As a golden opportunity for youngsters to serve the nation, Territorial Army Recruitment Rally for domiciles of seven states including Chhattisgarh will be organised in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
In this rally to be held from March 2 to March 8, 2015, recruitment on 16 posts including 13-General Duty and three posts of Chief Community (Cook) will be conducted, an official press release issued here on Thursday stated.
Interested candidates domiciled in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh can participate in this recruitment rally.
It is noteworthy that the service in Territorial Army is Part-time in nature. Enrolled candidates are called for Military Training for two months in a year.
Moreover, the candidates enrolled can also be called for a period of one year or more in case of national emergency or war-like situation for Counter Insurgency Operation.
Salaries are payable for the period of service. Eligibility criteria for candidates to participate in this rally is as follows:- the candidate should be of age 18 to 42 years as on March 2, 2015; he should be of height minimum 160 cm, weight minimum 50 kgs, and chest 77cm with minimum 5cm expansion. Educational qualification for general duty posts is Matric with 45 per cent marks aggregate and 33 per cent in each subject or 10th passed.
For the posts of Chef Community (Cook), the candidate should have educational qualification of matriculation or above. The aspirants interested in the recruitment rally should carry original and photo copies of the following documents to the rally venue in Ranchi:- mark-sheet and board certificate of 10th/12th and higher education, original domicile certificate issued vide District Magistrate, character certificate issued vide Gram Pradhan with last six months, ten latest passport size photographs, NCC or Sports certificate, married or unmarried certificate issued vide Gram Pradhan within last six months.
Candidates have been warned to beware of touts and to restrain from presenting forged documents in the rally. Strict legal action will be taken against the candidates found with forged documents, it stated.