Army GD Agniveer

Army GD Agniveer is the General Duty entry of the Indian Army's Agnipath scheme. Young men are enrolled as Agniveers for a four-year engagement, selected through an online Common Entrance Examination (CEE) followed by a physical and medical rally conducted by the Army. This page explains the full Army GD Agniveer selection journey in one place so you can see where you stand and what to do next.

The details below follow the 2026-27 recruitment cycle, whose online registration ran from 13 February to 10 April 2026 and whose CEE was scheduled for June 2026. Rules, dates and physical standards are set in each year's official notification, so treat the figures here as a guide and confirm every item on the official recruitment portal, joinindianarmy.nic.in.

Table of Contents

• Army GD Agniveer

• What the Agniveer GD role involves

• Notification and cycle timeline

• Eligibility in brief

• How to apply

• Selection process

• CEE exam pattern

• Syllabus summary

• Physical fitness and measurement tests

• Pay, Seva Nidhi and benefits

• After four years

• How to prepare

• Score and merit reference

Army GD Agniveer

What the Agniveer GD role involves

General Duty is the largest soldier category in the Army. Agniveer GD personnel serve in infantry and other combat arms, and the role is physically demanding. Training covers discipline, weapons handling, field craft and fitness, followed by posting to units.

It helps to think of the exam as a gate in two parts. The CEE tests whether you have the general ability expected of a Class 10 student. The rally tests whether your body meets the standards of a soldier. Many aspirants prepare for one and neglect the other, and that is the most common reason for dropping out of the process.

Notification and cycle timeline

The Army follows an annual cycle. Registration opens early in the year, the CEE is held a few months later, and rallies follow in each recruiting region. The table below records the 2026-27 cycle as reported around the notification. Later stages such as results and rally dates are announced separately by each recruiting office.

Tentative dates come from the notification schedule and can change. Track the official portal and your registered email for admit card, result and rally intimation, and do not rely on forwarded screenshots.

Eligibility in brief

A full breakdown is on the eligibility page. The main conditions reported for the current cycle are:

• Gender and marital status: Only unmarried male candidates are eligible for Agniveer GD, and the condition continues through the engagement.

• Education: Class 10 pass with at least 45 per cent aggregate and 33 per cent in each subject, as reported for the current cycle.

• Age: 17.5 to 21 years, counted through a date-of-birth window printed in the notification. Different websites quote different cut-off dates, so read the notification itself.

• Nationality: Indian citizens, with limited categories of Nepal, Bhutan and other eligible nationals as specified in the notification.

• Physical standards: Height varies by region of domicile, with a chest minimum and expansion standard. See the physical section below.

How to apply

Applications are made online on the official portal. The process is the same every year, though screens and field names may change.

1. Register: Create a candidate profile on the portal with a working mobile number and email.

2. Choose the category: Select Agniveer General Duty. You can apply for more than one category, but each has its own CEE.

3. Fill the form: Enter personal, educational, category and physical details exactly as on your certificates, and choose exam centre preferences.

4. Upload documents: Add the photograph, signature and any documents asked for, in the sizes mentioned.

5. Pay the fee: The fee reported for the current cycle is Rs. 250, payable online. Confirm the exact amount and any bank charges on the portal.

6. Download and keep: Save the final application and the acknowledgement for later stages.

Forms are most often rejected for mismatched names or dates of birth between the application and the certificates, wrong photographs, or an incorrect domicile detail that changes the height standard. Check these before you submit.

Selection process

Selection moves through two phases and a merit list. A candidate must clear each stage to reach the next.

1. Online CEE: A computer-based objective test. Only candidates who qualify are called to a rally.

2. Physical Fitness Test and Physical Measurement Test: Conducted at the rally. Fitness performance is graded and contributes to merit.

3. Adaptability test: A short screening to judge suitability for military life.

4. Medical examination: Conducted at a military hospital for those who clear the earlier stages.

5. Document verification: Originals are checked against the application.

6. Final merit list: Prepared from CEE and physical performance as per the notification, against the requirement of each recruiting region.

CEE exam pattern

The GD CEE is an online, objective-type paper offered in many languages. Reported details for the General Duty paper are a single paper of about one hour covering four sections. The exact number of questions per section, marks per question and the negative-marking rule have been reported differently across websites, so check them in the notification and in the instructions on your admit card.

What this means for you:

• Level is Class 10: Concept clarity matters more than advanced tricks.

• Time is tight: About one minute per question leaves little room for long calculations.

• Attempt strategy depends on marking: Once you confirm whether wrong answers carry a penalty, decide how freely to guess.

A complete table with notes is on the exam pattern page.

Syllabus summary

The Army publishes the subjects and the standard of the paper rather than a detailed topic-wise syllabus. The topics below are a working checklist built from the official subject list and the nature of questions in earlier papers. Use them as a guide, not as an official list.

The detailed checklist is on the syllabus page.

Physical fitness and measurement tests

For many candidates the rally decides the result. The male fitness test is graded for the run and pull-ups, while the ditch and balance events are qualifying. Reported standards for the current cycle are summarised here.

These numbers are as reported for the current cycle and have been quoted inconsistently by third-party sites, so confirm height, weight and run timings in the official notification for your region.

Pay, Seva Nidhi and benefits

Agniveers receive a monthly package that rises each year, of which a fixed portion goes into the Seva Nidhi corpus.

The in-hand amount is about 70 per cent of the package, with the remaining 30 per cent contributed to Seva Nidhi and matched by the government. Allowances and insurance cover are additional and defined by the scheme. Figures vary with allowances, so treat the in-hand column as indicative.

After four years

At the end of the engagement, Agniveers receive the Seva Nidhi amount and a skill certificate. A limited share of each batch, reported as up to 25 per cent, can be enrolled into the regular cadre on the basis of merit, willingness and medical fitness. This is not automatic, so plan your future with both outcomes in mind.

How to prepare

Treat preparation as two parallel tracks and start the physical track first, because stamina takes months to build.

Physical track

• Running: Build up to the 1.6 km run with three to four runs a week, mixing easy runs with timed efforts.

• Strength: Practise pull-ups with full range of motion, since partial reps are not counted at the rally.

• Rest and food: Sleep and protein matter as much as training volume, and a medical review of your own is wise before intensive training.

Written track

• Start with mathematics and science: They carry the most marks and reward steady practice of NCERT Class 9 and 10 basics.

• Add general knowledge daily: Fifteen to twenty minutes a day on static topics and current affairs is enough over months.

• Practise reasoning in short sets: Ten to fifteen minutes a day builds speed.

• Take timed tests: Attempt full-length online tests in the exam's format, review each wrong answer and repeat weak topics. You can practise Army GD Agniveer online tests on Testkart and use the analysis to plan revision.

Read the pattern and syllabus pages first so your practice matches the real paper. If you want structured resources later, explore the Testkart listing for Army GD Agniveer for tests available now.

Score and merit reference

The Army does not publish a fixed qualifying score in advance for each CEE, and results are shown as marks and status for candidates rather than a public cut-off table. Scores are also normalised across sessions. Aim for a clear margin above the pass level in each section rather than a bare pass, and treat any cut-off figure on a third-party site as unverified. More on this is on the cut-off page.