Defense

Upper age limit for Agnipath scheme hiring raised to 23 for 2022

Published on 18 Jun 2022

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  • Union government increased the upper age limit to 23 from 21 for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme for the year 2022.
  • The decision has been taken as no recruitment had taken place in the last two years.
  • Around 46,000 soldiers will be recruited this year between the ages of 17 and a half years and 21 years (23 years for 2022) into the Army, Navy and the Air Force.
  • The Army will recruit 40,000 soldiers under this scheme, and the process would commence within three months.
  • The Army, Navy and Air Force will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IGNOU for implementation of the scheme.
Source: SarkariPariksha