Indian Army Agniveer Recruitment & CEE Exam Guide

What Indian Army Agniveer recruitment is

The Indian Army recruits soldiers (below officer rank) as Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme. Recruitment is organised around a computer-based Common Entrance Exam (CEE) combined with a physical fitness test and a medical examination.

Agniveer recruitment covers several soldier categories with different eligibility. These commonly include Agniveer General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Clerk/Store Keeper Technical (office assistant), Agniveer Tradesman, and Agniveer entries for the women military police, among others. The exact categories offered in a cycle and their requirements are stated in the official notification.

• It is the soldier (below-officer) route, not the officer route.
• Categories differ in eligibility and in the CEE subjects.
• Selection combines a written test, physical test and medical.

Who conducts it

Indian Army Agniveer recruitment is conducted by the Indian Army through its official recruitment portal, joinindianarmy.nic.in, with recruitment activities coordinated by Army Recruiting Offices. The Common Entrance Exam is held as a computer-based test at examination centres.

Apply and track your application only through the official Army portal; the notification for each cycle lists the categories, eligibility, exam pattern and important dates.

Categories and eligibility (defer specifics to the notification)

Eligibility depends on the Agniveer category you choose. For example, some categories are based on Class 10, some on Class 12 (with specified streams/subjects for technical entries), and some accept an ITI qualification — with category-specific minimum marks. Nationality, age band, and physical and medical standards also apply.

Recruitment is open to Indian citizens as specified in the official notification. The precise age limits, educational qualifications, minimum marks, and physical standards (such as height, chest and weight requirements) and medical standards vary by category and are periodically revised — always confirm them for your category in the current official notification.

• General Duty, Technical, Clerk/Store Keeper, Tradesman and other entries have different education requirements.
• Age, marks and physical/medical standards are set per category in the notification.
• Nationality is as specified in the official notification for Indian citizens.

Stages and exam pattern

The recruitment generally moves through: an online application on the official portal; the Common Entrance Exam (a computer-based, objective test); a physical fitness test; a physical measurement/standards check; a medical examination; and document verification — culminating in a merit list.

The CEE is an objective-type paper whose subjects depend on the category (commonly a mix of general knowledge, general science, mathematics, and reasoning, with the weighting and content varying by entry). The number of questions, marks, time, any negative marking, and the qualifying requirements for each stage are defined in the official notification and exam guidelines — verify them there rather than assuming.

How to prepare

Start by reading the notification and syllabus for your chosen category so you prepare the right subjects at the right level (broadly the school syllabus stated for the entry). Build fundamentals in the listed subjects, practise objective questions under timed conditions, and get comfortable with the computer-based test interface.

Because physical and medical stages are part of selection, candidates typically build running endurance and general fitness gradually and safely toward the published standards. No academy or website can guarantee selection — outcomes depend only on your performance and the merit list, so be wary of paid 'guaranteed selection' claims.

What to verify officially

Categories, eligibility, marks, physical and medical standards, the exam pattern, fees and the application window change across cycles. Confirm every figure before you apply.

Rules and eligibility can change — verify on the official Indian Army recruitment website (joinindianarmy.nic.in) before relying on any detail.

• Your category's education, age and marks requirements.
• Physical measurement and medical standards for your category.
• CEE pattern, marking scheme, fees and key dates.