Territorial Army Written Exam Course Coaching

The Territorial Army (TA) is known as the volunteer reserve force of the Indian Army. It provides full time honour with part time commitment. The TA gives a sense of service to the country for those civilian professional who are already employed in mainstay civilian professions. The TA mandates gainful employment or self-employment in a civil profession is a prerequisite for joining the Territorial Army.

Candidate are required to apply online at www.jointerritorialarmy.gov.in.

Conditions of Eligibility

Nationality : Only Citizens of India (male and female).
Age Limits : 18 to 42 years as on last day of filing of application
Educational Qualification : Graduate from any recognized university.

Syllabus for Exam

S.No	Paper	Subject	Number of Questions	Marks
(i)	\|	Part-1 Reasoning Part-2 Elementary Mathematics	50 50	50 50
(ii)	\|\|	Part-1 General Knowledge Part-2 English	50 50	50 50

Time: Maximum time for each paper is 02 hrs and will be conducted in two sessions from 10:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs and 14:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs.

Type of Exam: Objective (OMR Answer Sheet will be used).

Qualifying Marks: The candidates will have to score minimum 40% marks in each paper separately and have an overall average of 50% to qualify.

Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be penalty imposed for wrong answers marked by a candidate as under:-

There will be four possible answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, half of the mark assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct. Penalty will be imposed as above.

There will be no penalty for questions not attempted.

Standard

The standard of the papers in Elementary Mathematics will be a Matriculation level. The standard of papers in other subjects will approximately be such as may be expected of a graduate of an Indian University.

Paper – I. Reasoning and Elementary Mathematics.

(a) Part – 1. Reasoning. The question paper will be designed to test the candidates ability to complete sequences making logical conclusion based on simple patter of numbers, statements, figures, letters etc as may be expected of a rational thinking person without any special study of the subject.

(b) Part – 2. Elementary Mathematics.

(i) Arithmetic. Number System – natural numbers, integers, rational and real numbers. Fundamental operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square roots, decimal fraction.

(ii) Unitary Method. Time and distance, time and work, percentages, application to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.

(iii) Elementary Number Theory. Division algorithm, prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 & 11. Multiples and factors, factorization theorem, HCF and LCM. Euclidean algorithm, logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.

(iv) Algebra. Basic operations, simple factors, remainder theorem, HCF, LCM, theory of polynomials,solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients(only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns-analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear equations in two variables and their solutions. Practical problems leading to two simultaneous liner equations or in equations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable and their solutions. Set language and set notation,rational expressions and conditional identities, laws of indices.

(v) Trigonometry. Sine x,cosine x, tangent x when O° < x< 90°. Values of sine x, cos x and ten x, for x = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° & 90°. Simple trigonometric identities.Use of trigonometric tables. Simple cases of heights and distances.

(vi) Geometry. Lines and angles, plane and plane figures theorems on Properties of angles at a point, Parallel lines. Sides and angles of a triangle. Congruence of triangles. Similar triangles. Concurrence of medians and altitudes. Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square. Circle and its properties,including tangents and normal. Loci.

(vii) Mensuration. Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle. Areas of figures which can bisect into the figures (field book). Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and volume of right circular area of cylinders. Surface area and volume of spheres.

(viii) Statistics. Collection and tabulation of statistical data, graphical representation-frequency polygons, bar charts, pie charts, etc. Measures of central tendency.

Paper – II. General Knowledge and English.

(a)Part – 1.General Knowledge. General knowledge including knowledge of current events and such matters of everyday observation and experience in scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on history of India and geography of nature which candidates should be able to answer without special study.

(b) Part – 2.English. The question paper will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of English and workman – like use of words. Questions in English are from synonyms, antonyms, reading comprehension, Para jumbles, errors potting, jumbled sentences, sentence correction and fill in the blanks.