Uttarakhand: Cabinet approves 10% reservation for former Agniveers in uniformed posts
Press Trust of India | August 14, 2025 | 08:41 AM IST | 1 min read
Uttarakhand: The reservation pertains to uniformed posts of Group 'C' in services under the state government, according to an official source. The Cabinet gave its approval in a meeting chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved 10 per cent horizontal reservation for direct recruitment in government services to former Agniveers after their return from the army. The Cabinet gave its approval in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
The reservation pertains to uniformed posts of Group 'C' in services under the state government, an official source said. Former Agniveers will be exempted from the physical efficiency test in the direct recruitment, the source said. Apart from this, they will also be given relaxation in the maximum age limit.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- IIT Ropar: Faculty ‘harassment’, forced resignation, a self-argued case – how a scholar won her PhD seat back
- UGC control, scholar attacks, sackings: India’s academic freedom ‘severely restricted’ in 2026, says SAR
- ‘Leak in education’: Delhi Govt drops land rule, helps 2,000 unrecognised pvt schools get legal sanction
- India added 196 public universities in 15 years, but most barely functional; private ones outnumber them
- ‘SVGU Ahmedabad equipping students to fill industry gaps, look beyond basic qualifications’: Provost
- Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital seeks Rs 125 crore in damages from DNB trainee who attempted suicide
- BHU Admission 2026: BFA candidates stunned by practical exam scores; demand answers and inquiry
- PMS Scholarship: 50% Tamil Nadu schools skipped, thousands of payments delayed, duplicated, finds CAG audit
- ‘Politics minus education’: Why West Bengal colleges are wary of govt-appointed governing body presidents
- 12 DU colleges, just 1 with hostels: Why students are forced into PGs like the one collapsed in Satya Niketan