Indian Army invited application for the recruitment of Religious Teachers in the Army as Junior Commissioned Officer for RRT 72 & 73 course. Religious Teachers preach religious scriptures to troops and conduct various rituals at Regimental/ Unit religious institutions. Their duties include attending funerals, ministering to the sick in hospitals, reading prayers with the convalescents, visiting soldiers undergoing sentence, giving special religious instructions to children and enlisted boys besides attending generally to the religious instructions and welfare of Officers, Soldiers and their families.
Important Dates
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 25 April 2013.
Written Examination Date: 30 June 2013
Name of the Post: Junior Commissioned Officer/ Religious Teacher
Total Number of Posts: 60 Posts
Junior Commissioned Officer for RRT 72 Course:
- Pandit : 31 posts
- Maulvi : 03 posts
- Padre : 02 posts
Junior Commissioned Officer for RRT 73 Course:
- Pandit : 19 posts
- Maulvi : 02 posts
- Padre : 03 posts
Age limit
- Candidate age should be between 27 -34 years for civilian candidates and between 25 - 34 years for remustered candidates as on first day of recruitment rally.
Physical Standard
Minimum Physical Standard should be:
- Height- 160cm
- Weight- 50kg
- Chest-77cm
- Physical Fitness Tests (PFT) - candidate should be able to run 1600 meter in eight minutes.
Educational Qualification:
For Pandit – Candidate must have graduate in any discipline from a recognized university In addition candidate must also be qualified Madhyama in Sanskrit or Bhushan in Hindi or equivalent standard. Those who have passed BA with Sanskrit/Hindi as one of the elective (Main) subjects but have not done Madhyama in Sanskrit or Bhushan in Hindi are also eligible.
For Maulvi – Candidate must have graduate in any discipline from a recognized university In addition candidate must also be qualified as Maulvi Alim in Arabic/Adib Alim in Urdu or equivalent standard. Those who have passed BA with Arabic/Urdu as one of the elective (Main) subject but have not done Maulvi Alim in Arabic/Adib Alim in Urdu are also eligible.
For Padre – Candidate must have graduate in any discipline from a recognized university In addition candidates should have been ordained priest by the appropriate ecclesiastical authority and is still on the approved list of the local Bishop.
Pay Scale
- Rs. 9300-34800/- per month.
- In addition they will be entitled to DA, free accommodation, entitled ration for self, uniform, free medical and leave travel concession for self, family, and dependents, canteen facilities and other allowances as admissible to the regular Army.
Selection Process
Candidates will be selected on the basis of Screening Test, Written Test and Interview.
How to Apply
The complete application in the prescribe format along with all relevant documents duly super scribed (APPLICATION FOR JCO (RT) COURSE NO 72 & 73) on top outer cover of envelope should reach any of the following address:
HQ Rtg Zone, Ambala, Chandershekhar Marg Ambala Cantt – 133001,
(For Haryana and HP)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Jalandhar , Jalandhar Cantt-144005, (For Punjab and J &K)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Bangalore 148, Fd Marshal,
KM Kariappa Road (For Karnataka, Kerala
and Lakshadweep)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Kolkata, 1 Gorkhle Road, Kolkata – 700020,(For W Bengal, Sikkim & Orissa)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Chennai, Fort Saint George,Chennai-600009,(For Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicheri
AN Islands)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Lucknow ,236, M G Road , Lucknow Cantt-226002 (For Uttar Pradesh) & Uttarakhand)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Danapur ,Danapur Cantt-801503,(For Bihar & Jharkhand)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Pune, Rajender Singhji Road,Pune-410001,(For Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and UT of Diu & Daman)
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IRO, Delhi Cantt , Delhi Cantt-110010 T-23, (For Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad & Mewat Dist of Haryana)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Shillong, Shillong-793001
(For NE States)
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HQ Rtg Zone, Jabalpur, Ridge Road, Jabalpur-482001 (For MP & Chhattisgarh)
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Ladakh Scout Regt Centre
PIN – 910368, c/o 56 APO,
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HQ Rtg Zone, Jaipur, Shastri Nagar , Post Box No 35 ,Jaipur (Raj)-302016,(For Rajasthan)
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JAK LI Regt Trg. Centre
PIN – 901196, c/o 56 APO
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