"Fact" daily writes:
The other day "Fact" applied to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, requesting to provide information on how many citizens of Armenia have received a deferment from mandatory military service in the last three years.
In the answer received from the Ministry, it is stated that the relations related to the postponement of compulsory military service to citizens with significant achievements in the fields of science and education are regulated by the RA Government's decision N 451 of April 12, 2018, the 7th, 8th and Clauses 9.1 define the achievements, in the presence of which citizens are granted a deferral.
"Particularly, 9.1 point is considered a significant achievement in the academic ranking of the world's best higher education institutions by the citizen, shanghairanking. com website to apply for a deferment from mandatory military service or to study with existing education in the institutions included in the first five dozen of the academic ranking of universities of the previous year (Academic Ranking of World Universities) with bachelor's (diplomatized specialist, integrated), master's degree, postgraduate and other educational programs, or the circumstance of being an applicant, with the presence of documents on at least 70 percent of the scholarship granted by a higher education institution or other legal entity, with the exception of higher educational institutions implementing free educational programs," the ministry's response stated.
KGSMN also reports that 69 citizens were deferred in 2021, 131 in 2022, 101 in 2023, and 115 citizens during the summer conscription of 2024.
