Agniveer Rectt.: 203 Jammu youth clear physical, medical test after C-DYTE training

Jammu: As many as 203 youth of border and other blocks trained in 13 Centres for District Youth Training and Empowerment (C-DYTE) being run in Jammu district under the aegis of Mission Youth scheme have cleared the physical and medical phase of Agniveer recruitment being held here at Sunjwan from October 17 onwards.
Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa congratulated the candidates and complimented each instructor and coordinator of these centers for showing such outstanding results.
She said that the district administration will leave no stone unturned to provide all possible facilities to the C-DYTE so that more youths can join these centres and can get maximum benefits.
The thirteen centres of Arnia, Suchetgarh, Mandal, Marh, Pargwal, Khour, Khraballi, Samwan, Akhnoor, Bishnah, Mathwar, Chowki Choura and Bhalwal jointly recorded nearly 50 percent selection rate.
A total of 451 boys participated in the Agniveer recruitment drive, out of which 301 boys cleared the physical tests but eventually only 203 could get through after the medical and documentation phase.
Suchetgarh, Bishnah, Khour and Marh centre outshine with the best success rate of above 50%. All these 203 boys will now appear for the written exam to be conducted by the Army Recruiting Agency.
It is pertinent to mention that earlier 269 youth of these centres had qualified the physical hurdle of Jammu and Kashmir Police Border Battalion recruitment and are waiting for final selection after taking the written tests, while 60 boys are waiting for final selection in SSC GD 2021 exam.
These centres were started by Jammu district administration in sub-divisions with the motive to train youths for recruitment into armed forces.
A total of 1587 boys underwent training in the first three batches which were held from September 27, 2022. The fourth batch which is under training will be completed by November 30, 2022. (UNI)