The fifth batch of 1,363 Agniveers of the Indian Army completed their training and passed out successfully at a parade held at Army Service Corps Centre (North) in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

As many as 1,363 Agniveers of the Indian Army completed their training and passed out successfully at a parade held at Army Service Corps Centre (North) in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

They belonged to the fifth batch of Agniveers to undergo the training that commenced on November 1, 2024.

Lt. Gen. J.K. Gera, Commandant, ASC Centre & College, reviewed the parade. In his address, he urged the young soldiers to imbibe the ethos of imandari, wafadari, and bahaduri (integrity, loyalty, and courage).

The ceremony was attended by parents of the Agniveers and all the parents were honoured with the Gaurav Padak instituted by the Indian Army as a token of recognition of their gesture of encouraging their wards to join the Indian Army in service of the nation.

The Army Service Corps Centre (North) is a premier institute imparting training to mechanical transport drivers to support the Army Service Corps units for the whole of the Indian Army.

The Agnipath scheme was introduced by the Union government on June 14, 2022 for the recruitment of soldiers into the three services of the Armed Forces.

Published – June 05, 2025 01:12 am IST