The entrant who pursues the UPSC NDA exam are people who have a brave heart. They make up their mind to sacrifice their lives to protect their country. It is like the gateway to enter either army, navy, or airforce. A salary can never be comparable to the level of sacrifice the soldiers make for our country. However, as the entrants are joining in defense services are govt employees. Their service is honored with handsome UPSC NDA Salary 2021 and other allowances. As per Official UPSC NDA Notification 2021, there will be 418 vacancies for NDA (I) and 413 for NDA (II). Entrants must check the UPSC NDA Eligibility 2021 to check if they are eligible and apply fast.
The Defence service of India has three categories the Armed forces, the Navy and the Air force. After the entrants pass the NDA exam successfully they will start their respective training for the department they have chosen to serve. During the training, they will be paid a stipend. The soldiers, be it, of Armed soldier or Aviation officer from the air force or Naval officer, all of them will be promoted according to the tenure of their service. The salary for various posts also varies. Before we talk about the salary and allowances let’s have a look at the growth opportunity for soldiers:
SL NO | Service Period | Airforce | Army | Navy |
1 | On Selection
|
Chief Marshal | General | Admiral |
2 | Marshal | Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | |
3 | Vice Marshal | Major General | Rear Admiral | |
4 | Commodore | Brigadier | Commodore | |
5 | Group Captain (Selection) | Colonel (Selection) | Captain (Selection) | |
6 | 26 years | Group Captain (Time Scale) | Colonel (Time Scale) | Captain (Time Scale) |
7 | 13 years | Wing Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander |
8 | 06 years | Squadron Leader | Major | Lt. Commander |
9 | 02 Years | Flight Lieutenant | Captain | Lieutenant |
10 | On Commission | Flying Officer | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant |
The above table indicates the tenure of the soldiers and their tenure in
After the selection of the entrants, once they go for the training, they are paid a standard amount of stipend. All cadets are paid Rs 56,100 pm the starting pay of level 10 to support the officer’s lives during training. If an entrant fails to qualify for the training, entrants will have to pay back all the expenses during the training and leave. Now let’s have a look at the pay after successful completion of training:
SL NO | Rank of NDA Officers | Levels | Salary in Hand |
1 | Chief of Army Staff | 18 | Rs. 2,50,000 (fixed) |
2 | Vice Chief of Army Staff/Army Commander/ Lieutenant General (NFSG) | 17 | Rs. 2,25,000 (fixed) |
3 | HAG+ Scale | 16 | Rs. 2,05,400 – Rs. 2,24,400 |
4 | Lieutenant General HAG Scale | 15 | Rs. 1, 82, 200- Rs. 2,24,100 |
5 | Lieutenant Colonel to Major General | 14 | (Major General) 1,44,200-2,18,200 |
6 | 13A | (Brig) Rs. 1,39,600-2,17,600 | |
13 | (Col) Rs 1,30,600-2,15,900 | ||
12A | (Lt Col) Rs 1,21,200 2,12,400 | ||
7 | Lieutenant to Major | 11 | (Major) Rs 69,400-2,07,200 |
10 B | (Captain) Rs 61,300-1,93,900 | ||
10 | (Lt) Rs 56,100- Rs. 1,77,500 |
Sl No | Grade Pay For Officers | |
1 | Major General | Rs. 10,000 |
2 | Brigadier | Rs. 8,900 |
3 | Colonel | Rs. 8,700 |
4 | Lieutenant Colonel | Rs. 8,000 |
5 | Major | Rs. 6,600 |
6 | Captain | Rs. 6,100 |
7 | Lieutenant | Rs. 5,400 |
Apart from salary in hand, there are allowances that are given to the officers for various services. Let’s have a look into the kind of Allowances provided to the Officers:
Provided to Officers from the rank of Lieutenant to Brigadier | Pay |
Rs 15,500 (fixed pm) |
Provided to Army Aviator | Pay |
Rs 25,000 (pm) |
Level | Cities of Higher TPTA | Other Places |
Officer Level | DA + Rs 7200 | DA + Rs 3600 |
Sl No | Allowances | Pay per Month |
1 | Project Allowance | Rs 3,400 |
2 | Dearness Allowance | As per changing living cost rates fixed Pay commission. |
3 | Technical Allowance (Tier-I) | Rs 3,000 |
4 | Technical Allowance (Tier-II) | Rs 4,500 |
5 | Special Forces Allowance | Rs 25,000 |
6 | Para Allowance | Rs 10,500 |
7 | Para Jump Instructor Allowance | Rs 10,500 |
8 | Para Reserve Allowance | Rs 2,625 |
Sl No | Officer Rank Allowances | Pay per Month |
1 | Field Area Allowance | Rs 10,500 |
2 | Modified Field Area Allowance | Rs 6,300 |
3 | Highly Active Field Area Allowance | Rs 16,900 |
Sl No | Counter Insurgency Allowance | Pay Per Month |
1 | In Field Area | Rs 16,900 |
2 | In the Peace Area | Rs 10,500 |
3 | In Modified Field Area | Rs 13,013 |
Sl No | High Altitude Allowance | Pay Per Month |
1 | Category-1 | Rs 3,400 |
2 | Category-2 | Rs 5,300 |
3 | Category-3 | Rs 25,000 |
4 | Allowance for Siachen | Rs 42,500 |
5 | Allowance for Uniform | Rs 20,000 |
6 | Ration in Kind | Both in peace & field area. |
Family Allowance | Pay per Month |
Child Education | Rs 2250 for 2 eldest surviving Kids. (Till 12th Standard) |
Hostel Subsidy | Rs 6500 for 2 eldest surviving Kids. (Till 12th Standard) |
IF Soldier Loses His Life | Pay |
Ex- Gratia one Time | Rs 12.5 Lakhs |
Ex-Gratia Monthly | Rs 9000 |
In the case of Disability | Pay |
Ex-Gratia Monthly | Rs 9000 |
Ex- Gratia disability award | Rs 16,200 |
(CCA) Constant Attendance Allowance | Rs 6750 |
Apart from that, there is also Insurance coverage. For insurance, the soldiers do have to pay premiums but not as many times. This helps them to cover their families. The soldiers live their entire life to dedicate themselves to the service to the nation. The salary they get paid is nothing in comparison to the sacrifices they make for us.
In conclusion, the UPCS NDA salary 2021 has various layers. There is not only cover for the livelihood of the soldier and his family. There is a cover for disability and after death as well. Entrants who are preparing for the exam should go through the UPSC NDA Exam pattern to understand how the exam will be conducted. The entrants must prepare a study plan to complete the UPSC NDA syllabus 2021 in time. Entrants keep themselves fit and study you will definitely be able to crack the exam successfully.
DA% of NDA employees are the same as offered to civilians fixed by the pay commission.
TA is the travelling allowance and it varies according to the various classification of cities as made by the pay commission.
There is 5 major allowance provided to the NDA officers. (DA) Dearness Allowance (TPTA) Transport Allowance Counter Insurgency Allowance Field Area Allowance High Altitude allowance
All NDA officers who have kids are provided with child education allowances.
HRA % may change according to the location of job posting of the NDA officer. The candidates who wish to appear for the NDA exam can check the eligibility, salary structure allowances etc provided to the candidates upon selection in the exam.
Silki Joshi is a Content Writer with experience of 3+ years in the Edtech domain. She has mostly worked for competitive exams like Banking and SSC exams.
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