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NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY & NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION, 2025

ABOUT EXAM

NDA exam is conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). 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 April and September.

The participants applying for the NDA & NA examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be provisional subject to complete the prescribed eligibility conditions.

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NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION

IMPORTANT DATES

As per the Union Public Service Commission calendar, the notification for the NDA 1 2025 exam will be released on 11th December 2024. Online application start from 11th December 2024 and it end up on 31st December 2024. To know everything about NDA 1, 2025 keep visiting regular on EaseToLearn

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The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this NDA & NA (1) Examination will be held under:

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY:- TOTAL (406)

Posts Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training capacity of National Defence Academy, and Indian Naval Academy.

Participants need to apply on NDA & NA only online, and detailed instructions for filling up online applications that are available on the below mentioned website.

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upsconline.nic.in/upsc/OTRP/index.php

UPSC NDA ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:-

 A participant must be unmarried and must be:

(a) Nationality : A candidate must be unmarried male/female and must be :
   (i) a citizen of India, or
   (ii) a subject of Bhutan, or
   (iii) a subject of Nepal, or
   (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
   (v) 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 favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
A certificate of eligibility will not, however, be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.   

(b) NDA Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status: A candidate must be an unmarried male/female candidates born not earlier than 02nd July, 2005 and not later than 1st July, 2008 are eligible

(c) UPSC-NDA New Educational Qualifications:

       1. For NDA 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 NDA Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval    Academy: 

12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent 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.
Candidates appearing in the 11th class exam are not eligible for this NDA & NA examination.  

 (d) UPSC NDA Physical Standards : Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2025 as per guidelines given in Appendix-IV of Notification. A candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academies of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply.

HOW TO APPLY UPSC NDA & NA APPLICATION FORM:-

Candidates are required to apply NDA & NA Application form Online by using the website.

• Visit the official website of UPSC
• Complete the OTR Process if not registered earlier.
• Those who are already registered can directly fill the application form
• Registration process can be completed in two parts i.e. Part I & Part II
• Part I include basic registration and other details while Part II includes uploads of scanned photographs, signature, fee payments etc.
• Choose the preferred exam centres while filling the application form
• Candidates must fill the personal, educational qualification, address and other details carefully
• Candidates are also given the facility to withdraw NDA 1 application form 2025
• Candidates need to upload scanned documents in the specific format
• Candidates should not send the hard copy of the application form to the examination authority
• Take printout of the application form after final submission

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NDA & NA APPLICATION FEE:

 Candidates (excepting SC/ST candidates/female candidates/Wards of JCOs/NCOs/ ORs specified in Note 2 below who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees one hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card.

NDA & NA E-ADMIT CARD:-

 The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card Seven Days before the commencement of the NDA examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website (upsconline.nic.in) for being downloaded by candidates.  No Admit Card will be sent by post.  All the applicants are required to provide a valid & active e-mail ID while filling up the online NDA application form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.

UPSC NDA EXAMINATION CENTERS

The NDA & NA Examination will be held at the following centers: 

AGARTALA, GHAZIABAD, PANAJI (GOA), AGRA, GORAKHPUR, PATNA, AJMER, GURGAON, PORT BLAIR, AHMEDABAD, GWALIOR, PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD), AIZAWL, HYDERABAD, PUDUCHERRY, ALIGARH, IMPHAL, PUNE, ALMORA (UTTARAKHAND), INDORE, RAIPUR, ANANTPUR (ANDHRA PRADESH), ITANAGAR, RAJKOT, AURANGABAD, JABALPUR, RANCHI, BENGALURU, JAIPUR, SAMBALPUR, BAREILLY, JAMMU, SHILLONG, BHOPAL, JODHPUR, SHIMLA, BILASPUR, JORHAT, SILIGURI, CHANDIGARH, KOCHI, SRINAGAR, CHENNAI, KOHIMA, SRINAGAR (UTTARAKHAND), COIMBATORE, KOLKATA, THANE, CUTTACK, KOZHIKODE (CALICUT), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEHRADUN, LEH, TIRUCHIRAPALLI, DELHI, LUCKNOW, TIRUPATI, DHARWAD, LUDHIANA, UDAIPUR, DISPUR, MADURAI, VARANASI, FARIDABAD, MUMBAI, VELLORE, GANGTOK, MYSORE, VIJAYAWADA, GAYA, NAGPUR, VISHAKHAPATNAM, GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR, NAVI MUMBAI, WARANGAL

TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE:

Candidates appearing for SSB interview for the first time for a particular type of Commission i.e. Permanent or Short Service, shall be entitled for AC III Tier to and fro railway fare or bus fare including reservation cum sleeper charges within the Indian limits. Candidates who apply again for the same type of Commission will not be entitled to travelling allowance on any subsequent occasion.

AFTER HAVING CLEARED THE NDA & NA WRITTEN EXAMINATION THE CANDIDATES SHOULD LOG ON TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR THEIR SSB CENTRE & DATE OF INTERVIEW:-

www.joinindiannavy.gov.in

www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in 

ANOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE NDA WRITTEN EXAMINATION, INTERVIEW OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL RESULTS, AND ADMISSION TO THE TRAINING COURSES OF THE FINALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES: 

The Union Public Service Commission shall prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the NDA & NA written examination as fixed by the Commission at their discretion. Such candidates shall appear before a Services Selection Board for NDA & NA Intelligence and Personality Test where candidates for the Army/Navy wings of the NDA and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of Indian Naval Academy will be assessed on Officers Potentiality and those for the Air Force in addition to the above will have to qualify Computerized Pilot Selection System (CPSS). Candidates with Air Force as one of the choices would also undergo CPSS if they qualify for SSB and are willing. 

SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR NDA & NA EXAM:

UPSC conducts the NDA exam in two stages: a written test and an SSB Interview. The first stage is the written exam, in which candidates must perform competently to proceed further with the selection process. Candidates who clear this stage will be called for SSB Interview.

NOTE:-

Every Candidate for The Flying Branch of Air force Is Given Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) (Pilot Aptitude Test) Only Once. The grades secured by him at the first test will therefore hold good for every subsequent interview he has with the air force selection board. A Candidate who fails in the CPSS cannot apply for admission to the national Defence academy examination for the flying branch of air force wing or general duties (pilot) branch or naval air arm.

For More NDA & NA Exam Details:-

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR NDA 1 EXAMINATION 2025 

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