What this recruitment is
The Nepal Army (Nepali Sena) is Nepal’s national military force, and its Sainya recruitment is the entry route into the army for general soldiers. Alongside the general Sainya intake, the same recruitment cycle also fills “Followers” posts, a set of trade positions such as tailor, carpenter, blacksmith, barber, cleaner and leatherworker, and related trade roles, that support the army’s units. Sainya and Followers posts are advertised together in one notification but assessed against different qualification and trade requirements.
Nepal Army recruitment is run through the army’s own Directorate of Recruitment and Selection at Jungi Adda, using a dedicated online portal separate from the general civil service recruitment system. A recent Sainya Bharti round advertised 3,000 vacancies. That figure has a specific, checkable source; no verified figure for the total number of applicants competing for these seats is available, so this page does not repeat unsourced applicant totals found on recruitment blogs.
Who conducts it and who can apply
The Nepal Army conducts this recruitment entirely in house, through its own recruitment directorate rather than a separate public service commission. Eligibility, including minimum education, age and physical standards, is set separately for the general Sainya intake and for each Followers trade, and is published in the current recruitment notification rather than fixed permanently across cycles. Nepali citizenship is required. Because the specific standards differ from round to round and between the Sainya and Followers tracks, a candidate should check the live notification for the post they intend to apply for.
The six stage selection process
Nepal Army Sainya and Followers recruitment runs through six stages. It begins with a bearing test, which checks a candidate’s physical presentation and basic build against the standards set for the post. This is followed by pre-medical screening, an initial medical check that filters out candidates who would not meet the army’s basic health standards before the more demanding physical stage. Candidates who clear pre-medical screening move to a physical fitness test covering running, physical endurance and strength benchmarks.
Those who clear the physical fitness test sit a written examination worth 100 marks, with a pass mark of 40 out of 100 as reported for recent Sainya Bharti rounds. Candidates who clear the written stage undergo a full medical examination, a more thorough check than the earlier pre-medical screening. The process ends with an interview, after which the army finalises selection.
How to apply and what the fee looks like
Applications are submitted online through the Nepal Army’s own recruitment portal at vacancy.nepalarmy.mil.np, reached via the army’s main website. After completing the online form, applicants have historically needed to either print a copy for submission at a designated recruitment centre or visit a recruitment centre directly to finalise the application, so the process is not purely online end to end the way some other Nepal recruitment portals are. A nominal application fee, reported at around Rs. 10 for recent rounds, applies. Because vacancy numbers, exact age and physical standards, and application steps are republished with each new notification, the current notification on the official Nepal Army recruitment portal is the authoritative source for any candidate preparing to apply, and the schedule and vacancy figures on this page are each marked with their source and the date they were last verified.