NDA

NDA (National Defence Academy) is a premier institute that trains the cadets (candidates) to get selected for Indian Armed Forces (Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy) as officers. The examination is conducted two times in a year.

IMPORTANT DATES

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply for this examination.

Nationality:

Candidates must be Indian Nationals, a subject of Bhutan or Nepal, Tibetan refugee came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age:

To apply for NDA-I, students should be born between 2nd July 1998 to 1st July 2001.
To apply for NDA-II, students should be born between 2nd January 1999 to 1st July 2002.

Educational Qualification

Army Wing of National Defense Academy – Candidate must have passed 12th from a well known education board.
Air Force and Naval Wing of National Defense Academy and 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at Indian Naval Academy – Candidate must have passed 10+2 with Math and Physics from a well known education board.

PAPER STRUCTURE

The SSB interview 2017 consist of two stages i.e. stage I and stage II. The stage (I) will consist of Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) and Picture Perception & Description Test (PP & DT). The stage (II) will comprise of Interview, Group Testing Officer Tasks, Psychology Tests and the Conference. These test will be organized over 4 or 5 days. Entire process will carry 900 marks.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

The Union Public Service Commission shall prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as fixed by the commission at their discretion

Such candidates shall appear before a Services Selection Board for 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 Pilot Aptitude Test and for Officers Potentiality

PABT applicable to candidates with Air Force as first choice would also be conducted for all SSB qualified candidates with one of the choice as Air Force subject to their eligibility and if they are so willing

Two-stage selection procedure based on Psychological Aptitude Test and Intelligence Test has been introduced at Selection Centers/Air Force Selection Boards

All the candidates will be put to stage one test on first day of reporting at Selection Centers/Air Force Selection Boards

Only those candidates who qualify at stage one will be admitted to the second stage/remaining tests

Those candidates who qualify stage II will be required to submit the original certificates along with one photocopy each of (I) original matriculation pass certificate or equivalent in support of date of birth, (ii) original 10+2 pass certificate or equivalent in support of educational qualification

The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all eligibility conditions for admission to the examination

Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

CUTOFFS

SYLLABUS

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CONTACT

The Telephone No of NDA office are as under:-

1. Telephone No – 020-25290333
2. Telephone No – 020-25291700