The 20-feet vertical jump at the recruitment test being conducted by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at Borivli has left at least 18 aspirants with bone fractures and other injuries. The recruitment process for the 774 vacancies for the posts of class II officers included a walk-in interview at Borivli Fire Station. (Pratham Gokhale/HT PHOTO)Dhananjay Junnarkar, Mumbai Congress spokesperson and secretary, who has been following up on the issue, pointed out that the vertical jump was an old practice, followed in colonial era. He added that they were pushing the state government to do away with the vertical jump test. “Only 10 to 12 people sustained injuries and it took place because the candidates didn’t follow the guidelines properly.

Source: Hindustan Times August 23, 2016 19:41 UTC