First Agniveer exam to be held today in Kanpur
India Today
Over 33,000 candidates will be appearing for this exam in Kanpur today.
Under the changed process of military recruitment, Agniveer, the examination is going to be conducted for the first time today (July 24) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Kanpur police has already made adequate security arrangements for the examination.
The exam will be conducted in three shifts. The first shift starts at 7.30 am, the second shift will start at 11.30 am and the last shift of the exam will be held at 3.15 pm. Every shift will have 625 examinees.
A total of 11 centres have been assigned for the Agniveer exam, out of which six are in Kanpur Outer.
Over 33,000 candidates will be appearing for this exam in Kanpur today.
Adequate police force has been stationed outside railway and bus stations. All the centres will be monitored by CCTV and drones. Police personnel at the centres are equipped with body warn cameras.
A Quick Response Team has also been constituted for all the examination centers of Kanpur Nagar.
The Centre on June 14 unveiled a new short-term recruitment policy for Indian youth to serve in the armed forces. Termed Agnipath, the scheme will enable youngsters aged 17.5 to 21 to be inducted into any of the three services as “Agniveers” for a period of four years.
