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Dear Sir, I am from Mumbai and completed my 12th with Commerce stream. I want to join Indian Army. So, I would like to know that which exam I have to appear so that I can enter in Indian Army?

NDA is National Defence Academy. It is conducted by UPSC and Indian Army also conduct entrance examination and rally for the recruitment.

After qualifying in the examination you have to appear and qualify in the examination.

As per your qualification you are eligible to appear in the NDA as well as Indian Army clerk examination. You have to appear and qualify in Physical and Written test for final selection. For more information visit at www.joinindianarmy.nic.in or www.upsc.gov.in.

As you have completed 12th recently, so you can apply for NDA exam that is conducted by UPSC every twice for entry to Indian Army.

By qualifying NDA, you can choose anyone of the following wings i.e.

• Army
• Navy
• Air Force
• Naval Academy

There will be Written exam followed by SSB Interview for qualification of NDA Exam.

Another exam that you can appear is TES 10+2 exam through which you can join Indian Army.

Yes, commerce stream student can join Indian Army after 12th through NDA exam.

Eligibility criteria required for NDA exam are as under:-

The candidate must be a citizen of India

The age limit for the candidate is 16.5 to 19 years.

Only unmarried male candidate can apply for the exam.

The qualification required to join NDA is 12th class of 10 plus 2 education system from a recognised board for Indian Military Academy and 12th with physics, chemistry and mathematics for Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy.

As you have completed your 12th standard with commerce stream hence you are eligible to apply for army wing through NDA entrance exam that is conducted by UPSC twice in a year in the month of April and September.

If you want to join as an officer you have to appear and qualify in NDA examination.

The examination is conducted by UPSC and you have to appear and qualify in written and SSB for the final selection.

The eligibility to appear in the examination is that candidate must have passed 12th from a recognised board and age limit is 16.5-19.5 years.

Only male candidates are eligible to appear in the examination. For more information about the examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

The entrance exam available to join Indian Army for 12th commerce stream candidate is National Defence Academy conducted by Union Public Service Commission. The minimum academic qualification required to apply for NDA exam for Army is that candidate must have done 12th from a recognized board in any stream.

The age criteria required to apply for NDA examination is 16.5 to 19.5 years. There is condition that only unmarried male Indian candidates can apply for this exam. You need to wait for next notification to apply for NDA exam.

Having completed your Class 12th in Commerce stream, you are eligible to join Indian Army as a commissioned officer as well as an Junior Commissioned Officer.

For joining as an commissioned officer, you are required to qualify NDA ( National Defense Academy) entrance examination and for appearing in the same examination you need to be an unmarried Indian male candidate with your age lying within 16.5 years to 19.5 years.

While for joining as a JCO, you need to be an unmarried male candidate with your age lying within 17 years to 21 years ( or 23.5 years in case of some posts). For entry as a JCO, you need to qualify its recruitment rally followed by common entrance examination.

For more details and updates regarding career opportunities available in Indian Army, you can refer to the link www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.

Entrance exam available to join Indian Army is National Defence Academy. It is conducted by Union Public Service Commission.

Requirements for this exam:

Academic qualification: 12th passed from a recognized board of Indian Army.

Age limit: 16.5 to 19.5 years.

Only unmarried male Indian candidates can apply for NDA/NA exam.

You need to clear written test and SSB for joining Army.

After your 12th commerce, You can join Indian Army through NDA. NDA is the entrance exam conducted by UPSC twice a year in the months of April and September every year.

NDA Eligibility
- You must be a citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan.
- You must have passed (10+2) in any stream from a recognized university.
- Your born must be between 2nd July, 2000 to 1st July, 2003 for NDA(I), 2019 and between 2nd January, 2001 to 1st January, 2004 for NDA (II), 2019.
- You must be physically fit.

NDA Exam Pattern
- It consists of two papers namely mathematics and general ability.
- One mark is allotted for every correct answer.
- 0.33 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Mathematics : 300 Marks

General Ability
Section A : 200 Marks
Section B : 400 Marks

SSB Interview : 900 Marks

You can appear for entrance examination conducted by UPSC and Indian Army for recruitment in Indian Army.

NDA examination is conducted twice in a year by UPSC for recruitment as an officer in Indian Army.

Indian Army also conducts various recruitment rally and entrance examination for selection in the Indian Army.

To get detail about the examination and it's selection procedure visit the official website.

You can Indian Army through NDA entrance exam.

NDA stands for National Defense Academy. This exam is conducted by UPSC every year.

The eligibility criteria is candidate must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board. Candidate age must be 16.5 to 19.5 years. Candidate must be an unmarried Indian male.

For more information, you can visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Commerce stream candidates are eligible to join Indian Army through National Defence Academy entrance exam.

Eligibility criteria for NDA/NA entrance exam:

*Senior Secondary board examination passed from a recognized board in any stream for Army. Physics, Mathematics are necessary subjects for NDA exam.

*Age limit is 16.5 to 19.5 years.

*Only unmarried male Indian citizens can apply.

1. National Defence Academy entrance examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission. You can clear written test and Service Selection Board of NDA exam to get into Army wing of Defence.

2. Commerce stream candidates can apply for NDA exam for Army wing only.

3. Age criteria is 16.5 to 19.5 years.

4. Female candidates can not apply for exam.

The entrance examination available to join Indian Army for 12th commerce candidate is National Defence Academy. The educational qualification required to apply for NDA exam is higher secondary board examination passed with passing marks.

All stream candidates of 12th can apply for NDA exam. The age criteria for NDA exam is 16.5 to 19.5 years. You must be unmarried male India citizen to apply for exam.

After completion of 12th standard, you can join Indian Army through NDA entrance exam.

You can join Indian Army through NDA. NDA stands for National Defense Academy. This examination is conducted by UPSC every year.

The eligibility criteria is candidate must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board. Candidate age must be 16.5 to 19.5 years. Candidate must be an Indian unmarried male.

For more information, you can visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

The only entrance exam at senior secondary level for joining Indian Army is National Defence Academy exam.

The certain eligibility requirements of this exam:

Higher secondary passed from a recognized board. Commerce stream candidates are eligible for Army only.

Age limit is 16.5 to 19.5 years.

The different stages of exam:

Written Test.

Service Selection board.