Army to conduct Agnipath recruitment rally in Nagaland from Sep 7 to 23

KOHIMA: An army recruitment rally under the recently announced Agnipath scheme for all districts of Nagaland will be held at Rangapahar Military Station in Dimapur district from September 7 to 23.

The detailed notification giving out eligibility criteria and other details are available on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in, said PRO Defence (Kohima) Lt Col Sumit K Sharma in a release here on Friday. Informing that online registration is mandatory for participation in the rally, he said, that only five days are left for online registration for the candidates.

Candidates will be intimated about the date of attendance through admit cards 10 days before the rally, he said. For the present recruiting year, the government has given a relaxation in the age limit by two years, he said. The scheme also allows bonus marks for candidates, who have qualification from government recognised institutions, the PRO informed.

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Recently, Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, that the 10 percent reservation to be given to Agniveers in the recruitment to posts of constables in central armed police forces will be horizontal and will not affect the 50 percent ceiling kept by the Supreme Court.