Agniveer Eyesight Requirements: Army, Air Force & Navy Standards

Vision criteria and eye eligibility are strictly regulated in defence recruitment under official DGAFMS guidelines. Whether you are appearing for Army GD, Technical, Clerk/SKT, Navy SSR/MR, or Air Force Agniveer Vayu, here are the exact distant vision, spectacle power limits, and color blindness standards required to clear your military medical board.

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1. Indian Army (Agniveer General Duty, Technical & Clerk)

  • Agniveer General Duty (GD): Better Eye: 6/6 without glasses. Worse Eye: 6/9 without glasses. Spectacles are strictly NOT permitted for GD combat trades.
  • Agniveer Clerk / Store Keeper Technical (SKT): Correctable to 6/6 with permissible glasses power up to ±1.50 Diopters (Myopia / Hypermetropia).
  • Agniveer Technical: Distant vision 6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in worse eye with permissible corrective lenses within standard limits.
  • Color Vision Standards: CP-III minimum for Army GD (ability to distinguish red and green signal lights on the Martin Lantern test at 1.5 meters).
  • LASIK / PRK Laser Surgery: Strictly NOT permitted for Agniveer general soldier entries. Any corneal surgery scar detected on slit-lamp examination leads to immediate Permanent Unfitness (PR).

2. Indian Navy (Agniveer SSR & MR)

  • Distant Vision: Better Eye 6/6 uncorrected; Worse Eye 6/9 uncorrected.
  • Color Perception: Standard CP-II mandatory due to navigation lights, lighthouse beacons, and signal flares at sea.

3. Indian Air Force (Agniveer Vayu)

  • Air Force Ground Trades: 6/6 in one eye, 6/9 in the other, correctable to 6/6 with permissible hypermetropia / myopia limits.
  • Color Vision: CP-II or CP-III depending on the specific mechanical or administrative trade stream.
Check Your Full Rally Eligibility: Along with eyesight, verify your state-wise height, chest expansion (5 cm rule), and age cutoffs in 30 seconds on the official AgniFit Free Agniveer Calculator (2026).
Pre-Rally Advice: Never use over-the-counter pupil-dilating drops or eye rubs right before the vision test. Ensure adequate 8-hour sleep before reporting to the medical board.