Indian Army says registration for Agniveer recruitment rally to begin from July

New Delhi, June 20: The Indian Army on Monday released a fresh notification regarding the Agniveer recruitment rally. It announced that the registrations for the recruitment will open from July 22 onwards.

 

Agnipath scheme is the recruitment of soldiers between 17.5 and 21 years age across the three services for a four-year period followed by compulsory retirement for most without gratuity and pension benefits.

 

 

According to the Indian Army, the online registration on the force’s recruitment website is mandatory for all the job aspirants under the new model. The Army said ‘Agniveers’ would form a distinct rank in the Indian Army, which would be different from any other existing ranks.

 

The Army said the release of an Agniveer at own request prior to completion of terms of engagement is not permitted. “However, in most exceptional cases, personnel enrolled under this scheme may be released, if sanctioned by the competent authority,” it said.

 

 

In a detailed note on the scheme, the Army last night said ‘Agniveers’ will be barred from disclosing classified information gained during the four-year service period to any unauthorised person or source under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

 

“With the introduction of this scheme, the enrolment of soldiers in the the regular cadre of the Indian Army, except technical cadres of medical branch, will be available only to those personnel who have completed their engagement period as Agniveer,” it said.