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Navik (Domestic Branch) DB Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness Syllabus

Navik (Domestic Branch) DB

4
Topics
40
Sub-topics
50
Questions

Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness is one of 5 sections in the Navik (Domestic Branch) DB syllabus. It has 4 topics and 40 sub-topics, tested in COAST-GUARD-NAVIK-DB Domain Test, with about 50 questions (50 marks). Defence-specific, Per COAST-GUARD-NAVIK-DB Official Notification.

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Navik (Domestic Branch) DB Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness: topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Indian Defence Organization, Ranks, Commands

    ~3 marks
    • Indian Army — Organization, Ranks, Commands, Corps, Regiments, Battalions
    • Indian Navy — Organization, Ranks, Commands, Ships, Submarines, Aircraft Carriers
    • Indian Air Force — Organization, Ranks, Commands, Aircraft, Squadrons
    • Indian Defence Ranks — Commissioned Officers (Lt Gen, Maj Gen, Brigadier, etc.)
    • Indian Defence Ranks — JCOs (Subedar, Naib Subedar), NCOs, Soldiers
    • Service Chiefs — Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army/Navy/Air Staff
    • Defence Headquarters — MOD, DRDO, Defence Accounts, CSD, Ordnance Factories
    • Defence PSUs — HAL, BEL, BDL, BEML, MDL, GRSE, GSL, Mishra Dhatu Nigam
    • Para Military Forces — CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, SSB, Assam Rifles, NSG
    • Defence Pension, Canteen, Military Schools, NCC, Sainik Schools, RIMC
  2. 2

    Indian Defence Equipment, Missiles, Aircraft, Ships, Weapons

    ~3 marks
    • Indian Missiles — Agni, Prithvi, BrahMos, Akash, Nag, Trishul, Astra
    • Indian Aircraft — Rafale, Tejas LCA, Su-30MKI, MiG-21/29, Jaguar, Mirage 2000
    • Indian Navy — INS Vikrant, INS Arihant, INS Chennai, Destroyers, Frigates
    • Indian Tanks — Arjun, T-90, T-72, BMP-1/2, Vijayanta, Ajeya
    • Indian Small Arms — INSAS, AK-47, SLR, Glock, Beretta, MP-5, LMG
    • Indian Defence — BrahMos Missile, Pinaka Rocket, Agni-V ICBM, K-4 SLBM
    • Indian Air Defence — Akash, Spyder, Barak-8, MRSAM, S-400 (Acquisition)
    • Indian Aircraft Carriers — INS Vikramaditya (modified Kiev class), INS Vikrant
    • Indian Submarines — Scorpene (Kalvari class), Shishumar, Arihant (Nuclear)
    • Indian Drones, UAVs, Robotics — Harpy, Heron, Searcher, Rustom
  3. 3

    Indian Defence Operations, Wars, and History

    ~2 marks
    • 1947-48 Indo-Pak War (Jammu & Kashmir)
    • 1962 Sino-Indian War (Aksai Chin, NEFA/Arunachal)
    • 1965 Indo-Pak War (Rann of Kutch, Punjab, Sialkot)
    • 1971 Indo-Pak War (Liberation of Bangladesh, Surrender at Dhaka)
    • 1999 Kargil War (Operation Vijay, Tiger Hill, Tololing)
    • Surgical Strike 2016 (Myanmar, URI Surgical Strikes)
    • Balakot Air Strike 2019 (Operation Bandar, IAF)
    • Galwan Valley Clash 2020 (Ladakh, India-China)
    • Defence Production — HAL, BEL, DRDO, OFB, BEL, BDL Achievements
    • India's Nuclear Program — Pokhran-I (1974), Pokhran-II (1998), BARC, DRDO
  4. 4

    Defence Current Affairs, Reforms, and International Cooperation

    ~2 marks
    • Defence Current Affairs — Recent Missile Tests, Acquisitions, Exercises
    • Defence Exercises — Malabar, RIMPAC, Tarang Shakti, Indra, Vajra Prahar
    • Defence Manufacturing — Make in India, Defence Production Policy 2018
    • Defence Exports — India's Defence Exports (Aircraft, Missiles, Ships)
    • Defence Reforms — CDS (Chief of Defence Staff), Theatre Commands
    • Defence Cooperation — US (LEMOA, COMCASA, BECA), Russia, France, Israel
    • Space Defence — ISRO, ASAT Mission (Mission Shakti 2019), Anti-Satellite
    • Cyber Defence — Defence Cyber Agency, Indian Cyber Coordination Centre
    • Border Security — BSF, ITBP, SSB, BOP Management, Smart Fencing
    • Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP), Strategic Partnership Model

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the Navik (Domestic Branch) DB Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness syllabus?

Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness for Navik (Domestic Branch) DB has 4 topics: Indian Defence Organization, Ranks, Commands, Indian Defence Equipment, Missiles, Aircraft, Ships, Weapons, Indian Defence Operations, Wars, and History and Defence Current Affairs, Reforms, and International Cooperation, with 40 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness in Navik (Domestic Branch) DB?

About 50 questions (50 marks) in COAST-GUARD-NAVIK-DB Domain Test. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness topics matter most for Navik (Domestic Branch) DB?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Indian Defence Organization, Ranks, Commands (~3 marks), Indian Defence Equipment, Missiles, Aircraft, Ships, Weapons (~3 marks), Indian Defence Operations, Wars, and History (~2 marks).

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Pick a topic above and study it your way — step-by-step chat, a quiz, a formula sheet or a voice call with Sia. Topicly tracks each sub-topic so you know what's left. It's free to start.

Compiled from official notifications for study purposes. Always confirm with the conducting body's latest notification.