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About NDA

The National Defence Academy is a Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force are trained together before they go on to pre-commissioning training to their respective service academies. It is located in Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra. It was the 1st tri-service academy in the world and is rated amongst the best in the world.

NDA admission

• Applicants to the NDA are selected via a written exam conducted by the UPSC, followed by extensive interviews covering general aptitude, psychological testing, team-skills as well as physical and social skills, along with medical
• Incoming classes are accepted twice a year for semesters starting in July and January. About 320,000 applicants appear for each written exam.
• Typically, about 9,000 of these are invited to
• Applicants to join the Air Force also go through a Pilot Aptitude Battery Test.
• About 300-350 cadets are accepted to the academy each semester.About66cadetsareacceptedfortheAir Force, 39 for the Navy and 195 for the Army.

Eligibility Criteria

• Unmarried male candidates
• Age between16 ½ to 19 years
• Nationality : Indian,
• Educational Qualifications:
• (I )For Army wing of National Defence
• Academy :- 12^th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent
• Examination conducted by a Stat
• Education Board or a
• (ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the
• 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy:-12^th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equilvalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a
• Candidates who are appearing in the 12^th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this

How to apply ?

• About a year before the commencement of a Course, a brief notice appears in the leading daily newspapers and a detailed notification on the website, offering details about the selection procedure (listed below) to be held by the UPSC six months later.
• A written examination will be held by the Union Public Service Commission.
• An interview by the Service Selection Board to assess a candidate's officer potentialities (Intelligence and personality test).
• A medical examination by a Service Medical

Important Dates

*           Tentative Schedule: (Examination held twice a year)

Notification of Examination

• February and July

Conduct of Examination

April and September

Scheme of the Examination

The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject are as follows :

• The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only. The question papers (Test Booklets) will be set in English only.

Syllabus for Entrance Examination

• Paper-I-Mathematics : (MaximumMarks300) Arithmetic, Mensuration, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics.
• Paper-II –General Ability
  • PartA- English (Maximum Marks 200)
  • PartB –General Knowledge (Maximum Marks400)

Syllabus for Entrance Examination

• General Ability – Part B consists of the following section:
  • Section-A (Physics)
  • Section-B (Chemistry)
  • Section-C (GeneralScience)
  • Section-D (History, Freedom Movement etc)
  • Section-E (Geography)
  • Section- F( Current Event)

Syllabus for Entrance Examination

Out of the maximum marks assigned to this part, questions on Sections A, B, C, D, E and F carry approximately 25%, 15%, 10%, 20%, 20% and 10% weightage respectively.

5 Level Program

1. Best Faculty & Best Coaching –Most of the faculties have cleared NDA Exam.
2. Best up-to-date study material with test series
3. Wide spread network of the branches which gives you branch and time flexibility.
4. Information System about via SMS & Email which inform you all latest update about various examination date.
5. Expert panel will prepare you for your Service Selection Board (SSB) Interview.