Indian Railways signs pact with Indian Army for Agniveer and ex-servicemen recruitment

Exam-focused facts from the 28 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Indian Railways (IR) and the Indian Army (IA) have formalised a framework of cooperation to expand post-retirement employment opportunities for Agniveers and IA personnel.
The IR will recruit over 5,000 ex-servicemen as pointsmen on a contract basis to fill vacancies.
A 10% horizontal reservation in level-2 and above posts and a 20% reservation in level-1 posts has been provisioned for ex-servicemen.
For ex-Agniveers, a 5% reservation in level-2 and above posts and a 10% reservation in level-1 posts has been earmarked.
A total of 14,788 posts were reserved for ex-servicemen in IR vacancy notifications during 2024 and 2025.
The target beneficiaries of this framework are Agniveers and retired IA personnel.