IAS Vs NDA

I am interested in Army service so I am preparing for NDA (National Defense Academy). But my parent wants to become me an IAS officer. Please tell me what should I do because I want to go in army?

Hi buddy here I have come to collect info related to both exam IAS and NDA , so will you plz let me know about level of both exam ?

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As you want I am telling IAS and NDA both exam conducted by UPSC and NDA exam level 10+2 but for IAS exam applicant must be graduate :

Parameter NDA
Age 16.5-19.5 Years
Eligibility Men only
Educational Qualification 10+2
Scheme of Examination Written + SSB
Frequency of the Exam Twice/Year
Duration of Training 4-4.5 Years
3 Yrs at NDA and 1 Yr at IMA (For Army cadets)
3 Yrs at NDA and 1 Yr at Naval Academy(For Naval cadets)/
3 Yrs at NDA and 1 & 1/2 Yrs at AFA Hyderabad (For AF cadets)
Training Centres National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
Indian Air ForceAcademy, Hyderabad
Degrees awarded Army Cadets - B.Sc./B.Sc. (Computer)/BA /B.Tech degree
Naval Cadets - B.Tech degree
Air Force Cadets - B.Tech degree
Rank assigned after training Lieutenant
Stipend during training Rs. 21,000/- p.m. (fixed)

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) also known as Imperial Civil Service (ICS) is the Civil Services Examination and one of the toughest competitive exams in India.

This exam consists of 3 stages namely, the Preliminary Exam, the Mains Exam, and the Personality Test/Interview.

Notification February
Application Forms February (apply date) March(last date)
Admit Card Three weeks before Prelims Exam
CSE Prelims May-August
Answer Key After the final result of UPSC of Civil Service Exam (in the following year)
Result August/September (same year)
Cutoff After the final result of UPSC of Civil Service Exam (in the following year)

UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam Timeline
Events Dates
Notification Aug/Sept
Application Forms Aug-Sept
Admit Card Three weeks before Mains Exam
Main Exam October-December
Answer Key After the final result of UPSC of Civil Service Exam (in the following year)
Result Jan-Feb of the following year
Cutoff After the final result in the following year

UPSC Civil Services Personality Test/ Interview Timeline
Events Dates
Notification Feb/March of the following year
e-Summon March/April of the following year
Personality Test/Interview March/April of the following year
Result April-June of the following year

UPSC Civil Services (IAS) Exam Pattern


The Civil Services Exam is conducted by the UPSC every year in three stages and they are:

Stage I: Preliminary Examination
Stage II: Main Examination
Stage III: Personality Test/Interview Round


The stage 1 of the civil services exam is prelims, which is a screening test for candidates and comprises of two papers with questions of objective or MCQ type.

The IAS Prelims Exam Pattern is as follows:

Sl. No. Name of the Paper Nature of the Paper Duration of the Exam Questions Marks
1 Paper I : General Studies Merit Ranking Nature 2 Hours 100 200 Marks
2 Paper II : General Studies (CSAT) Qualifying Nature 2 Hours 80 200 Marks