Here’s a clear, complete guide for Agniveer Vayu Intake 02/2026 and a summary of Manasa Defence Academy NDA training:

???? Indian Air Force – Agniveer Vayu Recruitment Intake 02/2026

1. Application Window & Official Portal

• Applications open 11 July 2025 and close 31 July 2025, on the official portal agnipathvayu.cdac.in manasadefenceacademy.com+15Indis Academy+15IE Education+15.

2. Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17.5–21 years (born between 2 July 2005 and 2 January 2009) UP Excise Portal+3Indis Academy+3IE Education+3.

• Education:

  • For Science stream: 10+2 with Physics, Math, English (≥ 50% each), or a 3‑year engineering diploma, or vocational course with Physics & Math.

  • For Non‑Science: 10+2 in any stream (≥ 50% overall & in English) or relevant vocational course UP Excise Portal+5Indis Academy+5govjobresult.com+5.

3. Application Fee

• ₹550 + GST, payable via UPI, net banking, or cards omnikart.in+3Indis Academy+3freshgovtjobs.com+3.

4. Selection Process

1. Registration & online exam (from 25 September 2025)

2. Physical Fitness Tests (PFT‑I: 1.6 km run; PFT‑II: push‑ups, sit‑ups, squats)

3. Adaptability Tests & medical check-up

4. Final merit list & documentation Wikipedia+8Indis Academy+8freshgovtjobs.com+8.

5. Benefits & Tenure

• Four-year service under Agnipath scheme

• Monthly salary starts at ₹30,000 (in-hand ~₹21,000) with yearly increments.

• Seva Nidhi corpus fund (~₹2–2.5 lakh annually), plus government matching contribution

• Potential absorption into regular cadre based on performance UP Excise Portal+8Indis Academy+8The Times of India+8IE Education+3freshgovtjobs.com+3The Times of India+3.

???? Manasa Defence Academy (Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)

• Established 1998, located near Indian Navy facilities in Vizag manasadefenceacademy.in.

• Offers NDA, Air Force, Naval, and general defence exam coaching.

• Facilities include playground, gym, swimming pool, AC/non-AC hostels, mess (veg/non-veg), and CCTV surveillance Wikipedia+12manasadefenceacademy.in+12manasadefenceacademy.com+12.

• Faculty mainly comprised of retired Naval & Army officers, including ex‑Navy officers like Rambir Singh manasadefenceacademy.in.

• Full‑day training schedule (5 AM–9 PM), personality development, English, interview and SSB practice manasadefenceacademy.in.

• Claims recognition as “best defence academy in AP/India” by government audits Reddit+2manasadefenceacademy.in+2manasadefenceacademy.com+2.