A candidate undergoes physical fitness test during an Army recruitment drive at Sher Bacha stadium in Samba on... Read More

JAMMU: Around 3,000 men on Sunday took part in the first recruitment rally organized by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir after it became a Union territory on Thursday, October 31.

The 10-day rally, which will continue till November 12, was launched in Samba to provide employment to youth from the districts of Jammu, Samba, and Kathua.

The recruitment is for jobs in six categories — soldier ( general duty), soldier (technical), soldier (technical nursing assistance — AMC), soldier (technical nursing assistance veterinary), soldier (clerk), and soldier (tradesman).

“Over 44,117 aspirants from the Jammu region have registered and are likely to be screened for physical and medical fitness during the 10-day Army recruitment rally in Samba. On the first day of the rally on Sunday, around 3,000 youth attended the physical fitness test,” Lt Col Devender Anand, the Jammu-based defence spokesman, said.

“The response for the recruitment rally is an indicator of the desire of the youth of J&K to opt for peace and progress,” Lt Col Anand said.

