INDIAN NAVY AGNIVEER (SSR) 

02/2025, 01/2026 & 02/2026 EXAM SUMMARY

Online applications are invited from unmarried male and unmarried female candidates (who fulfil eligibility conditions as laid down by the Government of India) for Agniveer (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 QUALIFICATION

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 diploma course 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 Vocational Course with Non-vocational subject viz, Physics and Mathematics from Education Boards recognized by Central, State and UT with 50% marks in aggregate.

Note: Candidates who are appearing in class 12th Board Exam of academic year 2024-25 are also eligible to apply provided they fulfill all other eligibility criteria. Such candidates, however, shall only be selected when they produce the original marksheet during the subsequent stages of recruitment process (Internet copy of marksheet not acceptable) and should score the minimum laid down marks in aggregate as well as in individual subjects for respective category for being eligible for recruitment.

AGE CRITERIA

1. Agniveer 02/2025 Batch: Candidate should be born between 01 Sep 2004–29 Feb 2008 (Both dates inclusive).
2. Agniveer 01/2026 Batch: Candidate should be born between 01 Feb 2005–31 Jul 2008 (Both dates inclusive).
3. Agniveer 02/2026 Batch: Candidate should be born between 01 Jul 2005–31 Dec 2008 (Both dates inclusive).

Note:- Candidates born between 01 Sep 2004 – 31 Dec 2008 are eligible to apply for INET 2025. Further, candidates shall be eligible for the Stage II recruitment process of the respective batch as per the age criteria shown above.

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.

Note:

1. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
2. Candidates found to have registered multiple times would be rejected and de barred from the examination. Re-imbursement of exam fee would not be carried out in such cases.
3. In case you have made an online payment of fees and money has been deducted from your account without admit card being generated (ie unsuccessful payment), please wait for 7 working days for automatic refund of money to your account.
4. Fee will be charged only during Stage I-INET application. There will be no separate fee for Stage II 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 Agniveer (SSR) 02/2025, 01/2026 and 02/2026 separately. The tentative timeline for recruitment is as follows: –

DDA BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GIRLS CANDIDATES (10% Discount For NDA & AGNIVEER )

10% FEE CONCESSION FOR NDA AND AGNIVEER GIRLS CANDIDATES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26.

STAGE-I (INET – INDIAN NAVY ENTRANCE TEST)

• The question paper will be computer-based with a total of 100 questions, each carrying 01 mark.
• The question paper will be bilingual (Hindi & English) and objective type (multiple-choice).
• The question paper will comprise of four sections i.e. English, Science, Mathematics and General Awareness.
• 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.
• Duration of examination will be one hour.
• The candidates are required to pass in all sections as well as in aggregate. The Indian Navy reserves the right to determine the pass marks in each Section and in aggregate.
• 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.
• 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.

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

Stage I – INET Results : 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 Agniveer (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.
Note: – In case where candidates having same percentage exceed the required numbers, the shortlisting shall be carried out based on Date of Birth (D.O.B.) i.e. candidates with earlier DOB (thus having lesser No. of chances) would be given priority.

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.

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