The Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army. Its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. The main mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, defend the nation from external aggression and internal threats, and maintain peace and security within its borders. The Indian Army is operationally and geographically divided into seven commands. It is the largest standing army in the world. In this post, we understand the AROs and ZROs in Indian Army. With this candidates can clearly identify that they are under which AROs and ZROs in Indian Army.
AROs and ZROs in Indian Army
The recruitment for the post of Soldier General Duty, Soldier Technical, Soldier Clerk, Soldier Nursing Assistant, and Soldier Tradesman takes place through a recruitment rally. The notification for these recruitments is released by the respective Zonal Recruiting Office (ZRO) and Army Recruiting Office (ARO). After the release of the official notification, candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria need to submit online applications. After scrutiny of online applications, the respective AROs and ZROs in Indian Army issue the admit cards to eligible candidates two weeks before the commencement of the rally.
For the sake of recruitment, the Indian Army is divided into 13 Zonal Recruiting Offices (ZRO), which are further divided into Army Recruiting Office (ARO). This post explains all ZROs, the AROs functional under them, and the districts covered under respective AROs.
RO (HQ) Ambala
It consists of 8 AROs which are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts covered under this ARO |
| Ambala | Haryana | Chandigarh, Ambala, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Yamunanagar |
| Rohtak | Haryana | Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Panipat |
| Hisar | Haryana | Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind, Sirsa |
| Charkhi Dadri | Haryana | Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Charkhi Dadri |
| Palampur | Himachal Pradesh | Chamba, Kangra |
| Shimla | Himachal Pradesh | Kinnaur, Shimla, Sirmaour, Solan |
| Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Una |
| Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | Kullu, Lahaul Spiti, Mandi |
RO (HQ) Bengaluru
It has 5 AROs functional under it which are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts covered under this ARO |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru Urban, Bangalore Rural, Bellary, Chamarajanagar, Chitradurga, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Tumkur, Chikballpura, Ramanagara, Hassan, Kodagu |
| Belgaum | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Koppal, Raichur, Yadgir |
| Calicut (Kozhikode) | Kerala | Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Wayanad |
| Mangalore (Dakshin Kannad) | Karnataka | Bagalkot, Dakshin Kannad, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Davangere, Dharwad, Haveri, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttar Kannad, Gadag |
| Trivendrum | Kerala | Trivandrum, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki |
RO (HQ) Chennai
It has 6 AROs functional under it and they are as follows:
| ARO | State | Districts covered under this ARO |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Cuddalore, Vellore, Tirupathur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Chennai, Thiruvallur, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu |
| Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, The Nilgiris, Theni, Tiruppur |
| Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool, Anantapur, Cuddapah, Nellore, Chittoor |
| Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Yanam |
| Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) | Tamil Nadu | Perambalur, Ariyalur, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari , Karaikal |
| Secunderabad (Hyderabad) | Telangana | Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, Komaram Bheem, Karimnagar, Jagitial, Peddapalli, Rajanna, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Warangal Urban, Warangal Rural, Jayashankar, Jangoan, Mahabubabad, Khammam, Bhadradri, Medak, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool, Jogulamba, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Vikarabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Rangareddy, Yadadri, Hyderabad, Narayanpet, Mulugu |
RO (HQ) Danapur
There are 5 AROs functional under it and they are as follows:
| ARO | State | Districts covered under this ARO |
| Danapur (Patna) | Bihar | Bhojpur, Buxar, Gopalganj, Patna, Saran, Siwan, Vaishali |
| Muzaffarpur | Bihar | Darbhanga, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Pashchim Champaran, Purbi Champaran, Samastipur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi |
| Gaya | Bihar | Aurangabad, Gaya, Jehanabad, Jamui, Lakhisarai, Kaimur Bhabua, Nawada, Rohtas, Sheikhpura, Arwal, Nalanda |
| Katihar | Bihar | Araria, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Madhepura, Munger, Purnia, Saharsa, Supaul |
| Ranchi | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singhbum, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Koderma, Latehar, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, Ranchi, Sahebganj, Saraikela Kharsawan, Simdega, West Singhbhum, Khunti, Ramgarh |
RO (HQ) Jabalpur
There are 5 AROs functional under it and they are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under this ARO |
| Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | Seoni, Mandla, Rewa, Dindori, Balaghat, Jabalpur, Satna, Shahdol, Umaria, Katni, Anuppur, Narsinghpur, Singrauli And Sidhi |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Betul, Chhindwara, Hoshangabad, Harda, Rajgarh, Raisen, Sehore, Vidisha |
| Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | Saugor, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Datia, Tikamgarh, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Guna, Panna, Bhind, Morena, Gwalior |
| Mhow (Indore) | Madhya Pradesh | Barwani, Burhanpur, Dewas, Dhar, East Nimar Khandwa, Indore, Jhabua, Khargone, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Shajapur, Ujjain, Alirajpur, Agar Malwa |
| Raipur | Chhatisgarh | Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg, Janjgir Champa, Jashpur, Kanker, Kabirdham, Korba, Korea, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Surguja, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Sukma, Kondagaon, Baloda Bazar, Gariyabandh, Balod, Mungeli, Surajpur, Balrampur, Bemetra |
RO (HQ) Jaipur
It consists of 5 AROs under it and they are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under this ARO |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Jaipur, Sikar, Tonk |
| Alwar | Rajasthan | Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Dholpur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur |
| Jodhpur | Rajasthan | Banswara, Barmer, Dungarpur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Sirohi, Udaipur, Pratapgarh |
| Kota | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bhilwara, Baran, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Kota, Jhalawar, Rajsamand |
| Jhunjhunu | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu and Churu |
RO (HQ) Jalandhar
There are 7 AROs functional under it and they are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under this ARO |
| Jalandhar | Punjab | Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr |
| Amritsar | Punjab | Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Pathankot |
| Ferozpur | Punjab | Bathinda, Faridkot, Firozpur, Muktsar, Fazilka |
| Ludhiana | Punjab | Ludhiana, Moga, Rupnagar, Sas Nagar Mohali |
| Patiala | Punjab | Fatehgarh Sahib, Mansa, Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala |
| Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | Doda, Jammu, Kathua, Poonch, Rajauri, Udhampur, Kishtwar, Ramban, Samba, Reasi |
| Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | Anantnag, Badgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Pulwama, Srinagar, Kulgam, Bandipora, Shopian, Ganderbal |
RO (HQ) Kolkata
There are 6 AROs functional under it and they are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under This ARO |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | Purbamedinipur, Paschimmedinipur, Jhargram, Howrah, Kolkata and South 24 Parganas |
| Cuttack | Odisha | Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghapur, Jajapur, Kendrapara, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri |
| Sambalpur | Odisha | Anugul, Balangir, Bargarh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Sundargarh |
| Gopalpur (Ganjam) | Odisha | Kalahandi, Koraput, Boudh, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Nowapada, Nowrangpur, Kandhamal (Bhulbani) Rayagada And Ganjam |
| Siliguri (Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri) | West Bengal | Coochbehar, Darjeeling, Dinajpur Dakshin, Dinajpur Uttar, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Alipurduar, Kalimpong |
| Berhampore (Murshidabad) | West Bengal | Murshidabad, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman , Nadia And Birbhum |
RO (HQ) Lucknow
There are 9 AROs functional under it and they are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under this ARO |
| Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow, Barabanki, Unnao, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Gonda, Auraiya, Kannauj |
| Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Chandauli, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Mirzapur And Sonbhadra |
| Agra | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Firozabad, Hathras, Mathura, Kasganj |
| Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich, Balrampur, Bareilly, Budaun, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Shravasti, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sambhal, Badaun, Lakhimpur |
| Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | Baghpat, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Amroha, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Saharanpur, Shamli, Hapur |
| Amethi | Uttar Pradesh | Sultanpur, Rae Bareli, Ambedkar Nagar, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Maharajganj, Basti, Kushi Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Ayodhya, Sant Kabeer Nagar, Prayagraj, Amethi |
| Almora | Uttarakhand | Almora, Bageshwar, Nainital, Udam Singh Nagar |
| Pithoragarh | Uttarakhand | Champawat, Pithoragarh |
| Lansdowne | Uttarakhand | Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudra Prayag, Tehri Garhwal, Uttar Kashi |
RO (HQ) Pune
There are 7 AROs functional under it and they are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under This ARO |
| Pune | Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Beed, Latur, Osmanabad, Pune |
| Colaba (Mumbai) | Maharashtra | Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Nashik |
| Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Buldana, Dhule, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Nanded, Nandurbar And Parbhani |
| Nagpur | Maharashtra | Nagpur, Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Wardha, Washim, Bhandara, Gadhchiroli, Chandrapur And Gondiya |
| Kolhapur | Maharashtra | Kolhapur, Solapur, Satara, Sangli, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg Districts of Maharashtra State and North Goa & South Goa of Goa State. |
| Jamnagar | Gujarat | Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagarh, Kutch, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Gir Somnath, Botad, Morbi, Devbhumi Dwarka, Diu |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Anand, Valsad, Tapi, Dangs, Navasari, Sabarkantha, Vadodra, Mehsana, Surat, Banaskanta, Patan, Narmada, Mahisagar, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Aravali, Chhota Udepur, Bharuch, Kheda, Dahod, Panchmahal And Uts Of Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. |
RO (HQ) Shillong
There are 6 AROs functional under it and they are as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under This ARO |
| Shillong (East Khasi Hills) | Meghalaya | East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, Ri Bhoi, South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, North Garo Hills, East Jaintia Hills, South West Khasi Hills, South West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) |
| Silchar (Cachar) | Assam | Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura, Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati, Unakoti (Tripura)
Cachar, Dima Hasao, Karimganj And Hailakandi (South Assam) |
| Rangapahar (Dimapur) | Nagaland | Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal East, Imphal West, Senapati, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Pherzawl, Jiribam, Kakching, Kamjong, Noney (Manipur)
Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Mon, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto, Peren, Kiphire, Longleng (Nagaland) |
| Jorhat | Assam | Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Charaidio
Morigaon, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Hojai, Biswanath Pakke Kessang, Dibang Valley, Changlang, East Kameng, Kurung Kumey, East Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Tawang, Tirap, Upper Subansiri, Upper Siang, West Kameng, West Siang, Anjaw, Longding, Siang, Namsai, Kra Daadi, Capital Complex, Kamle, Naharlagun, Lower Siang, Lepa Rada, Shi Yomi (Arunachal Pradesh) |
| Narengi (Guwahati) Kamrup Metro | Assam | Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Goalpara, Kamrup (Rural), Kamrup (Metro), Baksa, Nalbari, Udalguri, Darrang & South Salmara Mancachar (Lower Assam) |
| Aizawl | Mizoram | Aizawl, Champhai, Lawngtlai, Kolasib, Lunglei, Mamit, Saiha, Serchhip |
GRD Depot Kunraghat, Gorakhpur
It is an RO Head Quarter for Gorkhas and covers the following areas:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under This ARO |
| Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | Mahakali, Seti, Bheri, Rapti, Karnali, Dhaulagiri, Lumbini, Gandaki, Narayani and Bagmati of Nepal |
IRO Delhi Cantt
It is RO Head Quarter for the state of Delhi and a few states of Haryana as under:
| ARO | State | Districts Covered Under This ARO |
| Delhi | Delhi | It includes Delhi State and Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mewat (Nuh), Palwal districts of Haryana |
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