Indian Army Agniveer Eligibility Criteria 2023: Indian Army has released the recruitment notification for Agniveer 2023. The recruitment is for a four-year service in the Indian Army. Candidates interested in applying for the same should be well aware of the eligibility criteria. This blog will provide the relevant data pertaining to the Indian Army Agniveer Eligibility Criteria for 2023 including educational qualifications required and age limit.
Indian Army Agniveer Eligibility Criteria 2023
The Indian Army Agniveer recruitment requires both academic, physical and medical standards to be met by the aspirants. Here we will provide details on the Indian Army Agniveer Age Limit, Academic Qualification, etc.
Let us first take a look at the academic qualifications required and then proceed to the age limit.
Indian Army Agniveer Academic Qualification 2023
The Indian Army Agniveer Academic Qualifications are different for different posts. The following table provides a detailed view of the qualifications required for various Indian Army Agniveer Posts.
| Posts/Discipline | Academic Qualification |
| Agniveer (General Duty) (All Arms) | The candidates should have passed Class 10/Matric with 45% marks in aggregate and 33% in each subject. |
| Agniveer (Technical) (All Arms) | The candidates should have passed a 10+2/Intermediate Exam in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and English with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject.OR The candidates should have passed a 10+2 intermediate exam from any recognized State Education Board or Central Education Board to include NIOS and ITI course of a minimum of one year in the required field with NSQF level 4 or above. |
Agniveer (Technical)
(Aviation & Ammunition Examiner)
Agniveer Clerk/Store Keeper (Technical)
(All Arms) | The candidates should have passed 10+2 | Intermediate Exam Pass in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 600/o marks in aggregate and a minimum of 50% in each subject. Securing 50% in English and Maths/Accounts/BookKeeping in Class Xll is mandatory. |
| Agniveer Tradesmen (All Arms) 10th pass | The candidates should have passed 10th exam. No stipulation in aggregate percentage, but should have scored 33% in each subject. |
| Agniveer Tradesmen (All Arms) 8th pass | The candidates should have passed 8th exam. No stipulation in aggregate percentage, but should have scored 33% in each subject. |
Indian Army Agniveer Age Limit 2023
The upper age limit has been relaxed from 21 years to 23 years as a onetime measure for the Recruiting Year 2023-24
| Indian Army Agneepath Age Limit | |
| Posts | Age Limit |
1. Agniveer (General Duty) (All Arms)
2. Agniveer (Technical) (All Arms)
3. Agniveer (Technical)
(Aviation & Ammunition Examiner)
4. Agniveer Clerk/Store Keeper (Technical)
(All Arms)
5. Agniveer Tradesmen (All Arms) 10th pass
6. Agniveer Tradesmen (All Arms) 8th pass | 17½ to 23 years |
Indian Army Agniveer Physical Standards- Male
The following are the physical standards prescribed by authorities for the Indian Army Agniveer examination.
| Physical Fitness Test (At Rally Site) |
| 1.6 Km Run | Beam (Pull Ups) |
| Group | Time | Marks | Pull Ups | Marks |
| Group – I | Up till 5 Min 30 Secs | 60 | 10 | 40 |
| Group– II | 5 Min 31 Sec to 5 Min 45 Secs | 48 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | 27 |
| 7 | 21 |
| 6 | 16 |
Indian Army Agniveer Physical Measurement Standards- Male
The details of physical measurement standards under Indian Army Agniveer Recruitment 2023 is given in the sections below.
| Regions | States | Height (Cms) | Chest | Weight |
| - | - | Soldier General Duty & Tradesmen | Soldier Technical / Nursing Assistant/Sepoy Pharma | Clerk / Store Keeper Technical | (Cms) | (Kgs) |
| Western Himalayan Region | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Hills (Area South and West of the Inter State Border between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and North and East ofRoad Mukerian, Hoshiarpur, Garh Shankar, Ropar and Chandigarh), Garhwal and Kumaon (Uttarakhand) | 163 | 163 | 162 | 77 | 48 |
| Eastern Himalayan Region | Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Hill Region of West Bengal (Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts) | 160 | 157 | 160 | 77 | 48 |
| Western Plains Region | Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh,Delhi, Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh (Meerut and Agra Division) | 170 | 170 | 162 | 77 | 50 |
| Eastern Plains Region | Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa | 169 | 169 | 162 | 77 | 50 |
| Central Region | Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu | 168 | 167 | 162 | *77 | 50 |
| Southern Region | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Puducherry | 166 | 165 | 162 | 77 | 50 |
Indian Army Agniveer Physical Standards- Female
The physical standards for Indian Army Agniveer females differ from those for males. Check the details of the same below
Indian Army Agniveer Female- Height, Weight
The female applicants must fulfill the following height and weight requirements to be eligible for the recruitment:
- Minimum height: 162 cm
- Minimum weight: Proportionate to height
Indian Army Female Agniveer Physical Fitness Standards
The applicants will have to undergo a Physical Fitness Test at the rally site. The details of the same are presented below:
| Test | Standard |
| 1.6 km run | Group1: 7 min 30 sec Group 2: 8 min |
| Long Jump (10 feet) | Need to Qualify |
| High Jump (3 feet) | Need to Qualify |
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