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Can a girl who have passed class 12 (sci) join either navy or army or air force? If no, thn after which class are v eligible to join and if it is Yes then how???

Sorry, to say that girls are not allowed to join Indian Navy or Army after completion of 12th standard as per the notification issued by Union Public Service Commission. To join in Indian Army or Navy, the candidate have to appear in NDA examination by satisfying the below mentioned eligibility criteria :-

1. You should be a citizen of India.

2. You must have completed 12th standard or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university.

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

4. You should be an Unmarried Male candidate.

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

Female candidates are not eligible to join in Indian Army or Navy. But, female candidates who have completed graduation from a recognised university can join Officers Training Academy through CDS examination.

No, you are not eligible to join any of defence wing after 10+2. To join defence service it is necessary to appear and qualify in NDA examination.

NDA examination is conducted by UPSC twice every year. The eligibility to appear for examination is candidate must have passed or appearing for +2 examination from recognised board.

Only male candidates are eligible to appear for examination. So, you have to wait for bachelor degree to appear for CDS examination for recruitment in defence services.

NDA/NA examination eligibility criteria:

*UPSC clearly mentions in its notification that male candidates who are unmarried are only eligible to apply for NDA exam.

Female candidates are not eligible for NDA/NA exam for any wing of Defence.

UPSC conducts CDS exam for graduates. Girls who are unmarried and in age limit of 19-25 years are eligible to apply for the CDS examination.

No, female candidates are not eligible for NDA examination that is held at 10+2 level for all candidates who want to join Army or Navy or Air Force.

Male candidates with unmarried marital status are eligible for NDA/NA examination.

Female candidates who have profound interest to join defence sector can apply for Combined Defence Services exam for joining Military academy or Naval academy. You will have to do bachelor's degree for this exam.

Sorry, it is not possible to join defence services after 10+2. You have to appear and qualify in Combined Defence Service for joining defence service.

The eligibility to appear for examination is :-

Candidate must have passed bachelor degree from recognised university.

Candidate's age and discipline of degree varies with different wings of service as for

Air Force and Navy candidate's must have bachelor degree in B.Tech/B.E or have mathematics or physics as main paper. The age limit is 19-23 years and 19-22 years respectively.

Candidates with age limit 19-24 years and degree in any discipline are eligible for Indian Army.

Candidate must be physically fit and unmarried.

But, you have to qualify in both stages i.e. is written and service selection board for final selection. To get more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Female candidates are not eligible to apply for National Defence Academy/Naval Academy. NDA/NA examination is the entrance examination for candidates to get into different wings of Defence like Navy, Army and Air Force. Only unmarried male candidates are eligible for NDA/NA exam.

If you want to join Defence then you can apply for Combined Defence Services in final year of bachelor's degree. Through CDS exam, you can join Air Force academy, Naval academy, Military academy etc. The age limit for Naval academy is 19-22 years.

Can a girl join Indian Army or Navy after 12

As per my knowledge no girls are not eligible for to join Indian Army or Navy after completion of your 12th class. Only unmarried male candidate are eligible for Indian Army or Navy after 12th class.