The Assam Rifles is the oldest paramilitary force of the Indian Army, dating back to 1835 under the British Raj, raised under the name Cachar Levy. The present name of Assam Rifles has been used since 1917. Over the course of its history, the Assam Rifles have served in a number of roles, conflicts and theatres including World War I, where they served in Europe and the Middle East, and World War II, where they served mainly in Burma. After the Chinese annexation of Tibet, the Assam Rifles were tasked with manning the Tibetan border of Assam Himalayan region. They were also instrumental in maintaining law and order in the tribal Arunachal Pradesh.
Post : Pharmacist
Assam Rifles Technical and Tradesman Recruitment Rally 2025 is tentatively scheduled from 3rd /4th week of April 2025 onwards for enrolment into Group B and C posts against 215 vacancies based on applications received from eligible male / female candidates for the trades/ posts as mentioned in Appendix ’A' & 'B'. Candidates must be a citizen of India. Vacancies have been earmarked on all India, all class basis for each category like Schedule Caste (SC)/ Schedule Tribes (ST) / Other Backward Classes (OBC)/ Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Unreserved (UR) as mentioned in Appendix 'B' for recruitment and there is no state wise quota. Candidates must submit Domicile/Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) and Schedule Caste (SC)/ Schedule Tribes (ST) / Other Backward Classes (OBC)/ Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate (if applicable) while filling online application form. State mentioned in his/her application, he/she shall not be allowed to change the State at the time of Verification of documents and his/her candidature shall be cancelled straightaway Therefore candidates should fill the application form very carefully.
No of posts : 08 (SC-1, ST-1, OBC-2, EWS-1, UR-3)
Trade / Initial Rank / Education Qualification
(For Male & Female candidates both), Initial Rank - Warrant Officer, Education Qualification - (a) 10+2 or equivalent, (b) Degree or Diploma in Pharmacy from any recognized Institution of the Central or a State Government for which the period of training in two years followed by an internship of which the practical training shall not be less than five hundred hours spread over a period of not less than three months, provided that not less than two hundred and fifty hours are devoted to actual dispensing of prescriptions, (c) Possessing the qualifications under Section 31 and 32 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 and registered under Section 33 of the said Act.
Age Limit : 20-25 Years.
All further information regarding conduct of various events of the recruitment rally will be intimated to the candidates through Email/SMS only. Hence, providing functional Email ID and mobile phone number in Online Application Form by the applicants is mandatory. The mobile phone number so provided should not be DND activated. The candidates will be responsible for non-receipt of information regarding recruitment process due to providing of wrong Email ID and mobile phone numbers in Online Application Form filled by them. Before submission of the online application, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After submission of the online application form, no change/correction/modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Request received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand etc shall not be entertained. Assam Rifles will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications for any reason before closing date.
Application Fee
Fee structure and other details are as follows: - (a) Fee Structure. For Group B posts (i.e Religious Teacher and Electrical & Mechanical only) application fee is ? 200/- (Rupees two hundred only) and for Group C posts (i.e except Religious Teacher and Electrical & Mechanical) application fee is? 100/-(Rupees one hundred only), (b) The fee will be deposited online by the candidates into SBI Current Account No. 37088046712 in favour of HQ DGAR, Recruitment Branch, Shillong -10 at SBI Laitkor Branch IFSC Code - SBIN0013883. (c) NO Fee is charged from candidates belonging to Schedule Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Female and Ex-servicemen candidates. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other expenses.
Candidates seeking reservation benefits as Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes/Economically Weaker Section (EWS) must ensure that they are in possession of the certificates in proper format prescribed by the competent authority in support of their claim at the time of reporting for Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Standard Test (PST) & Documents verification.
Candidates seeking relaxation in physical standards i.e. height, weight & chest by virtue of belonging to the specified categories (i.e. Garhawalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras and Marathas) as applicable will have to furnish appropriate certificate as per format duly issued by the competent authority. ST candidates may avail the relaxation on the production of valid ST certificate in support of their claim at the time of reporting for Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET).
CANDIDATE BELONGING TO THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CATEGORY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS EXAMINATION.
Only a single application per candidate will be accepted through online mode. Multiple applications will not be accepted.
Change of category and trade during any stage of the recruitment rally will not be entertained.
MOBILES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS ARE BANNED WITHIN THE PREMISES OF RALLY SITES/TEST CENTRES.
Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth and Name as recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate will be accepted by the Assam Rifles for determining the age and name. Subsequent request for its change will not be considered or granted.
Cut off Date and Age Limit : 01 January 2025 will be the cut off date for all candidates for determining the age criteria.
AGE RELAXATION Age Relaxation available to different category of eligible candidates, are as under :-
(a) SC/ST - 5 years
(b) OBC - 3 years
(C) Serving Assam Rifles Personnel Upto 35 years of age for Religious Teachers.
(d) Ex-Servicemen (UR) - 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
(e) Ex-Servicemen (OBC) - 6 years (3+3) years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
(f) Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) - 8 years (3+5) years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
How to Apply
To apply, fill up the online application by clicking on "ONLINE APPLICATION" option on the website. The candidates will fill the requisite details as prescribed in the application form. After the application has been filled up. the candidates have the option to make online payment via link given for online payment or alternatively the payment can be made at SBI Bank Counters as well. In both options the candidate will have to upload copy of the challan or receipt online. Candidates while reporting for Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET) will produce original copy of payment receipt / challan for official records. In case of non submission of receipt / challan the application may be rejected. The candidates will also produce the printed copy of online Application Form duly completed and a copy of notification downloaded from the Assam Rifles website, failing which the candidature of the applicants may be rejected The online applications portal will be functioning from the day of publications of the advertisement to the last date of receipt of the applications.
All further information regarding conduct of various events of the recruitment rally will be intimated to the candidates through Email/SMS only. Hence, providing functional Email ID and mobile phone number in Online Application Form by the applicants is mandatory. The mobile phone number so provided should not be DND activated. The candidates will be responsible for non-receipt of information regarding recruitment process due to providing of wrong Email ID and mobile phone numbers in Online
Application Form filled by them. Before submission of the online application, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After submission of the online application form, no change/correction/modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Request received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand etc shall not be entertained. Assam Rifles will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications for any reason before closing date.
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