NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY (NDA)

NDA Examination is organized by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). NDA (National Defense Academy) is the best organization that trains the trainees (applicants) to get selected for Indian Armed Forces (Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy) as officers.

Eligibility criteria for NDA

Nationality:

A candidate must be a citizen of India

Age Limits:

Age between 16-19.

Marital Status:

Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply.

Educational Qualifications

Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.

Candidates appearing in the 11th class exam are not eligible for this examination.

Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the 12th class or equivalent examination and are allowed to appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. .

Those candidates who have failed INSB/PABT earlier are not eligible for Air Force. .

For Army Wing of National Defence Academy

12th Class passes of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy.

12th Class passes of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Physical Standards

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defense Academy and Naval Academy Examination .Candidates are also advised to rectify minor defects/ailments to speed up finalization of medical examination conducted at the Military Hospital after being recommended at the SSB)

A candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academies of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply.

Visual standards

The distance vision (corrected) should be 6/6 in better eye and 6/9 in the worse eye. Myopia should not be more than 2.5 D and hypermetropia not more than 3.5 D including Astigmatism. Internal examination of the eye will be done using the ophthalmoscope to rule out any disease of the eye.

Vision standard for naval candidates

• Uncorrected without glass 6/6, 6/9
• Corrected with glass 6/6, 6/6
• Limits of Myopia –0.75
• Limits of Hypermetropia +1.5
• Binocular Vision III
• Limits of colour perception I

Fee Structure

Candidates (excepting female SC/ST/PH candidates/ Sons of JCOs/NCOs/ORs specified in Note 2 in the notification who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees one hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/ State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur/ Sate Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala /State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

How to Apply for NDA

Candidates should apply online only www.upsc.gov.in Candidates are required to apply online by using the website www.upsc.gov.in

Brief instruction for filling up the online application form have been given in the Appendix-II Detailed instructions are available on the above-mentioned website.

• Exam Pattern of NDA
• The subjects of the written examination are
• Mathematics of 300 marks
• General Ability Test 600 marks
• Interview (Personality test) of 900 marks
• Note: Only Objective type question will be asked in NDA examination.

Syllabus of NDA

• MATHEMATICS
• ALGEBRA
• MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS.
• TRIGONOMETRY
• ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS
• DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS:
• INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• VECTOR ALGEBRASTATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
• GENERAL ABILITY TEST

• Part:-A ENGLISH
• Part:-B
• GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
• Section A (Physics)
• Section B (Chemistry)
• Section C (General Science)
• Section D (History,Freedom,Movement,etc.)
• Section F (Current Events)

PENALITY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:

Mathematics: -0.83

general ability test: -1.33