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By PTI

NEW DELHI: The army has announced a change in the Agniveer recruitment process and candidates wanting to join the force will now have to first appear for an online common entrance examination (CEE), followed by physical fitness and medical tests.

While advertisements regarding the change in the process have been put out by the army in various newspapers, sources on Saturday said, the notification for this is expected to be issued around mid-February.

The first online CEE is slated to be held in April at nearly 200 locations across the country and for it all preparations have been finalised, a source said.

“The changed methodology will ensure increased focus on cognitive aspect during selection. It will have wider outreach across the country and also reduce the large crowds seen during recruitment rallies to make them more manageable and easier to conduct,” the source said.

An advertisement published in a leading newspaper with the title — ‘Transformational Changes in Recruitment in Indian Army’ — on Friday, lists the new three-step methodology for the recruitment process.

The first step will be the online CEE for all candidates at nominated centres, followed by physical fitness tests for CEE-qualified candidates during recruitment rallies, and medical tests in the end, it says.

“For the Agniveer recruitment process, earlier, candidates had to undergo a physical fitness test, followed by medical tests, and appearing for the CEE was the last step. But, now, common online CEE is the first step. This will also help is easing the screening process and the logistics involved,” the source said.

The new process will apply to about 40,000 candidates who are willing to join the army from the next recruitment cycle of 2023-24, he said.

NEW DELHI: The army has announced a change in the Agniveer recruitment process and candidates wanting to join the force will now have to first appear for an online common entrance examination (CEE), followed by physical fitness and medical tests.

While advertisements regarding the change in the process have been put out by the army in various newspapers, sources on Saturday said, the notification for this is expected to be issued around mid-February.

The first online CEE is slated to be held in April at nearly 200 locations across the country and for it all preparations have been finalised, a source said.

“The changed methodology will ensure increased focus on cognitive aspect during selection. It will have wider outreach across the country and also reduce the large crowds seen during recruitment rallies to make them more manageable and easier to conduct,” the source said.

An advertisement published in a leading newspaper with the title — ‘Transformational Changes in Recruitment in Indian Army’ — on Friday, lists the new three-step methodology for the recruitment process.

The first step will be the online CEE for all candidates at nominated centres, followed by physical fitness tests for CEE-qualified candidates during recruitment rallies, and medical tests in the end, it says.

“For the Agniveer recruitment process, earlier, candidates had to undergo a physical fitness test, followed by medical tests, and appearing for the CEE was the last step. But, now, common online CEE is the first step. This will also help is easing the screening process and the logistics involved,” the source said.

The new process will apply to about 40,000 candidates who are willing to join the army from the next recruitment cycle of 2023-24, he said.

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The second phase of recruitment of Agniveers for the armed forces, under the central government’s Agnipath scheme, is about to begin, but this time an amended procedure will be put in place. The decision has been taken to prevent crowding at the exam centres which may lead to chaos.

Online applications for registration for the test will be available from mid-February for a period of one month, sources confirmed on Saturday. An online Common Entrance Exam (CEE) will be held prior to the physical tests and medical exam. For the recruitment of the first batch of Agniveers, held in June last year, the physical tests and the medical exam were conducted first.

“The first online CEE is scheduled to be held in April 2023 at approximately 200 locations pan-India, for which all preparations have been finalised,” according to a source.

The change in the process will ensure an increased focus on cognitive aspects during selection, official sources said. “It will have a wider outreach across the country and also reduce the large crowds seen during recruitment rallies, in order to make them more manageable,” a source said.

The government announced the Agnipath Scheme in June last year to recruit personnel to the ‘other ranks’ (soldiers, sailors and airmen). Under the scheme, youth will be inducted into the armed forces initially for four years.

Once the four-year service is over, all of them will have to leave and a re-induction process will be held to take in 25% of them to serve as a permanent cadre of the forces.

NEW DELHI: The second phase of recruitment of Agniveers for the armed forces, under the central government’s Agnipath scheme, is about to begin, but this time an amended procedure will be put in place. The decision has been taken to prevent crowding at the exam centres which may lead to chaos.

Online applications for registration for the test will be available from mid-February for a period of one month, sources confirmed on Saturday. An online Common Entrance Exam (CEE) will be held prior to the physical tests and medical exam. For the recruitment of the first batch of Agniveers, held in June last year, the physical tests and the medical exam were conducted first.

“The first online CEE is scheduled to be held in April 2023 at approximately 200 locations pan-India, for which all preparations have been finalised,” according to a source.

The change in the process will ensure an increased focus on cognitive aspects during selection, official sources said. “It will have a wider outreach across the country and also reduce the large crowds seen during recruitment rallies, in order to make them more manageable,” a source said.

The government announced the Agnipath Scheme in June last year to recruit personnel to the ‘other ranks’ (soldiers, sailors and airmen). Under the scheme, youth will be inducted into the armed forces initially for four years.

Once the four-year service is over, all of them will have to leave and a re-induction process will be held to take in 25% of them to serve as a permanent cadre of the forces.