The selection camps organised by the Youth Foundation for free pre training for recruitment in armed forces are drawing very good response among the youngsters in Dehradun district. On Monday the selection camp organised at the Parade ground here elicited enthusiastic response of youngsters interested to serve in the armed forces of the country.
The coordinator of the selection camp, Suraj Singh Negi informed The Pioneer that 333 youths attended the camp out of which 27 were selected for training.
He said that these camps are being organised in different part of Dehradun district from June 12. The last of these camps would be held on June 30 at Jhahra. The foundation claimed that 1799 youngsters had participated in these camps till date out of which 184 have been selected.
The selected youths would be provided free training by the foundation at its camp where free boarding and lodging facility would be given to them.
Such training camps are being organised by foundation from last three years and more than 2200 youths who had attended these camps are now serving in the Indian army, paramilitary forces and police.
The foundation takes services of the retired army personnel in training these candidates while the trained teachers are deployed in the camp who prepare the candidates in clearing the written examination part.
The foundation spokesperson said that the youngsters who have passed Class XII and are between 17 year 6 months and 23 years of age are eligible for these camps.
Youth Foundation was established by Principal of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Colonel Ajay Kothiyal who with support of some serving and retired armed force officers is organising free training camps for youngsters of the State.