The official Agniveervayu site is on the Indian Air Force’s own recruitment portal, iafrecruitment.edcil.co.in, under its Agniveervayu page. The Army, Navy and Coast Guard each run their own portals, listed below with what each was showing when we checked on 12 October 2026. A fake site usually asks for money, promises a seat or sits on a look-alike address, and no genuine recruitment portal needs you to pay an agent.
GS India Defence Academy is a private coaching academy and not part of any service. Use this page to reach the official sites, then do everything from there.
Which are the official recruitment websites?
| Service or body | Official address | What it covers | Status on 12 October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Army | joinindianarmy.nic.in | Agniveer and other entries, officer entries, MNS | Opens behind a verification step; the entry page carried admit-card notices for the 2026 common entrance exam held in June |
| Indian Navy | joinindiannavy.gov.in | Officers, Agniveer SSR, MR and Apprentice, SSR (Medical) | Stage II call-ups issued for the Agniveer 1/27 batch; SSC June 2027 course call-ups for SSBs in November to December 2026 |
| Indian Air Force, Agniveervayu | iafrecruitment.edcil.co.in, then Agniveervayu | Agniveervayu intakes | Intake 02/2027 exam held 22 and 23 September 2026; objection portal 26 to 28 September 2026 |
| Indian Air Force, AFCAT | afcat.edcil.co.in | Officer entries through AFCAT | AFCAT 02/2026 result declared; AFSB seat selection ran 10 to 14 September 2026 |
| Indian Coast Guard, officers | joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in | Assistant Commandant through CGCAT | Latest advertisement on the portal is for the 2027 batch; its window closed in July 2025 |
| Indian Coast Guard, enrolled personnel | cgept.parikshasaarthi.in; apply through ssc.gov.in | Navik, Yantrik and others | CGEPT 01/2027 and 02/2027 open 6 to 21 October 2026 |
| Indian Maritime University | imu.edu.in | IMU CET, B.Tech, B.Sc Nautical Science, DNS | IMU CET 2026 held 24 May 2026; spot counselling and later rounds listed |
| Directorate General of Shipping | dgshipping.gov.in | Approved courses, circulars, lists of institutes | Did not respond from our network; open it directly |
| National Testing Agency | nta.ac.in | NEET (UG) for MNS B.Sc Nursing and the MNS SSC test in 2023-24 | Notices listed for NEET (UG) 2026 |
Some pages quote agnipathvayu.cdac.in for Agniveervayu. It returned a service-unavailable message when we tried it, so we start from the Air Force’s recruitment site, whose Agniveervayu page shows the current intakes, the helpdesk email and the candidate login. Candidate logins can open on a testing partner’s domain, so reach them by clicking from the official page, not from a message.
How does the application process work on each portal?
- Agniveer (Army, Navy, Air Force). You register on the service’s portal, upload documents, pay any published fee, take an online test, then a physical and medical stage in order. Details differ by service, so read that service’s own page.
- Coast Guard Navik and Yantrik. See our eligibility guide: four stages, a fee of Rs 550 and a window to 21 October 2026.
- Coast Guard Assistant Commandant. See our officer entry guide: CGCAT, boards and a medical.
- IMU CET. See our IMU CET guide. IMU says to rely only on imu.edu.in.
- MNS. See our MNS eligibility hub.
None of these processes is run by a coaching academy, and none needs an agent. The Coast Guard’s own advertisements carry a caution that selection is on merit only and that candidates should not fall prey to persons posing as recruitment agents. Fees are paid on the official portal.
How do you spot a fake website or agent?
- The address is not the one in the table, or has extra words, a different ending or a misspelling.
- Someone asks for a payment, a deposit or a bribe to fix a seat, rank or medical.
- The page promises selection, a rank or a job. IMU has warned of exactly this for IMU CET, and its notice of 7 April 2026 says there are no shortcuts.
- A link arrives by message or social media and asks for your login or card details. Open the portal yourself.
- The email comes from a free mail account and the sender will not give a phone number you can verify.
If you are not sure whether a site is genuine, call or WhatsApp +91 70170 31757 for free counselling and we will tell you what we know. The Consumer Protection authority’s guidelines for the coaching sector, issued on 13 November 2024, also stop coaching institutes making false claims about selections, ranks or assured outcomes, so apply the same test to us.
How do we keep this page current?
The status column is a snapshot dated 12 October 2026. Recruitment windows move fast, so use the table to find the right portal and read the date on the portal itself. When a notice we have cited changes, the portal’s date wins.
Frequently asked questions
FAQs
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Ask on WhatsAppWhat is the Agniveervayu official website?
The Air Force's recruitment portal at iafrecruitment.edcil.co.in, with its Agniveervayu page for intakes, notices and the helpdesk.
What is the Navy SSR official website?
joinindiannavy.gov.in, which lists the Agniveer SSR, MR and Apprentice entries.
What is the IMU CET official website?
imu.edu.in, the website of the Indian Maritime University.
Where do I apply for Coast Guard Navik?
The Coast Guard's CGEPT page at cgept.parikshasaarthi.in carries the notice, and the notice says to register through ssc.gov.in.
Where do I apply for the Air Force X group or Y group?
The Air Force's recruitment portals at iafrecruitment.edcil.co.in and afcat.edcil.co.in; check the current notice for the entry you want.
Does any official portal ask for an agent's fee?
No. Apply on the official portal and pay only the published fee there.
Sources
- Indian Army recruitment portal
- Indian Navy recruitment portal
- Indian Air Force recruitment portal
- Indian Air Force AFCAT portal
- Indian Coast Guard recruitment portal
- Indian Coast Guard CGEPT portal
- Indian Maritime University
- Directorate General of Shipping
- PIB: CCPA guidelines for the coaching sector, 13 November 2024
Students preparing for these entries can look at our Agniveer, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard coaching in Dehradun, held in person at Subharti Road, Nanda Ki Chowki, with separate hostels and a mess for boys and girls.
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