Candidates looking for Defence Jobs have good news, the Indian Army has released recruitment notification and invites application from eligible male candidates for hiring of Religious Teachers as Junior Commissioned Officers for RRT 87 & 88 courses. After checking the category, interested job aspirants can apply for the post through the prescribed format by November 3, 2018 (17:00 hrs). Other important details related to this recruitment like number of vacancies, age limit, eligibility criteria are given below. We request you to go through the latest Indian Army Job Recruitment 2018 details below fully, before applying for this job.
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You all might be thinking about the duties to be performed while working as a Religious Teacher. 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.
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 01st October 2019 (i.e. Candidates born between 01st October 1985 and 30th September 1994 inclusive of both dates) of the Rtg year.
Have a Look on Religious Teacher Vacancies – Category Wise – Check Eligibility Criteria
| Category | Vacancies | Eligibility |
| Pandit | 78 | Hindu candidates with Acharya in Sanskrit OR Shastri in Sanskrit with one-year diploma in Karam Kand. |
| Pandit (Gorkha) for Gorkha Regiments | 03 | Hindu candidates with Acharya in Sanskrit OR Shastri in Sanskrit with one-year diploma in Karam Kand. |
| Granthi | 06 | Sikh candidates with Gyani in Punjabi. |
| Maulvi (Sunni) | 05 | Muslim candidates with Maulvi Alim in Arabic or Adib Alim in Urdu. |
| Maulvi (Shia) for Ladakh Scouts | 01 | Muslim candidates with Maulvi Alim in Arabic or Adib Alim in Urdu. |
| Padre | 02 | Christian candidates who have been ordained priesthood by the appropriate ecclesiastical authority and is still on the approved list of the local Bishop. |
| Bodh Monk (Mahayana) for Ladakh Scouts | 01 | Buddhist (Mahayana) candidates 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. |
In addition to the above mentioned eligibility criteria the applicant must meet the pre described physical standards. It is important to note that the Civil and In Service candidates need to apply as per the prescribed format.
The land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces, the Indian Army informed candidates in its official notification that “touts and agents have no role to play and candidates are advised not to be lured by such agents/agencies”. We advise you to keep following our portal for accurate and latest All India Government Jobs update.
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