The home ministry approved the conduct of the recruitment examination for constable (general duty) in 13 regional languages, in addition to Hindi and English, on Saturday. This decision will assist lakhs of youths in overcoming the language barrier to their aspirations to join the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Urdu, Punjabi, Manipuri, and Konkani are the additional 13 regional languages in which applicants can take the constable (GD) recruitment test, which had 50 lakh applications nationwide for the 50,187 posts announced for 2023.
An addition to their current memorandum of understanding will be signed by the MHA and Staff Selection Commission (SSC), which administers the computer-based recruitment test for constable (GD) postings within the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, SSB, and Assam Rifles, in order to make the move.
According to the current approach, SSC selects candidates for the positions of constable (general duty) in various CAPFs based on the results of a computer-based test administered in both Hindi and English.
Constable (tech and tradesman) positions are internally recruited by forces like the CRPF through a computer-based test that is exclusively offered in Hindi and English. According to sources, it is not yet known if the 15 languages will also be used for this internal test.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Saturday’s MHA decision as “path-breaking,” tweeting that it will “give wings to the ambitions of our youth…
One of the many things we do to prevent language from impeding people’s dreams is this.
Amit Shah, the Union home minister, continued, “It will encourage local youth engagement in CAPFs…
The choice underlines Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dedication to supporting regional language growth.
