UPSC NDA 2026 Salary & Pay Scale

From the official Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) documents · last checked 18 October 2026

From Appendix IV of the NDA & NA (II) 2026 notification. The pay table is for Army officers and the equal ranks in the Navy and Air Force. On commissioning, pay is fixed in the first cell of Level 10. The training period does not count as commissioned service, but arrears of allowances for the training period are paid. Officers from Lieutenant to Brigadier also get Military Service Pay of Rs 15,500 per month (fixed). Other allowances include Dearness Allowance (same rate as civilian staff), a dress allowance of Rs 20,000 a year, ration in kind (in peace and field areas), transport allowance (Rs 7,200 + DA per month in higher transport cities, Rs 3,600 + DA elsewhere), Children Education Allowance of Rs 2,250 per month per child (for the two eldest children) and field area allowances by rank and posting. On arrival at NDA, cadets must deposit Rs 41,495 (pocket allowance of Rs 4,000 a month for five months, Army Group Insurance Fund and first-semester incidental costs), plus clothing costs told later. Cadets get a degree from JNU: Army cadets B.Sc./B.Sc. (Computer)/B.A., Naval cadets B.Tech., and Air Force cadets B.Tech./B.Sc./B.Sc. (Computer). B.Sc./B.A. cadets get the degree at the end of NDA; B.Tech cadets get it after their later pre-commissioning training.