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Is there any 12th percent restriction to apply for NDA? What are the minimum criteria followed for applying in National Defence Academy? Can you please provide me with the official information which is followed for the current year? Awaiting for the response.

NDA( National Defence Academy ) and examination is conducted by UPSC for recruitment of officers in defence service.

The eligibility to appear in examination is :

Candidate must have passed 12th from a recognised board.

Candidate's age must be between 16.5-19.5 years.

Only male candidates are eligible.

There is no minimum required aggregate in 12th board to appear in examination.The examination is conducted in two stages as Written and SSB.

To get more detail visit at link www.upsc.gov.in.

Eligibility for NDA:-

Candidate must have passed 12th from any recognized board.

Age limit:-

Candidate not born before 2nd july 1998 and not more than 1st January 2002 are eligible.

Nationality:-

Candidate must be a citizen of India ,citizen of Nepal ,citizen of Bhutan .

NDA exam consist of two papers.

1. Mathematics

2. General ability

Exam date of NDA (1)exam in 2018 is 22nd april and exam date of NDA (2nd) is 9 september 2018.

NDA refers to National Defence Academy and to join NDA you need to qualify NDA entrance examination which is organized twice in a year by UPSC.

* The minimum eligibility criteria required to appear in NFA entrance examination are as following :-

a) You must be an unmarried Indian male citizen.

b) Your age must lie between 16.5 years to 19.5 years.

c) You must have completed your Class 12th with any stream from a recognized board of education. Further to join Indian Navy or Indian Air force your academics must include Mathematics and Physics as main subjects.

d) You must satisfy the physical fitness norm as per the service requirement.

Now as you are concerned about the minimum marks required in Class 12th to apply for NDA entrance examination then for your information there is no such requirement and hence any Class 12th passed candidate satisfying above candidates can apply for the same examination.

For details regarding NDA entrance examination you can refer to the link www.upsc.gov.in.

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Is there any 12th percent restriction to apply for NDA? What are the minimum criteria followed for applying in National Defence Academy? Can you please provide me with the official information which is followed for the current year? Awaiting for the response.

Candidate if you want to apply for the NDA(National Defence Academy) exam after 12th then minimum %age required to apply for the exam is 55%marks obtained in 12th. Here below are other eligibility for the NDA exam:-

Eligibility and Details For NDA exam:-

>> Candidate NDA exam is carried out twice in a year namely NDA I and NDA II.

>> Minimum qualification required to apply for the NDA exam is 12th from government recognized board with 55% marks. Only those candidates are allowed to apply who have done 12th from science stream.

>> Only male candidates are allowed to apply for the NDA exam.

>> Candidate applying for the NDA exam must be Indian citizen.

>> Candidate should be Unmarried.

>> Candidate going to apply for NDA must be physically and mentally strong.

>> Minimum height required to apply for NDA is 157 cm.

>> Candidate must have good eye sight and candidate should be free from any kind of eye disease like night blindness and color blindness.

NDA Exam Dates Schedule:- NDA exam is carried out twice in a year by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission):-

1). Notification release regarding NDA exam:- September – October and May-June.
2). Date of exam:- March- April and August – September.

For more details please visit the website www.upsc.gov.in.

Good luck.

No, there is no percentage criteria required in 12th standard to apply for NDA examination. Candidates who have passed 12th standard or an equivalent examination in any stream from a Government recognised board are eligible to apply for NDA examination. The age criteria required to apply for NDA examination is 16.5 to 19.5 years. So, after completion of your 12th standard from a Government recognised board, you are eligible to apply for NDA examination.

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

The examination is conducted for recruitment of candidates in Air Force, Navy, Army as an Officer after proper training.

The eligibility to appear in examination is candidate must have passed or pursuing in 12th from a recognised board. The age limit to appear in examination is 16.5 - 19.5 years and only male unmarried can appear.

There is no limitation on aggregate of 12th board examination to appear in examination.

For recruitment in Air Force and Navy it is necessary to have PCM as main paper.

The examination is conducted in two stages as Written and SSB stages. Written examination contains two paper Mathematics and General Ability.

The full form of NDA is National Defence Academy.

Eligibility criteria for NDA exam:

1. You must be senior secondary board passed or appearing for board exam of 12th. At least candidate should have passing percentage of marks.

If you have passed all subjects then you can apply for NDA exam.

2. Age limit is 16.5-19.5 years.

3. Unmarried male Indian candidates can apply for exam.