The candidates should have passed 10+2 examination or its equivalent in any academic stream with English as a compulsory subject. Candidates may apply provisionally, subject to the condition that they should produce the passing certificate of the qualifying examination, at the time of admission. Admissions stand cancelled if proof of having passed the qualifying examination 10+2 or its equivalent is not submitted by the specific date to the Institute. English is the medium of instruction for the 4 year BHM programme.

Admission to the BHM course shall be provisional. Admission will be finalized after confirmation of eligibility by the Bangalore University.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO BHM COURSE

General:
The applicants should be a citizen of India and must fall in one of the following categories:-

(a) Child of a serving regular Army person.
(b) War widow in receipt of liberalized pension.
(c) Child of a retired Army person who is in receipt of regular pension.
(d) Child of an Army person who died during service/after retirement and the family pension is granted.
(e) Child in receipt of family pension due to death of both parents, one of whom was regular/retired Army person and family pension is granted. (Certificate–1 and 2 should be attached).
(f) Wards of all ex-servicemen including ex-short service officers who have taken retirement after 10 years of completed service. (Certificate-8 should be attached).
(g) Children of Ex Army Medical Corps Officers presently serving with IN/IAF only children of those medical officers who have put in 10 years of service in Army and member of AOBF will be considered eligible. (Certificate 3 should be attached).
(h) Children of APS Personnel:-
(i) Children of APS personnel classified as ex-servicemen as per the clarification given in the Govt of India, Min. of Def. letter No.9(5/2)82/D (Res) dated 19 July 1989.
(ii) Children of APS personnel who are on deputation and have put in at least 10 years of service in the Army.
(iii) Children of APS personnel who are directly recruited into APS and as per their terms and conditions of service, retired from the corps after completing their minimum pensionable service.
(j) Children of MNS/TA personnel
(i) Children of only those MNS officers who have served for minimum 10 years as regular Army MNS officers or are in receipt of pension from the Army.
(ii) Children of only those TA personnel who have completed 10 years of embodied service. (Certificate 4 should be attached).
(k) Adopted/Step Children and Children of Remarried Widows.
(i) Adopted child of Army personnel, at least five years prior to seeking admission. (Certificate 5 should be attached)
(ii) Children of Widows of Army Personnel who are born as a result of second marriage with Army personnel are eligible. However, children of widows of Army personnel born out of remarriage with Non-Army personnel would not be eligible for admission. (Certificate 6 should be attached).
(iii) Step Children are eligible provided they are born out of a wedding where at least one parent belonged to the Army.(Certificate 7 should be attached).

Weightage to the wards of gallantry award winners

(a) Gallantry Award Weightage
1. Param Vir Chakra - 5%
2. Ashok Chakra -5%
3. Mahavir Chakra - 4%
4. Kirti Chakra - 4%
5. Vir Chakra -3%
6. Shaurya Chakra- 3%
7. Sena Medal (Gallantry only) -3%

(b) Distinguished Service in War/Conflict/Hostilities
1. Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal - 3%
2. Uttam Yudh Seva Medal - 2%
3. Yudh Seva Medal - 1%

(c) Mention in dispatches 1%

(d) War Widows 5%

AGE

The candidate should not be more than 22 years of age as on 01 July of the year of admission. The date of birth recorded in the matriculation or equivalent examination certificate will be considered authentic proof.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

The candidates should have good general health with satisfactory limits of chest expansion and contraction, normal vision and hearing. In case of defective vision, it must be corrected to 6/9 in both eyes or 6/6 in the better eye. Defective hearing should also be corrected. There should be no abnormality in heart and lungs and no history of mental disease or epileptic fits. The candidates must get themselves examined by the nearest military hospital/registered medical practitioner and attach certificate of physical fitness along with the application form.