Army job aspirants can apply only once a year for recruitment rallies, says official

The new Army recruitment scheme will have the common entrance exam first, physical and medical exam will follow said Army official.

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Press Trust of India | February 28, 2023 | 09:15 AM IST

JAIPUR: Army job aspirants can apply only once a year for recruitment rallies with a common entrance exam held first, an Army official said.

Briefing reporters about various stages involved in the new recruitment scheme, director general recruiting (Rajasthan), brigadier, Jagdeep Chauhan Deputy said that the common entrance exam will be held first and the physical and medical exam of the qualified candidates will be held later.

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In the earlier pattern of recruitment, the entrance exam used to be held after the physical test. He emphasized that aspirants should apply between February 16 and March 15 this year and they apply only once a year for recruitment rallies.

The first phase of the new recruitment system includes recruitment notification, online registration, issue of admit cards, the conduct of the online Common Entrance Exam, publication of results and call-up.

The second phase involves admit card and biometric verification, physical fitness test, physical measurement test, medical examination and preparation of the final merit, he said.

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