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Indian Army Agniveer Recruitment 2024: The Indian Army will release the notification for Agniveer Recruitment 2024 in the last week of January 2024. The Indian Army selects the Agniveers through the Agnipath Scheme. This scheme provides a golden opportunity for India’s youth to experience Army life without having to make a long-term commitment. The selected Agniveer will work in the Indian Army for four years.
It is expected that the Indian Army will fill more than 25000 vacancies of Agniveers for various posts. In this article, we will discuss all the important information on the upcoming India Army Agniveer notification 2024.
Indian Army Agniveer Recruitment 2024: Overview
The candidates, who join through the Agnipath scheme will get Rs 21,000 in-hand salary during the first year of service, which will increase yearly. Apart from the salary they will get Rs. 10,04,000 “Seva Nidhi” package at the time of exit after four years. After successfully completing four years of service 25% of Agniveers will get permanent service based on organizational requirements. Here is some basic information about the Agniveer scheme given in the table below.
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Indian Army Agniveer Recruitment 2024: Overview |
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Name of Scheme |
Agnipath |
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Conducted by |
Indian Army |
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Recruitment Level |
Pan India |
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Tenure |
4 Years |
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Trade |
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Expected Number of Vacancies |
More than 25000 |
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Selection Process |
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Agniveer Age Limit and Marital Status
All the candidates aged between 17.5 years to 21 years are eligible to apply for the Indian Army Agniveer.
Only unmarried male and female candidates will be eligible for enrolment as Agniveer and they shall undertake not to marry during the defined engagement period of four years.
Agniveer Education Qualifications
The education qualification of the agniveer depends on the category for which they are applying. Refer to the table given below for detailed information about categories-wise educational qualifications:
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Category |
Education Qualification |
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Agniveer(General Duty) |
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Agniveer (Technical) |
10+2/lntermediate Exam Pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and English with min 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject. OR 10+2/lntermediate exam pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths & English from any recognized State Education Board or Central Education Board to incl NIOS and lTl course of min one yr in required field with NSQF level 4 or above. |
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Agniveer (Clerk/Store Keeper Technical) |
10+2/Intermediate Exam Pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 60% marks in aggregate and a minimum 50% in each subject. Securing 50% in English and Maths/Accounts/Bookkeeping in class Xll is mandatory. |
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Agniveer (Tradesmen) 10th pass |
Class 10th simple pass. No stipulation in aggregate percentage but should have scored 33% in each subject. |
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Agniveer (Tradesmen) 8th pass |
Class 8th simple pass. No stipulation in aggregate percentage but should have scored 33% in each subject. |
Indian Army Agniveer Physical Standards
The Candidates must be physically fit to join the Indian Army. Here we list down some physical standards that a candidate needs to meet.
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Category |
Height (In Cms) |
Chest (In Cms) |
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Agniveer(General Duty) |
170 |
77/82 |
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Agniveer (Technical) |
170 |
77/82 |
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Agniveer (Clerk/Store Keeper Technical) |
162 |
77/82 |
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Agniveer (Tradesmen) |
170 |
76/81 |
The weight of the candidate should be as per the medical policy for the given height. The chest expansion should be at least 05 cm for all candidates.
Physical Standards for Special Category
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Category |
Height (In Cms) |
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Ladaki, Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian |
157 |
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Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group including Minicoy (i) Settlers (ii) Locals |
(i) 165 (ii) 155 |
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Tribals of Recognized Tribal Areas |
162 |
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The Brigade of Guards, Corps of Military Police |
173 |
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Clk (GD)/SKT |
162 |
Selection Process of Army Agniveer
The Indian Army Agniveer selection process consists of two stages. Stage 1 will be an online written test and Stage 2 will be a recruitment rally. The details of both stages are given below:
Stage 1: Computer-Based Test
In Stage 1, a computer-based Common Entrance Exam (CEE) will be conducted nationwide. For this, the Indian Army issues the admit card and each candidate needs to report to the exam centre mentioned in the admit card.
Stage 2: Recruitment Rally
Proportionate to the vacancies available candidates would be shortlisted for the recruitment rally. They have to report on the stipulated date and time for phase II at the designated Recruitment Rally venue.
Physical Fitness Test
The candidates should be physically fit to join the Indian Army. To ensure this they conduct a physical fitness test which consists of the following parameters.
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1.6 Km Running |
Beam (Pull Ups) |
9 Feet Ditch |
Zig-Zag Balance |
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Group |
Time |
Marks |
Pull Ups |
Marks |
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Group 1 |
Up to 5 Min 30 Secs |
60 |
10 |
40 |
Need to Qualify |
Need to Qualify |
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Group 2 |
5 Min 31 Secs to 5 Min 45 Secs |
48 |
9 |
33 |
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8 |
27 |
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7 |
21 |
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6 |
16 |
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Candidates appearing for Agniveer (Technical) and Agniveer (Clerk/Store Keeper Technical) only need to qualify in all tests.
Physical Measurement Test
The candidates who clear the PFT will go for a Physical Measurement Test (PMT). Physical measurement will be carried out as per the Physical standards mentioned above. The PMT will be conducted at the rally site.
Medical Examination
The Medical examination of candidates who qualify in PFT and PMT will be conducted by the Army Medical Team at the Rally site as per Army Medical standards and policy in vogue on the subject issue.
