Academy chooses 320 graduate students by lottery
‘Equal chance for all’
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 17: In implementation of the directives and instructions issued by the Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali, in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Lieutenant General Issam Al-Naham, organized the first lottery draw to accept applications for admission to the Saad AlAbdullah Academy for Security Sciences, reports Al-Anba daily.
The daily added, 1,181 university graduates have applied for 42 specialties at the ministry for 320 posts and since the applicants were more than a thousand, the minister decided to pick the names through a lottery to give equal opportunity for everyone away from favoritism.
The 320 graduates will be enrolled after completing the medical examination as specialist officers with the rank of first lieutenant.
In a statement to reporters on the sidelines of the lottery for applicants for the 30th officer course for university degree holders, Major-General Nasser Burasli, Director-General of the Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences, said the 320 graduate students who were chosen by lot will join the academy next March, and that they study for two semesters, after which they obtain the rank of Lieutenant, and after a year they are promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant.
He revealed, “The selected students will have to undergo a medical examination, and if anyone is medically unfit, no alternative will be chose in his place even if a large number do not pass the medical tests, that is, there is be no standby list.”
He added, an applicant who passes the medical examination will be accepted permanently, indicating that any student who was not summoned to witness the lottery is included among those excluded, whether due to contraindications or otherwise.
Burasli pointed out that the disciplines announced by the Ministry of Interior for 42 majors, include 12 scientific specializations for which students applied, and 10 literary majors, while no students have applied for the other 20 specializations.
Major General Burasli pointed out that the process of registering the admission of officer students with high school diplomas is still ongoing, provided that the interview procedures will take place in March, and then a lot will be held again immediately after Eid Al-Fitr.
The selection by lot will be held at Saad Al-Abdullah Academy with similar procedures for admission of specialized officers’ students, and explained coordination is underway with the senior leadership in the Ministry of Interior to determine the number of students who will be accepted.
On the date of graduation of fourth-year students from among the officer cadets at Saad Al-Abdullah Academy, Major General Burasli said, “We are awaiting the instructions of the Amiri Diwan, which sets the date and procedures for the graduation ceremony.”
Major General Burasli said that the rare specializations offered to students are in the fields of chemistry, computer and electronics, and there are rare specialties such as cyber security, for which young people must join after obtaining a high school diploma to help support the security process.