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Respected Sir, I have completed my 10th standard. I want to become a Indian Navy Officer. So, please help me to know about the steps so that I can become an Indian Navy Officer? Thank you!

For recruitment in Indian Navy as an officer candidates have to appear for NDA or CDS examination.

The eligibility to appear for NDA examination is that candidate must have passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as main paper.

Only male candidates between 16.5-19.5 years are eligible to appear for examination.

So, you have to complete your 12th for recruitment as an officer. The examination is conducted in two stages as written and SSB. For more details visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

To join Indian Navy, the minimum educational qualification required is completion of 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics subjects from a Government recognised board. You have to appear in NDA examination which is conducted by UPSC for joining in Indian Navy. The age criteria required to apply for NDA examination is 16.5 to 19.5 years. You should be an unmarried male candidate and should be physically as well as mentally fit to join Indian Navy through NDA examination.

You can not become officer in Indian Navy after 10th standard. You can apply for National Defence Academy entrance exam to become officer in Navy.

Academic qualification: Senior secondary board with Mathematics and Physics.

Age criteria: 16.5 to 19.5 years.

So, complete 10+2 first to become eligible for NDA exam.

The minimum qualification to become Navy officer is senior secondary board qualification. High school passed candidate can not become Indian Navy officer.

Eligibility criteria is:

12th board passed is minimum qualification for NDA exam.

Age limit is 16.5 years to 19.5 years.

You can complete 12th to become eligible for NDA exam.

After passing 10th it is not possible to join Indian Navy through NDA.

NDA stands for National Defense Academy conducted by UPSC twice every year to join Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Army through NDA.

The eligible candidates wishing to join Indian Navy, must be an unmarried male having either appear for the final 12th exam or pass with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognized board within the age of 16.5 to 19.5 years with good physically and mentally fit.

So if you interested for Indian Navy you should have passed 12th first to apply for NDA.

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

To become an officer in Indian Navy, a candidate basically has two options one is through NDA ( National Defense Academy ) and other through CDS ( Combined Defense Services ). For joining these academies a candidate has to qualify its respective entrance examinations i.e; NDA entrance examination or CDS entrance examination which is held by UPSC twice every year.

For appearing in NDA entrance examination, you need to be an unmarried Indian male candidate with your age lying within 16.5 years to 19.5 years. Also, you are required to have completed your Class 12th with Physics and Mathematics as main subjects from a recognized board of education.

Further for appearing in CDS to join Naval Academy, you need to be an Indian citizen with your age lying within 19 years to 22 years. Also, you are required to have completed your B.E./B.Tech degree course from a recognized university. Students pursuing final year of same degree course are also eligible.

For more details regarding different entries in Indian Navy, you can refer to the link www.joinindiannavy.gov.in.

After 10th you are not eligible to become navy officer because minimum qualification required to appear in NDA examination is 12th standard with PCM from a recognised board.
After getting qualified in this examination you have to appear in medical examination test and interview. Once you have taken admission in NDA then the procedure to become navy officer will start automatically.

The minimum qualification for recruitment as an officer in Indian Navy is that candidate must have passed 12th.

NDA examination is conducted for recruitment in defence service as an officer.

The age limit to appear for the examination is 16.5-19.5 years. Only male candidates are eligible to appear for examination.

So, if you are more interested in joining the defence service you can start preparation for examination as according to syllabus. For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

To become an Indian Navy Officer one has to appear and crack NDA or CDS entrance exam depending upon his qualification.
After passing your 12th standard with PCM you can appear in NDA examination to join Indian Navy.
Eligibility:

The candidate should be an unmarried Indian male.

Age should be in between 16.5 to 19 years and there is no age relaxation in upper age limit.

Candidate should possess good physical fitness.

NDA ( National Defence Academy ) examination is conducted by UPSC twice in a year.

The eligibility to appear for examination is :

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

Only male candidates are eligible.

So, you have to wait till 12th std to appear for examination. For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Steps to become an Indian Navy Officer:-

If you want to become a Navy Officer you have two options available.

The first is to complete 12th in science stream.

Maths too should be amongst the subjects studied.

After this appear for the NDA exam.

The other option is to appear for the CDS exam after graduation.

You must B. Tech course for the same.

There are two major entry points in Indian Navy:-

First is- National Defence Academy (NDA )and

Second is- Combined Defence Services Examination( CDS).

To appear in the above maintained examination you must have completed your 12th class or should completed post graduation.

12th class candidates can apply for the NDA while graduations are eligible to appear in CDS.

As you are in 10th standard, so you cannot apply for joining Indian Navy right now.
After completing 11 and 12 from PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics), you will be eligible for applying to NDA exam.

Through NDA exam, you can apply for anyone of the following four wings.

• Air Force
• Army
• Navy
• Naval Academy

To qualify NDA Exam, you need to first qualify Written Exam. After qualifying written exam, there will be SSB Interview.

Some of the decent books for the preparation of SSB Interview preparation are listed below:

SSB Interviews and Psycho Intelligence Tests (Paperback)
Author: RPH Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2016)
Price: Rs. 84


SSB: What? How? And Why? (Paperback)
Publisher: Upkar Prakashan (2016)
Author: J.B. Mall
Price: Rs. 199


Cracking SSB Code (Paperback)
Publisher: Arihant Prakashan
Author: Arihant Prakashan
Price: Rs. 110

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Respected Sir, I have completed my 10th standard. I want to become a Indian Navy Officer. So, please help me to know about the steps so that I can become an Indian Navy Officer? Thank you!

For Ofiicer post you need to have a graduation degree. So complete 10+2 and then Graduation, then you will be eligible for the exam by which you may join Indian Navy as a officer.

Recruitment notification for the officers post is released on website and in Employment Newspaper. Selection for the Indian Navy is undertaken through one of the following schemes:

1. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) entries
2. Direct Entry Permanent Commission /Short Service Commission
3. University Entry Scheme (UES)

1. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) entries : In this entry scheme there are 3 Ways.
(a) Naval Academy Exam (NAE)
(b) Combined Defence Services Exam (CDSE)
(c) NCC (For C certificate holder, No exam , Direct SSB.)

2. Direct Entry Permanent Commission /Short Service Commission: In this entry scheme applications from the candidates are received and then certain number of candidates are shortlisted and called for SSB. There is no written examination in this scheme.

3. University Entry Scheme (UES): This scheme is basically for the B.Tech students studying in their 7th semester. The applications from the candidates are invited and after shortlisting certain number of candidates are called for SSB at nearest SSB centres.

Note: You should be physically/mentally fit as per the Indian Navy Standard. If you are interested in Swimming, Racing and other extra curricular activities, this may be beneficial for you.