The Agnipath Scheme, also known as the Agneepath Scheme, is a recently adopted scheme by the Indian government for the Agnipath recruitment of soldiers below the rank of commissioned officers into the three armed services. On the 14th of June 2022, this program was launched.
The Agnipath Scheme will now be the only way for recruitment into the armed forces. Personnel recruited under this system are to be called Agniveers, which will be a new military rank. The scheme is scheduled to be implemented in September 2022. The Agniveers will serve for a tenure of four years that includes training for six months followed by 3.5 years of deployment.
Agnipath Recruitment 2022
Name of scheme: Agnipath Scheme
Name of post: Agniveer
No of posts: 46,000 posts (Tentative)
Duration of service: 4 Years
Name of department: Indian Army, Indian Navy & Indian Air Force
Name of ministry: Ministry of Defence, India
Date of launch of the scheme: 14th June 2022
Job Location: All India
Mode of application: Online
Starting date of submission of application: July 2022
Application fee: Nil
Eligibility Criteria of Agnipath Recruitment
Every year, the Indian government is going to recruits 45,000 to 50,000 personnel through this scheme. In September 2022 alone, 46,000 youngsters were planned to be recruited through the scheme.
Department-wise / Area of Service-wise eligibility criteria is as mentioned below.
Indian Army Agnipath Recruitment
1. Agniveer (General Duty)
Educational Qualification: Passed in class 10th examination with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject.
2. Agniveer (Technical)/ Agniveer (Technical) (Aviation & Ammunition Examiner)
Educational Qualification: Passed in class 12th examination in Science stream with Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and English with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject.
3. Agniveer Clerk/ Store Keeper (Technical)
Educational Qualification: Passed in class 12th examination in any stream with 60% marks in aggregate and a minimum of 50% in each subject. English and Maths/ Accounts/BookKeeping in Class XII is mandatory.
4. Agniveer Tradesmen 10th Pass
Educational Qualification: Passed in class 10th examination with a minimum of 33% marks in each subject.
5. Agniveer Tradesmen 8th Pass
Educational Qualification: Passed in class 8th examination with a minimum of 33% marks in each subject.
Age Limit: Candidates’ age should not be less than 17 years 6 months and not more than 23 years.
Age Relaxation: The one-time upper age limit has been increased from 21 years to 23 years for the recruitment year 2022-23.
Indian Air Force Agnipath Recruitment
Age Limit: Candidates’ age should not be less than 17 years 6 months and not more than 23 years.
Educational Qualification: Passed in class 10th examination or 10+2 examination.
Indian Navy Agnipath Recruitment
Age Limit: Candidates’ age should not be less than 17 years 6 months and not more than 23 years.
Educational Qualification: To be updated in due course of time.
Pay Scale of Agnipath Recruitment
Individuals enrolled under Agnipath Scheme will be paid an Agniveer package of Rs. 30,000/- per month with a fixed yearly increment. In addition, Risk and Hardship, Dress, and Travel allowances will be paid.
On completion of the engagement period of four years, Agniveers will be eligible to receive the ‘Seva Nidhi’ package, which shall comprise their contribution (into the Agniveer Corpus Fund) and a matching contribution from the Government and interest on the accumulated amount.
Important Dates of Agnipath Vacancy 2022
# Starting date of submission of online application: July 2022
# Last date of submission of online application: To be updated later
Important Web-Links of Agnipath Agniveer Recruitment
Army Agnipath Notification- Click Here
Official Website- Click Here
Also Read: AGNIPATH Scheme; Recruitment Benefits
