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Agniveer Job Reservations: Know Rules From Centre To States
- •The first batch of Agniveers recruited under the Agnipath scheme will complete their service and be discharged in November 2026.
- •The Central Government has announced a 50 percent reservation in CAPF and Assam Rifles along with age relaxations and exam exemptions.
- •States including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal have announced a 20 percent reservation for former Agniveers in police and uniformed jobs.
- •Haryana has introduced horizontal reservation including 5 percent in designated Group-C posts and 1 percent in Group-B posts.
- •Railways has provided a 10 percent reservation in Level-1 and RPF constable posts, alongside 5 percent in Level-2 posts.
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The central government and several states have introduced reservations for former Agniveers in government and security jobs. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced a 50% reservation for former Agniveers in constable GD and rifleman recruitment for CAPF and Assam Rifles. Additionally, states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh have approved a 20% reservation in uniformed and police department posts. Haryana has established horizontal reservation, offering 1% in Group-B and 5% in designated Group-C posts.
Former Agniveers of the first batch are eligible for a five-year upper age relaxation, whereas subsequent batches receive a three-year relaxation for central government positions. Furthermore, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the first batch of former Agniveers will be exempted from the Physical Standards Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), and written examination during CAPF and Assam Rifles constable GD and rifleman recruitments.
The Madhya Pradesh government approved a 20% horizontal reservation for former Agniveers in uniformed government jobs across five specific departments. This reservation applies to the positions of police constable, armed constable, jail guard, forest guard, and excise constable, following instructions issued by the General Administration Department.
