Srinagar: Thousands of Kashmiri youth turned up for the written test for the the Border Security Force’s (BSF) recruitment drive at Humhama in Budgam district on Sunday which was a continuation of the BSF’s policy to reach out to the youth of the Union Territory.
According to Rajesh Mishra, Inspector General, BSF Kashmir Range, there are 1,356 vacant positions in the BSF and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for which 11,000 candidates had turned up for the physical round earlier.
“About 11,000 candidates had initially applied and gone through the physical tests. Out of these, 5,151 male and 438 female shortlisted candidates have appeared for the written test today. The total vacancies are 1,356 for the CISF and BSF combined,” Mishra said.
Nine centres in Srinagar, Bandipora, Baramulla, Kupwara, Gurez Tangdhar, Nubra Valley, and three in Ladakh have been opened for this purpose. The entire recruitment process is expected to be complete by the end of November.
“I am glad that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir have turned up in such large numbers for this recruitment drive. This shows that the youth are keen to participate in the security of their country. We should keep encouraging this,” the IG added.
