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About NDA
can a candidate who do not study maths in 12 can apply for this exam?

Hai,
Yes 12th standard without maths is eligible to apply the NDA exam.
NDA exam is conducted by the UPSC twice in a year.
There are three wings in NDA:

Indian army,
Navy,
Airforce.

Eligibility criteria:

10+2 from a recognised state board of india.

Candidate should be a citizen of india.

Age should be 16.5years to 19years.

For more details visit
http://www.upsc.gov.in

All the best.

Yes , he can apply for the NDA examination, conducted by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION [UPSC] every years for twice in a year.

For appear in the NDA examination, you must have at least a 12th degree from a recognized board.

But a candidate with out maths, can apply for only military branch of the Indian army.Because for apply in NAVAL & AIR FORCE , he must needs the subjects Maths & Physics with at least 60% in 12th [aggregate].

The age limit for this examination is 16.5-19 years,..
remarks that, there is not any kind of age limit relaxations criteria is applicable for the any reserved category.

Also, you must have Indian nationality with marital status unmarried.

The physical requirements for this examination is -

Yes , he can apply for the NDA examination, conducted by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION [UPSC] every years for twice in a year.

For appear in the NDA examination, you must have at least a 12th degree from a recognized board.

But a candidate with out maths, can apply for only military branch of the Indian army.Because for apply in NAVAL & AIR FORCE , he must needs the subjects Maths & Physics with at least 60% in 12th [aggregate].

The age limit for this examination is 16.5-19 years,..
remarks that, there is not any kind of age limit relaxations criteria is applicable for the any reserved category.

Also, you must have Indian nationality with marital status unmarried.

The physical requirements for this examination is -

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NDA EXAM

1,Students who have passed 10+2 from recognized board OR Equivalent qualification are eligible for applying in NDA.
BUT
If you have done your 12th with compulsory subjects maths and physics than you are
Eligible to apply in all the branches – NAVY,ARMY,AIR FORCE.
OR
If you have done your class 12th without physics and maths than you are eligible for
ARMY only.


2, Students age should be in between 16.5 to 19 years.

3, unmarried male candidate are eligibile to apply .


Selection Procedure

The process of selecting cadets for the National Defence Academy is divided into three stages :

• A written examination held by the Union Public Service Commission.

Subject Code Duration Max Marks
Mathematics 01 2 1/2 hours 300
General Ability 02 2 1/2 hours 600
900

• An interview by the Service Selection Board to assess a candidate's officer potentialities ( Intelligence and personality test ).

• A medical examination by a Service Medical Board.
(you should be physically fit and you be able to fulfill the minimum physical fitness requirement set by service medical board for students applied for NDA)

Yes you can apply for the NDA examination if you dont have maths as one of the subjects .The NDA examination is conducted every year by UPSC.The examination is conducted twice a year .

Through NDA students are selected in :

ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY

The eligibility criteria for the ARMY and NAVY /AIR FORCE is different

For ARMY :

You must have passed your class 12th in any streams .
Your age should be between 16.5 to 19 years

For NAVY/AIR FORCE

You must have passed class 12th with physics ,maths and chemistry as a compulsory subjects .
Your age should be between 16.5 to 19 years

It means that you can apply for the ARMY but not for the AIR FORCE and NAVY.

The NDA examination is done in three phases ::

1.Written exam
2.SSB
3.Medical .

Written examination consist of two papers ::

You can apply for NDA (National
Defence Academy) Exam after
Matriculation.NDA Exam is
conducted to select candidates
for any 1 of the 3 wings of
defence forces:
1.Army
2.Navy
3.Air force
NDA Exam is conducted 2 times a
year by UPSC(Union Public service
commission)
NDA Eligibility
Qualification's
You should have passes 12th
Standard exams or appearing in
12th with physics and maths.
Age Limit's
16.5 years to 19 years
Citizenship
Indian
Maritial Status
Single unmarried male
Selection Procedure
1.Written Exam
2.Interview
3.Medical & Fitness Test
Best Luck!!!!

i am a student of bioscience(biology,chemistry,nutrition,geography). can i join indian airforce or navy??

i am a student of bioscience(biology,chemistry,nutrion,geography).ca n i join air force or navy

why did the bio students did not appear for air force and navy

> Yes, you are eligible to apply for NDA without Mathematics but can apply only for the Army wing out of three wings contained.
.
=> Details regarding NDA :-
NDA stands for National Defence Academy. NDA Examination is conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) twice in a year for the recruitment of Unmarried male candidates into :
* Indian Navy
* Indian Air Force
* Indian Army
> Being a candidate without Mathematics, you can apply for the Army wing only.
.
=> NDA Army wing Eligibility Criteria :-
.
* Nationality : You must be :
1. An Indian citizen.
2. A subject of Nepal.
3. A subject of Bhutan.
4. A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January, 1962.
.
* Martiality and Gender : The candidate must be an Unmarried male candidates. Female candidates are not allowed to apply because may be they are considered to be a little weaker in their physical standards as compared to boys till 19 years.
.
* Age Limitation : The age limit is 16.5 years to 19 years. There is no any relaxation for any category candidate.
.
* Educational Qualification : The candidate must have qualified his 12th standard final board examination or equivalent exam in any stream from a recognized Board or University.
> Final exam appearing candidates may also apply.
.
> For further details regarding NDA, www.upsc.gov.in

sir i am sanjeev verma i passed 12 with physic chemistry math with 50/: i am eligible for nda or not please tell me

My son has taken Medical with maths in 11th class but wants to drop Maths now as it is proving very difficult. Can he drop it now and pursue only Medical Stream through 12th class. If he drops Maths, will he be required to take any other alternate subject now??Thanks.

Originally Posted by NANDU J A

About NDA
can a candidate who do not study maths in 12 can apply for this exam?

Sure, The candidate from 12th class without maths can apply for NDA Exam but only for Army Branch. You can't apply for Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.

NDA stands for National Defence Academy.

NDA exam is conducted by UPSC twice a year.

Eligibility for NDA Exam for Indian Army Branch:

>>The age of candidate must be between 16.5 to 19 years.

>>The candidate must complete his 12th class from any stream from any recognized board.

>>The candidate must be Indian.

>>The candidate must be unmarried male.

The selection procedure consists of following steps:

>>Written Exam
>>SSB Interview
>>Medical Test

For more details just go to http://joinindianarmy.nic.in

I hope the information will help you.

Best of luck.............