**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Home Affairs has notified the Assam Rifles, Rifleman/Riflewomen (General Duty), Group ‘C’ combatised post Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026. These rules, effective from August 10, 2026, amend the 2023 recruitment provisions to introduce specific age relaxations, testing exemptions, and significant vacancy reservations for Ex-Agniveers. The document also establishes a 5% reservation for women in General Duty posts until specific cadre targets are met.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Age Requirements and Relaxations**
* **Standard Age:** Candidates must be between 18 and 23 years of age.
* **Determination Date:** The crucial date for age-limit determination will be advertised by the Staff Selection Commission or the concerned Nodal Force.
* **Ex-Agniveer Relaxation:** The upper age limit is relaxable by five years for the first batch of Ex-Agniveers and by three years for subsequent batches.
**Qualifications and Selection Standards**
* **Education:** Candidates must possess a Matriculation certificate or equivalent. Ex-Army personnel may use equivalent Army qualifications.
* **Physical/Medical Standards:** Recruitment is subject to physical and medical standards prescribed by the Central Government.
* **Testing Requirements:** General candidates must qualify for a Physical Efficiency Test and a written examination.
* **Ex-Agniveer Exemptions:** Ex-Agniveers are strictly exempted from the written examination, Physical Standard Test, and Physical Efficiency Test.
**Reservation and Recruitment Phases**
* **Ex-Agniveer Quota:** 50% of vacancies in every recruitment year are reserved for Ex-Agniveers.
* **Riflewomen Quota:** 5% of overall General Duty vacancies are reserved for women until their total strength reaches 5% of the General Duty cadre.
* **Two-Phase Recruitment:**
* **Phase 1:** Conducted by the Nodal Force for the 50% Ex-Agniveer quota.
* **Phase 2:** Conducted via open examination for the remaining 50% of vacancies plus any unfilled seats from Phase 1.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ex-Agniveers**
**Impact**
They receive preferential treatment through a dedicated 50% reservation and age relaxations. The removal of written and physical testing requirements significantly lowers the barrier to entry into the Assam Rifles.
**Action Required**
Eligible candidates should monitor advertisements from the Nodal Force to apply during Phase 1 of the recruitment cycle.
**Female Candidates (Riflewomen)**
**Impact**
The 5% reservation ensures a consistent intake of women into General Duty roles until they achieve 5% of the total cadre strength.
**Action Required**
Candidates must prepare to meet the educational, physical, and medical standards and successfully clear the written examination and Physical Efficiency Test.
**Staff Selection Commission (SSC) / Nodal Force**
**Impact**
These bodies are designated to manage the two-phase recruitment process and determine the "crucial date" for eligibility.
**Action Required**
They must update recruitment advertisements and administrative protocols to reflect the new age relaxations, testing exemptions, and the two-phased vacancy distribution system.
Key Entities Referenced
Assam Rifles, Rifleman/Riflewomen (General Duty), Group ‘C’ combatised post Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026: The specific policy document outlining new recruitment standards, age limits, and reservations for Group ‘C’ combatised posts.
Assam Rifles Act, 2006: The parent legislation under which the Central Government exercises power to frame and amend recruitment rules for the Assam Rifles.
Ex-Agniveers: The primary beneficiary group for whom the policy introduces a 50% vacancy reservation, age-limit relaxations, and exemptions from written and physical efficiency tests.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The primary central ministry responsible for the administration of the Assam Rifles and the issuance of these recruitment notifications.
Staff Selection Commission: The designated authority responsible for advertising recruitment and determining the crucial dates for candidate age-limit eligibility.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 653] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार , अगस्ट्त 10, 2026/श्रावण 19, 1948
No. 653] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026/SHRAVAN 19, 1948
गहृ मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 5 अगस्ट् त, 2026
सा.का.जन. 717(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, असम राइफल्स अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 47) की धारा 165 की
उपधारा (2) के खडं (क) और खंड (ख) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, असम राइफल्स
का राइफलमेन/ राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य ड्यूटी), समूह ‘ग‘ योद्धक पि, भती जनयम, 2023 का संिोधन करने के जलए
जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाात:-
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.- (1)इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम असम राइफल्स, राइफलमेन/ राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य
ड्यूटी), समूह ‘ग‘ योद्धक पि, भती (संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. असम राइफल्स म ें राइफलमेन/ राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य ड्युटी), समूह ‘ग‘ योद्धक पि, भती जनयम, 2023 की
अनुसूची में,
(क) स्ट्तंभ 6 में, प्रजवजियों के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत रखी िाएगी, अथाात:् -
“18 से 23 वर्ा की आय ुके बीच।
ठटप्पण 1: आय ु सीमा के अवधारण के जलए जनणाायक तारीख वह होगी, िो कमाचारी चयन आयोग
या संबद्ध नोडल बल द्वारा जवज्ञाजपत की िाएगी।
6151 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
ठटप्पण 2: भूतपूवा अजिवीरों के पहले बैच के अभ्यर्थायों के जलए ऊपरी आयु-सीमा पांच
वर्ा तक जिजथलनीय होगी।
ठटप्पण 3: भतू पूव ा अजिवीरों के अभ्यर्थायों के जलए ऊपरी आयु-सीमा म ें तीन वर् ा तक
जिजथलनीय होगी।”
(ख) स्ट्तंभ (7) में, प्रजवजियों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत रखी िाएगी, अथाात:् -
“(क) केन्द्रीय सरकार या राज्य सरकार द्वारा मान्द्यता प्राप्त दकसी बोडा से मैठरक या
समकि या भूतपूव ासैन्द्य कार्माकों की ििा में समतल्ु य सैन्द्य अहता ा।
(ख) िारीठरक और जचदकत्सा मानक: राइफलमेन/ राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य ड्यूटी) के पि पर
भती के जलए िारीठरक और जचदकत्सा मानक केंरीय सरकार द्वारा समय-समय पर
जवजहत स्ट्कीम के अनुसार लाग ूहोंगे।
(ग) अभ्यथी को भती के जवज्ञापन म ेंजवजनर्िाि अनुसार राइफलमेन/ राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य ड्यटू ी) के जलए
जवजहत िारीठरक ििता परीिा और जलजखत परीिा अर्हता करनी होगी।
ठटप्पण: भूतपूवा अजिवीर को जलजखत परीिा, िारीठरक मानक परीिण और िारीठरक ििता
परीिण से छूट प्राप्त होंगे।“
(ग) स्ट्तंभ (10) में, प्रजवजियों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत रखी िाएगी, अथाात:् -
“सीधी भती द्वारा।
ठटप्पण 1: प्रत्येक भती वर् ा में राइफलमने / राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य ड्यूटी) के पि पर भती के
जलए पचास प्रजतित ठरजियां भूतपूवा अजिवीरों के जलए आरजित होंगी।
ठटप्पण 2: पहल े चरण म,ें गहृ मंत्रालय द्वारा समय-समय पर िारी अनुिेिों के अनुसार भूतपूव ा
अजिवीरों के जलए जचजन्द्हत पचास प्रजतित ठरजियों के जलए भती नोडल बल द्वारा की िाएगी।
ठटप्पण 3: िसू रे चरण में, िर्े पचास प्रजतित ठरजियों के साथ पहले चरण की ऐसी ठरिीयां,
िो न भरी गई ह,ै जवद्यमान उपबंधों के अनुसार अप्रजतबद्ध (खुली) परीिा या गहृ मंत्रालय
द्वारा समय-समय पर िारी अनिु ेिों के अनुसार भती की िाएगी।
ठटप्पण 4: जवजभन्न प्रवगों के जलए आरिण के जवद्यमान उपबंध िोनों चरणों के जलए लागू होंगे।
ठटप्पण 5: सामान्द्य ड्यूटी कार्माकों की कुल ठरजियों म े स े पॉच प्रजतित ठरजियां
राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य ड्यटू ी) के जलए ऐसे समय तक आरजित रहगें ी, िब तक दक
राइफलवुमेन (सामान्द्य ड्यूटी) की कुल संख्या सामान्द्य ड्यूटी कैडर की कुल संख्या के पॉच प्रजतित स े
अजधक नहीं हो िाती ह।ैं “
[फा. स.ं ए-पस/ासंिोजधत भती जनयम/ समूह ‘ग’ (िीडी)/ 2026/ (कार्माक-II)]
अजमत कुमार, अवर सजचव
ठटप्पण: मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खडं 3, उपखण्ड (i), म ें संख्या सा. का. जन. 351(ई), तारीख
2 मई, 2023 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2026
G.S.R. 717(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (a) and (b)
of sub-section (2) of section 165 of the Assam Rifles Act, 2006 (47 of 2006), the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules to amend the Assam Rifles, Rifleman/Riflewomen (General Duty), Group ‘C’
combatised post, Recruitment Rules, 2023 namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Assam Rifles,
Rifleman/Riflewomen (General Duty), Group ‘C’ combatised post Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Assam Rifles, Rifleman/Riflewomen (General Duty), Group ‘C’ combatised post Recruitment
Rules, 2023, in the Schedule,
(a) in column (6), for the entries, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“Between 18 and 23 years of age.
Note 1: The crucial date for determination of the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff
Selection Commission or the concerned Nodal Force.
Note 2: The upper age-limit shall be relaxable upto five years for the candidates of the first
batch of Ex-Agniveers.
Note 3: The upper age-limit shall be relaxable upto three years for the candidates of Ex-
Agniveers.”;
(b) in column (7), for the entries, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“(a) Educational qualification: Matric or equivalent from a board recognised by the
Central Government or State Government or equivalent Army qualification in case of Ex-
Army personnel.
(b) Physical and Medical Standard: Physical and medical standard for recruitment to the
post of Rifleman/ Riflewomen (General Duty) shall be applicable as per Scheme prescribed
by the Central Government from time to time.
(c) The candidate must qualify Physical Efficiency Test and written examination as
prescribed for Rifleman/ Riflewomen (General Duty) as specified in the advertisement for
recruitment.
Note: Ex-Agniveers shall be exempted from written examination,Physical
Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test”.
(c) in column (10), for the entries, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“By direct recruitment.
Note 1: Fifty per cent. of the vacancies shall be reserved for Ex-Agniveers for recruitment
to the post of Rifleman/Riflewomen (General Duty) in every recruitment year.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Note 2: In the first phase, the recruitment shall be conducted by the Nodal Force for fifty
per cent. vacancies earmarked for Ex-Agniveer or as per the instructions issued by the
Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time.
Note 3: In the second phase, recruitment shall be conducted through open examination
as per the existing provisions against the remaining fifty per cent. of the vacancies
along with the unfilled vacancies of the first phase or as per the instructions issued by the
Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time.
Note 4: The existing provisions of reservation for various categories shall be applicable for
both phases.
Note 5: Five per cent. of the vacancies of overall General Duty personnel shall be reserved
for Riflewomen (General Duty) till such time that the overall strength of Riflewomen
(General Duty) does not exceed total five per cent. strength of General Duty cadre”.
[F. No. A/Pers/Amdt RRs/Gp ‘C’/GD/2026/AR (Pers-II)]
AMIT KUMAR, Under Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 351(E), dated the 2nd May, 2023.
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