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Respected Sir, I am studying in class 11th and after completing class 12th I wish to join the Indian Navy so I want to know can I join the Indian Navy directly after completing class 12th or do I have to appear for entrance exam? If I have to write the entrance exam then please tell me about the entrance exams.

To join Indian Navy after 12th std as an officer you have to appear and qualify in NDA examination for final selection.

The eligibility to appear for examination is that candidate must have passed 12th or pursuing in it with PCM as main paper ( Navy and Air Force ).

The age limit to appear for examination is 16.5-19.5 years and only male candidates are eligible to appear for examination.

The examination is conducted in two stages as written and SSB. For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

To join Indian Navy after completion of your class 12th, you need to appear in NDA examination which is conducted by UPSC twice a year. Eligibility criteria required to appear in NDA examination is mentioned below :-

1. You should be a citizen of India.

2. You should be within 16.5 to 19.5 years of age.

3. You should have obtained Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university.

4. You should be an Unmarried Male candidate.

5. You should be physically fit as per physical standards mentioned in the UPSC NDA examination notification.

Since you are interested to join Indian Navy after your Class 12th so you will be eligible for joining Indian Navy as a officer as well as a tradesmen.

Yes you are eligible for joining Indian Navy being a citizen of Nepal for both officer as well as tradesmen post but for of these you will have to qualify their respective entrance examination.

--> For your entry as a commission officer in Indian Navy you will have to appear and qualify NDA entrance examination which is held twice every year by UPSC.

--> Also for your entry as a tradesmen you will have to first qualify its Rally followed by Common Eligibility Test depending upon vacancies.

As far you are concerned about direct entry then there is no such entry but you can skip written test (Stage I )of NDA if you secure more than the cutoff percentage in your Class 12th.

For more details and updates about above mentioned entries you can log on to the link www.joinindiannavy.nic.in.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Respected Sir, I am studying in class 11th and after completing class 12th I wish to join the Indian Navy so I want to know can I join the Indian Navy directly after completing class 12th or do I have to appear for entrance exam? If I have to write the entrance exam then please tell me about the entrance exams.

If you have completed 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics from a recognized board then you are eligible for Indian Navy through NDA exam.

Your age should be in between 16.5 to 19.5 years.

You can't directly apply for Indian Navy. So you can apply here through NDA exam.