The Indian Army’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made it clear that there are no intentions to lower the physical test requirements for male and female applicants.
In response to a written query in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth made this declaration. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, a DMK MP, had asked if the government was taking such a proposal into consideration. Minister Seth underlined that the Indian Army has not yet submitted a proposal of this kind, thereby ruling out any modifications to the current physical examination requirements for both sexes.
This choice guarantees that the selection procedure is gender-neutral by upholding the current physical fitness standards for both male and female applicants. The clarification coincides with debates concerning operational effectiveness and gender equality in military hiring practices.
On the other hand, some armed forces, like the US Army, have modified their fitness exams to account for age and gender disparities. In order to allow women and older soldiers to meet lower standards in specific events, the U.S. Army, for example, has abandoned plans for a gender- and age-neutral fitness test. Nevertheless, the Indian Army has not implemented comparable policies, maintaining its current requirements for all new recruits.
