Army Entrance Fitness

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Fitness details:

Physical Fitness Test

Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

To determine the Physical Fitness Test (PFT), the following tests carrying 100 marks are held:

1.6 Km Run.
Pull Ups.
Balance.
9 Feet Ditch.

MARKING SYSTEM IS AS FOLLOWS

1. 1.6 Km Run For all Categories.
S No Timings Group Marks
(i) Upto 5 Mins 30 Secs
Group-I 60 Marks
(ii) From 5 Mins 31 Secs to 5 Mins to 45 Secs
Group-II 48 Marks
(iii) Above 5 Mins 45 Secs Fail
(iv) Provisions for Extra Time for 1.6 Km Run in Hilly Terrain.
(aa) Between 5000 Ft to 9000 Ft - Add 30 Secs to all timings.
(ab) Between 9000 Ft to 12000 Ft - Add 120 Secs to all timings.

2. Pull Ups.
(i) 10 and above 40 Marks.
(ii) 9 33 Marks.
(iii) 8 27 Marks.
(iv) 7 21 Marks.
(vi) 6 16 Marks.

3. Balance. Should qualify and no marks are awarded.

4. 9 Feet Ditch. Should qualify and no marks are awarded.

5. 1.6 Km Run.

(a) Up to 30 Yrs of Age

(i) Up to 5 Min 45 Secs - Required to qualify

(b)Beyond 30 Yrs of Age

(i) Up to 6 Min 30 Secs - Required to qualify
(C) Provision for Extra Time for 1.6 Km Run in Hilly Terrain Area

(i) Up to 5000 ft as above

(ii) Between 5000 to 9000 ft - Additional 30 secs to all timings

(ii) Between 9000 to 12000 ft - Additional 120 secs to all timings

6.Women Military Police Only

1. 1.6 Km Run.
S No Timings Group Marks
(i) Upto 7 Mins 30 Secs
Group-I 60 Marks
(ii) Upto 8 Mins
Group-II 48 Marks
(iii) Above 8 Mins

Fail
2. Long Jump of 10 Feet - Should qualify

3. High Jump 3 Feet - Should qualify

6.Religious Teacher JCO
1. 1.6 Km Run.
S No Timings Age Gp 25 to 34 Years
(i) Upto 8 Mins
Reqd to qualify
(a) Provision for Extra Time for 1.6 Km Run in Hilly Terrain Area

(i) Up to 5000 ft as above

(ii) Between 5000 to 9000 ft - Additional 30 secs to all timings

(ii) Between 9000 to 12000 ft - Additional 120 secs to all timings

The United States Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is normally holds to examine the muscular strength, endurance, and fitness of soldiers in the Army. Soldiers get marks on the performance of push-up, sit-up, and a two-mile run.

Standard of Army Physical Fitness Test for pushups:
Age group
17 – 21
Male
Minimum- 42
Maximum- 71

The complete Standard for pushups, sit-up of other exams is attached here. If you want the Standard, download the attachments from here.

Attached Files Available for Download

United States APFT exams Standards.doc (53.0 KB, 28 views)

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