Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 08:
A total of 222 candidates have been provisionally selected for recruitment in the Assam Rifles based on their fitness and performance at the recruitment rally held at Mantripukhri from December 1 till 10, 2004, informed a PIB (DW) statement.
The selection includes 79 candidates belonging to the general class, 48 OBC candidates, 95 from among Scheduled Tribes and five from Scheduled Castes.
Conveying that 26 general category candidates, 13 OBCs and 28 ST candidates have been declared as �temporarily medically unfit�, the statement said these candidates would be considered for enrolment after final medical fitness by medical authorities.
Meanwhile, 32 Assam Rifles had commenced a recruitment rally at the 9 Sector Assam Rifles headquarters from February 7 at Keithelmanbi to recruit State youths into the para-military force.
Stating that 2500 candidates had taken part in physical tests conducted in the last two days, a separate PIB handout said the recruitment process will continue till February 14 during which the candidates would be put through medical and written tests to fill 175 vacancies.