NDA stands for national defence academy. The exam is taken from the side of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year. The candidates are selected for their different posts or whatever they are giving an exam like Army, Navy and Air force wings of the National Defence Academy (NDA), are selected on the basis of National Defence Academy Entrance Exam which is held twice a year, most of the time, in the month of April and September.
Those Candidates who are planning to get for the exam must be an unmarried male, and there are some other details, too, that a candidate is supposed to know about.
Educational qualifications that a candidate must possess: -
(i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy: a candidate who is planning to get on the exam must be 12th Class passed the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination which is conducted by a State Education Board or a University
(ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: a candidate planning to get on the exam must be 12th Class passed the 10+2 pattern of School Education or basically equal with Physics and Mathematics which is conducted by a State Education Board or any registered University.
Moreover, the candidates who are currently appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination
All those candidates who get themselves passed in the SSB interview but fail in coming out with Matriculation/10+2 or equivalent certificate in original at the time of SSB interview should forward duly self-attached Photocopies to ‘Directorate General of Recruiting and those who fail in doing this will be cancelled on their own. All other candidates who have come out with their Matriculation and 10+2 pass or equal certificates in original during time of attending the SSB interview and have got the same verified document by the SSB authorities are not requited or they really do not need to submit the same to Army HQ or Naval HQ or any other kind of document as the case may be. Certificates that are originally issued by the Principals of the Institutions are also acceptable in cases where Boards/Universities have not yet issued certificates. Certified true copies/photostat copies of such certificates would definitely not be accepted at any cost.
Physical Standards
Candidates planning to appear for the exam or planning to give the exam of this session must be physically fit according to the physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Exam as per all the guidelines and rules given in the rule book.
And those candidates who are no more in touch with any armed forces just because they had withdrawn are not eligible to apply for this exam.
What is the NDA exam Pattern?
There are so many students who start their NDA exam preparations without having any proper knowledge of NDA Exam format. They have no idea about the marking scheme, how many marks divided into all subjects, NDA Exam scores pattern, what are relevant topics, negative marking, what they should prepare first and how, etc. here you find all the answers to these questions and so many other imperative things.
Those participants who successfully qualify for NDA written test, they are called for SSB Interview test which basically looks at the intelligence, physical and medical abilities of the candidates.
NDA Exam Pattern
NDA General Ability Test details
The papers in all the subjects that a candidate will be giving will consist of objective type questions only. The question papers (Test Booklets) of Mathematics and part "B" of General Ability Tests will be set both in Hindi as well as in English.
And now, it can be concluded with a few imperative things that must surely be known by the candidate about NDA exam pattern
- All the questions in every section will be of objective type only.
- Candidates are not allowed to use a calculator or any technology driven equipment in any case.
- There will be a system of negative marking in the NDA examination.
