The United Service Institution of India was founded in 1870 by a soldier scholar, Colonel (later Major General) Sir Charles MacGregor. The story of its growth is the story of the growth of the Indian Armed Forces. It was founded for ‘furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services.’

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Fee Structure


FEE STRUCTURE FOR ALL COURSES

The Courses are being conducted on fees catering ONLY for sustainability of the endeavour and ensure appropriate quality and credibility. Details of course fee are given below:

Courses Fee Structure

Courses

Dates

Subjects

Tuition Fee
(Add Rs 1500 Membership fee if not a member)

Auth

Commencement

Exam

All Subjects

Each Subject

USI DSSC ASPIRE ONE & TWO

 

Aspire ONE

01–13 Dec 2025


Aspire TWO

 04–16 May 2026

Regn Open

Sep 2026
Jul 2026 (IAF/IN)

Aspire ONE
Tac A – CA
Tac B – SMT
Adm – MH
(IAF CA Only)

Aspire TWO
Tac B – CA
SMT – MH
(IAF CA Only)

Rs 10,000 Each (Aspire 1 & 2)
IAF CA Only – Rs 2500 Each
(Early Bird Incentives as per Prospectus)

   

CORRES COURSES

DSSC/DSTSC [Army]

2nd Week of Nov 2025
Regn Open

Sep 2026

Tac A
Adm & ML
SMT
CA
MH
Tac B

Rs 9000/-

Tac A – Rs 1300
Adm & ML – Rs 1200
SMT – Rs 1500
CA & MH – Rs 2000 Each
Tac B – Rs 3000

SAO 7/S/2013/GS & MoD (Army) Letter dt 24 May 2015

DSSC (IAF)

DO

Jul 2026

MH, CA

 

Rs 3000 Each

 

Paper 1 PME (Navy)

2nd Week of Jan 2026
Regn Open

Jul 2026

Paper 1 PME
(Current Affairs, Naval History, Maritime Strategy)

-

Rs 3000/-

-

DSSC/DSTSC  CONTACT PROGRAM (ARMY)

 

CP One: 15–20 Jun 2026
CP Two:  29 Jun – 04 Jul 2026
CP Three: 13–18 Jul 2026

Sep 2026

TAC A, TAC B, ADM & LAW, SMT, MH and CA

a) Mock Test & Guidance/Discussion- Rs 7000/-
b) Only mtrl for CP - Rs 3500/-
 

   

PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS

Part ‘B’

2nd Week of Dec 2025
Regn Open

Jun 2026

Tac, Adm, ML, MH, CA

Rs 3000/-

Adm & ML – Rs 800 Each
MH, Tac & CA – Rs 1000 Each

SAO 11/S/85 & MoD (Army) Letter dt 07 Mar 2019

Part ‘D’ *

1st Week of Apr 2026
Regn Open

Oct 2026

Adm, Tac, ML, MH, CA

Rs 4000/-

Adm & ML – Rs 1000 Each
MH, CA & Tac – Rs 1500 Each

SAO 11/S/85 & MoD (Army) Letter dt 24 May 2015

Note: Special to Corps subject for Part D not conducted

Incentive.

(a)        An early bird discount of Rs 1000 (Rs 250 for IAF Offrs) on the basic fee of Rs 10000 (Rs 2500 for IAF Offrs), will be given for regn by 22 Nov 2025 for USI DSSC Aspire ONE and 25 Apr 2026 for USI DSSC Aspire TWO.

(b)        Student Offrs registering for both the USI DSSC Aspire 2026 ONE & TWO, OR either of the USI DSSC Aspire 2026 coupled with USI Corres Course, may be issued with one set of USI of India DSSC Contact Pgme (tentatively planned in June /July 2026) study mtrl without fees.