The Union Home Ministry has increased the quota of ex-Agniveers for constable recruitment in the Border Security Force (BSF) from 10 percent to 50 percent. According to a gazette notification, the first batch of ex-Agniveers will also get upper age-limit relaxation up to five years, while the rest of the ex-Agniveers will get relaxation of three years. The notification said that the ex-Agniveers shall also be exempted from Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test.

As per the notification, the increase has been made by amending the Border Security Force, General Duty Cadre (Non-Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2015. The notification said that by direct recruitment (including 50 percent), vacancies shall be reserved for ex-Agniveers in every recruitment year, ten percent for ex-Servicemen, and up to three percent for Combatised Constable (Tradesmen) in absorption of annual vacancy.