Updated: July 17, 2015 05:46 IST
Army recruitment rally in Tirupati from August 18 - The Hindu
An Open Army Recruitment Rally under the aegis of Headquarters Recruiting Zone, Chennai, will be conducted at SV University’s Tarakarama sports pavilion in Tirupati from August 18 to 27 to select eligible candidates from south Andhra Pradesh.
The Army Recruitment Office (ARO), Guntur, will organise the rally which will be open for aspirants from Anantapur, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore and Prakasam districts in the categories of soldier technical, soldier nursing assistant, soldier general duty, soldier tradesman and soldier clerk/store keeper technical.
Screening of documents, physical fitness tests and physical measurement tests will be taken up district-wise for candidates of Kurnool and Nellore (Aug. 18), Anantapur and Kadapa (Aug. 19), Guntur (Aug. 20), Prakasam (Aug. 21), Chittoor (Aug. 22 and 23). Practical aptitude test for Soldier Tradesman category (all districts) will be held on August 24, while medical test for all district candidates will be held on all days (as mentioned in the pre-medical test).
Addressing the media here, along with Revenue Divisional Officer V. Veerabrahmaiah, Guntur ARO Director (Recruiting) Dhruv Chaudhary appealed to the youth of south Andhra Pradesh to make use of the opportunity to join the Army. Col Chaudhary said he was expecting around 30,000 aspirants during the 10-day exercise. Col. Chaudhary exhorted engineering graduates to seek a career in the armed forces.
“A young soldier, on termination of training period, gets an approximate pay of Rs. 24,000 to Rs. 35,000, depending on the place of posting,” he pointed out.