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Hell, i have passed my matriculation examination with 66% of marks, so can i apply for the post of NDA 2015 examination?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hell, i have passed my matriculation examination with 66% of marks, so can i apply for the post of NDA 2015 examination?

No, you are not eligible for NDA 2015 exam because you have completed 10th standard.

NDA stands for National Defence Service exam. NDA Examination is conducted for 3 wings-Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and Indian Army.

Candidates who have completed the 12th standard from a recognized board or equivalent exam are eligible for NDA exam. 12th standard final year students are also eligible for NDA exam. NDA exam doesn't require any percentage marks in 12th standard.

Your age should be in between 16.5 years to 19 years. There is no age relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

"sorry to say that if have not completed yuor 12th std course with maths then you are not allowed in the NDA exams."
The minimum qualification required to seat in the entrance exams of NDA are 12th.So you must should have completd your 12th course.

Details informations for NDA entrance exams are:-

If a male conddidates wants to go in the ARMY SECTOR then you should take science streams with maths in 11th std.

If you are from ARTS stream then you are not eligible for the NDA entrance exams and hence not eligible to join "ARMY"

The subjects which are required for the NDA entrance exams are-->>
PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY AND MATHS.
and in the ARTS streams there is no such subjects.Hence science stream is very necessary for NDA

Only then aftre you can go for the NDA entrance exams conducted for the 12th std students.

There are Fields in NDA:
1.Indian Army
2.Indian Airforce
3.Indian Navy
Eligibilty criteria for the NDA entrance exams are listed as below--->>>

Age :16 ½ to 19 years

Nationality:Indian

Marital Status: Unmarried

Gender:No vaccancy for Girls.

Hope it helps.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hell, i have passed my matriculation examination with 66% of marks, so can i apply for the post of NDA 2015 examination?

No, with matriculation as your qualification, you are not eligible to give NDA Exam.

To give NDA Exam, which is conducted by UPSC, you must be 12th passed or 12th appearing candidate from recognized University with in the age group of 16.5-19 years.

So, first complete your 12th class with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as your subjects from recognized University and then apply for NDA exam.

As you told that you have just passed the 10th class now so its sorry to say that you are not eligible to apply for the NDA at this time because the candidate must be a 12th passed in any stream to apply for the NDA(National defense academy).

There are three main fields in the NDA that you can apply for are-

Indian Army

Indian Navy

Indian Air force

To join the Navy and air force candidate must be passed in 12th with physics and math and to apply for the Army candidate of any stream Science, Commerce and Arts can apply.

And eligibility criteria for the NDA is -;

1. Candidate should passed 12th in any stream.
2. Candidate should be Indian
3. A subject of Nepal or Bhutan can also apply.
4. Tibetan refugee comes in India before January 1962 can also apply.
5. Only unmarried male candidates can apply.
6. For Army any candidate passed 12th in any stream can apply.
7. For Air Force and Naval force only the candidate passed in 12th with Math and physics can apply.
8. Candidate should be physical fit and having eye side 6/6.
9. Candidate should not be physical handicap.
10. Candidate should be 16-19 years old.

NOTE- Exam is conducted twice a year.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hell, i have passed my matriculation examination with 66% of marks, so can i apply for the post of NDA 2015 examination?

Sorry, you can not apply for NDA after 10th class.

You need to pass 12th class in any stream to apply for NDA.

This exam is held by UPSC twice in a year.

Main eligibility criteria for NDA are:-

>>Age limit: 16.5 to 19 years.

>>Only unmarried male candidates are applicable.

Exam pattern:-



Best Book for NDA:-



For more details: www.nda.gov.in or www.upsc.gov.in

Hello friend,

You are not eligible for NDA 2015 after passing matriculation.To become eligible for NDA you have to complete class 12th board exam or you if you are appearing class 12th exam in the same year you can eligible for NDA.

other criteria for NDA is:

--> Minimum age: 16.5 years and Maximum age 19 years.

--> Subjects in 12th: Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics.

--> Citizenship: Indian.

--> Marital Status:Unmarried.

So after completing 12th you are eligible for NDA in 2017.

Good luck.