Application can be made till 10 April 2025 to join the Indian Army as an Agniveer soldier under the Agnipath Scheme 2025-26. The Indian Army has released the details of the entire recruitment process and eligibility of the applicant etc., in the notification issued in this regard. The application process for recruitment in Agnipath Yojana 2025-26 started on 12 March.
Youth wishing to be recruited as Agniveer soldiers can visit the official website of the Indian Army, joinindianarmy.nic , to participate in the recruitment process. Women can also be recruited as Agniveer.
Apart from general duty soldiers , one can also be recruited as a soldier in other categories under the Agnipath scheme, such as various technical jobs. But a candidate can apply for a maximum of two categories only.
To be recruited as Agniveer under the Agneepath scheme, the minimum age of the candidate is 17 years 6 months and maximum 21 years. In view of the current recruitment, this age limit will be considered as per 1 October 2025.
Another condition , for participating in Agniveer recruitment , is that the applicant should be unmarried. However, this rule does not apply to women who are widowed, divorced or legally separated from their husbands. She can participate in Agniveer recruitment but this condition is exempted only for childless women.
What is Agnipath Yojana:
The Central Government of India approved the Agnipath scheme in June 2022 and it was implemented in September 2022. The name of the scheme is taken from the popular composition ‘Agnipath’ by India’s famous poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
