SALARY

NDA Salary Per Month – Full Form, Grade Pay, Training Period & Promotion

NDA stands for National Defence Academy. During training, cadets get a monthly stipend of ₹56,100. After training, the basic salary ranges from ₹56,100 to ₹1.7 Lakh. It falls under Pay Level 10 with Grade Pay ₹5,400. The total gross monthly salary is around ₹1,13,955 and ₹13.7 lakh yearly. After cuts, the monthly in-hand salary is ₹94,824 and ₹11.4 lakh yearly.

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Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar

2025-04-08

Salary Structure

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Event Details
Pay Level 10
Pay Band 15600 - 39100
Grade Pay 5400
Pay Scale 56100 - 177500
Basic Salary 56100
Maximum Salary 1,77,500
DA Allowance 30855 (53% of Basic Salary)
TA Allowance 3800
Pocket allowance Allowance 3000
Instructional Allowance Allowance 2700
Military Service Pay Allowance 15000
Other Allowance 2500
NPS Deduction 8696 (10% of Basic Salary + DA)
PF Deduction 10435 (12% of Basic Salary + DA)
Monthly Gross 113955
Yearly Gross 1367460
Monthly In Hand 94824
YearlyIn Hand 1137888

Note: NDA cadets get ₹13,176 per month in the first semester. After becoming a Lieutenant, they get yearly ₹25,000 as uniform allowance. An amount of ₹7,200 is contributed to AGIF.

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Benifits and Perks

Benefit Status
Uniform Allowance
Free Education & Training
Free Accommodation & Mess
Medical Allowance
Insurance (AGIF)
Library, Sports & Gym Access
HRA
Periodic Promotion
DA
Leave Travel Concession (LTC)
Military Service Pay
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Rank Pay Scale
Lieutenant ╏ Sub Lieutenant ╏ Flying Officer Joining yr 56100 – 177500
Captain ╏ Lieutenant ╏ Flight Lieutenant 02 yr 61300 – 193900
Major ╏ Lt Commander ╏ Squadron Leader 06 yr 69400 – 207200
Lt Colonel ╏Commander ╏ Wing Commander 13 yr 121200 – 212400
Selection: Colonel ╏ Captain ╏ Gr Captain Selection yr 130600 – 215900
Time Scale : Colonel ╏ Captain ╏ Gr Captain 26 yr 139600 – 217600
Brigadier ╏ Commodore ╏ Commodore Selection yr 144200 – 218200
Major General ╏ Rear Admiral ╏ Vice Marshal Selection yr 182200 – 224100
Lt General ╏ Vice Admiral ╏ Marshal Selection yr 205400 – 224400
General ╏ Admiral ╏ Chief Marshal Selection yr 225000 (Fixed)
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