The Sainya Seva Medal is circular in shape, made of cupro-nickel, in diameter. The medal hangs from straight suspension bar, to which the clasps are mounted. The obverse depicts Nanda Devi with bamboo in the foreground. The reverse depicts one of the gates of Purana Qila. Above is inscribed the words Sainya Seva Medal in Hindi script. The ribbon of the medal is saffron in color . There is a single vertical stripe of white and another of dark green dividing which divides the ribbon equally in to three parts.