At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced in the cited notice Do not use an unofficial vacancy estimate; check the recruiting body's current notice.
- Education
- 12th · ITI / Diploma 10+2 with Mathematics and Physics and 50% aggregate, or an eligible three-year engineering diploma, or the prescribed two-year vocational route.
- Age
- Born 1 Jul 2005–31 Dec 2008 for the 02/2026 batch. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- ₹550 plus 18% GST for Stage-I INET. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- ₹30,000 monthly customised package in year one, rising annually under the Agniveer terms. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 02/2026 batch Central · All India; shortlisting is state-wise
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Applications opened
29 Mar 2025
- completed
Applications closed
10 Apr 2025
- tentative
Stage-I INET
May 2025
Tentative month in the advertisement - tentative
Stage II
May 2026
Tentative month - tentative
Induction at Chilka
Jul 2026
Tentative month
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Meet the entry-specific nationality, education, age, marital-status and medical conditions in the official notice.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Stage-I INET
- 2State-wise shortlisting
- 3Physical fitness
- 4Stage-II written test
- 5Recruitment medical
- 6Merit and induction
Syllabus snapshot
- INET: English, Science, Mathematics and General Awareness at 10+2 level; Stage-II requirements are in the notice.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Indian Navy Agniveer (SSR) 02/2025, 01/2026 and 02/2026 advertisement
- Published / changed
- Recruitment advertisement published Mar 2025
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 15:05 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.