The fire warriors had fun! Bumper reservation will be available in CAPF and police jobs

Agniveer Recruitment 2026: The Central Government has taken a very big and historic decision to secure the future of the former firefighters of the country. Our brave fire fighters, who have successfully completed their 4-year tenure under ‘Agneepath Yojana’, are now going to get special benefits during the bumper recruitment in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles.

Official information about this has been given in the Lok Sabha by the Home Ministry itself. The government has made it clear that for the recruitment to the posts of Constable (GD) and Rifleman in CAPF and Assam Rifles, a completely separate category has been created for ex-Agniveers, under which the entire 50 percent posts have been reserved only for ex-Agniveers. Let us know in further detail what other masterplans the government has prepared for these youth.

Many state governments are also giving huge discounts in jobs.

Apart from the Centre, many states of the country have also taken historic steps at their own level. Many state governments including Haryana, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have officially announced special reservation and age relaxation for firefighters in their police and other security services:

• Haryana: Haryana Government has directly increased the reservation in government jobs for ex-firefighters to 20%. This special reservation will be given on various posts like Forest Guard, Jail Warder and Mining Guard. The thing to note is that earlier this reservation used to be only 10%, which has now been doubled by the government.
• Delhi: In the recruitment to the posts of constable in the capital Delhi Police, 20% posts will be reserved for former firefighters. The best thing is that they will not have to give any kind of physical test during the recruitment process. Apart from this, a relaxation of 3 years will be given in the maximum age limit, whereas the candidates of the first batch of Agniveer Yojana will get a huge relaxation of 5 years in the age limit.
• Uttarakhand: A provision has been made to give 10% horizontal reservation to former firefighters in all government jobs in uniform in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand. Its direct benefit will be available in the recruitment of police department and other security services.
• Sikkim: The Government of Sikkim has also taken a big decision to provide 20% reservation for former firefighters in police recruitment. The main objective of this move is to give priority to energetic youth with excellent experience in the Indian Army.
• Uttar Pradesh: In UP, former firefighters will get the benefit of 20% horizontal reservation in the recruitment of Uttar Pradesh Police, Home Guard, Fire Service and Jail Warder. General category candidates have been given a relaxation of 3 years in the upper age limit, whereas for the first batch of Agniveers, this relaxation will be up to 5 years.

Big discount will be given in PST and PET also

According to the latest orders of the Home Ministry, former firefighters will also be given concessions in Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and written exam. This clearly means that the government has made the entire recruitment process for former firefighters much easier and easier than before.

Special relaxation in age limit up to 5 years

Apart from this, everyone will generally get a relaxation of three years in the maximum age limit. At the same time, as mentioned earlier, there is a provision for huge relaxation of up to five years in the age limit for the candidates of the first batch of Agneepath Scheme.

A new category named ‘X-Agniveer’ has been created

The Home Ministry also informed the Parliament that in order to make the recruitment process of ex-Agniveer completely systematic and transparent, the government has created a separate category by the name ‘Ex-Agniveer’.

‘X-Agniveer Wing’ created in security forces

Not only this, the government has also created a special ‘Ex-Agniveer Wing’ to help these youth. This special wing will work for mutual coordination and coordination in all matters related to the career of former firefighters, their rehabilitation and new recruitments.

What is the country’s famous ‘Agneepath Yojana’?

Let us remind you that the Central Government had made a big announcement of ‘Agneepath Yojana’ in the year 2022. Under this scheme, bumper recruitment of fire fighters is done in all three major services of the country’s armed forces – i.e. Army, Navy (Navy) and Air Force. This is a job that lasts for a total of 4 years, which also includes 6 months of rigorous training.

After completing their illustrious tenure of 4 years, approximately 25 percent of the Agniveers of each batch are made fully permanent in the Indian Army on the basis of their merit and performance (eligibility). The remaining 75 percent youth are given retirement. Since the first batch of Agniveers is completing their 4-year tenure this year, this new masterplan of the government lays a very strong foundation for their golden and secure future.