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when we have to give the NDA exam? Please give me the details

Originally Posted by renigonsalves14

when we have to give the NDA exam? Please give me the details

You can apply for the NDA examination, once you have completed your 10+2 science with PCM subjects.

This exam is conducted for those aspirants who want to make their career in the Indian Defense Service direct after completing their intermediates.

NDA (National Defense Academy) is conducted by the UPSC twice time in a year as NDA-I and NDA-II.

Minimum age should be 16.5 years.

Maximum age should not exist 19 years.

Candidates must possess nationality of India.

Only Unmarried male candidates are applicable.

Exam stages:

1. Written Exam
2. SSB Interview
3. Medical Fitness Test

NDA Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria

This exam will be carried out by the Union Public Service Commission. The exam will be held twice in a year.

National Defense Academy (NDA) allows only male candidates to apply for the NDA entrance exam.

If you want to join the Army wing of the NDA , you must have a pass in class 12 or its equal from any subject stream from a recognized board or university.

If you want to join the Naval Wing and the Air Force must have a pass in class 12 in science.

Age Qualification for NDA Entrance Exam

You should be an unmarried male candidate.

You must be atleast 16 1/2 years and not more than 19 years.

You will be given four hours to attend two papers in NDA examination. The total marks allotted for both papers is 900. You should have good knowledge in mathematics and science as well.

For more details , log on to www.nda.gov.in

N.D.A is the National Defense Academy. The entrance exam for this academy is conducted twice every year by the Union Public Service Commission.

Once you complete your 10+2 from a recognized board or its equivalent and you are in the age range of 16.5 years to 19 years, you become eligible for the N.D.A entrance exams.

You must be unmarried male Indian citizen also.

Note: For Airforce and Navy, mathematics and physics is necessary at 10+2 level.

The entrance exam has two stages:

1. Written Test

2. Service Selection Board.

The last date for receipt of applications for the N.D.A -I is already over. If you are eligible for the exams, you need to wait for the N.D.A-II notification. The notification will be released on 20/06/2015 as per UPSC examination calender.

So, till then you can prepare for the entrance exam. Books of Arihant Publications are the best for self study. You can also refer to the previous year question papers for getting idea of types of questions asked in entrance exams.

For any more details, you can logon to www.upsc.gov.in.

Originally Posted by renigonsalves14

when we have to give the NDA exam? Please give me the details

1. The recruitment of candidates to the different wings of Indian defence forces (Army, Navy and Airforce) is conducted through NDA exam.
2. The NDA exam is conducted twice in the year in the month of April (NDA 1) and in September (NDA 2).
3. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is the conducting body of the National defence Academy and Naval Academy examinations.
4. The candidates selected in NDA examination will undergo cadet training in Indian Army, Airforce and Navy.

Eligibility for NDA

• 12th pass or 12th appearing candidate can apply for the exam.
• Age limit is 16.5-19 years.
• The candidate must be Indian.
• The candidate must be Unmarried.
• Only male candidates can apply for the exam.
• After written test the successful candidates are called for SSB.

NDA exam stands for National Defense Service which is conducted by UPSC twice in a year.

Education Qualification:-

You should have passed 12th standard from a recognized university.

Science stream for Indian navy and air force. Candidates who passed 12th standard in any stream is eligible for Indian army.

Appearing in 12th standard are also eligible for NDA exam.

Age limit-

Your age should be between 16.5-19 years.

Scheme for NDA examination:-

Mathematics 2 1/2 hours consisting 300 marks

General Ability Test 2 1/2 hours consisting 600 marks.

Only unmarried male candidates is eligible for NDA exam.

Selection Process

There will a written exam of Mathematics and General ability test. After clearing Written exam you are called for SSB interview. Medical test is last stage for NDA selection Process.

You can give the NDA examination after giving your board 10 2 examination and your age must be between 16.5-19yrs and passed or have physics and mathematics as main subjects.

Only unmarried mamle Indian citizen are able to give the examination.

The examination is conducted twice in a year by UPSC as NDA-Iand NDA-II.

The examination is of 6 hrs and of 900 marks on the same day.It consists of two paper one of mathematics and other of general ability of 600 marks.

After qualifying the written you have to go through SSB procedure which is tough as compared to written then the selected students gets training in army institutions.

NDA is the one of the National Defense Academy Recruitment which is conducted generally for the recruitment of Defense services of India such as the

1. Indian Navy
2. Indian Army
3. Indian Air force

These are the three Defense Services examination for which the NDA examination is generally conducted.

You can appear for the NDA services after the completion of the 12th class of study
There are some basic eligibility criteria in order to appear for the NDA examination and some of them are.

1. Candidates should have attained 16.5 years and should not exceed 19 years in order to appear for the NDA examination
2. Candidates should possess 12th with Maths and Physics back ground in order to appear for the Indian Navy and Indian Air force
3. Candidates with any of the discipline of study are eligible to appear for the Indian Army
4. Should belong to the Citizen of India only

These are the basic criteria to be followed for appearing for the NDA examination

NDA exam s conducted twice in a year April-May and September-October.
Age limit is 16.5 to 19.Only unmarried candidate can apply.
Eligibily 10+2 with PCM

NDA stands for National Defence Academy.

NDA exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission twice time in a year for three wings.

- Army wings

- Navy wings

- Air force Wings

Eligibility criteria for NDA Examination :-

Candidate should be an Indian citizen.

Candidate must have completed 10+2 exam of a recognized School or Board and studying in the final year of 12th examination may also eligible to apply for Army wings.

For Navy / Air force wings:-

Candidate must have completed 10+2 with PCM subjects from a recognized board.

There is no minimum marks required for NDA Examination .

Age limit:-

Age should be between 16.5 years to 19 years.

There is No age relaxation for reserved categories in this exam.

Only unmarried Male candidate are eligible to apply this exam.


Height for NDA Exam:-

- Army Wings - 157.5 cms

- Air Force - 162.5 cms

- Naval Academy - 157 cms

Best Books for NDA Exam are:-

- NDA-NA National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examinations Guide
Author: G. K
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd (2012)


- Study Package Mathematics for NDA & NA National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Entrance Examination
Author: Manjul Tyagi, Amit Rastogi
Publisher: Arihant (2012)


- National Defence Academy
Author: P. Singh
Publisher: Unique Publisher


- NDA National Defence Academy Examination
Author: Jain, Gupta
Publisher: Upkar Prakasan (2012)

Originally Posted by renigonsalves14

when we have to give the NDA exam? Please give me the details

NDA stands for National Defence Service exam. NDA Examination is conducted for 3 wings-Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and Indian Army.

The candidates who have completed the 12th standard from a recognized board or equivalent exam are eligible for NDA exam. Final year of 12th standard candidate are eligible for NDA exam.

Your age should be in between 16.5 years to 19 years. There is no age relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

Originally Posted by renigonsalves14

when we have to give the NDA exam? Please give me the details

The NDA exam is for National Defense academy.
The exam takes place twice in a year.
It is for getting into Army, Air force or Navy.
You can take the exam after completing class 12 or when you are in class 12 provided that you complete class 12 when the training starts.

The age limit is 16.5 years to 19 years.
The exam takes place in the month of April and September and the form can be filled at upsc.gov.in website of the UPSC.

NDA stands for National Defense Academy .NDA has three wings (i) Indian Airforce (ii) Indian Navy (iii) Indian Army .

NDA exams are held two times every year by Union Public Service commission which are held in the months of April (NDA I) and September (NDA II).

Some of the eligibility criteria for above examination are mentioned below :-

You must be a boy .

You must be unmarried .

Your age must within 16.5 years to 19 years .

You must have completed your secondary education or must be in the final year of same with Physics , Chemistry and Mathematics for eligibility in all the three ings otherwise you are only eligible for Indian Army

For exact date of examination and that of commencement examination visit www.upsc.gov.in .You can apply for examination here too .