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Am I eligible for NDA Exam having scored 71% of marks in 12th Class private with Science stream?

Yes dear, you can definitely apply for NDA. NDA stands for National Defense Academy. NDA conducts the exam for those students who want to join Indian Army, Indian Air Force or Indian Navy.

Eligibility Criteria for NDA-

>You must be an Indian Citizen.

>Your age must not be less than 16.5 years and not more than 19 years.

>You must have 12th passed student from a recognized board.

It doesn't matter in NDA that whether you are a private student or Regular student. So, don't worry you can apply for NDA exam.
It is good to see your interest in NDA.

Yes you are eligible by the way 12th class marks doesn't matters in NDA (National Defense Academy) you must needs to appear in the entrance test conducted by UPSC.
Main eligibility criteria is you must passed higher secondary class from any recognized board or school and your age must be in between 16.5 to 19 years.
Only unmarried boys are eligible for NDA.

NDA i.e National Defence Academy Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission twice in a year as namely NDA I and NDA II. NDA Examination is conducted for admission to Army wings, Navy wings and Air Force wings.

NDA Eligibility:

-The candidate should have completed intermediate in any discipline from a recognized School or equivalent qualification.
-The candidate age should be between 16.5 years and 19 years.
-Unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply.
-Those who are appearing in the final year of intermediate may also apply.
-No upper age limits are required.
-No percentage bar are required.

For Navy and Air Force: The candidate should have completed intermediate with Physics and Mathematics from a recognized school or equivalent qualification.

For Army Wings: The candidate should have completed intermediate in any discipline from a recognized school or equivalent qualification.

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

Yes, you are eligible for NDA exams after scoring 71% marks in 12th private from science stream.

Eligibility for NDA exams :
Candidate must have passed 12th class with science stream for Indian Air Force and Navy and from any stream for Indian Army from any recognised board.
Age of candidate must be from 16.5 to 19 years.
Candidate must be unmarried male.

If you have completed 12th Class even through Private mode from a recognized university, then you are certainly eligible to apply for National Defense Academy Examination. Yes, candidates who have completed their 12th Class or Appearing their 12th Class in 10+2 pattern " FROM A RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY " only are eligible to appear in NDA Examination. You have not mentioned your board from which you are doing 12th Class, So make sure your university is recognized by state or central board organization. Only Unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply for NDA Examination and Female candidates are not at all eligible to sit for NDA Examination. Candidates who are appearing in 12th Class (final year candidates of Intermediate) are also eligible to give NDA Examination. Remember, if you have completed 12th Class from a recognized university then I am sure you are certainly eligible to give NDA Examination.

NDA stands for the National Defense Academy. Union Public Service Commission conducts entrance exam for this academy twice every year. This entrance exam gives you chance to join different wings of defense like:

>>Indian Army.

>>Indian Airforce.

>>Indian Navy.

Eligibility criteria for the NDA entrance exam:

1. Academic qualification:

>>10+2 passed or appearing from a recognized board. For Indian army, you are eligible from any stream but for Indian Navy and Airforce, you must have studied physics and mathematics at 10+2 level.

Yes, you are eligible for the NDA entrance exam with 71% in CBSE 10+2 board exam.

2. Age criteria:

The age limit for candidates of every category is 16.5 to 19.5 years as per latest notification by UPSC.

3. You must be unmarried male Indian Citizen.

Entrance exam consists of written test and Service Selection board. Written test consists of questions from Mathematics and General ability test.

For any more details, you can visit the official website of UPSC www.upsc.gov.in.

Yes, definitely you are eligible for National defense Academy being passed from science stream. It does not matter whether you have passed your 12th from private or government school but th eonly thing that really matters is your school must be well recognized.

Here is the complete eligibility that you must have to fulfill before going to NDA :

Eligibility criteria:-

** The interested candidates who are interested in Army should be 12th class passed from state board or CBSE or ICSE

** 12th class appearing students are also eligible for NDA exam.

** Candidate should be Indian.

** Age of the candidate must be in between 16.5 to 19 years.

NDA Exam Pattern:

The entrance exam for National Defence Academy comprises of a Written Exam which is followed by Intelligence and Personality Test.

The papers consist of Objective (multiple choice answer) type questions only.

The written exam consist of two papers.

Question Papers of Paper I – Mathematics and Part B of Paper II will be set in English and Hindi.

Yes, you can eligible for NDA Exam , you have to write CAT (common admission test ).
The exam is conducted by upsc twice in a year.
The candidate must be unmarried male candidate , and he should not marry untill to completion full training.
Age limit 16-19.5 years.
The candidate must be citizen of india, subject of bhutan, nepal.
NDA exam is conducted to recruit army, air force, naval wings.
Army wing of national: the candidate should pass 10+2 in school education or equivalent exam conducted by state education board.
Air force and naval wings:
the conducted must complete 10+2 from recognised board with physics, maths.
Physical standards: candidate must be physically fit according to the physical standards for NDA.
Minimum height 157.5cms (162.5cm for air force)

Yes, you are eligible to appear in NDA examination after completion of your 12th standard with 71 percentage in Science stream. 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 the maximum age should not exceed more than 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.

Yes, you are definitely eligible for NDA Examination after completing 12th standard in private Institution.
Apart from this Educational Qualification you need to satisfy the Criteria ( i.e., Age, Physical standards, Marital Status and Nationality ). Then only you are eligible for NDA Examination.
The candidate should be in between 16.5 years to 19 years.
The candidate should be unmarried.
The candidate should be Indian by Nationality. etc.

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Am I eligible for NDA Exam having scored 71% of marks in 12th Class private with Science stream?

Yes, you are eligible for NDA exam.

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

The candidate's 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 to 16.5 years to 19.5 years. There is no age relaxation for SC/ST candidates.