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About NDA Pune

NDA Pune is a well-reputed government institution that was established in the year 1955. National Defence Academy is a joint services institute that trains cadets of the Indian Army, Indian air force & Indian Navy. NDA Pune offers courses affiliated under the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. There are 3 degrees and 6 courses at the NDA Pune. These courses at NDA Pune cover streams such as Engineering, Sciences and Arts. All the courses at NDA Pune are undergraduate level courses with degrees of B.Tech, B.Sc and BA

The B.Tech courses at NDA Pune are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. After completion of the degree at NDA Pune, the Naval cadets proceed to Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Air Force cadets proceed to the Air Force Academy at Hyderabad and Army cadets proceed to Indian Military Academy at Dehradun. After completion of one year of training there, students are commissioned as officers in the Indian Navy,  Air Force And Army. 

NDA Pune is a well constructed campus spread over 7000 acres of land. NDA Pune offers a variety of facilities to candidates who have enrolled in this prestigious institute, these include library, sports, cafeteria, gym facility, swimming pool, IT infrastructure and more.
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NDA Pune Location

NDA Pune campus is located about 17 km south-west of Pune city, at Khadakwasla. Pune Junction, Agarkar Nagar, Pune is the nearest railway station to the NDA Pune. It is located 17 kms away and is a 30 minutes drive from the railway station to the NDA Pune. The nearest airport is the Pune International Airport, Lohegaon, Pune. It is a 40 minute drive from the NDA Pune campus and is situated 24 kms away. The Pune Sus Stand, Shivajinagar, is also 17 kms away and takes 30 minutes to reach the NDA Pune campus from here.

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NDA Pune Highlights

ParameterDescription
Established1955
Courses3 Degrees and 6 Courses
Institute TypeAffiliated College
GenderMale
Faculty Count33

NDA Pune Placements

There is a 100% NDA Pune placement rate for graduates at the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune. This is because students of the NDA Pune join either the Indian Army, Air force or the Navy directly after completing their 3 year course at the institute. In case of the B.Tech programmes, the candidates complete the final year of their graduation at the respective academies. After their completion of courses, they proceed to either the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy. These Academies house the officer train...
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Courses offered by NDA Pune

NDA Pune courses offer full time, residential undergraduate programmes. There are 3 degrees and 6 NDA Pune courses that are run in the institute. The 3 degrees at NDA Pune are Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Bachelor of Arts (BA), and Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech). The NDA Pune B.Tech course is offered in 3 specialisations- Applied Electronics and Communications, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology. The NDA Pune B.Sc course also has 2 courses Computer Science and B.Sc in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Admissio...

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NDA Pune Admission

NDA Pune admissions offer undergraduate programmes in the field of Engineering, Science and Arts. NDA Pune accepts admission for Army, Air Force and Navy forces of India. The NDA Pune admission process is completely based on an entrance exam followed by an interview. NDA Pune has its own entrance examination known as the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Before applying for the NDA Pune admissions, a candidate must meet the eligibility criteria. The age requirement fo...
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NDA Pune Facilities

NDA, Pune has an excellent infrastructure for the all round training of cadets and a vast array of facilities like spacious and well-maintained classrooms, well equipped labs, three Olympic size swimming pools, gymnasiums, multiple football fields, two polo grounds, a cricket stadium and a number of squash and tennis courts. The Vyas library is situated on the left flank of the Sudan Block and was named after the renowned scholar, teacher, golfer, and administrator, Mr. T N Vyas who had been the Principal of NDA for fifteen years. The library h...
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NDA or National Defense Academy Examination is a National Level Exam that is conducted each year by the UPSC Union Service public Commission for admitting candidates in National Defence Academy.


• The Exam conducted two times each year.

• After Qualifying this examination, candidates get eligible to participate in SSB and subsequently for admission in the Indian Military, Indian Navy, and Indian Air force.

• Qualified candidates will be selected for the interview, medical and other rounds.


Academic Wise Eligibility criteria is as following -


• For Air Force & Navy-

Applying candidates must have passed 10+2 class examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.


• For Army : 12th pass candidates will be eligible to apply.


Also Candidates appearing in 12th level are also eligible to apply.


---------- There are certain eligibility criteria that one has to fulfil to be able to write the National defence academy/Naval Academy or NDA/NA examination.


• Academic wise eligibility criteria is-


Candidates must be 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.


Most of the time age is the deciding factor for eligibility. Now the age wise eligibility criteria is that the candidate must be between 16.5 to 19.5 years of age.


Also for the NDA 2023 examination the DOB of the candidates for the two attempts is as following-


• NDA -1, 2023

DOB Between - 2ndJuly 2004 to 1st July , 2007


• NDA - 2, 2023

DOB Between- 2nd January , 2005, to 1st January , 2008



For more information regarding preparation tips and strategies for NDA Examination, kindly check out the link given below-


https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-nda


I hope you find the answer helpful.

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Hello,

Yes, girls can also apply for NDA.

The eligibility criteria for this are:

1. Nationality

a) A subject of Nepal or

b) A subject of Bhutan or

c) People of Indian origin migrated from Zaire, Ethiopia, East African Countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Burma, Pakistan, Zambia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam to settle in India or

d) Tibetan refugees came to India, to settle in India before January 1, 1962.

2. Age limit- upper age 18.7 years and lower age 15.7 years

3. Educational qualification- For Army wing- 10+2 exam and for Ari force wing and naval wing is Passing certificate for class 12th

4. physical fitness-

Should not be suffering from any minor following problems- Deviated Nasal septum

- Hydrocele, Phomosis

- Overweight or underweight

- piles, tonsillitis

- under sized chest

Height- 152 CM and 148 CM for girls of Gorkhas, garhwal and kumaon

Weight- is considered according to their height.


For more information please visit the following link:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria


Thank You!

You have tagged NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY in your question, but NDA don't offer admission on the basis of MAHCET but for admission UPSC conducts separate examination twice a year known as NDA-I and NDA-2. I think you are asking about any other college. I would recommend you to repost the question with proper name of the college so that we can provide you the info needed.

To know more about the admission in NDA visit the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-join-nda-after-passing-12th

To know more about the MHT CET visit the link below:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/mht-cet

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

NDA Pune Contact Address

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National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune, Pincode-411023, Maharashtra, India

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