEMPTION
11. Ex-officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, State Forces,
ITF, AFI, Defence Bns, Border Scouts, DSC and AIRO who
have a minimum of 3 years previous commissioned service will
not be required to take the examination.
12. An officer who is not exempted vide para 11, but who
successfully passes a course(s) at any Army School of Instruction
in any of the subjects prescribed in the syllabi will be
exempted from taking that subject(s).
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CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION
13. The number of examinations to be held annually will be
as the discretion of the Area or equivalent Commander/TA
Group Commander.
14. The period(s) taken for the examination will count
against the period of annual training as prescribed vide Rule 20.
15. All question papers will be set by the Board of Examiners
and approved by the Area or equivalent Commander. The
question set will be sufficient in number to test the knowledge
of the candidate and will be confined to questions relating to
the candidate’s own unit.
BOARD OF EXAMINATION
16. The Board will consist of a President of the rank of Lt
Col and two members of the rank of Major/Captain of the
regular Army.
RE-EXAMINATION
17. If an officer fails in one or more subject(s) he will be reexamined
only in the subject(s) in which he has failed.
18. There is no restriction as regards the number of times
an officer may present himself for examination in any test or
written paper within the prescribed period laid down.
EXAMINATION RESULTS
19. The Board will forward results of candidates who have
passed the examination wholly or in part, to Area or equivalent
Commander together with a copy of papers set. Names of successful
candidates will be forwarded, through the normal channels,
by Area or equivalent Commander to the Director, Territorial
Army, Army Headquarters.
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APPENDIX XI
RETENTION EXAMINATION—JUNIOR COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS
TERRITORIAL ARMY (OTHER THAN MEDICAL)
OBJECT
1. To ensure that junior commissioned officers on probation
have sufficient military knowledge to justify their retention in the
Territorial Army on completion of 4 years service in accordance
with para 43.
GENERAL
2. Junior Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army will
be required to pass the retention examination within 4 years of
the date of grant of a TA commission.
3. Should a junor commissioned officer fail to pass the examination
within the prescribed period he will be permitted to
resign and if he declines to do so, will be removed.
4. A junior commissioned offficer will not be obliged to take
the complete examination at one time; the test(s) and the written
paper(s) he may wish to take at any one time will be left to his
discretion.
5. A junior commissioned officer who passes in any of the
tests, written or otherwise, will be deemed to have passed such
tests on the first day of examination in the subject(s) at which
he finally qualifies.
EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT
6. Any junior commissioned officer who, owing to circumstances
beyond his control is unable to pass the examination within
the prescribed period may apply for extension of the period.
Such extension will be granted by Army Headquarters (ADGTA)
and will not exceed one year. Applications for extension will be
submitted through the normal channels to Army Headquarters
(TA DTE) giving full details of the reasons for which an extension
is recommended. Applications will be endorsed by respective
higher formation commanders.
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Any junor commissioned officer, who having resigned his
commission before the expiry of 4 years, due to change in the
residence, again secures a Territorial Army Commission, will be
required to pass the retention examination within four years
from the date of his being recommissioned.
SYLLABI EXAMINATION
7. The examination will consist of the following—
(a) Drill—Platoon drill including foot and arms drill.
(b) Weapons Training—Supervision of training and range
duties.
(c) Tactics-Command of a platoon or equivalent sub-unit
in situations likely to be encountered in the field (including
map reading, verbal order and message writing).
(d) Organisation and administratin including discipline upto
the standard of a platoon or equivalent sub-unit.
(e) Technical Training—A written and/or oral/practical examination
in technical subjects for JCOs of TA units.
A JCO who has attended a relevant course at an army
school of instruction will be exempted from qualifying
in this technical examination.
(f) JCOs of the Corps of Engineers who have successfully
completed the normal probationary course as laid down
by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)/Port authorities
for the particular appointments that they are
holding in the Railway/Docks and IWT successfully held
that appointment for one year after the completion of
the said course within their own department will be
exempted from the technical test of the retention examination.
8. The examination in all subjects will be practical and oral
and will be conducted in English or in the vernacular whichever
the candidate prefers.
EXEMPTED
9. Ex-junior commissioned officers and their equivalents of
the Army, Navy, Air Force, State Forces, ITF, AFI, Defence
Bns, Border Scouts and DSC, who have a minimum of 3 years
previous commissioned service, will not be required to take the
examination.
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10. A JCO who is not exempted vide para 9, but who successfully
passes a course (s) at any army school of instruction or who
does an attachment to a regular army unit and qualifies in any of
the subject(s) prescribed will be exempted from taking that subject(
s).
11. Non-commissioned officers who pass the promotion examination
for havildar to jemadar and are subsequently promoted
to JC rank will not be required to pass the retention examination.
CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION
12. The number of examinations to be held annually will be
at the discretion of the Area or equivalent Commander/TA Group
Commander.
13. The period(s) taken for the examination will count
against the period of annual training as prescribed vide Rule 20.
14. All question papers will be set by the Board of Examiners
and approved by the Area or equivalent Commander. The
questions set will be sufficient in number to test the knowledge
of the candidates and will be confined to questions relating to
the candidate’s own unit.
BOARD OF EXAMINATION
15. The Board will consist of a President of the rank of
Lt Col and two other officer members of the regular army.
RE-EXAMINATION
16. If a JCO fails in one or more subject(s) he will be reexamined
only in the subject(s) in which he has failed.
17. There is no restriction as regards the number of times
a JCO may present himself for examination in any test within
the prescribed period laid down.
EXAMINATION RESULTS
18. The board will forward result of candidates who have
passed the examination wholly, or in part, to Area or equivalent
Commander together with a copy of papers set. Names of successful
candidates will be forwarded, through the normal channels,
by Area or equivalent to the ADGTA, Army Head-quarters.
19. The names of successful candidates will be modified on
unit(s) Part II orders and the necessary copies made on the
candidates sheet roll.
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APPENDIX XII
PHYSICAL STANDARD FOR RECRUITMENT AND
COMMISSIONING
(ALL RANKS)
1. (a) Officers—As laid down in para 2 below.
(b) Junior Commissioned Officers and other Ranks—As laid
down in para 2 below.
2. Officers—(a) To be passed as fit for a commission in
the Territorial Army, a candidates must be in Medical category
‘A’. The height, expanded chest and weight will not be less
than given below—
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(i) Arm/Service Expanded
chest with
Height 5 cm ex- Weight
pansion
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Cm Cm Kg
Armoured Corps . . . 160 82 50
Artillery 162 84 52
Engineers (Except Railway, Port, Docks,
and E&M Engrs units) 162 84 52
Signals (Except P&T Signals units) 160 82 50
Infantry 160 82 50
AOC . 152 82 48
ASC . . 160 82 50
AMC (A&N Sec) 157 82 50
AMC (Other Sec) 152 82 48
EME 160 82 50
Others 157 82 50
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Notes—(1) Minimum measurements for Gorkhas, Garhwalis
and Assamese for all Arms and Services will be as
under :–
Height . . 152Cm
Weight . . 50 Kg
Chest expanded . . 82 Cm
Expansion . . 5 Cm
(2) For Madrasis minimum expanded chest 81 Cm in all
cases, provided the range of expansion is not less than 5 Cm.
(3) At the discretion of the Recruiting Medical Officer
standards for height may be relaxed by two Cm, Standard for
the expanded chest girth by one Cm and weight by 2 Kg for
all Arms and Services.
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(4) Minimum measurements for Adibasis for all Arms and
Services will be as under :–
Height . . 155 Cm
Weight . . 50 Kg
Chest (unexpanded) . . 77 Cm
(ii) Minimum physical standards for all Railway, Port,
Docks IWT and E & M Engineers and P&T Signals units
will be as follows for all ranks :–
Height . . 154 Cm
Expanded chest . 77 Cm
(Range of
expansion
5 Cm)
Weight . . 45 Kg
(b) Vision—A candidate will be considered fit if his vision
without the aid of glasses is not less than 6/6 in each eye
provided that with the aid of glasses, if necessary, his vision is
not less than 6/9 in one eye and 6/18 in the other.
A candidate will be considered fit if he has one eye (R or L)
with vision of not less than 2/60 and with good field of vision
as tested by hand movements provided that his vision in the
other eye is 6/6 not less than 6/12 without glasses and capable
of correction of 6/6 with the aid of glasses.
Inability to distinguish principal colours will not be regarded
as a case for rejection but the fact will be noted in the medical
board proceedings and the candidate will be informed.
(c) Candidate’s hearing must be good.
(d) His speech should be without impediment.
(e) His teeth should be in good order. He must have ten
sound teeth in upper jaw functionally opposed to 10 sound
teeth in the lower jaw. Two of these teeth in each jaw must be
molars and missing teeth, if any, must be made good by artificial
dentures. Well-fitted teeth will be considered as sound.
3. Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks—
(a) Standard minimum height, expanded chest and weight
will be the same as given under sub-para 2(a) above.
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(b) Physical Fitness—
(i) Recruits must be sufficiently intelligent.
(ii) Hearing must be good and the recruit should have
no sign of ear disease.
(iii) His speech should be without impediment.
(iv) He should not have glandular swellings.
(v) His heart and lungs should be sound.
(vi) He should have no congenital defect or deformity.
(vii)He should have perfect movements of all joints.
(viii) He should not bear traces of previous acute or
chronic disease pointing to an impaired constitution.
(ix) Visual standards.
Infantry Artillery & Armed Corps Right eye 6/12 right 6/6 or left
Left eye 6/12 6/36
Other Right eye 6/24 right or better
Left eye 6/24 eye 6/12 or worst
eye 6/38
(c) Men presenting the following conditions will be rejected :–
(i) Indications of T.B.
(ii) Indication of Venereal disease.
(iii) Valvular disease of heart.
(iv) Otitis media.
(v) Deafness partial or complete.
(vi) Pronounce stammering.
(vii) Loss or decay of teeth to such an extent as to interfere
with efficient mastication.
(viii) Contraction or deformity of the chest.
(ix) Abnormal curvature of spine.
(x) Mental or nervous instability.
(xi) Deformity of feet.
(xii)Hernae and varicocoele.
(xiii) Enlargement of spleen or liver.
(xiv) Trachoma.
(xv) Severe pyorrhoea.
(d) (i) The medical standards prescribed in sub paras (b)
and (c) above may be relaxed for the types of units
mentioned in sub para 2(a).
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(ii) above in the case of JCOs and OR, as under:–
(a) Spectacles and artificial dentures may be permitted.
(b) Minor deformities and defects such as minor degree of
knock knee bow legs, varicose veins be condoned.
(c) Trachoma to the following extent be condoned.
(i) A few follicles in the tarsal conjuctiva and retrotasal
fold.
(ii) Smooth cicatricial bands in the tarsal conjunctiva.
(This is an evidence of healing).
(iii) Retrogressive pannus, which doesnot extend to
more than a third of the cornea. Pannus is retrogressive
if the blood vessels have gone beyond
the grey line of corneal infiltration.
(iv) Mild corneal infiltration limited to a couple of M.
Ms. from the Cornea-Seleral margin.
(v) There should be no photophobia and undue irritation
to bright light.
Note—Cases which are likely after treatment upto a period of
2 months to improve sufficiently as to be “fit for enrolment” will
be classified as “Temporarily Unfit”. These cases will be reexamined
by a medical board.
(ii) Disability and special family pensions, if and when admissible,
will not be admitted on the basis of aggravation of the
defects listed in para (i) above or if disability or death can be
attributed to or can be considered as aggravated by any of these
minor defects. This restriction will, however, not apply to claim
to special family pensions arising out of death by accident while
individual is on duty.
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APPENDIX XIII
PROMOTION EXAMINATION—NCOs (TA) (ALL ARMS)
INTRODUCTION
1. To ensure a uniform standard of basic military knowledge
and technical knowledge amongst the NCOs and JCOs of the
Territorial Army, all NCOs will qualify at a promotion examination,
details of which are given in Annexures “A to I” to this
Appendix, before they can be considered for promotion to the
rank of havildar (or equivalent rank) or to the rank of Nb Sub.
This comes into force with effect from 1st January 1952.
While successful completion of a promotion examination will
qualify an NCO for promotion, it does not automatically entitle
him to such promotion.
2. Promotion examinations will be held as required.
BASIC QUALIFICATION
3. An NCO must possess the following basic qualifications
before he can be permitted to undergo the promotion examination
test—
(a) For Promotion to Havildar—
(i) Education—Army 2nd Class Certificate of Education
or civil equivalents as laid down in Appendix
XXX—A.
(ii) Trade Classification—2nd classes below the highest
class of his category except for field categories of the
Corps of Engineers.
(iii) Must have completed two annual training camps.
Note—The condition of attending two annual training
camps will not apply to ex-havildars of the regular
Army with more than three years’ service in the regular
Army in that rank, who join the Territorial Army with
in two years’ of their release/discharge from the regular
Army. Ex-Havildars who have rendered more than three
years’ service as havildars in the regular Army but who
join the Territorial Army more than two years’ after
their release/discharge from the regular Army, will be
required to complete only one training camp to become
eligible to undergo the promotion examination test.
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(b) For promotion to Nb Sub
(i) Education—Army 1st class certificate of education
or civil education equivalents as laid down in Appendix
XXX-A.
(ii) Trade Classification—Two classes below the highest
class of his trade except field categories of the Corps
of Engineers.
(iii) Must have completed five annual training camps.
(This may be waived at the discretion of the commanding
officer in case of NCOs considered for
promotion before 1st January 1955)
CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION
4. Examination will be oral and the examining boards will
be comprised as under :–
(a) For promotion to Havildar or equivalent rank—
President . . A Major or Lt Col.
Members . . One officer not below the rank of
a Captain and one JCO not
below the rank of a Subedar.
(b) For promotion Nb Sub—
President A Lt-Col.
Members Two Majors or one Major and
one Captain.
(c) Convening Authorities—
(i) For 4(a) above—
Unit commander. Where the unit commander is below
the rank of Major, the OC Station
(ii) for 4(b) above—
Sub Area/Brigade/Independent Sub Area/Bde Area
Commander.
Note—With effect from 1st January 1964, in the case of Infantry,
for promotion to Nb Sub, the Examining Board
will be as per para 4(a) above and convening authority
will be the unit commander not below the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel.
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QUALIFICATIONS
5. To qualify in the examination a candidate must pass in all
the subjects.
The minimum pass marks will be 40 per cent of the passable
marks in each subject.
The board proceedings must be countersingned by the convening
authority.
RE-QUALIFICATION
6. If a candidates fails in one or more subjects he will be
re-examined only in the subject/subjects in which he has failed.
RESULTS
7. Names of those NCOs who successfully pass the promotion
examination will be published in unit Part II Orders.
EXEMPTION
8. NCOs who have qualified at a course or courses at one
of the Army Schools within a period of four years proceeding
the examination will be exempted from the subject/subjects
covered thereby.
9. For promotion to Havildar—
(a) All NCOs of the following trades vide AI 39/S/47, are
exempted from taking weapon training and signal procedure of
Part I and whole of Part II of the syllabus.
Bandsman/Bugler/Drummer/Piper/Trumpeter(Unit)
Blacksmith(Unit)
Bricklayer (Unit)
Carpenter (Unit)
Cook Hospital (AMC)
Cook (Unit)
Equipment and Boot Repairer (Unit)
Painter (Unit)
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Storehand GD (various)
Storehand Technical (various)
Tailor (unit)
Tinsmith (unit)
Upholsterer (EME)
(b) All EME NCOs of the following trades vide AI 39/S/
47, are exempted from signal procedure of Part I—
Carpenter and Joiner
Driver Recovery
Moulder
Operator Tyre Repair plant
Painter and Decorator
Tin and Copper Smith
Cycle Repairer
Driver MT
Blacksmith
Storehand GD
Driver Special Vehicles
(c) All NCOs of the Departmental TA units and General
Hospitals (TA) are exempted from passing Pormotion Examination
for promotion to Havildar.
10. For promotion N.B. Sub
The following trades are exempted from taking weapon
training and signal procedure of Part I and whole of Part II of
the syllabus—
Clerk GD
Clerk GS (SD)
Bandsman
11. All Havildars of Departmental TA units and General
Hospitals (TA) are exempted from passing the Promotion Examination
to the rank of Naib subedar.
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Annexure’A’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART I
(General Military Subjects)
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. or equivalent Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Drill . Drill with and without arms Drill with and without arms
of an Infantry platoon or of an infantry company or
equivalent inculding guard equivalent including ceremounting.
monial drill.
2. P.T . Table 1—6 Trained Soldiers P.T.
3. Weapon Training (a) Knowledge of infantry (a) Knowledge of infantry
platoon or equivalent sub company weapons and
unit weapons and ability ability to instruct a squad
to instruct a squad of re- of trained soldiers in them.
cruits or trained soldiers in (b) Field firing range prothem.
cedure.
(b) Maintenance of Butt *(c) Method of laying out *Not applicble to AMC
and Firing point Registers a close combat range. personnel.
4. Signal Procedure (a) Message writing in Message writing as for pro-
Roman Hindustani. motion to havildar, but
(b) Ability to pass a simple of a higher standard
message/order on telephone.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
5. Administration and (a) Sanitation, hygiene and (a) Sanitation, hygiene and
Morale. anti-malaria measures re- anti-malaria measures required
in a platoon. quired in a company.
(b) First Aid. (b) Reconnaissance of a
camp site for a company
(c) Reconnaissance of a and the setting up a camp
camp site for a platoon and or bivouac.
the setting up of a camp
or a bivouac. (c) Simple questions on the
(d) Regimental cuts for war system of pay accounteach
rank. ing with special reference
(e) Duties of an orderly to the preparation of acquit-
NCO in a unit. tance rolls.
(f) Close and open arrests. (d) Pay and allowances of
other ranks.
(e) Scales of rations, clothing
and personnel equipment.
(f) Exchange and condemnation
of clothing and
equipment.
(g) Other ranks messing
and its organisation.
(h) Organisation and upkeep
of information and
recreation rooms.
(j) Duties of a company
JCO/JCO orderly room.
Note—Clerks GD are exempted from taking drill and weapon training.
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Annexure’B’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
(Special Corps Subjects—Armoured Corps TA))
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. or equivalent Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Tactics (a) Tactical command of an (a) Tactical handling and
AFV employment of a troop.
(b) Elementary knowledge (b) Elementary knowledge
of tactics upto troop level. of tactics upto squadron
level.
(c) Ability to Command an
AFV troop.
2. Technical Sufficient *knowledge of (a) Sufficient working
gunnery, wireless and driv- *knowledge in all the three
ing and maintenance to be trades to be above to
able to command an AFV command a troop efficiefficiently.
ently.
(b) Ability to send and receive
by R/T any type of
order or message accurately.
*Commensurate with the training facilities available to Territorial Army.
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Annexure’C’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
(Special to Corps Subjects—Regiment of Artillery (TA))
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. or equivalent Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Tactics, organisation and Elementary knowlege of Elementary knowledge of 1.A havildar for promotion
employment organisation and employ- organisation and employ- must have qualified in one
ment in the field and tacti- ment in the field and tacti- of the following courses at
cal handling of a troop of cal handling of a battery the School of Artillery
his branch of artillery. of his branch of artillery. or courses run at the unit
equivalent to those:
2. Technical (a) For all branches– (a) Same syllabus as for Field branch and anti-tank
(i) Duties of No 1 in ac- promotion to havildar artillery-Survey Instructors
tion. but in greater detail. Technical Assistants’ Co-
(ii) Gun drill in detail- urse, Gun Drill and Equiplaying
sight testing, care The following subjects/pro- ment Instructor’s Course.
and maintenance of visions will be in addition. Anti-tank Instructor’s or
equipment. (b) For all branches. any other Instructors
(iii) Preparation and stor- (i) Duties of troop leaders course for NCOs.
age of ammunition in (ii) be able to carry out Anti-Aircraft artillery—
action. vehicle inspection. Radar Course, OsFC Course
(b) For field and medium or any other Instructors
artillery only– Course for NCOs.
(i) Must qualify as Driver (c) For field and medium Coast Artillery—
MT Class 3. artillelry only– Radar Course.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
2. Technical—Contd. (ii) Must qualify as driver Must have qualified as Special course, or any
SP Artillery Class 3 if in a Driver MT Class 2 other instructor’s course
SP unit. for NCOs.
(c) For mountain artillery (d) For SP artillery only– 2. A havildar clerk for proonly
Stable management, must have qualified as dri- motion to Jemadar head
feeding, watering, simple ver SP artillery class 2. clerk must be clerk Grade I
ailments of mules, fitting (e) For mountain artillery and possess Indian Army
of harness and driving drill only– Ist Class Certificate of
of a sub-section. Must be able to ride a
Education and Ist Class
(d) For anti-tank artillery horse. English Certificate or Maonly–
triculation Certificate of a
(i) Principles of direct recognised University.
laying
(ii) Fire discipline
(e) For LAA artillery only– 3. For promotion to Jema-
(i) Must qualify as Grade dar an NCO must—
I at air-craft recognition. (a) be interviewed and re-
(ii) Must understand the commended by his C Arty
drills employed in LAA and B Arty.
BARRAGE. (b) If in a para regiment,be
(f) For HAA Artillery the seniormost para
only– volunteer.
Must have a knowledge of
command post and control
room drills and procedure.
(g) For coast artillery only—
Must be conversant with
the duties of all categorise
of personnel in his unit.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(h) For suveyor artillery
only-
(i) Drills in details, observation
and booking traverse,
working of computing
centre.
(ii) Duties and positions of
survey groups in column
and in action.
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Annexure ’D’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
[Special to Corps Subjects—Corps of Engineers (TA)]
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Use of Tools Be able to-
Use and maintain the normal handimen’s As for Havildar PLUSset
of tools of a Fd Coy Use of any tool in common use in Field
Use cross-cut saws. Engineering weather or not it can be classified
Drive nails, spikes and dogs effieiently. as a trademan’s tool (e.g. Adze)
Drive pickets to a given slope Select augers and make holes for given
Know and apply the principles of simple size of spikes
levers. Fit and operate the common compressor
Operate compressor tools under supervision tools.
2. Field Geometry Be capable of- As for Havaldar PLUSCarrying
out measurements using hand , Set out given slopes using field level bening
foot, pick helve. rods and pegs.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
2. Field Geometry Opening and closing field level and know Measure a gap without using an instrument.
all its uses thoroughly. Laying out a right Measure a gap with a “gap measuring inangle
by eye and 3/4/5(triangular) methods. strument”.
Pace given distances upto a 91, 44mm (Max. The use of Foot-Metric equivalents.
errors 5%
The use of the Prismatic compass.
Know the use of Mathematical compass.
Take right angled offset from a chain line.
Hold a level staff correctly.
` Know the correct use of a chain and /or steel
tape.
3. Basic Capable for making the following knots and As for Havildar PLUShitched.
Capable for making all knots and hitches
used in Engr work and knoe their uses.
Bowline, Running Bowline, Rccf Thumb Make :-
Single and double Sheet Bend. Clove Hitch. (a) Sheers lashing.
Fisherman’s Bend Round Turn and Twin (b) Gun lashing.
Half Hitches. (c) Fishing two spars.
Nip the end of rope (d) Picket holdfast lashing.
Use a block Withdraw pickets by-
Make a seizing on a trackle (a) a cordage method.
Able to reeve tackles (b) a chain method
Maul or pick helve as Anti-twister in a (c) principle of par buckings.
tackle.
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Making fast S.W.R. to anchorage of block Know care and maintenance of cordage and
using :- SWR.
(a) Bulldog clips and double throated clamps Know parts of a double bent trestle and how
to assemble it.
(b) Timber and Spunyarn. Operate and maintain a winch.
Joining two lengths SRW without using Capable of construction :-
clips or clamps
(a) Gun (b) Sheers (c) Derrick
Able to make :- Capable of constructing a crib pier.
(a) Square lashing.
(b) Diagonal lashing. Preparation of timber piles for driving.
(c) Lashing a block to a spar. Be thoroughly conversant with the use of
Using S.W.R. or cordage. mechanical and hydraulic jacks of all types
Know how loads are taken by steel cribs. and with the methods employed for lifting,
Know method of joining steel cribs traversing and lowering heavy girders by
Use of tubular scaffolding means of jacks.
4. Field Defences Should be capable of- As for Havildar PLUSFilling
sandbags and beating to correct size. Be capable of
Laying a small sandbag wall correctly. Constructing various types of skin revetment.
Be able to know- Sizing of deliberate weapon slits.
Principles of revetment, Positioning pick- Erecting concertina road blocks.
ets for barbed wire fences. Setting out pickets for standard barbed wire
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
4. Field Defences Know types of barbed wire fences, principles fences.
-Contd. of fastenings and all knots. Setting out a tack from a simple sketch
And know-
Main principles governing field
defences. Principles of drainage.
Principles of concealment and
simple cam-ouflage.
Know and be able to construct all
types of-
(a) anti-tank obstacles.
(b) prepared defences e.g. pill,
boxes, dug-outs, Bunkers.
5. Field Engineering Should know essential safety precautions. As for Havildar PLUSMines,
Demoli- Name and recognies all services explosives Be able to lay a ring main in Cordtex.
tions and Bomb and accessories. Be able to lay out electrical method of
Disposal Know how to assemble Fuze, detonator and initiation for use with ring main using
primer. Fixing of simple charges. correct joints in cable.
Be able to test safety fuse. Know names and methods of initiation
Know how to initiate and make simple joints of all types of prepared charges.
in cordtex. Be able to set and neutralise all current
types of iginitors.
Know names of parts and assembly of comoutflet
equipment. Be able to test an exploder using a
testing set.
Be able to use compressor drill for boring
holes in masonry. Know sequence of latest hasty
mine laying
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Be able to use an earth auger. drill and latest standard mine clearing
Be able to reconise our, mines, fuzes and drill
igniters in curent use. Know the principles of fixing chgarges.
Be able to arm and disarm our current
mines
` Be able to assemble, use and turn one current
mine detector.
Know how to detect mines by the prodding
method.
Know the principles of ignitors.
Know the sequence of neutralising all our
mines and booby traps.
6. Field Engineering- Be capable of –
Road Laying a hand pitched base.
Applying tar, bitumen or emulsion to a
surface.
Preparing concrete of a given mix.
Construction of waterbound surfacing.
Preparing shuttering for concerete to a given
level and the principles of laying concrete.
Constructing simple box culverts.
Know the general use of Bull-dozers, Angle
dozers, autopatrol and backcter in connection
with road work.
Know and apply the use of a standard Track
material, fascines etc.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
7. Water supply and Should be bapable of- As for Havildar PLUScamp structure Starting and stopping current field pumping Should be capable of cunnecting plusosets. meter pumps for series or parallel pumping Assembling and using field unit equipment and operating the set. hand pumps. Fit up and have working knowledge of Joining victaualic and screwed pinning upto water tank truck. 101mm by using correct tools Carry out Horrocks Test.
Reecting and replacing field unit pattern Erection of improvised water tank using water tanks. tarpaulins, fabricated tanks, etc. Know how to work syphon. Care and maintenance of pumping sets. Elementary knowledge of concreting, carpentry and plumbing as necessary for construction of camp kitchens, ablutions and latmines, incinerator for both temporary camp and bivouacs.
8. Bridging, Rafting Know names of component part , and seand watermanship quence of construction of-
(a) Assault rafts.
(b) Close support rafts.
(c) Cl 550 rafts.
(d) Cl 40 rafts.
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capable of taking command of the following when hand and power propelled :-
(a) Assault, boat rafts.(b) Cl 5 rafts.Fit and operate Propulsion unit.Know “Rule of the river”.` Operate a storm boat.Know a method of getting
a cable across a river Make up simple improvised rafts. Keeping boats to any given position. Know sequence of construction of FEE trestle. Adjust FEE trestle transom by using jacks.
9. Bridging Bailey Know sequence of construction
for
(a) Launching Nose.
(b) DS Construction.
(c) TS construction.Lay grillage and understand principles. Know method of loading ` equipment in lorries of Bailey Pl.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
10. Bailey Pontoon Be able to recognise Class 40 Special parts and knowwhere and how they fit into bridge. Know sequence of construction for a floating and an end floating class 40 Bay.Know sequence of connecting rafts and bays in floating bridge. Lay out preventer tackles for landing Bays. Know method of loading equipment in the lorries in Bailey Pontoon Pl.237
Annexure ’E’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
(Special to Corps Subjects—Corps of Signals(TA))
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Organisation and tacti- (a) Organisation and same syllabus as for pro- NOTEScal
employment. employemnt in the field of motion to Havildar but in (i) Clerks will be tasted in
any one of the following greater details. the office organisation and types of signal section. filing system of an orderly
(i) Cipher Section. room of a field/ststic
(ii) Technical mainten- unit commanded by aance section Licutenant-Colonel.
(iii) Terminal Equipment (ii) Havildars for promo-Section. tion to Jemadar clerk will
(iv) Stores Section. be tested in the office orga-
(v) Operating Telegraph- nisation and filing system Operating Switchboard- of an orderly form of a Operating Section. field/static unit command-
(vi) Line-Line construct- ed by a Lieutenant Colonel ion/line maintenance sec- or the organisation and tion. functions of Records
(vii) Despatch Rider sec- office. tion.
(viii) Wireless Section. (iii) Draftsman will be tested in the organisation or drawing office.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(iv) Carpenter’s and jointers will be tested in the organisation of a carpenters shop.
(v) Drivers Special/Drivers MT will be tested in the maintenance and employment of the motor transport
of a major signal unit.
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Annexure ’F’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
(Special to Corps Subjects—Infantry(TA))
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Tactics Tactical handing of a sect- Tactical handling of a plaion in one of the operat- toon in one of the operaions
of war (simple quest- tions of war (simple quesions). tions).
2. Planning To draw up a training pro- To draw up a training pro- All pamphlets required for gramme for a two week gramme for a three week preparing the training procadre course for trained cadre course for NCOs of gramme will be made avaisoldiers, based on training a platoon based on train- lable. directive from the platoon ing directive from the comcommander. pany commander.
Principles of good instruction.
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Annexure ’G’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
(Special to Corps Subjects—Army Service Corps(TA))
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Organisation and Organisation and employ- (a) Detailed organisation The knowledge expected of employment ment in the field of a pla- and employment in the a TA personnel will be toon/troop of a division field of platoon/troop of commensurate with the Regiment, Army Service a divisional regiment, training facilities available Corps. Army Service Corps. to them.
(b) Saving and protection of a field supply depot of
AT/MT harbour.
2. Administration Animal management (AT Animal management (AT
personnel). personnel only).
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Annexure ’H’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
(Special to Corps Subjects—Army Medical Corps(TA))Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks No. Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Organisation and Organisation and employ- (i) Organisation and emplemployment.ment in the field of a com- oyment of one of the folpany of field ambulance, lowing units in the Field or a section of a hospital i.e., Field Ambulance,consisting of 100 beds. Field Hygiene section antimalaria unit, casualty clearing station, staging section,
general hospital (up to500 beds) and convalescent depot.
(ii) Outline, organisation and function of military hospital and AMC Record Offices.
2. Stretcher exercise Bearer formation, prepar- Must be able to train and ation and carriage of organise stretcher squads.stretchers. Stretcher improvisations.
3. Evacuation of casualties (a) An outline organisation (a) Siting of bearer relay of the chain of evacuation posts, car posts and adof
casualties from the front vance dressing station.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
3. Evaculation of lines or a base general (b) Recording of casualties casualties—contd. hospital. in the field ambulance.
(b) Rest stations in divis- (c) Instruct other ranks in ional/Corps areas. methods of evacuation and layout of medical aid posts in the chain of evacuation.
4. First Aid (a) Structure and functions (a) Shock and its first aid. of the body. (b) Must be able to inst-
(b) Field dressings and ban- ruct other ranks in the dages. first aid.
(c) Frectures, Thomas Splint, Improvising splints and slings.
(d) Injuries to joints and muscles.
(e) Bleeding, treatment of wounds, burns, cuts, bites, blisters, snake bites and their first aid.
(f) Drowning and artificial respiration.
(g) Effects of heat, cold and their first aid.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
5. Hygiene and Sanitation (a) Hygiene set up of a coy (a) Hygiene set up of a
or equivalent, duties of unit, duties of sanitary, sanitary, anti-malaria squ- anti-malaria and water ads and water duty per- duty personnel. sonnel.
(b) Vaccination and inocula- (b) Water supplies in the tion. field.
(c) Disposal of excerta and (c) Intenstinal diseases, caurefuse.ses and general preventive measures.
(d) Layout of temporary (d) Venereal diseases and and permanent camps in- their prevention. cluding latrines, urinals
and water storage.(e) Hygiene and sanitation (e) Must be able to instruct f barracks, dining halls, other ranks in elementary cook-houses, canteens and hygiene and sanitation. barber shops, Antifly measures.
(f) Hygiene on the march and care of the feet.
(g) Causes and general preventive measures of malaria including personal protection nd anti-malaria
drill.
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Annexure ’I’ to Appendix XIII
SYLLABUS FOR CADRE COURSE—PART II
(Special to Corps Subjects—Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers(TA))
Serial Subject For promotion to Havildar For promotion to Remarks
No. Jemadar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1. Organisation and employ- (a) Role of EME (as laid (a) Repair and Recovery
ment down in Army Order 763/ organisation in an Inf
49). Div.
(b) Functions of Inf Wksp (b) functions, organisation
Coy (as laid down in Chap and establishment of an
I paras 2 (b) and 5 of Mili- Inf Wksp Coy.
tary Training Pamphlet 30).
(c) Chain of Evacuation of
Equipment/Vehicles in the
Field (as laid down in Chap
II of Military Training Pamphlet
30).
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