Hello,

To be eligible for NDA candidate must be between the ages of 16.5 and 19.5 years to be eligible to appear for the NDA 2021 examination. There is no age relaxation for reserved category candidates in the NDA examination. So to be eligible for NDA 1 2024 candidate should be born between July 2, 2005, to July 1, 2002. As you were born on 30th July 2005 you will be eligible for NDA 1 2024 but you will not be eligible for NDA 2 2024. The NDA is conducted twice ever year so considering NDA 2 2021 and the remaining years that you have left you have 6 more chances to give NDA.

• Know the syllabus make a time table and study accordingly covering all the topics
• Practice previous year's question papers.
• Refer standard text books.
• Make notes on your own.
• Try to remember information and concepts in the form of flow charts. So that you can easy remember them.
• Practice all concepts well and write Mock tests regularly
• Allot more time for the concepts you are weak

Hello aspirant,

According to your date of birth, your age is 17 years 5 months. If we talk about eligiblity.

The eligibility criteria states that a candidate needs to be between 16 years and 6 months old to 19 years and 6 months old. The exam is held twice a year. You  can get as many attempts as you want as long as you are within the age criteria.

So if you attempt both the exam in a year so you will have 3 to 4 attempts maximum.

Please visit this link for more information about age limit.

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

Hope this helps you

Feel free to ask any questions

All the best for your future

Hi Aspirants,

The eligiblity says that the minimum height requirment is about 157 cms for NDA to join in Army and to join in Air force the minimum requirments is slightly higher and is about 162.5 cms.This is the basic eligiblity criteria.So 5 feet 4 inches means 162.56 cms so yes you are eligible heigh wise.

Hope it helps!!

Hello Aspirant,

According to the eligibility criteria of NDA 2021 as released by UPSC the candidate should be in between the age of 16.5-19.5 years you can only appear for upcoming NDA 2021 attempt because in 2022 your age will cross 19.5 years so you will not be eligible for NDA 2022 and accordingly 2021 is the last year for appearing in NDA for you. As soon as you will cross 19.5 years, you will not be considered eligible for further attempts of NDA.

Apart from the age criteria there are some other eligibility criteria which you need to satisfy in order to be eligible for NDA :-

** A candidate should be

A Citizen of India

A subject of Nepal

A subject of Bhutan

A Tibetan refugee who moved to India, before January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling here permanently

A person of Indian origin who has migrated from the below-specified countries, with the intention of permanently settling in India.

• Pakistan
• Burma
• Sri Lanka
• East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia
• Vietnam

**Candidate should be unmarried.

**Only male candidates are allowed for NDA exam.

For complete eligibility criteria of NDA kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Dear aspirant,

Dear Aspirant

Yes,you are eligible for UPSC NDA examination right konw you must have crossed 16.5 to join NDA after 12th please read furthur

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY

You can join NDA by taking the exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This exam is conducted twice a year in all major cities throughout India.

• ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
  • Age - 16 ^1/2 to 19 ^1/2 years(at the time of commencement of course)
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Gender - Men and Women
  • Educational Qualifications - 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Appearing final year students can also eligible to apply.

Hope it Helps,

Thanks.

HEY,

NDA is am exam conducted twice an year for admission into various branches of defense which includes army, navy and air force.

Minimum eligibility criteria for students to sit for the exam is,

-The student should have completed his or her class 12th from a recognised Institute.

-His or her age should be between 16-19 years.

As your date of birth is 5/08/2005 so that means you will eligible for exam from NDA 2 2021. You can give the exam till 19 years of age.

So from that perspective you will have a total of 7-8 attempts.

Hope that helps.

Thank you.

Dear aspirant,

Nda examination is a gateway for National defence academy, Pune. The candidates are elected to serve the Indian army, Indian airforce and the Indian Navy. One can also serve as an engineer, technician or a medical staff as per the rank and interest of individual.

Yes, you can do computer science and engineering/ IT as every year 60 seats are available for recruitment of candidates. The course is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University and the fee is roughly 39000 per annum.

Hope it helps!!

• You have to be an Indian National
• Minimum education qualification required for NDA is 10+2 (Army), 10+2 with Physics and Maths (Air Force & Navy)

Hello,

The age limit to appear for National Defence Academy is 16.5 years to 19.5 years. The candidate must have passed 10+2 with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry from a recognized board. To get admission to Indian Naval Academy and Airforce Academy a candidate must have passed 10+2 with Mathematics and Physics as compulsory subjects. To join in IMA a candidate must have passed 10+2 in any stream. Candidates who are appearing in the 10+2 exam are also eligible to apply provided they must pass and obtain the certificate on before the cut off date. You can appear for NDA in the year 2023 as you will be appearing/pass class 12th in the year 2023 if there isn't gap in your education. And you can appear for NDA 1 2023, NDA 2 2023, NDA 1 2024 and NDA 2 2024. To check the NDA eligibility criteria you can click on the link below

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