NDA (National Defence Academy)

NDA (National Defence Academy) exam is conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). All
candidates who are interested in joining Indian Army, Navy or Air Force, can appear for NDA examination. NDA
exam is known as the best way to join the Indian defence forces as an officer. The NDA is located
at Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra. It is the first tri-service academy in the world.

Number of Vacancies:
National Defence Academy (Total: 342) 208 Army, 42 Navy, 92 Air Force
Naval Academy(10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) 50

Exam Dates: NDA Entrance Exam is held twice a year, generally in the month of April and November.
Events NDA (I) NDA (II)
Application form available 9th January 2019 7th August 2019
End date to submit the application 4th February 2019 3rd September 2019
Admit card release 1 or 2 weeks before the exam 1 or 2 weeks before the exam
Exam date 21st April 2019 17th November 2019
Declaration of result May 2019 November 2019

Eligibility Criteria:

Age For April Exam Age For November Exam Age Limit For Written Age Limit For SSB
Exam
2nd July 2000 to 2nd January 2001 to 1st July 16.5>19 16.5>19.5
1stJuly 2003 2004

Qualification 12th Class of 10+2 System of Education/Equivalent for Army and with Physics
and Math’s for AF & Navy

Gender & Marital Criteria Male Unmarried

Likely SSB Date September to October and January to April
Training Academy NDA, Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra
Duration of Training 3 Years at NDA and 1 Year at IMA(For Army cadets)
3 Years at NDA and 1 Year at Naval Academy(For Naval cadets)
3 Years at NDA and 1 & 1/2 Years at AFA Hyderabad (For AF cadets)
Center Locations:
Training Center AFA (Telangana), IMA (Dehradun), INA (Kerala)
SSB Center Army: Kapurthala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Bangalore
Air Force: Dehradun, Mysore, Gandhinagar, Varanasi
Navy: Tamil Nadu, Bangalore

Physical Standards:Candidates must be physically & mentally fit as per the physical standards maintained by the
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination 2019 as per guidelines given in Appendix-IV.A
candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academies of Armed
Forces is not eligible to apply.

Army Air Force/Navy

Height in (cm) 157-158 162-163
Weight in (Kg) 45-48 50-51
Eyesight 1.Myopia (Should not be more than -2.5D) 1.Myopia (Should not be more than -0.7D)
2. Hypermetropia (Should not be more than 2. Hypermetropia (Should not be more than
+3.5D) +1.5D)
Body Tattoos Permanent tattoo are only permitted on inner face of forearm i.e. (from inside of elbow to the
wrist and on the reverse side of palm).

Syllabus: The NDA syllabus will comprise of Mathematics, English and General Knowledge (Physics, Chemistry,
General Science, Geography, Current Events, History, Freedom Movement, etc.) sections.

Exam Pattern:
Subjects Maximum Marks Duration
Mathematics 300 2.5 Hours
General Ability Test 600 2.5 Hours
Total 900
SSB Interview 900
Grand Total 1800

 Exam Mode: The written exam will be held through offline mode.
 Pattern: The question paper will be asked in the OMR pattern
 Negative Marking: 0.33 % marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
 Language: The medium of the exam will be set bilingually in English as well as Hindi.

Note:
 Candidates should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary School
Examination Certificate available or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will
be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted .
 Candidates appearing in the 11th class exam are not eligible for this examination.
 Those candidates who have failed CPSS/PABT earlier are not eligible for Air Force.
 Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the 12th class or equivalent examination and are allowed to
appear in the UPSC Examination should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are
required to submit proof of passing the 12th class or equivalent examination by the prescribed date (i.e.
 24th December, 2019) and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late
conduct of Board/University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever.
 Candidates must undertake not to marry until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries
subsequent to the date of his application though successful at this or any subsequent Examination will not
be selected for training. A candidate who marries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to
refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government.
 Candidate should also have details of one photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/
Driving License/ School Photo ID/Any other photo ID card issued by the State/Central Government. The
details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application
form. The same photo ID card will also have to be uploaded with the Online Application Form. This photo
ID will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for
examination/SSB
Fee: Candidates (excepting SC/ST candidates/Sons 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.

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.

Centers of Examination:
S.No City S.No City S.No City
1 Agartala 15 Gangtok 29 Panaji (Goa)
2 Ahmedabad 16 Hyderabad 30 Patna
3 Aizawl 17 Imphal 31 Port Blair
4 Allahabad 18 Itanagar 32 Raipur
5 Bengaluru 19 Jaipur 33 Ranchi
6 Bareilly 20 Jammu 34 Sambalpur
7 Bhopal 21 Jorhat 35 Shillong
8 Chandigarh 22 Kochi 36 Shimla
9 Chennai 23 Kohima 37 Srinagar
10 Cuttack 24 Kolkata 38 Thiruvananthapuram
11 Dehradun 25 Lucknow 39 Tirupati
12 Delhi 26 Madurai 40 Udaipur
13 Dharwad 27 Mumbai 41 Vishakhapatnam
14 Dispur 28 Nagpur

Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the centers except
Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur. Allotment of Centers will be on the first-apply-first-allot basis and once the
capacity of a particular centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants, who cannot get a centre of their
choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a Centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus, advised that
they may apply early so that they could get a Centre of their choice.