Hello,

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.

-----;-------- So, since you are a Commerce Students and dont have physics and Chemistry as your academic Subjects, you are not eligible for NDA examination.

----:::: 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 2022 examination the DOB of the candidates for the two attempts is as following-

• NDA -1, 2022

DOB Between - 2nd July 2003 to 1st July , 2006

• NDA - 2, 2022

DOB Between- 2nd January , 2004, to 1st January , 2007

For complete details about the eligibility criteria for NDA examination, kindly check out the link given below-

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

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.

Thank you

Hello Aspirant,

As per your DoB you will be eligible for the following attempts of NDA :-

>>>>> NDA 1 2023

>>>>> NDA 2 2023

>>>>> NDA 1 2024

>>>>> NDA 2 2024

>>>>> NDA 1 2025

For your reference the complete eligibility criteria for NDA is mentioned below :-

>>> Either you should be an Indian National or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or 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 Tibetan refugees came to India, to settle in India before January 1, 1962

>>> For NDA 1 2023 the age should be 16.5-19.5 years old and should have born in between July 2, 2004 to July 1, 2007.

>>> Indian Army - Should have passed 12th standard from valid State Education Board or a University.

>>> Indian Air Force and Naval - Should have passed 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics from valid State Education Board or a University.

>>> The candidate should be unmarried.

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello Aspirant,

As per your DoB you will be eligible for the following attempts of NDA :-

>>>>> NDA 1 2024

>>>>> NDA 2 2024

>>>>> NDA 1 2025

For your reference the complete eligibility criteria for NDA is mentioned below :-

>>> Either you should be an Indian National or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or 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 Tibetan refugees came to India, to settle in India before January 1, 1962

>>> For NDA 1 2024 the age should be 16.5-19.5 years old and should have born in between July 2, 2005 to July 1, 2008.

>>> Indian Army - Should have passed 12th standard from valid State Education Board or a University.

>>> Indian Air Force and Naval - Should have passed 12th standard with Physics and Mathematics from valid State Education Board or a University.

>>> The candidate should be unmarried.

For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello, I hope you are doing well

Yes you can appear for UPSC examination after getting into NDA. The basic eligibility criteria to appear for UPSC is that the candidate must hold a graduation degree in any discipline and from a college recognized by the government of India. The candidate must be a citizen of India and must be at least 21 years of age and the maximum age must be 32 years for a general candidate. There is some relaxation in age for OBC, SC and ST candidates.

But, the main issue is you can't just get a leave  for your exam from your job for complete 1 year as you will have to give a good amount of time to the preparation of Exam.

Your option could be to leave the job aside and focus on UPSC or you could take a premature retirement which I don't know is actually possible or not because it is not yet confirmed which force you will join after clearing the NDA exam. The time period for premature retirement is different for different armed forces, also your retirement would have to be approved from the respective authority.

Hope this helps

Hi

No, you are not eligible for NDA, 2027

This is because,

To be eligible for nda -1,2027 examination , you should have born between 2nd July 2008 to 1st July , 2011 but you fail to fulfill this criteria with your mentioned date of birth

With date of birth in 2007 you are eligible only till NDA 2026 , again it depends on the month you were born in 2007.

You can check NDA eligibility criteria which is provided below:-

NDA eligibility criteria says that:-

-------------) Qualifucation required :-

• For army :- you need educational  qualification of 10 + 2 in any stream.

• For navy and Airforce :- To need qualifucation of 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths .

- ------------) You must be  in the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years old to be eligible.

-------------) Earlier for nda only boys were eligible but now, girls are also eligible for Army in nda . For details on this refer:- https://news.careers360.com/nda-2021-sc-allows-women-appear-in-national-defence-academy-exam-slams-army-for-gender-discrimination

-------------) You must be unmarried.

-------------) Nationality

For details you can visit our page, the link for the same is provided below

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

Thank you

Hello,

For the NDA 1 exam, the eligibility criteria mention the age limit as the students who are born between July 02, 2003, and July 01, 2006.

For the NDA 2 exam, the eligibility criteria mention the age limit as the students who are born between January 02, 2004, and January 01, 2007.

So, this implies you cannot give the NDA exam in the year 2027 according to your DOB as the age limit is 16.5 to 19.5 years. You can give the exam in 2026.

To know more, check the link:

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

hey there,

Here are some tips you can follow for preparation-

1. Firstly  go through the pattern of exam.

2. Then you should know about syllabus of exam

3. Develop a habit of reading the newspaper and books as it will help them to improve their grammar skill set, cover recent events & developments in the world and improve their basic general knowledge.

4. practice as many sample and previous year question papers as possible for the NDA written examination.

5. Different candidates have different ways of time management, so it's up to you to learn how to better utilize your time during the NDA 2021 exam.

hope this help you

Hello,

To be eligible for National Defence Academy (NDA 1 2022) a candidate must be not born earlier than July 2, 2003 and not later than July 1, 2006. And to apply for NDA 2 2022 a candidate must be not born earlier than January 2, 2004 and not later than July 1, 2007. You were born in the year 27/08/2006 so you are eligible for NDA 2 2022. The NDA eligibility criteria are decided by the Union Public Service Commission. Candidates willing to appear for NDA exams can apply for the same only if they fulfill the prescribed NDA Eligibility Criteria.

Hello

Follow the below tips to prepare for NDA Examination:-

--------------------------) First of all know the syllabus and examination pattern.

Syllabus:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-syllabus

Examination pattern:-

NDA Examination pattern  for Maths

NDA examination pattern for General Ability Test

The top books which you can follow for the preparation of your NDA  examination  are provided below:-

>>>>>> MATHS

>>>>>> GAT

For more about books for nda visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/best-books-prepare-for-nda

------------------------) Practice questions:- after finishing each chapter you should practice mcqs in case of both Maths & GAT

------------------------) Short breaks :- take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain.

------------------------) Make short notes:- You should make chapterwise short notes .These short notes will be a great revision tool for your examination.

------------------------) Set  goals :- set daily , weekly and goals to cover your syllabus and meet them without any fail.

------------------------) Follow a routine or timetable :- you can make a routine and religiously follow it and try to give at least 7- 8 hours to study each day in your routine.

------------------------) Revise:- Revision is very important otherwise as you move forward in your syllabus, you start forgetting what  you have learned before and you won't be able to perform well in your examination.

------------------------) Solve previous year NDA question papers and attempt mock test :- Solving previous year and mock NDA questions papers will let you know the examination pattern, your preparation level etc and  it will be of great help to you . For nda previous year papers checkout our page at:- at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-question-papers/amp

For more tips checkout:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-nda

Thank you

Hi

With your mentioned date of birth , you have 2 attempts

You are eligible for

• Nda -1, 2022

• Nda-2, 2022

You are not eligible for NDA  , 2024  , not even eligible for nda 2023.

You can check NDA eligibility criteria which is provided below:-

NDA eligibility criteria says that:-

-------------) Qualifucation required :-

• For army :- you need educational  qualification of 10 + 2 in any stream.

• For navy and Airforce :- To need qualifucation of 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths .

-------------) You must be  in the age group of 16.5 to 19.5 years old to be eligible.

So, going by above, to be eligible for nda -1 , 2024 , you should have been born between 2nd July 2005 to 1st July , 2008 but you fail to fulfil this criteria with your mentioned date of birth and thus not eligible

-------------) Earlier for nda only boys were eligible but now, girls are also eligible for Army in nda . For details on this refer:- https://news.careers360.com/nda-2021-sc-allows-women-appear-in-national-defence-academy-exam-slams-army-for-gender-discrimination

-------------) You must be unmarried.

-------------) Nationality

For details you can visit our page, the link for the same is provided below

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

Thank you