Telecom operator Vodafone Idea, which operates under Vi brand has partnered with ed-tech firm Pariksha to introduce course materials on Agniveer exam on Vi app. The exam will be conducted by Indian defence forces this year. “Vi aims to empower Bharat youth to prepare and excel in various government job exams, including Agniveer, by enabling access to well-researched course material which can be accessed through its platform, anywhere, anytime,” Vodafone Idea said in a statement.

Under the Agnipath scheme, those aged between 17-and-a-half and 21 years would be inducted into the armed forces for a four-year tenure and 25% of them will be inducted for regular service subsequently. Those exiting the armed forces after completing their tenure will be called Agniveer.

The government had, on June 16, increased the upper-age limit for recruitment under the scheme to 23 years from 21 for the year 2022 and subsequently announced a slew of placatory steps such as a preference for ‘Agniveers’ in central paramilitary forces and defence public sector undertakings on their retirement.

Vi said that it is providing free access to the test prep material for Agniveer along with many other government job exams on the Vi jobs and education platform for one month. After completion of the trial period, users will have to pay a Rs 249 subscription fee on the platform.

“The Agniveer test series on Vi app offers five test series comprising 15 tests each for Agniveer Airforce X Group, Agniveer Airforce Y Group, Agniveer Airforce X and Y Group, Agniveer Navy MR and Agniveer Navy SSR. The Army test series will be added by the end of this month,” Vi said.

With inputs from PTI.

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