As a part of the overall outreach and empowerment of youth and students in Thoubal district, the AR Thoubal Company of Keithelmanbi battalion has been conducting pre-recruitment training since May 3.
The AR has been undertaking continuous and holistic efforts in imparting the pre-requisite skills and capabilities required by the aspiring youth to join Indian Armed Forces and CAPFs, said IGAR (South) in release.
The objective of conducting the training programme is to guide and prepare potential candidates to make them competent enough to clear various tests conducted during the recruitment rally, it said, adding the training includes orientation, screening and checking of documents, medical and physical examination, guidance and preparation for the written test and one to one counselling to address queries and enhance their confidence.
Timed run, detailed physical proficiency tests and mock written papers have been incorporated in the curriculum to make it effective and comprehensive, it added,
As many as 372 youth (288 boys & 84 girls) have been part of the training and carried out registration with AR despite challenges of weather and their commitments, said the release.
It also invited that the willing youth, who have not yet registered for training, may reach out to Thoubal Company for the same.
The training being undertaken also promotes ‘Khelo India’ and ‘Fit India’ movement and has emerged as a great tool of youth empowerment by addressing the issue of unemployment, promoting sports and fitness and weaning youth away from addiction and unlawful activities by channelising their energies positively, it added.
