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Ministry of Defence Junior Commisioned Officer Reviews

Updated 2 Jul, 2023

Overall Rating

4.9/5

based on 5 reviews

Rating distribution

4 (80.0%)

1 (20.0%)

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Category Ratings

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Salary

4.8

Job security

4.8

Work satisfaction

4.2

Work-life balance

4.2

Skill development

4.2

Promotions

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Junior Commisioned Officer in All India

Accounting & Taxation Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 17 Aug 2020

Likes

Yes

Salary - Excellent
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Good

Work Details

Struggle and interesting

Work timings: Strict Timings

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Junior Commisioned Officer in Patna

Security Officer Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 22 May 2018

Likes

Is kshetra me kaam karke mujhe bahut hi proud feel hua

Salary - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

Some time work load was heavy but i had manage of every work

Skill development - Poor

Work Details

I was given the trg of mil ops to my subordinate and manage the security in my dept

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)

Junior Commisioned Officer

Security Officer Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 25 Jul 2018

Likes

Yes

Salary - Excellent
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Work Details

Work timings: Strict Timings

Junior Commisioned Officer in All over India

Full Time

BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 02 Jul 2023

Likes

It's about safety of nation, hence no compromise with anything.

Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

It's about settlement of family, we have to leave at the very early age and start journey of searching second career for livelihood in competition with your son's age group. How can you survive, just imagine.

Salary - Poor
Job security - Poor

Work Details

Work timings: Strict Timings

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Junior Commisioned Officer in New Delhi

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 21 Apr 2019

Likes

Salary - Excellent
Skill development - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Good

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