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Agniveers' Future: States Offer Job Reservations & Relaxations After Army Service
- •After 4 years of service, Agniveers face career questions, with 75% not continuing in the army.
- •Central and state governments offer reservations, age relaxation, and other benefits in government jobs.
- •Opportunities are available in police, jail, forest, fire service, and other uniformed roles.
- •CAPF and Assam Rifles reserve 10% of vacancies for ex-Agniveers, with age relaxation and exemption from PET-PST and written exams for some batches.
- •States like Madhya Pradesh (20%), Maharashtra (10%), Chhattisgarh (10%), Uttar Pradesh (priority), Haryana (10%), Odisha (10%), Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, and Arunachal Pradesh provide various reservations and relaxations for ex-Agniveers.
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The Madhya Pradesh government has provided a 20 percent reservation for ex-Agniveers in uniformed government jobs, which include positions such as Police Constable, Special Armed Force, Jail Guard, Forest Guard, and Excise Constable.
Ex-Agniveers from the first batch receive a maximum age relaxation of 5 years, while subsequent batches are eligible for a 3-year age relaxation when applying for Constable and Rifleman posts.
The Maharashtra government announced a 10 percent reservation for ex-Agniveers across several uniformed services including the police, jail, fire service, home guard, excise, and forest departments. Additionally, the first batch of service-free Agniveers will be exempted from taking a new written examination for certain security services.
