INFO ON COURSES AND ADM & MISC INSTRS FOR ALL COURSES
Gen
1.
The
Following Courses are run by the USI of India Centre for Courses:-
a) USI Online Comd Pre - Staff
Course (OPSC) : ARMY. To impart requisite knowledge in designated
subjects and enable candidates to carry out detail professional studies to help
in the competitive entrance exam for DSSC/DSTSC.
b) USI DSSC Corres Course . The aim of the USI Corres Courses is to assist service offrs to
prepare for the selected exam, in a systematic and comprehensive manner, incl
writing prac throughout the year by interactive guidance and corrections. The
corres courses are essentially in the nature of revision courses and therefore,
pre-suppose a certain degree of study on the part of officers as applicable
including Comd Pre-Staff Courses (CPSC).
c) USI DSSC
Contact Pgme (CP). To appear in a Mock Test which gives writing
prac to student offrs in real time exam conditions and incl Guidance &
Syndicate Discussions. The CP is very imp and popular since it gives a good
writing prac and helps attempt the Question Papers of each subject ie. TAC A,
TAC B, ADM & LAW, SMT, MH and CA in actual exam mode.
d) USI Courses
For DSSC Entrance Exam : IAF. The offrs of the IAF appearing for the DSSC Competitive Exam being
held by IAF are welcome to join the USI Courses offline /online for the two
subjects of Current Affairs - National Security - Geo-Politics (CA) and Mil
History & Emp of Air Power ( MH).
e) USI Courses
For PME / DSSC: Indian Navy. USI of India conducts Corres Course for Indian Navy offrs for their
PME/DSSC Exam.
f) USI Corres Course For Part B And Part D Promotion Exam. To impart requisite knowledge and enable offrs to prep for Part B and Part D promotion exams.
Adm Instrs
2.
Enrolment
a)
Enrolment to
the USI OPSC/ Correspondence Course/Contact Programme DSSC is open to all
eligible service officers at any time during the currency of the respective
course.
b) As mentioned earlier, Membership of USI of India is a mandatory pre-requisite to joining any USI Course. Details of membership fees are
as under-
c)
Service
officers can become Ordinary/Life/Course
members of the USI by applying on the requisite application form which is
available in the ‘Course vertical’ on the website www.usiofindia.org furnishing proof of identity and paying the
necessary subscription as follows: -
Subscription
Rates and other Details
3.
Life Membership (Valid for 20 Years from Date
of Membership)
INITIAL
PAYMENT RENEWAL ELIGIBILTY
Armed Forces
Officers Rs.
14000/- Rs. 10000
(Entrance fee of
Rs. 4000/- included
in initial payment)
4.
Ordinary
Membership (For 03 years commencing 01 Jan)
Armed Forces Officers
Rs. 5000/- Rs. 4000
(Entrance fee of
Rs. 1000/- included
in
initial payment)
5.
Course
Membership Rs.
1500/- - Serving Army, Navy, IAF Officers only
(Valid for 365 days from
Registration or One Course
Only)
(Note – Facilities for Life and Ordinary members are the same. Grace pd of two months upto 28/29 Feb is allowed for renewal at the prevailing rate. Thereafter, entrance fee is to be paid again. No notice is sent for renewal. For conversion from Ordinary to Life Membership, only the entrance fee portion will be adjusted.
6. Existing USI members desirous of joining a
course, may apply to the Director Courses, USI of India, enclosing the necessary tuition/exam
fees along with the following details :-
(a)
USI
membership number.
(b)
Service
number.
(c)
Rank.
(d)
Name.
(e)
Unit and
parent arm/service.
(f)
Address on
which the course material is required to be sent.
(g)
No of
Subject(s) indicating the course and year of examination.
(h) Email
address and mob phone number.
7. In addition to
membership subscription, the officers are required to remit the applicable
tuition fee for the course and postal charges. The complete amount is to be
remitted in advance along with the completed Membership Form.
8. Applicants should
clearly indicate in their Application Form whether they want to join the
complete course or specific applicable subject (s) only.
9. In
case it is desired to pay the fees and/or collect the material through a rep,
the bearer should be given an authority letter by the officer
concerned indicating the individual’s particulars and the particular course/subjects
asked for.
10. The dispatch of study
material will commence as per schedule or immediately on receipt of the a/m
document and requisite payment of fees (as applicable).
Course Membership
11. Course Membership of one year was
introduced with effect from 01 Oct 2014.
The conditions of this membership will be as:-
(a) Membership will commence on the date amount is deposited and will end 365 days later. Course membership is not renewable and is applicable for one course i.e.. DSSC/Pt D /Pt B
only (includes three DSSC Formats for Army i.e.. OPSC/Correspondence/CP &
two Formats for IAF i.e.. OPSC – CA & Correspondence for CA & MH and
PME/DSSC for Navy in the same year).
(b) Only those Armed Forces Officers
will be eligible who are joining a course (Part - B, D, DSSC, DSTSC, PME Navy
or DSSC Air Force) in part or for all subjects, if not already a Life/Ordinary
member.
(c) Membership fee of Rs 1500/- is
in addition to the course fee & dispatch mode fees.
(d) The Journal will not be supplied (as its applicable for Life and Ordinary Members) and such members will not have voting rights at USI too, as its applicable to Life Members only.
(e)
Other privileges like the use of Library,
attending talks and concessions in Restaurant/Residency will be entitled.
(f)
In case an officer desires to renew the
membership to join a course, he has to pay the full Course Membership Fees
again.
(g)
The rates are liable to be revised at the
discretion of the Institution.
(h)
USI course Membership No will comprise four
figures preceded by letters CM and suffixed with period in brackets, eg,
CM/0001 (upto 30 Sep 25).
12. Membership Form for this membership is available on the USI website www.usiofindia.org. The
complete process for membership and registration can be done on the internet
and the officer need not get involved in paper correspondence.
Regn Process
13. Regn Process. The regn process has been made very
simple and user friendly. The process stands reduced to only two emails to Dir
Courses, USI of India. It is emphasised, membership of USI of India is a
mandatory pre-requisite to joining any USI Course. The process is as under:-
(a) Non
– Member.
(i)
Open USI
website www.usiofindia.org. Download Membership Form available on website or
see Appx B.
(ii) Regn for OPSC for
2025 opened wef 07 Oct 2024. Register
immediately to get the dates of your choice.
Please indicate which OPSC-25 capsule you wish to attend out of 05
OPSCs. (Ref Para 10 of Prospectus –
2025).
(iii) Fwd scanned
copy/snapshot of filled and signed membership form along with id proof (scanned
copy/snapshot of canteen card/service cert) or the membership form itself can
be countersigned by the CO/Senior Staff Offr.
(iv) E-mail membership form
and identity proof, along with the address (where you require the study mtrl)
to dircourses@usiofindindia.org.
(v) USI Course Sec will
provide Bank details for online payment (Membership plus course fees &
postage). Make NEFT tfr/online payment
to the given USI Bank acct and fwd snapshot of tfr details by email to dircourses@usiofindia.org or See USI website scroll notice for payment link or QR Code
available at Course Sec office in USI premises.
(vi) Payments through
Cheques/ Drafts are subject to realisation.
(vii) On receipt of payment,
regn will be done by USI and you will be intimated your Course Index No. Course
mtrl will be desp to your given add/email by USI as per the schedule/policy.
(b) Existing Members.
(i)
Membership
form or iden proof is not reqd.
(ii) Apply to Director Courses, fwd requisite application for joining the courses/subjects by email on dircourses@usiofindia.org quoting your exiting valid USI Membership No.
(iii)
Course sec
will provide Bank details for online payment (only for course fees). Payment
can be made as explained above OR see
payment link on USI Website scroll notice OR QR Code at Course Section office
in USI Premises.
(iv)
Cheques /
Drafts are subject to realisation.
14. On receipt of payment,
regn will be made and you will be intimated your Course Index No. Course mtrl
as relevant will be desp to your given add/email by the USI as per schedule.
Withdrawals
/ Change of OPSC Capsule.
15. First and Foremost,
Please check and ensure your eligibility (as per your service condition)
for a particular course.
16. Withdrawal from a
course is NOT normally
permitted. However, in case of Corres
Course, if during the first two months of the commencement of the
course, a student is unable to continue the course, either due to major health
issues / exigencies of service or circumstances beyond his/her control, the
withdrawal request may be considered, on a case to case basis. In such cases, the student will be required to:
-
(a) Make
an application giving detailed reasons for withdrawal from the course.
(b) Return all the study material
issued to him/her.
(c) Pay actual expenses incurred by USI. This amount will be decided by the USI in each case.
The decision of USI will be final.
17. In the event of a
student’s withdrawal from a course, Entrance and Membership fee will not be
refunded. After deducting appropriate
amt as per sub para (c) above and after receipt back of the study material, the
balance may be refunded, at the
discretion of USI of India.
18. In case the course is cancelled due to
any reason, only tuition/exam fee
will be refunded to the extent decided by USI.
19. Withdrawal
/ Change of OPSC Capsule.
OPSC is an ARTRAC endorsed Course and involves a lot of coord. Pl
plan in adv and avoid withdrawal/change. Such request may be
considered based on above procedure on a
case to case basis. For change of OPSC Capsule, the request must be fwd 14
days in adv of start of a capsule.
Course Study Material
20. The course material issued to officers is the copyright of USI of India, New Delhi. Its reproduction by any means and/or further proliferation/sharing with
to/with others under any
condition is prohibited. It is issued to individual
officers only for their personal use, who are responsible for its security. Sharing with others who have not registered
with USI for that course, amounts to Unfair Practice. The Precis will be watermarked with Index
Nos to fix accountability in case of any proliferation.
21. Some of the material
issued may be classified in nature and the officers to whom it is issued, are
personally responsible for its safe custody as laid down in security orders
applicable in the Def Services.
22. The course material will
not be supplied to any officer on
the membership of another officer.
23. The course material
will cover the entire syllabus of the course in easy to understand form. Care will be taken not to increase the info
overload of officers by duplicating material already issued to the officers by
Exam Sec ARTRAC. The suggested answers will be in the form of model answers
adhering to the required word limit and following the principle of being ‘Clear, Concise and Logical’. Current
Affairs will cover topics approx a month prior to the exam. The course material is NOT for issue to units/formations/institutions/libraries, as it is to guide
the individual officers in improving his/her specific performance.
24. Most of the study material will be issued as hard copies, and some
in soft copies for speedy delivery, depending on the security value of the
course material and prevailing disturbed sit, if any.
Misc Instrs
25. Detailed general instrs and pgme of wk
will be issued to the students at the commencement of each course. Officers who join a course and become life
members of USI are sent a letter of welcome that contains details of all the
facilities offered by USI to its members.
26. It has been experienced
in the past that course material sent to students, especially those attending
Courses of Instructions in training establishments get misplaced at times.
Therefore, on course students are advised to contact the local postal
auth and avoid loss. In case it is desired that the material be
sent by registered post an additional sum of Rs 300/- will be reqd to be remitted to cover the cost of postage. Study Material
may also be obtained by speed
post on payment of Rs 600/- for the entire Course.
27. All correspondence with USI must be done directly by the officers and
not through respective units and/or Relatives.
28. While in Delhi, officers
may visit USI and interact with the Dir Courses/DS Coord for any
assistance/guidance related to courses.
29. Visiting hours to USI
are from 1130-1230 hrs and 1400-1545 hrs, Monday to Friday (except Wednesday
and gazetted holidays).
30. Army Officers attending DSSC USI OPSC and the entire USI DSSC
Correspondence Course will be allowed to attend one Contact Programme without
fees ONLINE along with Study Material.
Contact
31. Loc
Add Postal
Add
USI
Complex Director
Courses
Opposite
Signals Enclave and DGIS -
USI of India
Adjacent
to AWWA Hostel Post Bag No 8
Shankar Vihar Road) Vasant Vihar PO,
Rao Tula Ram Marg, Delhi Cantt – 110 010 New
Delhi– 110057
Tele / Email
Director Course – 011-2086 2325 (Direct)
Course Section – 011-2086 2320, 2086 2321, 2086 2314 Extn – 208 (DS
Coord), 210 (Supdt Course Sec)
Fax: 011-2086 2324
Email: dircourses@usiofindia.org
Mob. No. : 8447961959, 9315601332 (Task Clk) - 1000 - 1600 hrs