Sports Quota in the Armed Forces
Ministry of Defence has announced that vacancy eligibility criteria for Sports persons on the basis of Sports Quota in the Armed Forces. The criteria for recruitment under sports quota is as under:-
Ministry of Defence
Sports Quota in the Armed Forces
22 MAR 2021
The criteria for recruitment under sports quota is as under:-
INDIAN ARMY:
1. Direct Entry Naib Subedar / Equivalent : The recruitment is made to the extent of 2% of vacancies occurring in rank of Naib Subedar / equivalent every year and is limited to maximum 50 vacancies every year for Indian Army.
2. Direct Entry Havildar: Recruitment to extent of 2% of vacancies occurring in rank of Havildar every year, under aegis of DCOAS (IS&C) through Regimental Centres of respective Arms and Services.
3. Recruitment through Army Recruiting Offices (AROs). Sportsmen can attend a recruitment rally of concerned ARO as a normal candidate. Sportsmen are given bonus marks commensurate to level of participation.
4. Recruitment in Open Category under Unit Headquarters Quota(UHQ). To extent of maximum 20% of Soldier Category (General Duty) and Soldier Category (Technical) vacancies allotted to Regimental Centres under UHQ.
INDIAN NAVY:
1. Acting Petty Officer:
2. Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR)
INDIAN AIR FORCE:
Indian Air Force recruits outstanding sportsman against the authorized cadre vacancies of Airmen in the rank of Aircraftsmen.
The details of sports quota recruitment in the Armed Forces during the last three years are as follows:-
This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Shri Akhilesh Prasad Singh in Rajya Sabha today.
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Source: PIB
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