Indian Air Force receives record 7.5 lakh Agniveer applications

Ahmedabad: Notwithstanding all the violent countrywide protests and vandalism, the newly-launched Agnipath “Tour-Of-Duty” recruitment scheme for the Army, Air Force and Navy has already begun and generated an overwhelming response.

The IAF Agniveer recruitment concluded on Tuesday with a record submission of over 7.5 lakh applications. "The online registration process conducted by #IAF towards #AgnipathRecruitmentScheme has been completed. Compared to 6,31,528 applications in the past, which was the highest in any recruitment cycle, this time 7,49,899 applications have been received," the Indian Air Force tweeted on Tuesday.

The Indian Air Force has also announced a formal closure of the online application programme. In the first four days after the online application window opened, the IAF had received more than 90,000 applications. This year, the IAF will hire 3,000 Agniveers. Training is expected to commence on December 30, following two rounds of exams and medical testing.

Meanwhile, the Army aspirants have requested a deadline extension. This was after the murder of a Hindu tailor in Udaipur, when the internet was shut down in several districts of Rajasthan, including Udaipur, for at least 4-5 days.

The online registration process for the same started on July 5 and will continue until August 3. Candidates can apply for the post of Agniveer General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Store Keeper Technical/ Clerk, Agniveer Tradesman 10th pass and Agniveer Tradesman 8th pass.

The notification has mentioned all the terms and conditions, service, pay scale, service, enrollment, employability, leave and other details.