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NDA is conducted by UPSC for admission of candidates to army, naval, air force wings of NDA and INA, the age limit is 16-19 years, the eligibility criteria is passed 10+2 from a recognized board, only in case of air force and naval it's compulsory to have mathematics and physics at 10+2 level, coming to the duration of training for Army/Naval/Air Force Cadets it's four years, the degree awarded at the end is BSc or BSc Computer/BA/BTech for Army, and BTech in case of Air Force/Naval, however I would say if you're not interested in joining NDA to sustain in the institution of long time then then don't go for it, NDA is not only an institution but it holds immense pride, and it's a different sentiment altogether serving for your country, if you don't have your career goals aligned in this direction then it's better you pursue your graduation in a field as per your preference, and appear for UPSC, you can also consider going for professional degree such as medical science/engineering, or any other, there is no such restrictions, you need to be just a graduate from a recognized university, and attain 21 years as on 1st August of the appearing year,

I am an aspirant. Just having one question. Did you study Hindi in class 11 &12?

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First of all the eligibility criteria for appearing in Indian Forest Service is passed Bachelor's degree having studied any one of the subjects amidst Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/Forestry/ Engineering , if you wish to appear for IFS then you should have graduation in any of the aforementioned discipline as per your preference, next you're still in 11th standard, so there are still 4-5 years to go depending upon the duration of your graduation, see this exam is highly competitive, and you're still young, you may want to appear for this exam that's a good thing, but it's important to sustain the motivation, and for that you need to be extremely clear about your career goals, since this is a long journey it takes a minimum of two years in the sense you'll be preparing for one whole year, and the entire examination of prelims, mains and interview happen over a period of one year, so you need to have single minded focus, dedication and perseverance to qualify this exam, at this point I will suggest focus only on your studies, and once you enter college try to dedicate yourself in knowing this exam, such as go through syllabus to learn it by heart, this will enable you to understand what to read, what to skip, develop the habit of newspaper reading this is crucial from the point of view of prelims/mains/interview, and you shouldn't stop this habit ever, next start off with NCERT and then move towards other standard books, further go through previous year papers, apply mock tests on regular basis to analyze yourself in terms of preparation level, and practice answer writing in advance, these are some of the general overview I've mentioned in regards to preparation of the exam, but as I said your priority at this time should be your studies, focus on it whole-heartedly, and you can appear for IFS even after  completion of graduation, see there are many aspirant coming from diverse fields in some cases they also have relevant years  of experiences in their domain, in case your goals regarding UPSC isn't clear you can explore that sphere of work as well.

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hope you are doing well and safe. With reference to your query,  I would glad inform you that du university is very great university in terms of academics balance due to which students really enjoy college life of du . They are very flexible with attendace and lienant for it . Moroever, teachers are very understanding if you will explain them that you are studying for the exam they will surely consider you reason and trust me if you are thinking to prepare for the entrance then it is the best

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