Agneepath Scheme

Dec 08, 2022, 16:45 IST

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Wish to become an Agniveer in the Indian Army? Here’s how you can do it

Agneepath is the new scheme launched by the Government of India on June 14, 2022, for recruiting soldiers for the post below the commissioned level officer. All the people will be recruited through this scheme for the four-year program. The age limit for the scheme was 17.5 years to 21 years which was later on extended to 23 years with a provision to retain 25% of them for more than 15 years of the period.

The candidates will be referred to as the ‘Agniveers’ who will be given a distinctive rank and insignia for their individuality. They will wear this uniform for four years. The selection will be based on the Physical Test, Physical Measurement Test, Written Test, and the Medical Test. Today we’ll discuss all the Agnipath Scheme.

Agneeveer in Indian Army

Table Of Content
Important Dates Registration Process Eligibility Criteria Selection Process Fitness Test General Duty Examination Technical Examination Clerk Examination Salary Expectations Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

Indian Army Agneepath Recruitment 2022- Overview
Conducting Body	Indian Army
Scheme	Agneepath Scheme
Number of Vacancies	To be Notified
Notification Release Date	20th June 2022
Area of Service	Indian Army
Period	4 years
Indian Army Agniveer Age limit	17.5-23 years
Indian Army Agniveer Selection Process	Physical Fitness Test Physical Measurement Test Medical Test Written Test
Official website	https://joinindianarmy.nic.in/

Important Dates

Here, you can check out all the important dates and instructions you need to know for the further procedure of registration and examination process.

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	20th June 2022
Online Registration	July 2022
Examination	To be notified
First Batch of Agniveer	December 2022
Training	30th December 2022 onwards

Registration Process

As we mentioned above the first batch for Agniveer for the Army will begin from the July, so you need to be clear about the registration process of the course. Here are a few simple steps for registration:

Step 1- Visit the official website https://joinindianarmy.nic.in/.
Step 2- On the homepage, click on JCO/OR Apply online.
Step 3- A new page appears with the URL- https://joinindianarmy.nic.in/BRAVOUserLogin.htm.
Step 4- Click "Register" if you are a new user, and log in with your username and password.
Step 5- Enter your details, and the qualifications are requested to be completed on the application form.
Step 6- Attach the required documents in the prescribed format.
Step 7- Pay the required application fee.
Step 8- Download the application form for future use.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must hold the eligibility criteria considering the factors of the educational qualification and the age limit. Given below is the list of the eligibility criteria, you need to surpass to be eligible for the examination.

Category	Education Qualification Required	Age
Agniveer (General Duty) (All Arms)	Class 10th Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject. For boards following greeting system minimum of D grade 33% to 40% in individual subject or equivalent of grade which contains 33% and overall aggregate in C2 grade or equivalent corresponding to 45% in aggregate.	17 ½ – 23
Agniveer (Tech) and Agniveer Tech (Avn & Anm Examiner)	10+2/Intermediate Exam Pass in Science with physics, chemistry, maths, and English with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject.	17 ½ – 23
Agniveer clerk/storekeeper technical (All Arms)	10+2/intermediate Exam Pass in any stream arts commerce or Science with 60% marks in aggregate and a minimum of 50% in each subject. Securing 50% in English and maths/ accounts/books keeping in CI XII is mandatory.	17 ½ – 23
Agniveer Tradesmen (All Arms) 10th Pass	a) Class 10th Pass b) No stipulation in aggregate percentage but should have scored 33% in each subject.	17 ½ – 23
Agniveer Tradesmen (All Arms) 8th Pass	a) Class 8th pass b) No stipulation in aggregate percentage but should have scored 33% in each subject.	17 ½ – 23

Selection Process

There are four stages/rounds, students need to clear all four rounds to be eligible for the Indian Army Agneepath Scheme. The stages will be as follows:

Physical Fitness Test
Physical Medical Test
Medical Test
Written Test

Fitness Test

Physical Fitness Test

Physical Fitness Test (At Rally Site)
1.6 Km Run				Beam (Pull-Ups)	9 Feet Ditch	Zig-Zag Balance
Group	Time	Marks	Pull-Ups	Marks	Need to Qualify	Need to Qualify
Group 1	Up till 5 Min 30 Secs	60	10	40
Group 2	5 min 31 sec to 5 min 45 sec	48	9	33
			8	27
			7	21
			6	16

Examination Pattern

General Duty Examination

Indian Army CCE Exam Pattern (General Duty)
Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks
General Knowledge	15	30
General Science	15	30
Maths	15	30
Logical Reasoning	05	10
Total	50	100

Technical Examination

Indian Army CCE Exam Pattern (Technical)
Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks
General Knowledge	10	40
Maths	15	60
Physics	15	60
Chemistry	10	40
Total	50	200

Clerk Examination

Indian Army CCE Exam Pattern (Clerk)
Part	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks
Part-1	General Knowledge	05	20
	General Science	05	20
	Maths	10	40
	Computer Science	05	20
Part-2	General English	25	100
Total		50	200

Salary Expectations

Under the 2022 Agneepath program, Agniveers will receive a customized monthly package that will increase from the first year to the fourth year of service in the Indian army. For the first year of service, Agni Veer will receive a customized monthly salary of 30000, contributing 30% to energy savings, and the total cash on hand will be 21000 rupees.

Year	Customized salary package	In-hand Salary	Agniveer contribution to the corpus	GOI contribution to the Corpus fund
1st Year	30000	21000	9000	9000
2nd Year	33000	23100	9900	9900
3rd Year	36500	25580	10950	10950
4th Year	40000	28000	12000	12000
Total contributions to Seva Nidhi by Agniveers and GOI			5.02 Lakh	5.02 Lakh

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

Q1. Who can apply for this scheme?

Ans. Any men and women under 17.5 to 23 years old can apply for this scheme.

Q2. Are there any reservation criteria for girls under the Agneepath scheme?

Ans. Girls can apply for this scheme, but there are no reservation criteria for them under this scheme.

Q3. What is the salary expectation under the Agneepath scheme?

Ans. In the first year, the salary will be more than 4.5 lac per annum, which can upgrade to 6.9 lac in the fourth year during practice.

Q4. Is the Agneepath scheme and the Agnipath scheme different from each other?

Ans. No, both the Agneepath and the Agnipath scheme is the same scheme. It’s just a matter of writing only. If you type any of them, it’ll open the same scheme.