Srinagar: Over 2000 turn up after Army holds recruitment drive

More than 2000 youths from Jammu and Kashmir turned up in Srinagar fort the two-day recruitment rally by the Indian Army.
The recruitment rally commenced here on Thursday for inducting candidates into the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) regiment is being held at the JKLI Centre at Rangath in Srinagar.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army holds recruitment rally in Srinagar. pic.twitter.com/9plVtnhlx4 — ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2019 “The recruitment rally is scheduled for October 3 and 4. This rally is part of the overall process to select 2780 recruits for the JKLI regiment,” SR Sharma, Commandant, JKLI regiment said.
“By now, approximately 2,000 candidates have already reported to our centre and the process of recruitment is on. In JKLI, broadly one-third of personnel are from Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
“I felt very good as I aspire to join the Indian Army.” The recruitment process is divided into several categories and rounds which includes physical fitness test, medical test and written test.