Women soldiers vacancies: Army begins recruitment rallies for the first batch
Candidates from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand attended the rally in Lucknow. As per media reports, the selected candidates in the rallies will have to successfully clear a written test too in order to qualify for training.
On Thursday the army began recruitment drives for the first batch of women soldiers. The recruitment will be inducted in non-combat roles. According to newsonair.com, the Rallies were held in various cantonments including those in Lucknow and Shillong.
The Army is conducting a selection test for the first batch of 100 women soldiers to be taken into the Corps of Military Police. The Army officials said women candidates from West Bengal, Odisha and Sikkim attended the rally in Shillong which is being conducted over two days.
Candidates from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand attended the rally in Lucknow. As per media reports, the selected candidates in the rallies will have to successfully clear a written test too in order to qualify for training.
Notably, the induction will take place in March 2021 after the batch of selected candidates complete a 61-week-long training course.
Media reported quoted Indian Army officials as saying that the Batches comprising similar numbers of soldiers will be trained and commissioned every year. The cadre of women soldiers in the Corps of Military Police will be maintained at a fixed number of 1,700.
HQ Recruiting Zone,NER conducted first women's recruitment rally for Corps of Military Police for NE Region, including states of West Bengal,Odisha & Sikkim at Shillong on 09-10 Sep 19.
The selected candidates will appear for written exam on 26 Oct 19.@SpokespersonMoD @adgpi pic.twitter.com/r65dEiNn5H
— PRO Defence Shillong (proshillong) September 12, 2019
In the Corps of Military Police, women soldiers will get the working duties of policing cantonments and other Army establishments. The women soldiers will also work in co-operation with police forces of various states as well as the centre besides handling prisoners of war and maintenance of rules.
However, at present, the women in the Army work is only working in areas like engineering, medical, legal, signals and educational wings.
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