Shillong: Candidates wanting to join the Indian Army as Agniveers will now have to first appear for an online Common Entrance Examination (CEE), followed by physical fitness and medical tests.
Earlier, the recruitment into the Indian Army was done by first holding the physical and medical tests, followed by the common entrance test.
The changes were made due to a large number of candidates showing up for the physical test and thereafter failing to clear the CEE.
“The large turnout at the recruitment rallies has put pressure on the administration, and so the process of recruitment has been changed,” Brigadier Harpreet Singh, Deputy Director General (RTG), told reporters on Tuesday.
He said the Indian Army is going through a transformational change in the recruitment procedure for junior commissioned officers and other ranks.
According to Brigadier General Singh, online registration on the Join India Army (JIA) website will be available from February 16 to March 23. Candidates can either register using their Aadhar Card or their class 10th certificate.
As part of continued automation, the JIA website has now been linked with Digilocker for greater transparency, he said, adding, a complete procedure on “how to apply” has been given in a video that is available on the JIA website and on YouTube.
“The Agniveer scheme has been implemented to make the army leaner and also recruit youth who would be able to handle the technological transformation the army is undergoing,” Brigadier Singh said.
