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- As per the rules, any serving or retired Lieutenant General, Air Marshal, or Vice Admiral (and equivalent ranks in the Army, Air Force, and Navy respectively) who is below the age of 62 years at the time of appointment is eligible. - The retirement age for CDS is 65 years. - Lieutenant General, Air Marshal, and Vice Admiral are three- star ranks. - Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) are a separate class of officers in the Indian military, ranking above Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and below Commissioned Officers. They are not eligible for the highest ranks like CDS. 776. Consider the following statements about the ‘Agniveer’ scheme for Indian youth to serve in the armed forces : 1. Aspirants will be appointed on the contract basis for a period of four years. 2. Young people in the age group of 18-22 years can join. 3. The age limit was later increased to 23 years for the first batch of the aspirants. 4. Up to 20% of each batch will be enrolled as regular cadre. Which of the above statements are not correct?
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