Join Bangladesh Army
Minimum physical qualifications:
Male candidates:
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 45.36 Kg
Chest: 30″ normal, 32″ extended.
Female candidates:
Height: 5’1″
Weight: 40.82 Kg
Chest: 28″ normal, 30″ extended
All candidates must have good eyesight (6/6) (with/without spectacles)*.
Note that, you will be selected for “army” even if you are wearing spectacles of -2.5 power (but not above it). Make sure that you take your glasses with you on the day of your Preliminary Viva and Medical checkup.
Many people can not pass the preli medical checkup simply because they have knock-knee (knees touch each other when someone stands straight keeping their feet in V shape) or flat foot. Some will also get out because they have hernia or piles. If your hands sweat more than normal you will not get a chance to be in BMA (hands will be checked in the Final Medical Checkup after ISSB).
Bengali – 25 marks
English – 25 marks
General Math – 25 marks
General Knowledge – 25 marks
Exam Duration : 1hr 30min
Pass number for each subject is 20. You will have to pass all the subjects to qualify. English is the most important subject. If someone passes getting 20 marks or near 20 is called poor marks. There will be no problem if someone passes getting 20 marks in Bengali, General Math and General knowledge or any of the subjects but if someone gets 20 in English there may be a problem of disqualification. So give more importance to English.
(There is no syllabus for this exam. Below is just a guideline based on my own experiences and observations. Note that below is the approximate syllabus of just the army written exam. Syllabus for navy or air force is different)
Bangla: paragraph, translation and basic grammar like shondhi, karok, bagdhara, shomash, ek kothay prokash etc.
English: translation, passage, paragraph, preposition, voice change, degree change, sentence changing, correct use of verb, idioms and phrases etc.
Mathematics: basically from class 9-10’s general math. Each math is of 5 marks. If you are weak in geometry you can skip it because there will not be more then 1 question from this part.
General Knowledge: National anthem***, name of the great Bir Srestho with their ranks***, ranks of army***, abbreviations, capital city, currency, head offices of different organizations and current issues about home and abroad. Reference book: Ajker Bishsho (latest addition).
It’s true that this written exam is not so tough, but many many students fail it because they neglect it. Don’t make this killer mistake. You have to take adequate preparations to pass this exam. There are a lot of guide books available at the market which will help you to prepare.
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 45.36 Kg
Chest: 30″ normal, 32″ extended.
Female candidates:
Height: 5’1″
Weight: 40.82 Kg
Chest: 28″ normal, 30″ extended
All candidates must have good eyesight (6/6) (with/without spectacles)*.
Note that, you will be selected for “army” even if you are wearing spectacles of -2.5 power (but not above it). Make sure that you take your glasses with you on the day of your Preliminary Viva and Medical checkup.
Preliminary Medical Checkup:
Many people can not pass the preli medical checkup simply because they have knock-knee (knees touch each other when someone stands straight keeping their feet in V shape) or flat foot. Some will also get out because they have hernia or piles. If your hands sweat more than normal you will not get a chance to be in BMA (hands will be checked in the Final Medical Checkup after ISSB).
- You can do nothing about piles, flat foot and hernia. If you have these, then I’m sorry to tell you that you are not cut out to be an army officer. Don’t be disheartened.
- If you have knock-knee then try to take a tight pillow between your legs/knees whenever you go to sleep. I’ve “heard” that this helps to increase the gap between two knees.
- If you have sweaty hands then please consult a doctor now. It’s a serious problem for BMA cadets.
- If you are overweight you will not get selected. Please try to control your diet and start working out now. Even if you don’t get selected, remember that health is wealth.
- If you wear spectacles, be sure to “bring them with you”. Otherwise you will not get selected.
- More than half of the applicants can not pass preli medical checkup because they have the mentioned .
Bengali – 25 marks
English – 25 marks
General Math – 25 marks
General Knowledge – 25 marks
Exam Duration : 1hr 30min
Pass number for each subject is 20. You will have to pass all the subjects to qualify. English is the most important subject. If someone passes getting 20 marks or near 20 is called poor marks. There will be no problem if someone passes getting 20 marks in Bengali, General Math and General knowledge or any of the subjects but if someone gets 20 in English there may be a problem of disqualification. So give more importance to English.
(There is no syllabus for this exam. Below is just a guideline based on my own experiences and observations. Note that below is the approximate syllabus of just the army written exam. Syllabus for navy or air force is different)
Bangla: paragraph, translation and basic grammar like shondhi, karok, bagdhara, shomash, ek kothay prokash etc.
English: translation, passage, paragraph, preposition, voice change, degree change, sentence changing, correct use of verb, idioms and phrases etc.
Mathematics: basically from class 9-10’s general math. Each math is of 5 marks. If you are weak in geometry you can skip it because there will not be more then 1 question from this part.
General Knowledge: National anthem***, name of the great Bir Srestho with their ranks***, ranks of army***, abbreviations, capital city, currency, head offices of different organizations and current issues about home and abroad. Reference book: Ajker Bishsho (latest addition).
It’s true that this written exam is not so tough, but many many students fail it because they neglect it. Don’t make this killer mistake. You have to take adequate preparations to pass this exam. There are a lot of guide books available at the market which will help you to prepare.