NEW DELHI, Mar 10: In a fillip to the ambitious Agnipath scheme, the Union Home Ministry has announced 10% reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Border Security Force with relaxations in the upper age-limit.
The announcement was made through a notification after amending the Border Security Force, General Duty Cadre (Non-Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2015, and it will come into effect from March 9.
“10% of the vacancies shall be reserved for ex-Agniveers,” the notification said.
The Ministry said while the upper age limit would be relaxable to up to five years for candidates of the first batch of ex-Agniveers, the limit would be relaxable to up to three years for candidates of other batches. Former Agniveers will also be exempted from physical efficiency test, the notification said.