Share of the batch kept on
25%
Today 25%
Army, IAF ask 50%
Navy ask 75%
25% cap today
Kept: years served
4 + 15+
Leave: years served
4
Kept on
0
Leave after year 4
0
Extra years served
0
Seva Nidhi paid out
0
Source: Ministry of Defence, 2022; retention asks reported July 2026, not approved.