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I passed my 12th examination 2 years ago,
Should I apply for NDA now?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I passed my 12th examination 2 years ago,
Should I apply for NDA now?

NDA entrance exam is conducted every year for intermediate passed students like you. Look out for NDA form fill up dates and register for the same. The exam is conducted during may and registration starts in november. All the best.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I passed my 12th examination 2 years ago,
Should I apply for NDA now?

Yes, after completion of 12th standard you can apply for NDA entrance exam.


Candidates who have completed the 12th standard from a recognized board or equivalent exam are eligible for NDA exam. Final year of 12th standard are eligible for NDA exam. Your age should be in between to 16.5 years to 19 years.

Written examination will be divided into 2 parts-

Mathematics-300 marks.
General ability Test- 600 marks.

Total time duration for 2 papers is 300 mins

General Ability Test -

English 200 marks
General Knowledge 400 marks

You have to complete your intermediate to be eligible for the NDA exam. Since you have already completed it, so you are definitely eligible for giving the exam.

Also, let me tell you the other necessary eligibility criteria and then you can decide how to proceed with your plans of going into the Army-

1. Age should be between 16.5 to 19 years.
2. At least intermediate cleared with any stream.
3. Male candidate
4. Unmarried candidate.

So, you have to check your age primarily. If you fall within the age criteria, you can definitely apply.

NDA exam is conducted by the UPSC twice in a year for the following three wings:-

Indian Air Force
Indian Navy
Indian Army

The basic eligibility criteria for this course is to have a + 2 course from recognised board with good percentile.

Also the appearing aspirant age must lie in between 16.5 years to 19 years old. So if your age lies in between these mark then you can apply for NDA exam.

You can apply for NDA at this time on the condition you satisfy other eligibility criteria to apply for NDA .

NDA stands for National Defense Academy.It has three wings;

Indian Military Academy.

Indian Naval Academy.

Indian Air Force Academy.

The eligibility criteria to get admission in NDA are as under:-

-The candidate must be a citizen of India.

-The candidate should have passed 12th class of 10+2 education system from a recognized board for Indian Military Academy and 10+2 with Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics for Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy.

-The candidate age limit should be between 16.5 years to 19 years.

-Only unmarried male candidate can apply for the exam.

One can join NDA through the entrance exam conducted by UPSC. UPSC conducts this exam twice a year with the name;NDA I and NDA II .

-The selection process involves of

*Written Examination , and

* Personal Interview by Service Selection Board

NDA exam is conducted by the Upsc every year.Only unmarried male Indians who have successfully completed their class 12th are eligible for this exam.

To be eligible for this exam, one's age must be in between 16.5 years to 19 years.If your age lies in between it then you can definitely apply for the NDA exam.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I passed my 12th examination 2 years ago,
Should I apply for NDA now?

To join NDA a candidate must appear in the entrance exam conducted by UPSC,New Delhi, twice a year.

Eligibility for joining NDA

Educational Qualification : Passed 10+2 with science stream

Age : Candidates born not earlier than 02 January 1997 and not later than 01st January 2000 are eligible for to apply for this exam.

Martial Status: Only unmarried male can apply for NDA exam.

Sorry, you have missed the opportunity for appearing in NDA exam this year as the last date of submitting the form for NDA exam was on 17th July 2015. So, better luck next year. See to it that you meet the eligibility criteria next year especially your age.

You can visit to this page for more news http://www.upsc.gov.in/

Yes, you are eligible to appear for the NDA examination even after the 2yesrs of the 10+2 board examination.

NDA stands for the National Defence Academy and the required qualification to appear for the examination is candidate must have passed or appearing in the 10+2 board examination from a recognised board. Candidates age must be between the 16.5-19 years.

So if you fulfill the above criteria you are eligible to appear for the examination conducted for the recruitment in the defence services. The examination is conducted twice every year in the month of April and the September. For more information visit at the www.upsc.gov.in.

If your age is between 16 to 19 , then you can apply for NDA surely.NDA is the National Defence Academy exam conducted by UPSC twice a year in the month of April & September.

NDA having three wings
1) Indian Army
2) Indian Navy
3) Indian Air Force

Eligibility
- You must be indian citizen
- Qualification : You must have passed/appearing 12th class
- Age Limit : Your age must be between 16 to 19 years on the 1st july of the examination year

Selection
- NDA written Test
- SSB Interview

Important Dates
- Notification Date : 20/06/2015
- Last Date to Apply : 17/07/2015
- Exam Date : 27/09/2015

Yes you can apply for NDA exa
NDA stands National Defence Academy

NDA Eligibility Criteria :-------------------

Army wing of National Defence Academy: 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Nationality : Indian

Age limit: Candidates born not earlier than 2nd January 1997 and not later than 1st January 2000 are eligible.

Sex and Marital Status: Only Unmarried candidates.

Physical Standards : Candidate must be physically fit .

All the best................

Yes, you are eligible to appear for the NDA examination conducted by the UPSC twice every year. The examination is conducted for the recruitment in the IAF, Navy and Army.

The eligibility to appear for the examination is :-
* Candidates must have passed or pursuing the 10+2 from the recognised board.
* Candidates age must be between the 16.5-19.5 years.
* Only male candidates are eligible.

So you can appear for the examination if your age is less than the 19.5 years. The application for the NDA I 2016 will be released in the month of January and the examination will be conducted in the April. The examination is conducted in the two stages as the written and the SSB.

For more information about the examination visit at the www.upsc.gov.in.

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

10+2 passed candidates can apply for the exam but the age limit must be between 16.5-19.5 years. You must be unmarried male to be eligible for the exam.

So if you have done 10+2 two years ago then there is no issue but your age should be between limits to apply for the exam. The notification for the NDA exam is released in October and April for NDA and NDA II respectively.

Once notification is out and if you satisfy the criteria, you can apply at www.upsconline.nic.in.

NDA entrance exam is conducted two times every year in the month of April and September respectively.

Eligibility criteria for the NDA exam:

~~Those candidates who have passed 10+2 board exams from a recognized board can apply for the exam.

~~The age limit for the NDA exam for candidates of all category is 16.5-19.5 years. It does not matter that you have done 10+2 two years ago if you satisfy the age limit, you can apply for the exam.

If you have some more query other than this Click here .

NDA stands for the National Defense Academy. Union Public Service Commission conducts entrance examination for the NDA twice every year. It is conducted for recruitment of candidates into different wings of defense like Army, Airforce, Navy etc.

Academic Qualification:

>>10+2 passed or appearing from a recognized board. For Airforce and Navy, a candidate must have studied Physics and Mathematics from a recognized board.

Age limit:

>>The age limit is 16.5-19.5 years as per latest notification by UPSC. No upper age relaxation applicable to candidates of any category.

Only unmarried male Indian candidates are eligible to apply for the exam. Yes, you can apply for the exam if your age is within the age limit. The notification for the exam is generally released in October -November for NDA I and April to May for NDA II exam every year.

Once notification is out and if you satisfy the eligibility criteria, you can apply for the exam at the official website of UPSC www.upsconline.nic.in.

Yes, sir !
-> it is the right time to apply for NDA.
Eligibility Criteria :-
* Completion of 12th from any recognized universtity with aggregate percentage .
* Age limit 16.5 - 19.5 years .
* Should be a citizen of India .

-> The selection is based on two bases.
1) Written test .
2) Interview .

After cracking both only , you have the chance to become a soldier in Defence Academy .

# NDA stands for National Defence Academy.

# National Defence Academy is conducted two times in a year by UPSC every year i.e. generally in the months April and September.

# Required educational qualification:

* Minimum required educational qualification is 10+2 in any stream.
* Candidate with any steam taken in 10+2 level are eligible for NDA Examination.
* Candidates appeared or going to appear in the 10+2 board examination are also provisionally eligible.

# Required age limit for NDA Examination

* Must have attained the age of 16.5 years.
* Must not have attained the age of 19 years.

# Others required mandatory eligibility conditions are:

* Must be permanent citizen of India.
* Must be only MALE candidate. As female candidates are strictly prohibited.
* Must not be married.
* Must have good moral character.

# Required physical and medical fitness parameters are:

* Must have good eye sight.
* Must not have colour blindness or night blindness.
* Must not have any critical or serious disease.
* Must not have any orthopedically deformity.
* Must have minimum body height of 165 cm.
* Must have body weight proportionate to height.

# Few tips for NDA Examinations are:

* systematic approach.
* Lot of practice.
* Must have detailed and correct syllabus.
* Go through the NCERT books.
* All mathematical formulae and points should be well memorized and on finger-tips.
* In order to enhance vocabulary, candidate should concentrate more on reading English matter such as English newspaper, English magazines, English books etc.
* In order to be updated with latest current affairs, one should be in regular touch with national level newspaper and current affairs magazines.
* Make a regular and strict schedule for daily, weekly and monthly revision of studied matter.


# Best books for NDA Examination preparation are:

* Mathematics for NDA and NA (National Defence Academy & Naval Academy) by R.S. Aggrawal
* Arihant's Publication's Pathfinder for NDA & NA Entrance Examination by PK Mittal, OP Bisht, Neetika Goyal.
* Tata Mc GrawHill's Study Package for NDA/NA Entrance Examination
* Upkar's NDA Examination
* Disha Publication's NDA/NA Exam Guide
* G.K. Publication's NDA/NA National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination Guide