NDA-ABOUT NDA EXAM,ELIGIBILITY,NDA EXAM PATTERN

NOTIFICATION

Date of notification :  21 JUNE 2014

Last date of form submission : 21 JULY 2014

Date of NDA exam is 28th SEPTEMBER 2014

What is NDA ?
NDA (National Defence Academy) is a academy where Army, Navy & Air force cadets are trained together for Indian Armed Forces before they go on to pre-commissioning training to their respective service academies. The foundation stone for the National Defence Academy was laid by then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru on 6 October 1949. The National Defence Academy was formally commissioned on 7 December 1954, with an inauguration ceremony held on 16 January 1955. Its campus is located in Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra.

NDA EXAM
The NDA exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which is held twice a year, generally in the month of April and September. Its training is of three years.

Eligibility Criteria for Candidates to participate in NDA Exam
An unmarried male candidate whose age is between 16 ½ years to 19 years on the 1st July or 1st January of the year of the succeeding examination year & passed 12th.12th appearing candidates can also apply if their 12th is finishing in the same year of NDA Exam. Candidates must have Physics & Mathematics subjects in Class 12th.

NDA Examination Pattern
Paper-I : Mathematics (Maximum Marks – 300)
Paper-II : General Ability Test (Maximum Marks-600)
Part A : ENGLISH (Maximum Marks 200). & Part B- GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (Maximum Marks-400)
Intelligence and Personality test

The candidate has to go through verbal as well as non-verbal intelligence tests with other exercises like GD and other outdoor group tasks. Sometimes candidates are asked to deliver lectures on specific subjects.

IN DETAIL  - ABOUT NDA EXAM ,ELIGIBILITY,CENTERS ,AGE LIMIT ,PHYSICAL STANDARDS 

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION Exam Details

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION

Recruitment of candidates to Army, Navy and Air force wings of the National Defence Academy (NDA), is through National Defence Academy Entrance Exam which is held twice a year, generally in the month of March and August. NDA exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A candidate must be an unmarried male. The course of training is for three years.

(i) A candidate is required to specify clearly the Services for which he wishes to be considered in the order of his preference. He is also advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to opt so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his preferences when making appointments.

(ii) Candidates should note that they will be considered for appointment to those services only for which they express their preferences and for no other service(s). No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his application will be entertained by the Commission.

(iii) Before indicating their preferences for different courses, the candidates should first decide their preference for the two Academies viz. National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (Executive Branch). If a candidate opts for National Defence Academy as his first choice, he must first indicate his preferences for different wings of National Defence Academy viz Army, Navy and Air Force followed by his preferences for Naval Academy (Executive Branch). Alternatively, if a candidate opts for Naval Academy (Executive Branch) as his first choice, he must first indicate his preference for Naval Academy (Executive Branch) as his first choice, followed by his preference for different wings of National Defence Academy. Thus candidates opting for Naval Academy (Executive Branch) Course as well as other courses of National Defence Academy must give Naval Academy (Executive Branch) as their first preference or the last preference. Naval Academy (Executive Branch) cannot be given as 2nd or 3rd preference. Even if Naval Academy (Executive Branch) is given as 2nd or 3rd preference by the candidate, it will be deemed to be the last preference.

(iv) Admission to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination.

Admission to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination.

Eligibility

(a) Nationality :

A candidate must either be  :
   1. a citizen of India, or
   2. a subject of Bhutan, or
   3. a subject of Nepal, or
   4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

   5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Certificate of eligibility will not, however, be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status :

A candidate must be an unmarried male and have attained the age of 16 1/2 years and must not have attained the age 19 years on the 1st January or 1st of July of the year succeeding the year of examination.
Candidates must not marry until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful will not be selected for training.
A candidate who marries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government.

(c) Educational Qualifications :

   1. For Army wing of National Defence Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
   2. For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at the Naval Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equilvalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply.

(d) Physical Standards : Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination as per guidelines given :

Candidates are advised to rectify minor defects/ailments in order to speed up finalisation of medical examination conducted at the Military Hospital after being recommended at the SSB.  The undermentioned ailments are considered, common minor ailments :

Wax (Ears), Deviated Nasal Septum, Hydrocele/Phimosis, Overweight/Underweight, Under sized Chest, Piles,  Gynaecomastia, Tonsillitis, Varicocele

A candidate recommended by the Services Selection Board will undergo a medical examination by a Board of  Service Medical Officers. Only those candidates will be admitted to the academy who are declared fit by the Medical Board. The proceedings of the Medical Board are confidential and will not be divulged to anyone. However the candidates declared unfit will be intimated by the President of the Medical Board and the procedure for request for an Appeal Medical Board will also be intimated to the candidate.

Candidates declared unfit during Appeal Medical Board will be intimated about the provision of Review Medical Board.

(a)  The candidate must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disease/disability which is likely in interfere  with the efficient performance of military duties.

(b)  There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or under weight. The candidate should not be overweight or obese.

(c)   The minimum acceptable height is 157.5 cms. (162.5 cms for Air Force) F

Please  refer to brochure for further details on height and weight standards

NDA EXAM DATES AND SCHEDULES

Tentative Schedule (Examination held twice a year)
(i) Notification of Examination : Sept. – Oct. & May – June
(ii) Conduct of Examination : March – April & Aug. – Sept.

Examination Centres
For more details of Examination Centres, Please refer to Notification

Agartala Delhi Kohima Sambalpur Ahmedabad Dharwar Kolkata Shillong Aizwal Dispur Ranchi Lucknow Shimla

Allahabad Gangtok Madurai Srinagar Bangalore Hyderabad Mumbai Thiruvanathapuram Bareilly Imphal

Nagpur Tirupati Bhopal Itanagar Panaji (Goa) Udaipur Chandigarh Jaipur

Patna Vishakhapatnam Chennai Jammu Port Blair Cuttack Jorhat Raipur Dehradun Kochi