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Respected Sir, my name is Salman and I passed 12th standard with 64% marks in the year 2016. I am interested in Indian Army. I want to join Indian Army. Can I join? What is the process to join? I hope you take for a early reply. Thank you. I Love India. Jai Hind!

National defence academy (NDA) is the entrance examination conducted by UPSC every year for requirements of candidates to Indian Army, Navy and Air force.

The minimum criteria to appear for NDA is that the candidate must have passed class 12 examination in Science stream from a recognized board of education.

The candidate can apply for NDA by entering into the official website. To fill the application click here

The candidates who have qualified in written examination have to undergo physical examination.

Yes, you are eligible for recruitment in Indian Army after 10+2. For recruitment in Indian Army you have to appear and qualify in NDA examination.

NDA examination is conducted in two stages and candidates have to qualify in both stages of examination for final recruitment.

The eligibility to appear for examination is candidate must have passed 10+2 from any recognised board. The age limit to appear for examination is 16.5-19.5 years. Only male candidates are eligible to appear for examination.

So, you can appear for next NDA examination conducted in September. The application form for examination will be released in month of July. For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

For recruitment in Indian Army you have to appear and qualify for NDA examination. NDA examination is conducted twice in month of April and September every year.

The eligibility to appear for examination is :-

Candidate must have passed 10+2 from any recognised board.

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

Only male candidates are eligible to appear for examination.

So, you have to qualify in written as well as SSB stages of examination for final recruitment for jobs. To get detail information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

To join Indian Army after completion of your 12th standard with an aggregate of 64% marks from a recognised board, you must have to appear in NDA examination which is conducted by UPSC twice a year by satisfying the eligibility criteria mentioned below :-

1. You must be a citizen of India.

2. You must be in between 16 1/2 to 19 1/2 years of age.

3. You must have completed 12th standard or equivalent 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.

You can join Indian Army by clearing written test and service selection board of National Defence Academy entrance exam. The eligibility criteria for this exam is that candidate should have done 12th from any recognized board.

The age limit for NDA examination is 16.5 to 19.5 years. Candidate must be unmarried male citizen to apply for NDA exam. It is conducted twice every year by UPSC. You can visit official website of UPSC for latest updates.

It is a very good idea to join Indian Army to serve the Nation. To join Indian Army after completion of your class 12th, you need to follow the below mentioned process :-

You need to appear in National Defence Academy (NDA) examination to join Indian Army. The NDA examination is conducted by UPSC twice a year in the months of April and September every year. You can apply for NDA examination at UPSC official website http://upsconline.nic.in/, once the NDA examination notification has released by UPSC.

To appear in NDA examination, you must have to fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned below :-

=> You must be an Indian National.

=> You must be a Male Candidate.

=> You must have attained minimum age of 16 1/2 years. Upper age limit is 19 1/2 years to appear in NDA examination.

No upper age relaxation is provided to any reserved category candidates to appear in NDA examination.

=> You must have passed Higher Secondary or equivalent course from a Government recognised board

=> You must be Physically and Mentally healthy.

Selection Procedure :-
1. Written Examination
2. Interview

By qualifying all the rounds of the NDA examination, you will be selected into the Indian Army.

Having completed your Class 12th with 64% aggregate yOu can join Indian Army by joining NDA.

NDA stands for National Defense Academy and it is a defense academy meant for providing training and education to those applicants who manages to clear NDA entrance examination and interested to be a defense officer i.e; lieutenant.

NDA entrance examinations are held twice every year by Union Public Service Commission in two stages which includes Written examination and Service Selection Board ( SSB ) interview respectively.

--> Also for appearing in the same examination, you need to have the qualifications given here under :-

* You must be an unmarried Indian male candidate with your age lying within 16.5 years to 19.5 years.

* You must have completed your higher secondary school degree with any discipline from a recognized boad. But for joining Indian Navy and Indian Air force the stream of your academics must have PCM group.

* You must have physical and mental fitness as per the service requirement norms.

For more details about the same examination you can log on to the link www.upsc.gov.in.