The nature of responsibilities varies with the diverse range of activities in the defence services. The recruitment to the Armed Forces is voluntary and every citizen of India, irrespective of his caste, class, religion and community, is eligible for recruitment into the Armed Forces. Indian Defence Services offer dignified, prestigious, and lucrative career opportunities, as a part of the Indian defence services. One can serve in the Army, Air Force or Navy, on combat duty, on administrative assignments, in the medical services, engineering services, in the JAG’s Department, or in the Education Corps.
Major courses are Defence and Strategic studies, Defence and national security studies. The discipline also include few other subjects like Military Science, Military Sociology, Military History, Defence Economics, Map Reading, Fire safety and management, security management, disaster management, security and counter intelligence. Graduation, Diploma and Post Graduate courses are also offered in these subjects also.
One has end number of opportunities in the discipline. The major of them are in the following fields. Army, Air force, Coast Guard, Navy, Security agencies, Teaching, Tactical Services, Fire security, Journalism.