Job Description:
Provost Officer: A separate cadre of Provost Officers exists to deal with Policing, Regulatory, Security and Vigilance needs of the Navy.

How to Join:
A) Cadet Entry (NDA)
(i) Type of Entry - National Defence Academy (NDA)

(ii) Mode of selection - Through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and getting through Naval Selection Board.

(iii) Advertisement Schedule - Advertised in all National Leading Newspapers/Employment News in Apr/May and Sep/Oct every year.

(iv) Status Awarded - Sub Lieutenant in Navy.

B) Graduate Entry
(i) Type of Entry - National Defence Academy (NDA)

(ii) Mode of selection - Through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and getting through Naval Selection Board.

(iii) Advertisement Schedule - Advertised in all National Leading Newspapers/Employment News in Apr/May and Sep/Oct every year.

(iv) Status Awarded - Sub Lieutenant in Navy.

C) NCC Special Entry
(i) Type of Entry - National Defence Academy (NDA)

(ii) Mode of selection - Through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and getting through Naval Selection Board.

(iii) Advertisement Schedule - Advertised in all National Leading Newspapers/Employment News in Apr/May and Sep/Oct every year.

(iv) Status Awarded - Sub Lieutenant in Navy.

Qualification:
A) Cadet Entry (NDA)
(i) Qualifications - 10+2 with Mathematics, Physics.

(ii) Age - 16½ to 19 years.

B) Graduate Entry
(i) Qualifications - B.Sc. (Physics and Mathematics) or B.E.

(ii) Age - 19 to 22 years.

C) NCC Special Entry
(i) Qualifications - B.SC. (Physics and Mathematics) or B.E. with Naval Wing Senior Division NCC ‘C’ Certificate.

(ii) Age - 19 to 24 years.