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The Indian Army has issued a recruitment notice for Agnivirs under the Agnipath military recruitment scheme. In July, the application process will begin. According to the new model, all job applicants must register online. Candidates can obtain the notification by visiting the official website at joinindianarmy.nic.in.
According to the notification, all Agnivir will be discharged after four years of service. Agnivir will be paid a ‘Seva Nidhi’ package upon discharge after four years to enable them to return to society and pursue employment in other sectors.
Agnivir recruitment: Eligibility criteria
The army has defined separate eligibility criterias for six categories of the Agnivir recruitment. The minimum age for applying to all six categories is 17.5 years and the upper age limit is 23 years. The upper age limit has been relaxed from 21 years to 23 years as a one time measure for the recruiting year 2022-23.
Agnivir recruitment: Employability criteria
Agnivir who are completing their engagement period in each batch will be offered an opportunity to apply for enrolment in the regular cadre of IA. These applications will be considered in a centralised manner by the army based on an objective criteria including performance during their engagement period and not more than 25% of each specific batch of Agnivir will be enrolled in regular cadre of the IA, post completion of their four years engagement period.
Agnivir so enrolled as regular cadre would be required to serve for a further engagement period of 15 years and will be governed by terms and conditions of service (of Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks in IA) currently in vogue (as amended from time to time). Agnivir will not have any right to be selected.
Source:IE
