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Army plumps for hi-tech recruitment

BHUBANESWAR: Eastern region recruitment organisation of the Indian Army on Monday claimed that it had introduced ‘automation’ in the jawan recruitment process that would prevent candidates falling into traps of touts.

At the ongoing six-day-long recruitment drive on the campus of the Central Reserve Police Force, the eastern zone comprising West Bengal, Orissa and Sikkim has been scanning prospective candidates using computer and

web-based technologies. The modern recruitment process was first conducted at Puri during the month of August.

Earlier the process involved several complicated steps such screening, medical examination, written examination, merit lists, allocation of arms and service and communications which was taking 90 to 180 days.

Now with introduction of scanning of resumes through computers, biometric finger identification and speedy disposal, the timeframe has been reduced to 41 to 45 days.

“Earlier process was lengthy and cumbersome. There were chances of impersonation. Touting could not be ruled out. Above all uncertainty used to prevail among candidates,” Brigadier R. S Nehra, Deputy

Director General of Recruiting, Eastern Zone, said addressing a press conference here on Friday.

Brig Nehra said, “I don’t want candidates to hang around.

The sooner you finish the process, chances will be less that candidates would fall into traps of middlemen or touts.” The web-based recruitment process was first of its kind in the whole country, he claimed.

Making a presentation Colonel Narindeer said, “The automation process, if approved by Army Headquarters, will connect army recruitment organisation into a web. And any number of clients with well defined role can assess through LAN or internet either at the rally site or from any headquarter.”

The army recruitment organisations has been receiving complaints about touts cheating the candidates by giving them assurances.

The army officer said this time emphasis was given to conduct recruitment rallies in remote parts of the state for tapping talents among tribal communities. "The rejection rate among tribal candidates was more comparison other communities. This could be due to malnourishment and born deformities."

Brig Nehra said the army was not facing any problem in scouting jawans from different regions. Jawans from Orissa constitute 3.5 per cent nationally and 31 per cent at regional level. Similarly, the region had a share of 11.36 per cent.

The present jawan recruitment drive encompassed districts such as Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and Cuttack.

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