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I have completed my intermediate from Arts stream. Is there any way by which I can join National Defence Academy NDA? Please, suggest any way to get in there.

NDA is National Defence Academy. It is conducted by UPSC twice in a year. The examination is conducted for recruitment in defence services.

The required minimum eligibility to appear for the examination is that :-

Candidate must have passed or pursuing in 12th from a recognised board.

The age limit is 16.5-19.5 years.

Only male candidates are eligible.

Physics and Mathematics are compulsory for candidates who want to get recruitment in Indian Navy or Indian Air Force.

So, you are eligible to appear in the examination. For more information visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

If you have studied 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics, then you can join anyone of the following wings of NDA i.e. Navy, Air Force, Army.

But if you are Arts or Commerce candidate, then you can join only Army wing of the NDA.

So, as you are an Arts student, you can join NDA through Army wing.

You can apply for NDA exam when you are in 12th standard or have passed it.

To apply for NDA exam, you will have qualify Written Exam followed by SSB Interview.

Candidates passed 12th in Arts stream are eligible to appear for NDA examination but eligible only for recruitment in Indian Army.

NDA is National Defence Academy. The examination is conducted by UPSC. It is conducted twice in a year.

The age limit is 16.5-19.5 years. Only male candidates are eligible to appear in the examination. The examination is conducted in two stages. The two stages are Written and SSB.

You have to appear and qualify in both stages for final recruitment. To get more information visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

The full form of NDA is National Defence Academy.

NDA exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission twice every year. The eligibility criteria to apply for NDA exam:

1. For Air Force and Navy, candidate should from science stream and must have studied Physics and Mathematics from a recognized university.

2. The age limit is 16.5 to 19.5 years.

3. Arts stream candidates are eligible for NDA exam for Indian Army.

You can get into NDA after 12th in arts stream.