MNS Officer vs Army Officer : Which One is Better ?

Here we are going to present a comparison study between MNS to NDA. The Indian Military Nursing Services is a part of Armed Forces Medical Services of the Indian Army, first formed under British rule in 1888. An officer in the Military Nursing Services is granted Permanent Commission or Short Service Commission by a Govt Gazette Notification while the NDA exam is conducted by UPSC for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA. This exam is a gateway for candidates looking forward to joining Defence Forces including Army, Navy and Air Force.

NDA Officer	MNS Officer
Both Girls & Boys can apply	Only Girls can apply
Educational Qualification
12^th Passed / Appearing in any stream	12^th passed / Appearing with Biology with 50% marks in English
Number of Seats
400+	220 only
Exam Offered
Written exam Twice in a year by UPSC focusing Maths, and General Ability	Written Once by NTA trough (NEET) Focusing Biology, physics & Chemistry
Marking Scheme
Paper I Mathematics Paper II GAT (120 mcqs of 300 marks) (150 mcqs of 600 marks) Correct 2.5 Correct 4 Incorrect 0.83 Incorrect 1.33	Correct 4 Incorrect 1
Interview Process
SSB (5 days)	Panel Interview (1 day for not more than 15 minutes only)
Age limit
16.5 years to 19.5 years	16-24 years
Commission
Permanent Commission	Permanent / Short Service Commission
Reservation policy
No Reservation	Reservation I. SC/ST candidates 15 seats II. NCC candidates possessing ‘C’ Certificate 25 seats
Training
4 years comprising Core (for professionalism and Expertise + Combat Training at NDA then AFA/ IMA/ INA	4 years Nursing Profession only at Training Academy Con, AFMC Pune Con, CH (EC) Kolkata CON, INHS Asvini CON, AH (R&R) New CON, CH (CC), Lucknow CON, CH (AF) Bangalore
Degrees awarded
JNU BA/B.Sc/B.Tech	Tied up Govt. Univ. with 6 Colleges eg. CH Lucknow awards degrees from KGMC, Lucknow
Facilities
Leave policy, Mess, Accommodations, Canteen, ECHS & Welfare, Facilities Remains Same
Deployment
Pan India for Tri Services- Operations, Frontline Sensitive Missions, Accounts or logistics etc, Rescue Operations During Natural Calamities / UN Peace Keeping	Medical Services across AFH, CH, Station Medicare Centers, Unit MI Room, MH, Forward Areas, Medical Aid During Natural Calamities / UN Peace Keeping
Uniform
As per Army/ Navy/ Air Force	Beige
Salute
All Junior Rank officers, JCO & OR have to salute Senior Officers	All JCO & OR have to salute.
Salary
Compared to MNS slightly higher due to allowances and MSP	Allowances and MSP makes a little difference in salary
Competition
Over 6 lakh candidates apply for examination	Less than more than 18 lakh for NEET and less than 1 lakh for MNS thereafter
Starts ranking
Golden stars	Silver stars decoration

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