The Indian Army has reformed its Recruitment procedure with introduction of Online Common Entrance Exam as *first filter*. This year onwards there is a change in the process of recruitment. Aspirants will now have to first appear for an Online Common Entrance Examination (CEE), which will be a Computer Based Test for aspirants of Agnipath Scheme and Regular Cadre. Each aspirant has to pay an Examination Fee of Rs 250 / – for appearing in online CEE , which will be conducted from 17 April 2023 onwards at various Examination Centres in the State. To acquaint the aspirants with Online Computer Based Test , a mock test for practice is available on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in website.
The registration window to apply for Recruitment is now open from 16 February 2023 to 15 March 2023. Eligible aspirants in the various age groups as given in the Recruitment Notification can apply through www.joinindianarmy.nic.in website . The video explaining the registration and application process for Recruitment is available on the same website.
The Agnipath Scheme for recruitment of Agniveers into the Indian Army started in the year 2022. The scheme alongwith recruitment for Regular Cadre witnessed huge participation of youth from the state of West Bengal. The training of first batch of selected candidates has already commenced with effect from 01 January 2023 at various Army Training Centres. The second batch of the selected candidates will undergo training from 01 March 2023 onwards. During the conduct of Outreach Programs in various educational institutes, a large number of aspirants have shown their keen interest in joining Indian Army. The willing aspirants from the state of West Bengal may contact Army Recruiting Office at Siliguri, Berhampore, Barrackpore & Kolkata for any query / information.
