Once you join the military training academy i.e. IMA and OTA as an officer cadet, you will get a fixed stipend per month during the entire period of your training as a gentleman cadet and lady cadet. Below are more details on the stipend and salary drawn by the officer cadets of the Indian army.
All GC are required to open a defence salary bank account preferably with SBI, IMA Branch on joining Academy. IMA has a branch of SBI with ATM facility within the Academy premises which provides banking facility to all GCs. For OTA Cadets, they are required to open a salary account in the SBI bank available in the OTA premises.
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PAY AND ALLOWANCES
- Direct Entry GCs will be given a fixed stipend of Rupees 56100/- per month during their entire training period at IMA.
- All cadets at OTA Chennai also get a fixed stipend of Rupees 56100/- per month during their training at OTA Chennai.
- Service GCs (ACC Cadets) will continue to draw pay of their Rank while at the IMA.
- Technical GCs are entitled to a provisional issue of pay and allowances of Rupees 56100/- per month during their entire training period at IMA which will be later adjusted by CDA(O) Pune while releasing their pay and allowances for the rank of Lieutenant. For all other purposes, they will be designated as GCs and treated as such. The Short Service Commission (on probation) will cease automatically on self withdrawal/resignation or on successful completion of training at the Academy. They will be required to pay charges incurred on their messing, accommodation and allied services. Currently, it is at the rate of Rupees 486/- per month and will vary from time to time. In addition, they will also be required to meet their pocket expenses at the IMA.
- University Entry Scheme GCs will be given a stipend of Rupees 56100/- per month for the last one year of their final year of Engineering. They will be given Pay and Allowance of the rank of Lieutenant at Rupees 71600/- per month plus Dearness Allowance for their training period at IMA.
Incentive Schemes: Various State Governments grant incentives to GCs with domicile of their State who join Academy for pre-commission training. Some of them are
Compensation
- Parents/Guardians of GCs or GCs will not be entitled to claim compensation for any injury sustained by them during the course of their training at the IMA. Certificates to this effect as per Appendices F and G will be rendered at the time of joining for training duly executed on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper with Stamp Fee as in vogue in the State where the affidavit is executed by the father/guardian and the candidate. They will hand over the certificates duly signed to their Battalion Adjutant at IMA.
- All GCs undergoing training at IMA will be insured for Rupees 75 lakhs for death and Rupees 25 lakhs for 100% disability reduced upto Rupees 5 lakhs for 20% disability, as per eligibility conditions with AGIF, New Delhi under arrangements of the Academy for their duration of training. A premium of Rupees 5000/- per month will be deducted on monthly basis from the stipend admissible to GCs of Direct Entry & Technical Graduates/University Entry Scheme Courses during training period.
RESIGNATION
GCs wishing to resign after joining the Academy will forward their application in writing to the Commandant, IMA along with written consent of his parent/guardian. Such GCs will be allowed to resign after necessary recovery in Cash/Draft on account of cost of training, stipend paid, expenditure incurred to purchase any kit/equipment/garment or expenditure made to procure any other item and messing and allied services. At present the cost of training is Rupees 11952/- per week upto 30 Jun 2021, thereafter a yearly escalation of 8% p.a will be calculated on the per capita cost of training for each ensuing year. Cost of training will be calculated from the day of joining to the day he is struck off strength of this Academy.
