Swimming pool and main building
Fully residential · Boys and girls · Butibori, Nagpur

Train likea cadet.Before you are one.

School, NDA written preparation, SSB grooming and daily physical training on one 35-acre campus, guided by retired Armed Forces officers. After Class 10 or Class 12, this is where the road to the Academy begins.

Discipline
Leadership
Courage
NDA written prep
SSB grooming
Daily PT and drill
Boys and girls
35-acre campus
Officers as mentors
Discipline
Leadership
Courage
NDA written prep
SSB grooming
Daily PT and drill
Boys and girls
35-acre campus
Officers as mentors

Which course fits your child?Tap where your child is today.

NDA Foundation · 2 years
Recommended
Our achievers

Recommended. Boys and girls.

CSM AFPI cadets recommended at the SSB and selected for the National Defence Academy, the Merchant Navy and the National Fire Service College.

Yashasvi Sawaithul
Recommended
Yashasvi Sawaithul
NDA-154 · Indian Navy
Sanika Inamdar
Recommended
Sanika Inamdar
NDA-153 · Indian Air Force
Harshal Chaudhary
Recommended
Harshal Chaudhary
NDA · Indian Army
Bhanuj Maske
Recommended
Bhanuj Maske
NDA · Indian Air Force
Akshat Jiwane
Recommended
Akshat Jiwane
NDA · SSB recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Merchant Navy
Ankush Kumar Yadav
Recommended
Ankush Kumar Yadav
NDA-152 · Indian Army
Abhay Kamath
Recommended
Abhay Kamath
NDA-154 · Indian Army
Shreyas Dhakne
Recommended
Shreyas Dhakne
National Fire Service College
Yashasvi Sawaithul
Recommended
Yashasvi Sawaithul
NDA-154 · Indian Navy
Sanika Inamdar
Recommended
Sanika Inamdar
NDA-153 · Indian Air Force
Harshal Chaudhary
Recommended
Harshal Chaudhary
NDA · Indian Army
Bhanuj Maske
Recommended
Bhanuj Maske
NDA · Indian Air Force
Akshat Jiwane
Recommended
Akshat Jiwane
NDA · SSB recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Recommended
Tannu Sathkar
Merchant Navy
Ankush Kumar Yadav
Recommended
Ankush Kumar Yadav
NDA-152 · Indian Army
Abhay Kamath
Recommended
Abhay Kamath
NDA-154 · Indian Army
Shreyas Dhakne
Recommended
Shreyas Dhakne
National Fire Service College
Cleared NDA-2023 written exam (Lokmat Samachar, Oct 2023)
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Best listed rank: Yashasvi, AIR 112, 10th among women
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Nagpur-region candidates guided by our mentors into the Forces
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Google rating from 175 reviews
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The Butibori campus

35 acres built for training, not just teaching.

Hills, forest, a river and lakes surround the campus. Inside the gate are a swimming pool, a gym, an indoor badminton hall, cricket nets, open fields and courts, so training never waits for a bus ride.

Train every day

Pool, gym, courts and fields for PT, games and obstacle practice.

Officers as mentors

An NDA graduate and Special Forces veteran leads the institute.

Written and SSB together

Officer-like qualities trained alongside Maths and GAT.

Supervised round the clock

Hostel, mess, study halls and 24×7 support on campus.

Swimming pool and main building
Indoor badminton hall
Gym
Cricket nets
Life on campus

See the routine in motion.

PT on the lawns, drill on the courts and classes in uniform. Filmed on campus by our team.

Drill, PT and obstacles
Pool, lawns and class
Drill on the courts
Major Avinash Sahani (Retd)
From the Director
“True education empowers by instilling discipline, imparting knowledge, and building confidence and self-belief.”

Our approach to education is not confined to textbooks or the classroom. It reaches out to the playground, fosters creativity through extracurricular activities and nurtures a balanced, holistic development.

Major Avinash Sahani (Retd)

Director, CSM AFPI · Graduate of the National Defence Academy · Maratha Light Infantry and Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)

Mentors

Your child trains under people who wore the uniform.

Lt Col Ganesh Babu (Retd)
SSB mentor · Group Testing Officer

Lt Col Ganesh Babu (Retd)

  • Served in the Army for 30 years, Corps of Signals
  • GTO at 21 SSB Bhopal and 11 SSB Allahabad
  • Principal investigator on a DRDO-appreciated DIPR study on candidate selection
  • 500+ selections in the Armed Forces · TEDx speaker
Hony Lt Dharamveer Singh (Retd)
Drill and training instructor

Hony Lt Dharamveer Singh (Retd)

  • Served in the Indian Army Special Forces (Parachute Regiment)
  • Former instructor at the National Defence Academy
  • Former instructor at the Indian Military Academy
A day at Butibori

From reveille to lights out, every hour has a job.

Mornings belong to PT and drill, the working day to the classroom, and evenings to games, training and supervised study. The routine teaches time discipline long before the SSB tests for it.

Core work
PT

A day on campus

Sample routine
0530hrs
Reveille
Wake up, make bed, fall in
0545hrs
PT and drill
Running, strength work and drill
0730hrs
Breakfast
In the campus mess
0800hrs
Classes
School subjects and NDA Maths and GAT
1330hrs
Lunch and rest
A short rest before the afternoon
1500hrs
Self-study
Doubt clearing in the study hall
1715hrs
Games and training
Swimming, courts, field and obstacles
1900hrs
Supervised study
Tests, revision and current affairs
2030hrs
Dinner
Together in the mess
2130hrs
Roll call
Lights out at 2200 hrs

Final timings are shared with families at admission.

Sports field
Our aim
To train selected young people from Central India for a permanent commission in the Armed Forces, through the NDA and the Technical Entry Scheme.
Not a job. A calling.
The road to NDA

Five stages stand between a candidate and the Academy.

We prepare cadets for every one of them, not just the written paper.

01

Application

Filled online when UPSC notifies the exam.

02

Written exam

Mathematics for 300 marks and the General Ability Test for 600.

03

SSB interview

A five-day selection process worth 900 marks.

04

Medical

A medical examination for candidates the SSB recommends.

05

Merit list

Written and SSB marks decide the final order of merit.

Sanika Inamdar
Recommended
Sanika Inamdar
NDA-153 · Indian Air Force
Yashasvi Sawaithul
Recommended
Yashasvi Sawaithul
NDA-154 · Indian Navy
For daughters too

NDA is open to girls. So is this campus.

Sanika Inamdar ranked AIR 165 and joined NDA-153 for the Indian Air Force. Yashasvi Sawaithul ranked AIR 112, tenth among women, and joined NDA-154 for the Indian Navy. Girls at CSM AFPI follow the same classes, PT, drill and SSB training as every other cadet.

What families say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 by parents and cadets.

4.9
Rated 5 out of 5
175 Google reviews
“Great teachers, efficient administrators and a Focussed learning environment.”
Nikhil Apte · Google review
“Along with written exam institute also prepares student for SSB interview.”
Navneet Tiwari · Google review
“Guest lectures are organised from time to time from Senior Officers in Armed Forces.”
Milind Hastak · Google review
Questions parents ask first

Before you call us.

The five questions we hear most. The full list covers fees, leave, food and more.

Yes. The campus trains both boys and girls, and NDA is open to girls. CSM AFPI cadets Sanika Inamdar (NDA-153, Indian Air Force) and Yashasvi Sawaithul (NDA-154, Indian Navy) joined the National Defence Academy.

Students complete Class 11 and 12 in the Science stream. The institute works with CBSE and Maharashtra State Board schools, and the admissions desk explains the arrangement for your child at counselling.

At Karmaneya School, P-16 MIDC Road, Butibori, about 45 km from Nagpur on the Wardha Road. The city office is at Jhansi Rani Square, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur.

Register online and pay the ₹500 entrance test registration fee, sit the CSM AFPI entrance test, then meet the team with a parent. See Admissions.

Fees depend on the course and include teaching, hostel and meals. Call or WhatsApp the admissions desk and we will share the current fee structure for your child’s course.

Sports field
The CSM AFPI crest

Seats fill early. Book the entrance test today.

Register online for the CSM AFPI entrance test, or bring your child to see the Butibori campus and meet the mentors before you decide.