Judge Advocate General's Department (India)

The Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Department is the legal branch of the Indian Army.

Every year the Indian Army releases a notification for law graduates between the ages of 21 and 27 for Short Service Commission to the department of JAG.

[6] On successful completion candidates will be awarded 'Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management and Strategic Studies' by University of Madras.

[6] After grant of commission and basic training the law graduates are attached to infantry units at border locations and function like their fellow soldiers.

In November 2019, Lt Col Jyoti Sharma became the first woman officer from the JAG's Department to be assigned a foreign mission.