Agnipath Scheme: Indian Navy to begin registration for Agniveer recruitment from July 1

NEW DELHI: Indian Navy will begin registration for recruitment of ‘Agniveers’ under the Agnipath scheme from July 1. The Navy will issue detailed notification for Indian Navy recruitment 2022 on July 9. Candidates will be able to apply for the Indian Navy between July 15 to 30 on its official website – joinindiannavy.gov.in.

“#IndianNavy invites applications from #Agniveers under #AgnipathScheme Online registration to start from 01 Jul 22,” Indian Navy handle said in a tweet.

#IndianNavy invites applications from #Agniveers under #AgnipathScheme

Online registration to start from 01 Jul 22. #BharatKeAgniveer #NationBuilding @indiannavy pic.twitter.com/Zy2IIQdWbR

— IN (@IndiannavyMedia) June 22, 2022

Indian Air Force and the Army have also invited candidates to apply for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme. While the Air Force will conduct registration from June 24 to July 5, the Army will start the process from July onwards.

The Navy will recruit 3,000 ‘Agniveers' this year under the Agnipath scheme, Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command told PTI.

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"The scheme is new and we have to adapt ourselves to it. The Navy is going to recruit 3,000 (personnel) in the first year, the Air Force will recruit 3,500, while the Army will recruit 40,000. That's the number for the first year,” he said.

The government on June 14 unveiled the 'Agnipath' scheme for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, Navy and the Air Force on a short-term contractual basis for four years to ensure a youthful profile of the armed forces. The youths recruited under the scheme will be known as 'Agniveers'.