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Hi Sir,
I am Umesh Kamble house keeping contractor its my old ambitious my seven year old son go to Indian Navy. My son Akshay Kamble study in 2nd standard. So please guide us about how to career in Indian navy. Please help us.
Thanks a lots!

No, 7 years old candidate is not eligible to join in Indian Navy. The minimum age required to join in Indian Navy is 16 1/2 years. To join in Indian Navy, the candidate must have to appear in NDA examination by satisfying the eligibility criteria mentioned below :-

1. You must be a citizen of India.

2. You must have completed 12th standard or equivalent with Mathematics and Physics subjects from a recognised board.

3. You must be in between 16 1/2 to 19 years old.

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.

Since, your son is pursuing 2nd standard right now, he is not eligible to join in Indian Navy. Once he completes his 12th standard from a recognised board, he is eligible to appear in NDA examination and by qualifying the NDA examination, he can join in Indian Navy.

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Hi Sir,
I am Umesh Kamble house keeping contractor its my old ambitious my seven year old son go to Indian Navy. My son Akshay Kamble study in 2nd standard. So please guide us about how to career in Indian navy. Please help us.
Thanks a lots!

The procedure for joining a 7 years old in Indian Navy is not possible as it way too early for joining in Indian Navy. It doesn't imply that your son cannot join, but not at this stage. He should continue his studies and then apply for the entrance exam to join in Indian Navy as it the procedure.

A candidate can join in Indian Navy with the minimum qualification and the qualification needed is listed below:

# The candidate should have a Citizenship in India

# Age limit needed is 16 1/2-19 years of age.

# Candidate should be a unmarried male candidate.

# Education qualification needed is candidate should have completed +2 from a recognized school board of education with physics and mathematics as subjects.

# Apart from all these, candidate need to be physically fit.


If the candidate satisfies all these above mentioned criteria, then he is eligible for applying for the entrance exam and the exam is NDA Exam. This exam is being conducted by UPSC every year for candidates to join in defence forces of India.

For more info check at http://www.upsc.gov.in

Procedure to join in Indian Navy :-
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1) Firstof all , the candidate needs to finish Tenth standard from a Recognised Board.
2) Later in 12th , the candidate has to take PCM subjects .
P - Physics
C - Chemistry
M - Mathematics

The candidate needs to complete 12th with PCM subjects from a Recognised Board


3) After completion of 12th , the candidate can apply for the NDA exam tojoin in Navy

NDA stands for National Defence academy

Age shouldbe in between 16.5 to 19 years to apply for the exam
The candidate shouldbe a citizen of India
The candidate sholdbe an Unmarried Male candidate

The exam will be conducted twice by Upsc in every year


Selection process is ,

~ written exam
~ ssb interview
~ medical test

At this time,your son is too young to join Indian Naval Academy.The minimum age limit to apply for NDA exam is 16.5 years.

UPSC conducts NDA exam twice a year with the name;NDA I and NDA II for recruitment in different wings of Indian Army.

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

Indian Military Academy.

Indian Naval Academy.

Indian Air Force Academy.

The criteria which has to be fulfilled to get admission in NDA are following:-

-The candidate has to clear the entrance exam conducted by UPSC.

-The candidate must be a citizen of India.

-The age limit for the candidate is 16.5 years to 19 years.

-Only unmarried male candidate can apply for the exam.

-The qualification required to join Indian Naval Academy is 12th class of 10+2 education system with Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognized board.

-The selection process involves

*Written Examination

* Personal Interview by Service Selection Board

-The candidate should be physically fit as per the Physical Standards required to join NDA.

Your child would be eligible for Navy after completion of class 12.
Your child needs to take Physics Chemistry Maths at 11th and pass in those subjects.
After that he would be eligible for NDA-NA exam conducted by UPSC.
NDA stands for National Defense Academy and NA for Naval Academy.
The basic eligibility required for NDA-NA is 12th pass or appearing and age limit 16.5-19 years.
NDA is for Army and all candidates passing 12th are eligible but For Navy and Air force, Physics Mathematics in 12th is compulsory.