CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which institution offers the skill based bachelor degree programme for ‘Agniveers’? Notes: The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced the launch of a special three-year skill based bachelor degree programme for ‘Agniveers’.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a bid to help the Agniveers – the beneficiaries under the Union Government’s Agnipath scheme – build a good career and with the prime motive of making them job-ready, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will launch a skill-based bachelor’s degree programme.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indira Gandhi National Open University will launch a skill-based bachelor’s degree program for the “Agnipath” Scheme beneficiaries called Agniveers. This program will be BA-level degree courses for the enhancement of their skills and related knowledge to serve the defense forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -The scheme envisages recruitment of youth aged between 17.5 and 21 years as soldiers in the armed forces for a period of four years. Class 10 or Class 12 is the minimum eligibility criterion, according to a press statement issued by the Education Ministry Thursday.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Agnipath scheme will provide a special 3 year skill-based bachelor degree programme for serving defence personnel, in order to improve the Agniveers’ future career prospects and equip them for various job roles in the civilian sector.