Agniveer SSR / MR vs Navy Officer, Executive Branch
Side by side on pay, work, transfers and growth — so you can rank your preferences with confidence.
Pay level
Own pay structureLevel 10 + MSP
Starting in-hand
₹30,000–₹40,000 gross₹1,15,000 pay + allowances
Group
Group NAGroup A (Gazetted)
Exam
Agniveer NavyUPSC CDS
Qualification
10th passGraduate
Age limit
17–2119–24
Field work
highhigh
Stress (1–5)
34
Transfers
all indiaall india
First promotion
Regular sailor (After 4 years, for up to 25% of each batch selected on merit and service need)Lieutenant (About 2 years, time-scale)
Choose Agniveer SSR / MR if…
- ✓ Open after Class 10 (MR) or Class 12 science (SSR)
- ✓ Sea experience and technical training
- ✓ Tax-free corpus on exit
Choose Navy Officer, Executive Branch if…
- ✓ Technical, well-equipped service with foreign port visits
- ✓ Postings mostly at coastal cities
- ✓ Permanent commission with pension