Agniveer 2027: Army CEE and Navy INET Pattern, Syllabus, Physical Test, Eligibility and Preparation

Agniveer at a glance

This guide follows the Indian Army notifications for Recruiting Year (RY) 2027, whose online registration ran from 13 February to 1 April 2026: the Army Recruiting Office (ARO) Secunderabad notification for the men's categories and the Headquarters Recruiting Zone Jaipur notification for women. For the Navy it follows the Agniveer (SSR) and Agniveer (MR) advertisements for the 01/2027 and 02/2027 batches, selected through INET 2026. The Air Force's Agniveervayu intake is not covered in this guide yet; its test, standards and dates are notified on agnipathvayu.cdac.in.

Selection process

Indian Army

1. Online registration on joinindianarmy.nic.in. For RY 2027 it ran from 13 February to 1 April 2026. The fee is ₹250 for each category applied for.
2. Choice of categories. A candidate may apply for two Agniveer categories. Each needs its own form and its own CEE. Only one rally and one medical are held, for the category with the higher standards.
3. Phase-I: online Common Entrance Exam (CEE) at a computer based test centre. Questions are objective multiple choice. Clerk/Store Keeper Technical candidates also take an English typing test during the CEE, where 30 words per minute is desirable; only those who qualify it are called for Phase-II. Marks are normalised across sessions.
4. Shortlisting. A cut-off is applied to the written result in proportion to the vacancies. Roll numbers in merit are published on the Join Indian Army website, with a second admit card for the rally.
5. Phase-II: recruitment rally at the Army Recruiting Office's venue: document check, Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT).
6. Medical examination at the rally site by an Army medical team. A candidate declared unfit can seek a review by a specialist at a Military, Base or Command Hospital within 21 days.
7. Final merit. Bonus marks are added only to prepare the final merit. The result is declared on joinindianarmy.nic.in.

Bonus marks in the RY 2027 notification: 20 for wards of servicemen, ex-servicemen, war widows and widows (two wards only); up to 20 for sports; 5, 10 and 20 for NCC 'A', 'B' and 'C' certificates in General Duty (15 for 'C' in the other categories); 25 for NCC 'C' with the Republic Day Parade in General Duty (20 in the others); 15 for the NIELIT 'O' level in Clerk/Store Keeper Technical; and 20 to 50 for ITI or diploma courses in Technical. The cap is 25 marks, or 50 in Technical.

Indian Navy

Stage I is the Indian Navy Entrance Test (INET), held online. Candidates are shortlisted for Stage II state-wise on INET marks. Verified NCC 'C' certificate holders and sponsor candidates are exempt from INET. Stage II starts with the Physical Fitness Test; only those who pass it take the Stage II written exam and the recruitment medical. The Provisional Select List is made on Stage II written marks, state-wise for SSR and all-India for MR. Selected candidates go through a pre-enrolment medical and training at INS Chilka, Odisha.

Indian Air Force

Agniveervayu intakes are notified on agnipathvayu.cdac.in. This guide does not cover the Air Force's test, standards and dates yet; check that site for the current intake.

Exam pattern

The Army's CEE syllabi on joinindianarmy.nic.in give the number of questions per subject for each category. They do not state marks per question. Every category below adds up to 50 questions, and the RY 2027 notification allows one hour for a 50-question paper. Its marking rules give full marks for a correct answer and nil for an unattempted question. It lists no deduction for a wrong answer.

Army CEE: General Duty and Tradesmen

Army CEE: Technical and Clerk/Store Keeper Technical

The CEE is held in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Odia, Bengali, Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi and Assamese. The Jaipur notification for Agniveer General Duty (Women Military Police) sets the same CEE rules. The Army provides a category-wise practice test on its website.

Navy INET (Stage I)

A candidate must pass every section and the aggregate. The Navy sets the pass marks. The Stage II written exam has the same sections, number of questions and duration as INET for each entry, and only candidates who clear the PFT take it.

General Knowledge and General Science syllabus

The Army prints the same General Knowledge syllabus for General Duty, Technical, Clerk/Store Keeper Technical and both Tradesmen categories. It asks about India and its neighbouring countries, especially:

• History, Culture, Geography and who's who
• Abbreviations, Sports, Awards and prizes, Terminology
• Indian Armed Forces
• Continents and sub-continents
• Inventions and discoveries
• The Constitution of India
• International organisations, Books and authors
• Important events in India and the world in recent years, current world events and prominent personalities

General Science for General Duty, Clerk/Store Keeper Technical and Tradesmen covers Physics, Chemistry and Biology, based on fundamentals and day-to-day activity:

• The difference between living and non-living things
• The basis of life: cells, protoplasm and tissues
• Growth and reproduction in plants and animals
• Elementary knowledge of the human body and its important organs
• Common epidemics, their causes and prevention

Technical candidates take Physics and Chemistry as separate subjects. Physics runs from the properties of matter, Archimedes' principle and Newton's laws to heat, sound, light, magnets, electricity and Ohm's law. Chemistry covers elements, compounds, equations, air and water, common gases, oxidation and reduction, acids, bases and salts, carbon, fertilisers and atomic structure. The Army adds that the list is not complete: questions may come from outside it, but within the CBSE syllabus. The Navy publishes its INET syllabus and sample papers on joinindiannavy.gov.in.

Where GK24 covers it (guidance)

This mapping is GK24's guidance; it is not part of the notification.

Physical fitness and measurement

Army Physical Fitness Test, men (RY 2027)

The ARO Secunderabad notification sets these tests at the rally.

The 9 ft ditch and the zig-zag balance only have to be qualified. Candidates for Technical and Clerk/Store Keeper Technical only need to qualify in all tests. The Army can change the run timings and group marks at any stage before the rally.

Women Military Police (RY 2027)

Physical Measurement Test

Height and chest standards are set by region and category. For the Southern Plains (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana), the ARO Secunderabad notification sets:

Weight must be proportionate to height, as per the notification's BMI chart. Outstanding sportsmen get 2 cm relaxation in height, 3 cm in chest and 5 kg in weight. For Women Military Police the minimum height is 162 cm, with 5 cm chest expansion. Women from the North East, Gorkhas, Garhwalis, Ladakhis and tribals of recognised tribal areas get 4 cm relaxation in height.

Navy Physical Fitness Test

The minimum height is 157 cm for men and women. Vision must be 6/12 in each eye uncorrected and 6/6 corrected, with a pass in colour perception.

Eligibility and age limit

Army education (RY 2027)

Candidates awaiting Class 10, Class 12, NIOS or ITI results may apply. They are selected only on producing the original mark sheet in Phase-II.

Age

Army: 17½ to 22 years for every category. Candidates born between 1 July 2005 and 1 July 2009, both days inclusive, are eligible. The minimum age is reckoned on 1 January 2027 and the maximum on 1 July 2027. For Women Military Police the upper limit rises to 30 years for widows of Defence personnel who died in harness.

Navy: for the 01/2027 batch a candidate must be born between 1 December 2004 and 31 May 2009. For the 02/2027 batch the window is 1 May 2005 to 31 October 2009. Anyone born between 1 December 2004 and 31 October 2009 could apply for INET 2026.

Other conditions

Only unmarried candidates are eligible, and they must not marry during the four years. Widowed, divorced or legally separated women without children may apply for Women Military Police. Navy SSR needs 10+2 with Mathematics and Physics and 50% aggregate, or a three-year engineering diploma, or a two-year vocational course with Physics and Mathematics, each with 50%. Navy MR needs Class 10 with 50% aggregate.

Important dates

The Navy's dates are tentative, as its advertisements say. The Navy's website shows that call-up letters for Stage II of the 01/2027 batch have been issued. The notifications used here give no dates for the next cycle, Army RY 2028 or the next INET.

How to prepare General Knowledge for Agniveer

In the Army General Duty and Tradesmen papers, General Knowledge and General Science make 30 of the 50 questions. In the Navy INET, General Awareness is one of four sections for SSR and one of two for MR. These are the parts where steady reading pays most.

1. Follow the Army's list. Take the GK topics in the order the syllabus gives them, and read the GK24 GK notes on Indian History, Art and Culture, Geography, Indian Polity and General Science topic by topic.
2. Read current affairs daily. The syllabus asks about recent events in India and the world, sports, awards and prominent personalities. GK24's daily current affairs cover these in English and Hindi from official releases.
3. Track the Indian Armed Forces. The syllabus names them as a topic. Note exercises, appointments and new inductions as they appear in the daily news.
4. Keep General Science at school level. The questions test fundamentals: the human body, diseases, cells, plants and animals, and everyday physics and chemistry.
5. Practise with quizzes and past questions. Take the GK24 quizzes for Agniveer against the clock, and solve the previous-year questions on this page as they are added. In the Navy INET a wrong answer costs one-fourth of a mark, so skip what you do not know.
6. Take the official practice tests. The Army offers a category-wise practice CEE on its website, and the Navy publishes sample papers.

Terms of service and pay

The Army's RY 2027 notifications and the Navy's advertisements give the same Agniveer package.

• Engagement is for four years, and Agniveers form a distinct rank.
• Risk and hardship, dress and travel allowances are paid on top of the package.
• On exit, the Seva Nidhi package is about ₹10.04 lakh, excluding interest.
• There is no gratuity or pension. Agniveers do not contribute to a Government provident fund.
• Non-contributory life insurance cover of ₹48 lakh applies during the engagement.
• The Navy advertisements add a one-time ex-gratia of ₹44 lakh for death attributable to service, and ₹44, 25 or 15 lakh for 100%, 75% or 50% disability.
• Leave is 30 days a year, plus sick leave on medical advice.
• Up to 25% of each batch may be enrolled in the regular cadre after four years, on objective criteria including performance. Agniveers have no right to be selected.
• Agniveers are not eligible for Ex-Servicemen status.
• The Army gives a Skill Certificate at the end of the engagement.