<span style="color: #222222;">The Online Common Entrance Exam for 2023-24 for recruitment of Agniveers into the Army commenced today. The exam was conducted at 375 Examination Centers in 176 pan-India locations, and it will continue till the 26th of April. The Defence Ministry said, the Indian Army has transformed the procedure for recruitment of Agniveers, Junior Commissioned Officers and other categories with the introduction of a Computer Based Online Exam as the first step. The online exam is being conducted with assistance from Education Consultancy Services India Limited, a Mini Ratna Company under the Ministry of Education.  The new recruitment procedure will be carried out in three stages. In stage one, all candidates who have registered and applied online will undergo Online Common Entrance Exam. In stage two, the shortlisted candidates will be called for recruitment rallies from June 2023 onwards in phases, where they will undergo Physical Fitness Test and Physical Measurement Test. In stage three the selected candidates will undergo Medical Test. The Ministry said, the modified recruitment system will make the recruitment process more streamlined, and transparent and is designed to optimally exploit the latest IT infrastructure.</span><br />