CDS 1 2021 Notification Date, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Admit Card: Check Here

UPSC CDS Salary, Pay Scale, Promotion Policy : Combined Defence Services Exam 1 2021 Notification has been released by Union Public Service Commission on 28 October 2020 according to the UPSC Examination Calendar 2021 for induction of officers at Officers Training Academy (OTA) Men and Women, Indian Naval Academy (INA), Indian Military Academy (IMA), and Air Force Academy (AFA). The CDS Salary includes Basic Pay and Allowances, for example, DA, High Altitude Allowance, Uniform Allowance and others. In this article we have described the UPSC CDS Salary, Pay Scale, Promotion Policy and Job Profile of UPSC CDS passed candidate.

Fixed Stipend during Training Period 

Candidates who get admitted to Army, Navy or Air Force subsequent to clearing the UPSC CDS test are first required to experience Cadet Training. During the preparation time frame, the Army Officers and the equal post officials in Navy and Air Force are qualified to get Fixed Stipend of Rs 56,100 every month, which the beginning compensation in Level 10. 

The training period is not treated as the commissioned service.  Once the candidates are commissioned successfully,  they get all the arrears remaining on the basis of their pay matrix with effect from their training period.

UPSC CDS Salary & Pay Scale of Officers in Army/Air Force/Navy

Rank	Level	Pay Scale
Lieutenant	Level 10	Rs 56,100-1,77,500
Captain	Level 10B	Rs 61,300-1,93,900
Major	Level 11	Rs 69,400-2,07,200
Lt Colonel	Level 12A	Rs 1,21,200-2,12,400
Colonel	Level 13	Rs 1,30,600-2,15,900
Brigadier	Level 13A	Rs 1,39,600-2,17,600
Major General	Level 14	Rs 1,44,200-2,18,200
Lieutenant General HAG Scale	Level 15	Rs 1,82,200-2,24,100
HAG+Scale	Level 16	Rs 2,05,400 – 2,24,400
VCOAS/Army CDR/ Lieutenant General (NFSG)	Level 17	Rs 2,25,000 (fixed)
COAS	Level 18	Rs 2,50,000 (fixed)

Military Service Pay (MSP)

Cadets recruited as Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel or Brigadier in Army or equivalent posts in Air Force and Navy are offered the Military Service Pay (MSP).

UPSC CDS Allowances & Perks for IMA/INA/OTA/AFA

Apart from a decent salary package, the officers are eligible to get a few Allowances such as Flying Allowance, Dearness Allowance, High Altitude Allowance, Uniform Allowance, etc. Have a look at these allowances below:

Allowances	Details
Flying Allowance	Pilots in Level 10 & above pay scale get Rs 25,000 per month as flying allowance
Dearness Allowance	Same rates as applicable to civilian personnel
Kit Maintenance Allowance	Rs 20,000 annually
Highly Active Field Area Allowance	Rs 16,900 pm
Field Area Allowance	Rs 10,500 pm
Modified Field Area Allowance	Rs 6,300 pm
High Altitude Allowance	Category-I - Rs 3,400 pm Category-II - Rs 5,300 pm Category-III - Rs 25,000 pm
Siachen Allowance	Rs. 42,500 pm
Uniform allowance	Rs. 20,000 pm
Free Ration	Officer in Peace & Filed Areas get Free ration.
Transport Allowance (TPTA)	Higher TPTA Cities: Rs 7200 + DA pm Other Places: Rs 3600 +DA pm
Children Education Allowance (CEA)	Rs. 2250 pm per child for only eldest two surviving CEA is applicable from kids' Nursery to 12th class

UPSC CDS Promotion Policy 

The promotion avenues are different in all the armed forces. Have a look at the promotion policies for officers recruited in Indian Military, Navy, OTA and Air Force below:

Indian Army: Promotion Policy 

Rank	Promotion Criteria
Lieutenant	After completing training
Captain	2 years of commissioned service
Major	6 years of commissioned service
Lieutenant Colonel	13 years of commissioned service
Colonel (Time Scale)	26 years of commissioned service
Colonel	15 years of commissioned service
Brigadier	On Selection
Major General	On Selection
Lieutenant General	On Selection
General	On Selection

 Indian Air Force: Promotion Policy

Rank	Promotion Criteria
Flying Officer	On Commission
Flight Lieutenant	2 Years of commissioned service
Squadron Leader	6 years of commissioned service
Wing Commander	13 years of commissioned service
Group Captain	26 years of commissioned service
Group Captain (Select)	Selection
Air Commodore	Selection
Air Vice Marshal	Selection
Air Marshal	Selection
Air Chief Marshal	Selection

Officers Training Academy (OTA): Promotion Policy

Male and Female candidates who are granted with the Short Service Commission by the OTA are eligible for following promotion avenues:

Captain - On completion of 2 years of commissioned service

Major -  On completion of 6 years of commissioned service

Lieutenant Colonel - On completion of 13 years of commissioned service

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