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Updated November 20th, 2019 at 11:40 IST

Thane: Army to conduct 10-day recruitment drive in December

The Indian Army will conduct a 10-day recruitment drive in the Thane district of Maharashtra. The drive is aimed at the youth and will start on December 13.

Reported by: Yash Sanghvi
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Come December, the Indian Army will conduct a 10-day recruitment rally in Thane district of Maharashtra. Aimed at the youth, the drive will start from December 13 and will continue on till December 23. The rally is for the candidates who are domiciles of Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Nashik, Raigarh, Palghar and Thane districts of Maharashtra. The recruitment drive is being conducted for soldier general duty, soldier technical, Soldier Technical (Aviation & Ammunition Examiner), Soldier Technical (Nursing Assistant), soldier technical (Nursing Assistant/Veterinary), soldier tradesman, soldier clerk/storekeeper technical, sepoy pharma, havildar surveyor auto cartographer and Junior Commissioned Officer (Religious Teacher) categories. Candidates were required to register and apply online on the Indian Army website.

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44,000 aspirants register from three districts of Jammu region

Meanwhile, over 44,000 aspirants from three districts of Jammu region had registered themselves to serve the country as the Army on November 3 began a 10-day recruitment rally in Samba district to provide employment to the local youth. This was the first major recruitment rally in the newly created Union Territory and the second in the past three months after the Centre abrogated Article 370 provisions on August 5. Earlier in September, a seven-day recruitment rally by the Army in Reasi district saw the participation of over 29,000 local youth.

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Aspirants enrol to serve in Indian Army

"As many as 44,117 aspirants from Jammu region have registered and likely to be screened for their physical and medical fitness during the 10 days long recruitment rally in Samba," Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand said. He said that the recruitment rally through the Army recruitment office in Jammu commenced at Samba and would continue till November 12. This rally is being conducted to provide employment to youth from three districts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua. On the first day, 3,067 candidates from Jammu district appeared for physical fitness tests, the officer said. He said the vacancies are open for six categories, including soldier general duty, soldier technical, soldier technical nursing assistance (Army Medical Corps) and soldier technical nursing assistance veterinary, soldier clerk and soldier tradesman. "The recruitment process is divided into several categories and rounds which include physical fitness test, medical test, and written test. The recruitment process is totally computerised and is absolutely transparent," Lt Col Anand said.

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(INPUTS FROM ANI)

 

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Published November 20th, 2019 at 10:47 IST

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