Last Six Years Recruitment in Indian Army, Air Force and Navy

The news of the havoc of Covid19 virus in China is scaring everybody. The Government of India has already started taking the required steps. If Coronavirus spreads again in India, the biggest problem will be unemployment in the country. The private companies and corporate firms have already frozen the funds and put a cap on new recruitment. Government jobs are already under the influence of contractual work, which is not becoming the trend in central as well as in the states. Above all these, there is a huge segment of the youth who wants to serve the nation at the borders.

Yes, we are talking about the millions of youth who are waiting for the opening of Army Recruitment Rallies. Though the government of India has opened its doors under the Agniveer Scheme, the seats are not enough.

Let's take a look at how many people were recruited in the army every year in the country before Covid. We will present the recruitment data of not only the army but also the air force. Indian Navy has discontinued the conduct of mass recruitment drives (rallies/camps) and has fully migrated to online application-based recruitment examinations. The source of the data is Lok Sabha's official website.

Recruitment under Avniveer

The recruitment for the years 2020 and 2021 was affected by lockdown & travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Agnipath Scheme by the Government of India, the recruitment has recommenced as Agniveers for 40,000 vacancies in Army, 3000 in Indian Air Force, and 3000 in the Indian Navy in the year 2022-23.

Here is the complete data of the recruitment in all three armed forces in India in the last five years.

Recruitment of JCO's in Indian Army

Indian Army organizes rallies for recruitment in the country from time to time. Army Recruitment rallies have been planned in a manner so as to cover each District/ Tehsil/ Block of the country at least once in a recruiting year.

The State-wise details of total intake in the Indian Army from the year 2017-18 to 2020-21

Recruitment of Airmen in Indian Air Force

Recruitment rallies for Indian Air Force (IAF) have been conducted in addition to online Scheduled Tests, with a view to cover low represented, low response, remote areas to maintain demographic balance in the IAF and candidates only from designated districts covered in the rally are permitted to appear.

Recruitment rallies in Airmen cadre have been conducted by the IAF for rural and backward areas in the country during the last five years.

TOTAL NUMBER OF AIRMEN RECRUITED IN IAF DURING LAST FIVE YEARS

Recruitment of Sailors in Indian Navy

Indian Navy has discontinued conduct of mass recruitment drives (rallies/camps) and has fully migrated to online application-based recruitment examinations.

SAILORS RECRUITED INTO THE INDIAN NAVY DURING THE PERIOD 2017-2021