Indian Army Recruitment 2021 : Apply 194 Posts
Indian Army is inviting applications from eligible Indian male candidates for 194 vacant posts of Religious Teachers in Indian Army as Junior Commissioned Officers for RRT 91, 92, 93, 94 & 95 courses. Religious Teachers preach religious scriptures to troops and conduct various rituals at Regimental/Unit religious institutions. Their duties also include attending funerals, ministering to the sick in hospitals, reading prayers with the convalescents, visiting soldiers undergoing sentence, giving special religious instructions to the children and enlisted boys besides attending generally to the religious institutions and welfare of the Officers, Soldiers and their families.
Indian Army Vacancy Details:
Name of post : Junior Commissioned Officer (Religious Teachers)
No. of posts : 194
Category wise vacancies :
Pandit : 171
Pandit (Gorkha) for Gorkha Regiments : 9
Granthi : 5
Maulvi (Sunni) : 5
Maulvi (Shia) for Ladakh Scouts : 1
Padre : 2
Bodh Monk (Mahayana) for Ladakh Scouts : 1
Educational Qualification: The minimum educational qualification for appointment to this special list of Junior Commissioned Officers (Religious Teacher) will be a Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university. In addition, candidate must possess following qualification according to the religious denomination of the individual: –
(i) Pandit and Pandit (Gorkha) for Gorkha Regiment : Hindu candidates with Acharya in Sanskrit OR Shastri in Sanskrit with one-year diploma in ‘Karam Kand’.
(ii) Granthi : Sikh candidates with ‘Gyani’ in Punjabi.
(iii) Maulvi and Maulvi (Shia) for Ladakh Scouts : Muslim candidates with Maulvi Alim in Arabic or Adib Alim in Urdu.
(iv) Padre : Any person who have been ordained priesthood by the appropriate ecclesiastical authority and is still on the approved list of the local Bishop.
(v) Bodh Monk(Mahayana) : Any person who have been ordained Monk/Buddhist Priest, by the Appropriate Authority. The term Appropriate Authority will mean Head Priest of the Monastery where the person has been initiated into priesthood. The head priest should be in possession of Geshe (PhD) of Khanpa or Lopon or Rabjam with proper certificate from Monastery.
Age Limit: The age bracket in respect of Civilian and In-Service Candidates would not below 25 years of age and not above 34 years of age on 01 Oct 2021(i.e. candidates born between 01 Oct 1987 and 30 Sep 1996 inclusive of both dates)
How to apply : Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for the above posts through the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in . Online registration closes on 9 February 2021 at 1700 hrs.
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