LUCKNOW, Aug. 1 -- The Army Recruitment Office (ARO) in Amethi will conduct the recruitment rally for Agniveers at the Dogra Regimental Centre Ground in Ayodhya Cantt from August 5 to 18. This will be the first recruitment rally in Uttar Pradesh under the Agnipath Scheme for the year 2025, officials said.

The rally will cover 13 districts falling under Amethi ARO -- Amethi, Kaushambi, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, Ayodhya, Siddharth Nagar, Prayagraj, Sultanpur, Basti, Ambedkar Nagar, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar and Kushinagar. A total of 11,972 candidates who qualified the online Common Entrance Exam (CEE), held between June 30 and July 10, have been shortlisted for participation. Admit cards were issued to these candidates on July 28 via th...