UPSC recruitment 2019: Whopping Rs 2 lakh salary! New posts announced at upsc.gov.in; check how to apply

UPSC recruitment 2019: The official notification of the examination for National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) has been released by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on its official website- upsc.gov.in. The interested candidates can apply for the same by visiting the official website of the commission- upsconline.nic or upsc.gov.in. The application process is ongoing and the last date of applying for the exam is February 4, 2019 till 6 PM.

UPSC recruitment 2019: Post details

National Defence Academy: 342 (208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 92 for Air Force)

Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme): 50

UPSC recruitment 2019: Eligibility Criteria

male candidates who wish to apply for the posts must be unmarried and should be born not earlier than 2 July, 2000 and not later 1 July 2003.

For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: The applicants must have passed class 12th or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: The candidates who wish to apply for the same must have passed class 12th or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

UPSC recruitment 2019: Important dates

Application process starts: January 9, 2019

Application process ends: February 4, 2019
Online Applications can be withdrawn between February 8 and 14 till 6 PM

UPSC recruitment 2019: Examination Centre-

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam.

Examination format

Mathematics for 2.5 hours for a total of 300 marks
General Ability Test for 2.5 hours for a total of 600 marks
SSB Test/Interview: 900 marks

Pay scale

The recruited candidates will be eligible to get a fixed stipend and pay for Army Officers and equivalent ranks in Air Force and Navy. Again a fixed stipend would be given to Gentlemen Cadets during the entire duration of training in service academies i.e. during training period at IMA. The amount is Rs 56,100 per month.

Pay deatils

From Lt to Major-

Lt – Rs 56,100 – 1,77,500 (Level 10)

Captain – Rs 61,300-1,93,900 ( Level 10 B)

Major – Rs 69,400 – 2,07,200 ( Level 11)

From Lt Col to Major General-

Lt Col – Rs 1,21,200 – 2,12,400 ( Level 12A)

Col – Rs 1,30,600-2,15,900 ( Level 13)

Brig – Rs 1,39,600-2,17,600 ( Level 13A)

Maj Gen – Rs 1,44,200-2,18,200 ( Level 14)

Lt Gen HAG- Rs 1, 82, 200-2,24,100 (Level 15)

HAG+Scale- Rs 2,05,400 – 2,24,400 (Level 16)

VCOAS/Army Cdr/Lt Gen(NFSG)- Rs 2,25,000 (Level 17) (fixed)

COAS- Rs 2,50,000 (Level 18) (fixed)

Military Service Pay(MSP) to the officers from the rank of Lt to Brig: Rs 15,500 per month (fixed)