Ministry of Defence
Recruitment of Soldiers
07 MAR 2018
The details of youths who were recruited as soldiers in the Indian Army at various levels such as Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers / Other Ranks (JCOs / ORs) are given below:
Officers *:
| Year | Candidates Selected |
| 2015 | 1961 |
| 2016 | 1858 |
| 2017 | 1773 |
JCOs / ORs *:
| Year | Candidates Selected |
| 2014-15 | 66,992 |
| 2015-16 | 71,434 |
| 2016-17 | 52,086 |
| 2017-18 | 17,257
(Till 31st December 2017) |
*Recruitment for Commissioned Officers is done calendar year wise, whereas the recruitment for JCO / ORs is done financial year wise.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda in Lok Sabha today.
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