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Agniveer Physical Standards 2024: The Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force) select the agniveers through the agnipath scheme. This scheme provides a golden opportunity for India’s youth to experience military life without having to make a long-term commitment. The selected agniveers will work in Indian Army, Air Force, and Navy for four years.
Like any other defence service exam, agniveers also will have to meet certain physical eligibility conditions to join Indian army, navy and air force. In this article, we will discuss these physical eligibility standards.
Agniveer Physical Eligibility 2024
The candidates, who join through the agniveer scheme will get Rs 21,000 in-hand salary during the first year of service, which will increase yearly. Apart from the salary they will get Rs. 10,04,000 “Seva Nidhi” package at the time of exit after four years. After successfully completing four years of service 25% of agniveers will get permanent service based on organizational requirements. Here is some basic information about the agniveer scheme given in the table below.
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Agniveer Scheme: Overview |
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Name of Scheme |
Agnipath |
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Conducted by |
Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force |
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Recruitment Level |
Pan India |
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Tenure |
4 Years |
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Age Limit |
17.5 to 21 Years |
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Salary |
Rs 21,000 in-hand salary during the first year of service |
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Selection Process |
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Indian Army Agniveer Physical Standards
The Candidates must be physically fit to join the Indian Army. Here we list down some physical standards that a candidate needs to meet.
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Category |
Height (In Cms) |
Chest (In Cms) |
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Agniveer(General Duty) |
170 |
77/82 |
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Agniveer (Technical) |
170 |
77/82 |
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Agniveer (Clerk/Store Keeper Technical) |
162 |
77/82 |
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Agniveer (Tradesmen) |
170 |
76/81 |
The weight of the candidate should be as per the medical policy for the given height. The chest expansion should be at least 05 cm for all candidates.
Physical Standards for Special Category
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Category |
Height (In Cms) |
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Ladaki, Gorkhas both Nepalese and Indian |
157 |
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Candidates from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Group including Minicoy (i) Settlers (ii) Locals |
(i) 165 (ii) 155 |
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Tribals of Recognized Tribal Areas |
162 |
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The Brigade of Guards, Corps of Military Police |
173 |
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Clk (GD)/SKT |
162 |
Relaxation In Physical Standards
Indian Army gives some relaxation in height, chest, and weight for some categories. A candidate that comes from these categories can avail of the relaxation in all three measurements.
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Category |
Height (Cms) |
Chest (Cms) |
Weight (Kg) |
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For Son of Servicemen (SOS) & Ex-servicemen (SOEX), War Widow (SOWW) and Widow of Ex-servicemen (SOW). For adopted son/Son-in-law of a war widow, if she has no son and including a legally adopted son of serving Sol/Ex-Servicemen. Adoption should have been done during the lifetime of the Servicemen/Ex-servicemen. |
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1 |
2 |
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Outstanding Sportsmen (National/State & those who represented District, College/School State/University/Board Championship) |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Physical Fitness Test
The candidates should be physically fit to join the Indian Army. To ensure this they conduct a physical fitness test which consists of the following parameters.
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1.6 Km Running |
Beam (Pull Ups) |
9 Feet Ditch |
Zig-Zag Balance |
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Group |
Time |
Marks |
Pull Ups |
Marks |
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Group 1 |
Up to 5 Min 30 Secs |
60 |
10 |
40 |
Need to Qualify |
Need to Qualify |
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Group 2 |
5 Min 31 Secs to 5 Min 45 Secs |
48 |
9 |
33 |
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8 |
27 |
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7 |
21 |
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6 |
16 |
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Candidates appearing for Agniveer (Technical) and Agniveer (Clerk/Store Keeper Technical) only need to qualify in all tests.
Indian Navy Agniveer Physical Standards
The physical standards that a candidate needs to meet to join the Indian Navy as an agniveer are given below:
- Height: The minimum height standard for males is 157 cm and for females is 152 cm.
- Chest: The Minimum range of expansion is 5 cm only for males
- Weight: Proportionate to height and age.
- Visual Standards:
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Without Glasses |
With Glasses |
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Better Eye |
Worse Eye |
Better Eye |
Worse Eye |
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6/6 |
6/9 |
6/6 |
6/6 |
Physical Fitness Test
The candidates should be physically fit to join the Indian Navy. To ensure this they conduct a physical fitness test which consists of the following parameters.
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Gender |
1.6 Km Running |
Squats |
Push-ups |
Bent Knee Situps |
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Male |
06 Minutes 30 Sec |
20 |
12 |
– |
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Female |
08 Minutes |
15 |
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10 |
Indian Air Force Agniveer Vayu Physical Standards
The Candidates must be physically fit to join the Indian Air Force. Here we list down some physical standards that a candidate needs to meet.
- Height: Minimum acceptable height is 152.5 cms.
- Chest: Minimum range of expansion is 5 cm
- Weight: Proportionate to height and age.
Physical Fitness Test
The candidates must have to pass a physical fitness test which consists of the following parameters:
- 1.6 Km running in 06 minutes 30 seconds.
- 10 Sit-ups in one minute
- 10 Push-ups in one minute
- 20 Squats in one minute
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