NDA Exam - National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Exam

NDA Exam 2013 - National Defence Academy and Naval Academy acronym as NDA & NA is conducted by UPSC twice in an year for national basis to admit young cadets in National Defense Academy and Naval Academy to impart training on them to join as Officers in the Armed forces of the country.

Due to its National level approach this test is taken by most of the defense services aspirants on the priority basis.

NDA Exam Eligibility

1. For Army Wing of NDA

Candidate must be 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 NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy

Candidates appearing for National Defence Academy Examination must be 12th Class pass i.e. the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University

Those who are taking +2 final exam or appeared in the said exam in the present year can also appear for the entrance test provisionally subject to their fulfilling the conditions later.

Other eligibility Conditions:

1. Educational Qualification

The desiring candidats should be +2 from a recognized board or equivalent in the specified streams for various branches of the Defense Services

2. Age

The candidate should be between 16-1/2 to 19 years of age.

3. Nationality

A candidate must either be :

• a citizen of India, or
• a subject of Bhutan, or
• a subject of Nepal, or
• a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• 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.

4. Marital Status

Single

NDA Exam Pattern

NDA-NA  is the two level exam. First level is the written exam conducted by UPSC and the next level is the SSB interview conducted by Staff  Selcetion Board of the Defence servcies. Only those candidaetes can take level two exam who have qualified in the Level 1 exam.

Pattern of Written Exam

Note: Level of all the three paper is equivalent to the 10+2 Standard. There is no negative marking in the NDA-NA exam so the candidate can attempt full paper.

Pattern of SSB interview

SSB conducts an elaborate interview of the written qualified candidates to test their physical, psychological fitness and team spirit necessary for the defence services. This consists of 900 marks.

NDA Exam Syllabus

NDA exam consists of Two papers of 2-1/2 hours duration consisting of 300 and 600 marks respectively.

• Mathematics :- This paper consists of general mathematical topics till the+2 standard.
  
  
• General Mental Ability:- General Mental Ability paper consists quesions from Physics (100), Chemistry(60), General Science (40), History (80), Geography (80) and Current events(40)

How to apply for NDA exam?

Candidates are required to apply online by using the website http:// www.upsconline.nic.in. Detailed instructions are available on the above mentioned website.

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs.

NDA Exam Fee

Candiates are required to pay a fee of Rs.50 (Rupees Fifty only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India / State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur /Sate Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala / State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit Card.

Note 1:- SC/ST candidates/ Sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs who are exempted from payment of fee. However No fee exemption is available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

Note 2:- The sons of serving/ex-Junior Commissioned Offcers/ Non-Commissioned Officers/ Other Ranks of Army and equivalent ranks in the Indian Navy/ Indian Air Force are also not required to pay the prescribed fee if they are studying in Military School (formerly known as King George's School)/Sainik School run by Sainik Schools Society.

NDA Exam Dates

NDA-NA exam is held twice in a year normally in the month of April and September.

NDA Exam Contact Details

Website: http://www.upsc.gov.in
Telephone Nos: 011-23385271/ 23381125/ 23098543

NDA Exam Test Centres

• Agartala.
• Gangtok
• Panaji (Goa).
• Ahmedabad.
• Hyderabad.
• Patna.
• Aizwal, Imphal .
• Port Blair.
• Allahabad.
• Itanagar.
• Raipur.
• Bangalooroo.
• Jaipur.
• Ranchi.
• Bareilly.
• Jammu.
• Sambalpur.
• Bhopal.
• Jorhat.
• Shillong.
• Chandigarh.
• Kochi.
• Shimla.
• Chennai.
• Kohima.
• Srinagar.
• Cuttack.
• Kolkata.
• Thiruvanathapuram.
• Dehradun.
• Lucknow.
• Tirupati.
• Delhi.
• Madurai.
• Udaipur.
• Dharwad.
• Mumbai.
• Vishakhapatnam.
• Dispur.
• Nagpur.