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Ans. SSC officers are presently inducted under the 10+4 scheme, wherein the officer serves for 10 years and can exercise the option of extending his service by 4 years. PC is granted to SSC officers subject to service requirement and availability of vacancies. Further, the grant of PC is governed by Regs Navy Part III, Statutory, Chapter IV Article 124(7) & 126(7), Chapter IX Article 203.
SSC-to-PC conversion is presently applicable to Technical Officers (Engineering and Electrical). Grant of PC to SSC officers of Law, Education and Naval Construction Cadre is effective for batches that have been inducted wef Oct 08. Officers would be considered for grant of PC based on their performance and recommendations in ACRs. The officers are required to be medically fit as per Naval Standards and no disciplinary/ vigilance case should be pending against the officers.
Officers volunteering for PC are to forward their willingness for extension of service under 10+4 scheme through respective formations. SSC officers would be given two chances to opt for PC/ extension of service. The two chances would be in the sixth and seventh years of service. The selection would be based on inter-se merit of the officers under consideration and subject to availability of vacancies.