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Hello,
I am using spectacles but I want to join NDA.
So, I am able for NDA or not? Please tell me
and how much weight is required for NDA?
Waiting for your reply.

NDA i.e National Defence Academy Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission twice in a year for admission to Army wings, Navy wings and Air Force wings. Minimum Academic Qualification to apply for this examination is that applicant should have passed intermediate from a recognized school or equivalent qualification. Applicant age should be betwen 16.5 years to 19 years. No upper age limits is applicable for reserved categories. Those applicants who are appearing in the final year of board exam may also apply.

Eye standards for Navy exam :-

-Uncorrected Without Glass :- 6/9
-Corrected with glass :- 6/6
-Limits of Myopia :- -0.75
-Limits of Hypermetropia :- +1.5
-Binocular Vision :- III
-Limits of Color Preception :- I

Eye Standards for Air force Exam :-

-Minimum Distant vision 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other
-correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia.
-Colour vision CP-1
-Hypermetropia: +2.0 D Sph Manifest Myopia: Nil
-Retinoscopic Myopia: -0.5 in any Meridian permitted
-Astigmatism: +0.75 D Cyl (within +2.0 D-Max) .

Minimum Acceptable height is 157.5 cms (162.5 cms for Indian Air Force)

If you satisfy above mentioned standards then definitely you are eligible to apply for NDA examination. NDA Exam notification will be published in the month of June / July in the official website of upsc as well as employment newspaper.



More details, visit the official website: www.upsc.gov.in

NDA stands for National Defence Academy. Candidates who have completed 12th standard and those are interested to join in Indian Army/Navy/Air Force can appear in NDA examination. The NDA examination is conducted by UPSC twice a year and the eligibility criteria required to appear in NDA examination is mentioned below :-

1. You must be a citizen of India.

2. You must have attained the minimum age of 16 1/2 years and must not have crossed the age of 19 years.

3. Educational Qualification :-
--> For Army Wing :- You must have completed 12th standard or equivalent from a recognised board.
--> For Air Force and Naval Wings :- You must have completed 12th standard or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics subjects from a recognised board.

4. You must be an Unmarried Male candidate

5. You must be Physically fit as per Physical standards mentioned in the UPSC NDA examination notification.

Vision Standard for Indian Navy in NDA :-
--> Uncorrected without glass : 6/6, 6/9
--> Corrected with glass : 6/6, 6/6
--> Limits of Myopia : -0.75
--> Limits of Hypermetropia : +1.5
--> Binocular vision : 111
--> Limits of colour preception : I

Visual Standards for Indian Air Force in NDA :-
Candidates who habitually wear spectacles are not eligible for Air Force. Minimum distant vision 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other, correctable to 6/6 only for Hypermetropia.
--> Colour vision CP – I Hypermetropia : + 2.0 D Sph
--> Manifest Myopia : Nil
--> Retinoscopic Myopia : – 0.5 in any Meridian permitted.
--> Astigmatism : +0.75 D Cyl ( within + 2.0 D-Max)

Minimum weight required to join in Indian Army/Air Force is 42.5 Kgs. and for Indian Navy it is 44 Kgs.

Yes definitely there is no problem at all if you wearing a spectacles or not untill you will not cross the certain limits of Eye Vision standards.

Vision Standards for Indian Army/Indian Air Force through NDA :

Corrected eye : 6/6 and 6/6

Worse Eye : 6/6 and 6/9

--> Myopia limit : -0.75D

--> Hypermetropia : +1.5D


Vision Standards for Indian Navy through NDA :

--> Myopia Limit : Nil

--> Hypermetropia : +2.00D

Minimum Acceptable height : 157.5 cms

For Indian Air Force : 162.5 cms.


Only Unmarried Male candidates are eligible for NDA( Indian Army ,Indian Air Force and Indian Navy ).

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello,
I am using spectacles but I want to join NDA.
So, I am able for NDA or not? Please tell me
and how much weight is required for NDA?
Waiting for your reply.

I have attached a document for physical criteria for NDA exam. So if you have fulfill the given criteria then you are eligible for NDA exam otherwise not.

My eye number is -2.5 can I join or apply NDA