Recruitment drive to select women police

Tuticorin: The selection process under way in Tuticorin on Wednesday.A two-day recruitment drive to select women police constables commenced at Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Ground here on Wednesday.The Superintendent of Police, John Nicholson, said that a total of 2,788 candidates from Tuticorin and Kanyakumari districts were attending the preliminary round.

The candidates underwent physical measurement test and endurance test.Those who qualify in the first phase would be called for a physical efficiency test between June 8 and 15. The qualifiers from that phase would be eligible to attend the final selection on June 29.Similar selection trials were conducted in various parts of the State simultaneously to select a total of 1,379 women constables.

The Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, A.K. Das and A.K. Singh, supervised the selection.Mr. Nicholson said that a total of 4,930 male candidates hailing from Tuticorin and Kanyakumari districts from among 10,242 aspirants had qualified at the preliminary phase. This was following a nine-day recruitment drive to select Grade-II constables, which concluded at the same venue on Tuesday evening.The selected candidates would undergo physical efficiency tests during the second phase, which commences in the district on June 8.