LAHORE: Only 24.9 per cent of the total candidates from all over the province have obtained 50 per cent and above marks in the written test for the recruitment of corporals in the planned Punjab Anti-Terrorism Force, qualifying for final interviews.

The results were received by the home department on Wednesday afternoon, pushing forward the process of raising a fighting anti-terrorism force in the province.

A committee comprising senior police and home department officials is also selecting 500 personnel of the Elite Force to temporarily work in the new outfit. This is being done with the difference of opinion on whether the personnel should randomly be selected and sent to the new force or only those meeting the fitness or intelligence criterion for the corporals should be engaged.

According to sources, 48,600 applicants had applied for initial 500 posts of corporals from all over the province. Out of them, 41,000 were found eligible for physical and medical tests.

As many as 12,101 cleared these tests and were allowed to appear in the written tests held all over the province on Sunday last. Out of them 11,835 appeared and only 2,948 could obtain over 50 per cent marks which is a must for interviews.

Sources said 8,889 candidates got below 50 per cent and they would not be called for interviews as per a policy decision.

The interviews would soon be held by a sub-committee of a top committee headed by the chief secretary and comprising the IGP and the home secretary.

The government had initially announced 500 vacancies of corporals but later the chief minister had enhanced them to 1,500. Nevertheless, the government plans to recruit only 1,000 because of the low percentage of those who managed to clear various tests.

Meanwhile, the provincial home and the counter-terrorism department have started selecting 500 Elite Force personnel for their temporary stay in the anti-terrorism force.

Sources said the committee was conducting interviews of the personnel nominated by the CTD so as to select best of the best from amongst them.

But the selection was being made in the presence of difference of opinion between the senior police officials and the home department representatives.

Sources said that home department was stressing that only those personnel matching the intelligence, fitness and commitment criterion set for the corporals should be inducted. This was necessary to maintain a force of equal capabilities to fight terrorism.

This report is so old. Psychological test was held after it

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that is just for information regarding the number of posts, selections criteria and interview committee.

Yeah, but they didn't mention Psychological test in it, yet it was held. Now this post seems to be null as many things are different now

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psychological test was mentioned in the very first advertisement, as
" umeed waran ki ehliat ka taeyn un k zehni (psychological) aur jismani bardasht k test, tehriri imtehan aur interview ki bunyad per hoga."

AOA,

Dear members kindly tell us for the sake of information that;

NTS strictly does not allow possession of Mobile Phone with the cadidates at the time of test. Please shed some light if any of you took mobile phone with you on the day of test? if yes... how did NTS allow candidates to give test?

Did you leave mobile phones with the relevant administration? and/or any other useful information you may provide regarding this issue. Thanks

When I took my test, one of the candidates present in the hall got caught with the mobile phone before starting paper. Supervisors were announcing again & again that if we had cell phones, we should submit them to the relevant counters & we could also be physically checked. And when they started checking, one girl had the phone. They scolded her & warned her. But didn't take her out of the hall. She took her test.

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I had my phone in my bag at the time on Written test.
On psychological i submitted it to the counter.

Plus i got the Interview call today.
Venue : Town Hall, lahore.
Friday, 7th.
90 am.

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today i have recieved msg from nts for interview call of corporals in multan on 5th march.jin ko call ayi ha wo yahn share krein

I got message. My interview date is 8th March (Lahore)

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