The Home Ministry has proposed a significant increase in the reservation for ex-Agniveers in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) recruitments, from 10% to 50%. This move comes as the first batch of Agniveers is set to retire later this year and become eligible to join the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
The CISF circular, issued on Monday, also exempted ex-Agniveers from the written examination and physical efficiency test. The recruitment rules are reviewed every five years, and the MHA instructed CISF to revise its recruitment provision for ex-Agniveers on March 6.
Currently, only the Border Security Force (BSF) has declared a 50% reservation for ex-Agniveers among the CAPFs, while other forces reserve 10% of vacancies for former soldiers of the short-term recruitment scheme. Some state police forces have also announced reservations for ex-Agniveers.
The Agnipath scheme, launched in 2022, recruits soldiers for only four years, with a provision to retain 25% of them in the regular cadre for 15 years after another round of screening.
