NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY

PMB 2109, KADUNA

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE
NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY 69TH REGULAR COURSE
APPLICATION FORMS Examination at their Examination Centre of choice.
1. This is to inform the general public that online
application for admission into the 69th Regular Course EXAMINATION DATE AND REQUIREMENTS
of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna will
6. The examination will be conducted as an Entrance
be available from 31 October to 28th February 2017.
Examination and it is scheduled to hold on Saturday 22
Admission into NDA is open to both MALE and FEMALE
April 2017. Therefore, all eligible candidates are to bring
Nigerians. Candidates should logon to the application
along their Acknowledgement Form, Examination
portal www.ndaapplications.net, select Purchase
Admission Card, JAMB result slip and TWO (2) postcard
Access Code and fill in their details to pay for their
sized (3.5 x 5 inches) photographs to the Examination
application via REMITA after first obtaining their ORDER
Centre on the examination date. The photographs
ID and REMITA Retrieval Reference (RRR) Code in the
should show only from the chest upwards and should
sum of N3,000.00 only. Please note that only payment
contain the candidates Name, Exam Number, State,
against RRR Codes generated via the application
Exam Centre, Course of study and Signature at the back.
portal would be accepted.
Only successful candidates at the NDA Entrance
METHOD OF APPLICATION Examination will subsequently be invited for the Armed
Forces Selection Board following which the list of
2. Interested candidates are advised to go online and
admitted candidates will be published.
complete the application on the websites indicated
above. Please download and read carefully, the NATURE AND DURATION OF TRAINING
Instructions provided on the website. Applicants
applying for admission into NDA MUST also apply to the 7. Admitted candidates into NDA for the Regular Course
Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), but will undergo military and academic training as Officer
may not necessarily select NDA as their choice of Cadets for a duration of 5 years. On successful
university. Such applicants are expected to sit for the completion of training, graduands will earn a honours
JAMB Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations degree in a core discipline (BSc, BEng, BA). They will
(UTME). equally earn a commission into the Armed Forces of
Nigeria.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
3. Applications should be submitted online. On
completion of the online application, candidates are 8. All Regular Course cadets will train in NDA and the cost
to download an Acknowledgement Form. Upon of their administration and logistics will be borne by the
release of the JAMB results, candidates should return to Federal Government.
the applications portal and download their
Examination Admission Card. Only candidates who REFERENCE MATERIALS
make the JAMB national cut-off mark will be allowed to
9. In response to requests from candidates for reference
participate in the NDA Entrance Examination.
materials, the Academy has offered a Compendium of
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Past Questions & Answers to interested candidates which
can be purchased from the Academy Registry, NDA.
4. The requirements for various undergraduate degree
programmes are as detailed in the NDA Website: www.nda.edu.ng
website/applications portal. All other information Application Portal: www.ndaapplications.net
concerning degree courses, eligibility and examination E-Mail: info@ndaapplications.net
centres are as contained in the NDA website / Website: www.nda.edu.ng
applications portal. Please note that working
knowledge of French Language will be an added
advantage to applicants.
Signed
EXAMINATION CONDITIONS
Academy Registrar
5. Only candidates who meet the JAMB national cut-
off mark will be eligible to sit for the NDA Entrance