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Dear sir,
i am appearing for 12th final exam and my date of birth 5-11-1997 can i apply for NDA IN 2016?

Eligibility criteria to appear in NDA exam is:

A candidate must have done 12th with physics, chemistry, mathematics and English from recognized board with at least 60% marks.

Age 16.5 - 19 years and no relaxation is given to reserved categories.

Eyesight 6/6 and no colour blindness.
Unmarried male students can apply.

Yes, you are eligible to appear for NDA examination. NDA stands for National Defence Academy and it is conducted by UPSC twice every year.

The eligibility to appear for examination is :-

Candidate must have passed or appearing in 10+2 from recognised board.
Candidate's age must be between 16.5-19.5 years.
Only male candidate are eligible to appear.

So, you are eligible to appear for NDA examination conducted in 2016. The application for examination is released in January and July. The examination is conducted in two stages.

For more information about examination visit at http://www.upsc.gov.in

NDA stands for National Defence Academy. It is entrance examination conducted by UPSC every year in April and September.

Yes, you can appear for examination. As according to UPSC notification for examination. The required eligibility to appear for examination is candidate must have passed or pursuing 10+2 from recognised board and age must be between 16.5-19.5 years.

So, you can appear for examination. The application form for NDA 2016 will be available from January 2016. The examination is conducted in two stages. For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

NDA stands for National Defense Academy and as the name suggests it is an academy meant for providing necessary training and education to those who have cleared NDA entrance examination and are looking to be an defense officer. Also NDA has three wings which includes Indian Navy, Indian Air force and Indian Army.

NDA entrance examination is held twice every year by Union Public Service Commission in two stages which includes Written examination and Service Selection Board interview respectively.

--> For appearing in the same examination one needs to have the qualification mentioned below :-

* You must be an unmarried Indian male candidate.

* Your age must be within 16.5 years to 19 years.

* You must have either completed your higher secondary school degree or any other degree equivalent to same or must be in the final year of same with any discipline from a recognized institute. But for joining Indian Navy and Indian Air force your main subjects in the same degree course must include Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Now as your date of birth is 05/11/1997 which means you are just over 18 years old at this time. Also as the NDA 2016 examinations will be held in April ( NDA I ) and September ( NDA II ) which means your age will be below 19 years at the time of both these examinations and hence you are eligible for NDA 2016 examination on the basis of your age criteria but you need to satisfy the other requirements too for appearing in the same.

For further queries you can log on to the official link of UPSC i.e; www.upsc.gov.in.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Dear sir,
i am appearing for 12th final exam and my date of birth 5-11-1997 can i apply for NDA IN 2016?

Being 18 years old candidates can't apply for NDA exam in 2016.

The candidate's who have completed the 12th standard from a recognized board or equivalent exam are eligible for NDA exam. Final year of 12th standard candidate are eligible for NDA exam.

Your age should be in between to 16.5 years to 19.5 years. There is no age relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

Yes, you can apply for NDA entrance exam which will be conducted in 2016 at age of 18 years. Here is eligibility criteria for exam:

>>10+2 passed or appearing from a recognized board. For Navy and Airforce, mathematics and physics in 10+2 is compulsory.

>>Age limit is 16.5-19.5 years.

>>Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply for exam.

Notification of NDA I will be published on 02/01/2016. After that you can apply at http://www.upsconline.nic.in