Indian Navy Agniveer SSR 2025 Notification Out

22-March 2025

ELIGIBILITY

Online applications are invited from unmarried male and unmarried female candidates (who fulfil eligibility conditions as laid down by the Government of India) for Agni veer (SSR) 02/2025, 01/2026 and 02/2026 batch. The eligibility criteria and broad terms and conditions are laid down herein below. The distribution of trade wise vacancies for male and female would be decided based on service requirement.

Educational Qualifications--Qualified in 10+2 with Mathematics & Physics from Boards of School Education recognized by Ministry of Education, Govt of India, with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.

Passed Three years of diploma courses in Engineering (Mechanical/ Electrical/ Automobiles/ Computer Science/ Instrumentation Technology/ Information Technology) from Central, State, and UT recognized Polytechnic Institute with 50% marks in aggregate.

Passed Two years of Vocational Courses with Non-vocational subjects viz, Physics and Mathematics from Education Boards recognized by Central, State and UT with 50% marks in aggregate.

DATE OF NOTIFICATION

22.03.2025

COMMENCEMENT OF ONLINE FILLING OF FORMS

29.03.2025

LAST DATE TO FILL FORMS

10.04.2025

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Agni veers 02/2025 Batch: Candidate should be born between 01 Sep 2004–29 Feb 2008 (Both dates inclusive).

Agni veers 01/2026 Batch: Candidate should be born between 01 Feb 2005–31 Jul 2008 (Both dates inclusive).

Agni veers 02/2026 Batch: Candidate should be born between 01 Jul 2005–31 Dec 2008 (Both dates inclusive).

Marital Status--Only unmarried Indian male and female candidates are eligible for enrolment as Agni veer in IN. Candidates will have to give a certificate of being ‘unmarried’ at the time of enrolment. Agni veers shall not be permitted to marry during their entire tenure of four years in the IN. A candidate shall be dismissed from service if he/ she marries during his/her tenure or is found to be already married despite giving certificate of being unmarried.

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection process--Stage-I INET 2025 exam will be conducted in May 25. Based on the marks obtained in Stage I – INET, candidates will be will be shortlisted for the stage II of Agni veer (SSR) 02/2025, 01/2026 and 02/2026 separately. The tentative timeline for recruitment is as follows: -

RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES	TENTATIVE TIMELINE
STAGE -1 INET 2025
The application window for Agni veer Stage I (INET) 02/2025, 01/2026, and 02/2026	29 Mar – 10 Apr 25
Correction window	14 – 16 Apr 25
Stage I – INET	May 25
Result declaration of Stage I – INET	May 25
Stage II – AGNI VEER 02/2025
Shortlisting & Issue of Call up letters	Jun 25
Stage II for Agni veer 02/2025	Jul 25
Induction at Chilka for Agni veer 02/2025	Sep 25
Stage II – AGNI VEER 01/2026
Shortlisting & Issue of Call up letters	Oct 25
Stage II for Agni veer 01/2026	Nov/ Dec 25
Induction at Chilka for Agni veer 01/2026	Feb 26
Stage II – AGNI VEER 02/2026
Shortlisting & Issue of Call up letters	Mar 26
Stage II for Agni veer 02/2026	May 26
Induction at Chilka for Agni veer 02/2026	Jul 26

SELECTION PROCEDURE/SCHEME AND SYLLABUS OF THE EXAMINATION

STAGE – I (INET - INDIAN NAVY ENTRANCE TEST)

Indian Navy Entrance Test

1. The question paper will be computer-based with a total of 100 questions, each carrying 01 mark.
2. The question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective type (multiple-choice).
3. The question paper will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Mathematics and General Awareness.
4. The standard of the question paper will be that of 10+2. Syllabus & sample papers for the examination are available on website https://joinindiannavy.gov.in.
5. Duration of examination will be one hour.
6. The candidates are required to pass in all sections as well as in aggregate.
7. The Indian Navy reserves the right to determine the pass marks in each Section and in aggregate.
8. Penalty for Wrong Answer. Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers given by a candidate. There are four options for the answer to every question with only one correct option. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
9. Centre Allocation for INET (online examination) will be at the discretion of the Indian Navy.

The Indian Navy reserves the right to conduct shortlisting of the candidates based on marks obtained in qualifying examination (12th / 10th board exams) in case of extraneous circumstances resulting in non-conduct of INET examination and/ or as per service requirement.

EXAMINATION FEE

An examination fee of Rs. 550/- (Rupees Five hundred fifty only) plus 18% GST has to be paid by candidate during the Stage I - INET application through online mode by using net banking or by using Visa/ Master/ RuPay Credit/ Debit Card/ UPI. Admit card will be issued for the examination only to those candidates who have successfully paid the examination fee.

STAGE – II (PFT, WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND RECRUITMENT MEDICAL)

Stage I – INET Results-- of Stage I – INET 2025 (Pass/ Fail) along with marks scored by the candidate shall be uploaded on the candidate’s online dashboard on https://joinindiannavy.gov.in.

Shortlisting-- The candidates eligible for the stage II process of Agni veer (SSR) 02/2025, 01/2026 and 02/2026 batch (as per age criteria mentioned at Para 3 above) shall be shortlisted for the respective batch, based on the marks obtained in Stage I-INET 2025. Shortlisting will be carried out state wise. The cut-off marks for shortlisting for next stage of selection process may vary from state to state as vacancies have been allotted in a state-wise manner.

Sponsor Candidates and NCC ‘C’ Certificate Holders--Sponsor candidates and NCC ‘C’ certificate holders shall be required to upload their original certificates during the stage I application process. Verification of Sponsor certificates shall be undertaken through CABS and NCC ‘C’ certificates shall be verified through DG NCC. Verified candidates shall be exempted Stage I – INET exam and shall not be required to appear at the INET exam centre. These candidates shall be directly issued call-up for Stage II recruitment process based on eligibility. Further, the original Sponsorship/ NCC ‘C’ certificate shall be verified at each stage of the recruitment process and in case of any discrepancy found during any stage of recruitment, the candidature shall be cancelled.

PHYSICAL STANDARDS TESTS/PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TESTS:

Physical Standards--Qualifying in Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is mandatory for selection.

Candidates undergoing PFT will do so at their own risk.

PFT standard is as follow:-

Gender	1.6 Km run	Squats (Uthak Baithak)	Push- ups	Bent Knee Sit- ups
Male	06 min 30 sec	20	15	15
Female	08 min	15	10	10

Advisory: - Proficiency in sports, swimming and extra-curricular activities is desirable.

SYLLABI OF THE WRITTEN PAPERS

Stage II – Written Exam. The stage II written exam will be conducted only for those candidates who qualify the PFT. The details of stage II written exam are as follows:-

1. The question paper will comprise 100 questions of 01 mark each.
2. The question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective type (multiple-choice).
3. The question paper will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Mathematics and General Awareness.
4. The standard of the question paper will be that of 10+2. Syllabus & sample papers for the examination are available on website https://joinindiannavy.gov.in.
5. Duration of examination will be one hour.
6. The candidates are required to pass in all sections as well as in aggregate. The Indian Navy reserves the right to determine the passing marks in each Section and in aggregate.
7. Centre Allocation for Stage II examination will be at the discretion of the Indian Navy.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR THE CANDIDATE FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS IN THE CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES.

Recruitment Medical Examination--Recruitment Medical Examination will be carried out for candidates who qualify PFT. Candidates qualifying Recruitment Medical Examination will be considered for the merit list. Candidates who are found medically unfit in Recruitment Medical Examination may choose to appeal for review of the findings, if they so desire, at designated military hospital (allocated by the Indian Navy) within a maximum period of 05 days. Medical fitness certificate issued by hospitals other than designated Military Hospitals (allocated by the Indian Navy) will not be considered. No further review/ appeal are permissible.

Medical Standards

Medical examination will be conducted by authorised military doctors as per medical standard prescribed in current regulations applicable on entry.

Gender--Any candidate, if found to have predominant characteristics of the opposite gender as evidenced on external physical examination, will be rejected as UNFIT. Any candidate having undergone gender reassignment surgery will be declared UNFIT.

Pregnancy--Any female candidate, if found to be pregnant shall be disqualified and her candidature will be rejected. A candidate should not have conceived at the time of reporting or till conclusion of four years tenure. If found to be pregnant later during the training or engagement period of four years, suitable action for dismissal/ removal will be undertaken.

Minimum Height Standards--Minimum height standards for male and female is 157 cms.

Tattoos--Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearms i.e. from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reversed side of palm/ back (dorsal) side of hand. Permanent body tattoos on any other part of the body is not acceptable and candidate will be barred from recruitment.

The candidate must be in good physical and mental health, free from any disease/ disability likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duties both ashore and afloat under peace as well as war conditions.

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