665 candidates attend first day Agnipath recruitment rally in Udupi
The Hindu
DC K. Vidya Kumari flaggs off Agnipath recruitment rally in Udupi. She urged youth to strive for success and not be discouraged by failures
Deputy Commissioner K. Vidya Kumari flagged off the first Agnipath recruitment rally of the district being organised till July 25 at the Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Ajjarkad in Udupi on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Kumari urged the candidates to identify definite goals in life and strive continuously to reach such goals. Success comes only through continuous efforts and the younger generation should not get dissuaded with failures, she said.
She wished a bright future to the youth who were keen to join the armed forces through the Agnipath scheme of the Army.
Monday’s selection rally witnessed participation of 665 candidates — 41 from Chikkamagaluru, 59 from Udupi, 88 from Dakshina Kannada, 91 from Davangere, 92 from Shivamogga, and 294 from Haveri districts.
Candidates were grouped in one hundreds and were made to run 1,600 m initially.
Those who completed the run within 5.30 minutes and 5.30-5.45 minutes were separately grouped while those failed were rejected.
Candidates who could not complete the run by a few seconds were seen pleading with Army officers to consider them even as the latter advised them to try next time.
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