Lok Sabha Question No. 85 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Recruitment Drive for Armed Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH, MAJ. GEN. (RETD) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI AVSM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.85

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR ARMED FORCES

*85. SHRI  RAVNEET SINGH:

MAJ GEN BC KHANDURI AVSM (Retd):

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the Salient features of open Recruitment Rally System in vogue in Armed Forces;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  special  recruitment  drive  for  the Armed Forces in various States including Punjab and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  new  recruitment  centres  in  various parts of the country including Punjab and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any concession in recruitment is given to candidates from tribal / hilly areas and if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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(a)to(d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 85 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2015

- (a): Recruitment  rallies  are  conducted  in  different  parts  of  the  country to  provide opportunity to  youth from these areas to join the Armed Forces. Efforts are made to cover entire  country  including  remote  and  tribal  areas.  Physical  Fitness  Test  (PFT)  and  Physical Measurement Test (PMT) and Medical Test are conducted at Rally site. Common Entrance Examination is held for selected candidates in PFT, PMT and Medical and finally selected candidate are despatched to concerned training centres.
- (b): Recruitment in the Armed Forces is a continuous/ongoing process. Efforts are made to cover the entire country.
- (c): Presently there is no proposal to open any new recruitment centre.
- (d): Details of relaxations for candidates of tribal/ hilly areas and other backward areas are as under:-

## Army:

- (i) Physical Relaxation: Details of physical standard for general candidates and relaxed standard for candidates of tribal / hilly areas are as under:
- (ii) Educational Relaxation: Details  of  educational  requirement  for  general  candidates and relaxed educational requirement for candidates of tribal / hilly areas are as under:

| Category                    | Permissible Height (cm)                                |   Weight (Kg) |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| General                     | 166-170 (depending upon the region i.e. plain / hills) |            50 |
| Scheduled Tribes            | 162                                                    |            48 |
| Ladakhi                     | 157                                                    |            50 |
| Gorkhas                     | 157                                                    |            48 |
| Andaman &Nicobar (Settlers) | 165                                                    |            50 |
| Andaman &Nicobar (Locals)   | 155                                                    |            50 |

- (A) General  Candidates :  Class  X  Pass  with  45%  aggregate  and  33%  in  each subject.

## (B) Relaxed Standards :

- (I) Simple class X Pass instead of 45% aggregate and 33% in each subject is permitted for candidates from following areas:
- (a) J&K  State: All  Districts  of  J&K  excluding  Jammu,  Sambha  and Kathua Districts.
- (b) Uttrakhand State: Batwari Tehsil of Uttarkashi District,    Okhimath Tehsil of Rudraprayag District, Joshimath Tehsil of Chamoli District, Berinag  Didihat, Dharchula  and  Munsiari  Tehsils  of Pithoragarh District.
- (c) Himachal Pradesh: District of Kannaur, Lahul-Spiti.
- (d) Gujarat: Rapar and Lakhpat Tehsils of Kutch District.
- (e) North Eastern States: State of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland.
- (f) Rajasthan: Jaisalmer  and  Barmer  District  and  Shergarh  Osian    and Phalaudi Tehsils of Jodhpur District.
- (g) Andaman & Nicobar Group of Islands: Settlers.
- (h) Lakshadweep & Minicoy Gp of Islands
- (i) Class/Community: All Gorkhas.

## (II) Class VIII Passis permitted for candidates from following areas:

- (a) Sikkim
- (b) Andaman & Nicobar Group of Islands: Tribals and Aboriginals.
- (c) North Eastern States: Arunachal Pradesh.
- (d) Class/Community: Scheduled Tribes from all States of India.
- (iii) Physical  Tests: Provision  exists  for  award  of  extra  time  for  1.6  km  Run Physical test for candidates hailing from Hilly Terrain as per the geographical status given below:
- (a) Between 5000 ft to 9000 ft  - Additional 30  secs.
- (b) Between 9000 ft to 12000 ft - Additional 120 secs.

## :  2  :

Navy: There  are  no  relaxations  in  educational  standards.    However,  details  of  physical standard for general candidates and relaxed standard for candidates of tribal / hilly areas are as under:

| Applicable to                                  |   Permissible Height |
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| General Candidates                             |                  157 |
| Tribals from Ladhakh                           |                  155 |
| Gorkha and Nepali                              |                  154 |
| A&N Islands, Lakshdweep &Minicoy (locals)      |                  152 |
| Bhutan, Sikkim and NE region                   |                  154 |
| Any other category with extra talent in sports |                  155 |

Air Force: There are no relaxations in educational standards.  However, following relaxation in height in the trades as mentioned below is rendered for candidates of North East and Hill States:

| Trade                     |   Permissible height for general candidates (cm) |   Relaxed height permissible for candidates of North East and Hill States (cm) |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Auto Technician           |                                              165 |                                                                          162.5 |
| Indian Air Force Police   |                                              167 |                                                                          162.5 |
| Indian Air Force Security |                                              172 |                                                                          162   |

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