Recruitment of Soldiers Ministry of Defence RECRUITMENT OF SOLDIERS 07 MAR 2018 The details of youths who were recruited as soldiers in the Indian Army at various levels such as Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers / Other Ranks (JCOs / ORs) are given below: Officers *: Year Candidates Selected 2015 1961 2016 1858 2017 1773 JCOs / ORs *: Year Candidates Selected 2014-15 66,992 2015-16 71,434 2016-17 52,086 2017-18 17,257(Till 31st December 2017) *Recruitment for Commissioned Officers is done calendar year wise, whereas the recruitment for JCO / ORs is done financial year wise. This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda in Lok Sabha today. PIB